Dan Dawson
@eatdrinkcook.bsky.social
I write Eat Drink Cook on Substack. It's a life journal from a Napa Valley dad, wine expert and enthusiastic cook.
On Eat Drink Cook this week. Have a read and sign up! I follow the Substack model with one big exception. ALL content is free to read and watch. Paying members get tons of outings for free or cheap. I'm happy to answer any questions.
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Farmers Market Dinner Party For $100
How I made dinner for six, everything from Napa Farmers Market, with a hundred dollar budget
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September 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
On Eat Drink Cook this week. Have a read and sign up! I follow the Substack model with one big exception. ALL content is free to read and watch. Paying members get tons of outings for free or cheap. I'm happy to answer any questions.
eatdrinkcook.substack.com/p/farmers-ma...
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My latest Substack column and Napa Valley Register column features a new, delicious Guatemalan in Vallejo called Abo's Cocina. Read Go Eat! eatdrinkcook.substack.com/p/a-new-guat...
A new Guatemalan restaurant in Vallejo
Abo's Cocina. Great Google reviews got me there. The food will bring me back.
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September 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
My latest Substack column and Napa Valley Register column features a new, delicious Guatemalan in Vallejo called Abo's Cocina. Read Go Eat! eatdrinkcook.substack.com/p/a-new-guat...
Taking reservations and deposits now for Burgundy Trip 2026.
Piedmont tour this September is booked with a handful on the outside looking in. Burgundy 2026 will sell out - just don't know when, so book now!
Pass this on to folks who'd say "heck yeah let's go!"
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Piedmont tour this September is booked with a handful on the outside looking in. Burgundy 2026 will sell out - just don't know when, so book now!
Pass this on to folks who'd say "heck yeah let's go!"
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Eat Drink Cook
a Food & Wine Social Club and Substack Newsletter. Join me for the best wine tastings in Napa Valley.
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July 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Taking reservations and deposits now for Burgundy Trip 2026.
Piedmont tour this September is booked with a handful on the outside looking in. Burgundy 2026 will sell out - just don't know when, so book now!
Pass this on to folks who'd say "heck yeah let's go!"
eatdrinkcook.club/burgundy-tri...
Piedmont tour this September is booked with a handful on the outside looking in. Burgundy 2026 will sell out - just don't know when, so book now!
Pass this on to folks who'd say "heck yeah let's go!"
eatdrinkcook.club/burgundy-tri...
This week's Eat Drink Cook post on Substack (and Napa Valley Register column). Enjoy, watch out for those jalapeños! And most important, SAY YES TO RIESLING!
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The Spicy Sauvy B, Tomatoes & Wine
I taste-tested a wine trend and a delicious summertime pairing. I have recommendations.
eatdrinkcook.substack.com
July 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This week's Eat Drink Cook post on Substack (and Napa Valley Register column). Enjoy, watch out for those jalapeños! And most important, SAY YES TO RIESLING!
eatdrinkcook.substack.com/p/the-spicy-...
eatdrinkcook.substack.com/p/the-spicy-...
The latest. Restaurant re-opening, morning hike & sip, beautiful heirloom beans from @ranchogordo.bsky.social
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May 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The latest. Restaurant re-opening, morning hike & sip, beautiful heirloom beans from @ranchogordo.bsky.social
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eatdrinkcook.substack.com/p/restaurant...
Imagine all the people
Because resistance isn’t only about saying no, here are seven ways communities are building a future worth saying yes to.
Why building inspiring alternatives is necessary to counter authoritarianism
Because resistance isn’t only about saying no, here are seven ways communities are building a future worth saying yes to.
wagingnonviolence.org
May 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Imagine all the people
My latest story for Eat Drink Cook and The Napa Valley Register. Hope you like it as much as the food there.
Foodshed Take Away, a family success story
2.5 years into their journey, I check in with the Holmes & Singers to see how it's going so far.
eatdrinkcook.substack.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
My latest story for Eat Drink Cook and The Napa Valley Register. Hope you like it as much as the food there.
Our genius prez...
Q : "What does it mean to you?" [The Declaration of Independence]
Trump: "well it means ummm exactly what it says, it's a declaration.. it's a declaration of unity, love & respect and it means a lot"🤦♂️
He is an imbecile
Trump: "well it means ummm exactly what it says, it's a declaration.. it's a declaration of unity, love & respect and it means a lot"🤦♂️
He is an imbecile
May 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Our genius prez...
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With all the talk of product shortages , I think it should be said that products will first find their way to densely populated areas first and everywhere else, last
This certainly will hurt all those red counties. How they react to their shelves being everything will define the midterms
This certainly will hurt all those red counties. How they react to their shelves being everything will define the midterms
May 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
With all the talk of product shortages , I think it should be said that products will first find their way to densely populated areas first and everywhere else, last
This certainly will hurt all those red counties. How they react to their shelves being everything will define the midterms
This certainly will hurt all those red counties. How they react to their shelves being everything will define the midterms
Reposted by Dan Dawson
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This week's post on Eat Drink Cook. Started as a "how to order wine in a restaurant" post, then moved to an A.I. dive. Have a look.
1-800-Sommelier to A.I. Sommelier
I played around with Google's Gemini A.I. and an extensive restaurant wine list. This is what I discovered...
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May 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This week's post on Eat Drink Cook. Started as a "how to order wine in a restaurant" post, then moved to an A.I. dive. Have a look.
Time to feed my starter! I started making sourdough during The Plague. Still going strong. I'm walking you through the process in steps. This is Step One: feeding the starter. I also review the Kirkland Signature 2023 Chateauneuf du Pape. And other stuff.
Sourdough Starter, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Italian Wine Dinner
I'm covering the EAT, the DRINK and the COOK today.
eatdrinkcook.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Time to feed my starter! I started making sourdough during The Plague. Still going strong. I'm walking you through the process in steps. This is Step One: feeding the starter. I also review the Kirkland Signature 2023 Chateauneuf du Pape. And other stuff.
So true, so true.
Sometimes You Just Need A Cooking Video
I videoed Talia and my making pesto pasta the other night. My gift to you for a reality escape.
eatdrinkcook.substack.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
So true, so true.
@wagingnv.bsky.social gives very good education on what we might be in for and what to do.
Calls for a general strike in the US are growing. It's important to understand how to organize one, given their key role in overcoming tyrants around the world.
What would a general strike in the US actually look like?
General strikes have been the final means to overcome tyrants around the world. What can be done to lay the groundwork for one in the US?
wagingnonviolence.org
April 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
@wagingnv.bsky.social gives very good education on what we might be in for and what to do.
Reposted by Dan Dawson
Always enjoy chatting with the young lads at
Debatable Discussions. All things Trump, the state of politics and Bitcoin. open.spotify.com/episode/4CJe...
Debatable Discussions. All things Trump, the state of politics and Bitcoin. open.spotify.com/episode/4CJe...
S4 Episode 1: In conversation with Anthony Scaramucci
Debatable Discussions · Episode
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April 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Always enjoy chatting with the young lads at
Debatable Discussions. All things Trump, the state of politics and Bitcoin. open.spotify.com/episode/4CJe...
Debatable Discussions. All things Trump, the state of politics and Bitcoin. open.spotify.com/episode/4CJe...
Reposted by Dan Dawson
Thank you Senator Cory Booker. This guy truly cares about the people he represents.
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Thank you Senator Cory Booker. This guy truly cares about the people he represents.
Just released this story on my Substack. Posted on The Napa Valley Register on Monday. What do you think, can Downtown Napa support over 40 tasting rooms?
Downtown Napa tasting rooms: too many or just right?
Plus a plug for "Spring Splashes" Downtown Napa Tasting Passport
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April 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Just released this story on my Substack. Posted on The Napa Valley Register on Monday. What do you think, can Downtown Napa support over 40 tasting rooms?
Reposted by Dan Dawson
If Republicans cut $880 billion from Medicaid:
- Millions of children will lose their health care.
- Funding for community health centers will dry up.
- Your mom and dad may not be able to get the nursing home care they need.
That's what happens when Musk runs the government.
- Millions of children will lose their health care.
- Funding for community health centers will dry up.
- Your mom and dad may not be able to get the nursing home care they need.
That's what happens when Musk runs the government.
March 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
If Republicans cut $880 billion from Medicaid:
- Millions of children will lose their health care.
- Funding for community health centers will dry up.
- Your mom and dad may not be able to get the nursing home care they need.
That's what happens when Musk runs the government.
- Millions of children will lose their health care.
- Funding for community health centers will dry up.
- Your mom and dad may not be able to get the nursing home care they need.
That's what happens when Musk runs the government.
I just signed and sent this petition to my Congressman and Senators. Yes, @50501movement.bsky.social gets your information, but those are the times we live in, and they do good work.
‼️Call to Action‼️ We have a constitutional crisis in progress that demands an urgent response. Use Resist Bot to send a letter about this to Congress: resist.bot/petitions/PJ...
#50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #ImpeachTrump #NoKings #RemoveReverseReclaim #April5th @polrev.bsky.social
#50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #ImpeachTrump #NoKings #RemoveReverseReclaim #April5th @polrev.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I just signed and sent this petition to my Congressman and Senators. Yes, @50501movement.bsky.social gets your information, but those are the times we live in, and they do good work.
A good read, and good advice on what to buy, what to avoid of the Kirkland Signature wines from Costco. Curious to hear what your favorite K.S. wines are.
Another Kirkland Signature Wine Review
Why review Kirkland Signature, the proprietary brand for Costco? Well, it definitely was NOT because it’s unexplored territory. Still, I think I add to the conversation.
eatdrinkcook.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A good read, and good advice on what to buy, what to avoid of the Kirkland Signature wines from Costco. Curious to hear what your favorite K.S. wines are.
you may ask yourself how did we get here?
What Was That?
Grandpa Simpson visited the Justice Department on Friday, giving a speech that must have given even his handlers pause, a campaign stump speech delivered in front of the Seal of the Department of Just...
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March 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
you may ask yourself how did we get here?
This week's Eat Drink Cook.
Bald Eaglets, Chili Taste-Off, Camino Cabernet, Chicken Guy
Twelve topics in this week's Eat Drink Cook covering wine, food and life of a dad.
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March 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This week's Eat Drink Cook.
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John Larson speaks up as all democratic congressmen should.
March 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
John Larson speaks up as all democratic congressmen should.
Well worth reading. I think about my 13 year old daughter fitting into the future landscape every day. Posts like this spin my wheel even faster.
The $100 Trillion Disruption: The Unforeseen Economic Earthquake
While Silicon Valley obsesses over AI, a weight-loss drug is quietly becoming the biggest economic disruptor since the internet. Here's why your job, investments, and future depend on understanding it
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March 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Well worth reading. I think about my 13 year old daughter fitting into the future landscape every day. Posts like this spin my wheel even faster.