Greystone

In the November/December issue of Luxury Living Magazine I was asked to drive to St. Helena, California to take pictures of Greystone. I'd never heard of it myself - looks like I was the only one!


Greystone shares a building with the Culinary Institute of America at Napa - one of the most prestigious culinary schools on the West Coast. The place basically is a castle (it used to be a winery) and it is very intimidating to walk up to.




Inside was simply beautiful - the waiting area includes copies of Wine Spectator to read (they underwrite the restaurant) and has a roaring fire ready to warm you up from the often chilly Napa Valley weather.


While I was there shooting I pretty much had carte blanche - I wandered around and shot the chefs working as well as a few of the entrees they had prepared for me.

That next weekend I grabbed my wife and headed out there for an early dinner. It was a bit expensive for my tastes (I'm not used to paying such amounts for food), but it was well worth it.