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Menu du jour novato : 22 Recipes


  • Recipe Change in Novato
    Change in Novato
    I had to drive around the block twice. The former sign was no where in sight, and there were construction workers all around, and a liquor license notice in one of the windows. Looks like Novato will soon have a new restaurant, "Mill's[...]
  • Recipe La Boulange, Novato
    La Boulange, Novato
    A delicious plate of french toast from La Boulange, a Parisian inspired bakery and bistro in the Bay Area. This french toast is more like custard. The center is sweet and soft and the outside has a nice crunch. BJ and I also shared a lemon[...]
  • Recipe Gigantic burritos in Novato
    Gigantic burritos in Novato
    Although I thought I only had a handful of restaurants left to review, when I counted up the number of Mexican restaurants I've yet to try.. it came to 19. That's more than a handful. So I'm putting emphasis for a bit on trying some of[...]
  • Recipe Sublime
    Sublime
    As I walked in the entrance of the new Indian restaurant in Novato, Anokha , I was greeted by the scent of roses. I looked around for the source, but didn't see any roses. I asked the gentleman who greeted me about the scent, who said that[...]
  • Recipe On the fringe
    On the fringe
    China Village is in a shopping mall with Harvest Market, quite a way down San Marin Road in Novato. The food isn't an upscale Chinese style, but it is fresh and delicious and worth driving a bit extra to enjoy. I tried the Broccoli[...]
  • Recipe Worth finding
    Worth finding
    On a trip home from Petaluma one day, Dad noticed it was lunch time and being near Novato I thought we'd try out the Garden Court . It is located inside the Days Inn, so you do pass the hotel front desk as you go into the restaurant. We[...]
  • Recipe Good direction
    Good direction
    I stopped by the Sonoma Latina Grill in Novato for lunch, just before the crowds rolled in. The staff at the beginning of the line where you order were bouncy and friendly as well as helpful. I ordered a Garden Vegetable Burrito.[...]
  • Recipe I'll Toast to that
    I'll Toast to that
    Dad and I met our friend, Linda last month at the new location of Toast in Novato. It's a new location for the restaurant that had its start in Mill Valley , and is still quite popular there. I remember being impressed with their[...]
  • Recipe Good Value Japanese
    Good Value Japanese
    One of my friends Jo-Ann suggested that I revisit Taki in Novato as she'd been this spring, amidst a lot of reconstruction chaos and found that the restaurant was going out of its way to give great value meals. I made the mistake the[...]
  • Recipe Happy 89th Charles!
    Happy 89th Charles!
    Today is my father's 89th birthday. Linda, Yalda, Olivia, Cassidy, Dad & I had a little celebration at The Garden in Novato last evening which was just delightful. This is the finale with Dad blowing out the candle on his slice of[...]