I visited ubuntu in downtown Napa for the first time last night.  If you are not familiar with this restaurant, it is a Michelin-starred restaurant that serves only vegetarian dishes… Yes, a gourmet restaurant where I can eat every single thing on the menu. Or what I like to call, my own personal foodie heaven. Fall is my favorite time of year, not only because of the falling leaves and best holiday's, but because of the FOOD. Squash, figs, pumpkin, leeks, swiss chard, mushrooms.  All my favorites.  Here are some pictures and the menu from my dinner last night:

 

an ubuntu steam bun stuffed w/ burrata and coated with SUNCHOKE dirt

SUNCHOKE tostones, roasted and raw ‘fuyu’ persimmon, smoked GREEN TOMATO

 

vadouvan spiced ‘lunga di napoli’ squash and torn brioche salad

brioche bread crust “gravy,” pine nut pudding , pickled ‘fuji’ APPLES

 

‘zolfino’ BEAN and fermented green FIG ribollita with parmesan cracklings

‘sessantina’ RAPINI, TAT SOI, smoked ‘kadota’ FIGS

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