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The CIA At COPIA Napa – An Always5Star Look At The Culinary Institute Of America Cooking Class

Do you love taking a cooking and wine class while traveling? Wouldn’t it be great to do it in Napa, which is well renowned for its culinary arts? No matter what your cooking skill level is, I have just the place for you. It is the Culinary Institute of America, known as The CIA at Copia. This is a place where you can exercise your thirst (literally) to learn more about cooking and wine.

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Always5Star Guide to a Day In Anza-Borrego, California

Author: Cindy Bokma

The heat of a thousand suns beat down on us. We were exhausted, so dehydrated that our lips were parched, our skin was burned, our bodies moved through the desert like we were walking in slow motion. But let me go back to the beginning.

My friend and I love to make day trips around southern California, and for years I had admired photos of the gorgeous scenery…

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Compline Wine Bar, Restaurant, and Merchant – An Exciting New Wine Bar In Downtown Napa

When visiting downtown Napa, there is an impressive wine bar, restaurant and retail shop called Compline Wine that is so unassuming; it will highly surprise you. It is tucked away from the main street area among several shops, near the new Archer Hotel. The front of the building is simplistic, and there is an unawareness of the culinary and wine adventure that is about to unfold once you walk…

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