For this first Californian Duo throw back Thursday, we decided to take you 3 years back to our first trip to the California wine country. When people travel to California they plan to visit the famous wine country of NapaValley, Ca. Napa Valley is a beautiful place, I loved being there, I loved the hills, the wines, the wine tours and most of all.. the FOOD! My husband and I stopped at a restaurant called Don Giovanni Bistro. You guessed it, it’s Italian cuisine! We loved the location, the atmosphere is really awesome.

So my pictures aren’t amazing. This was back when the Californian Duo were just starting. At this restaurant you are able to dine inside the restaurant or outside (a.k.a al fresco) and enjoy the beautiful Napa Valley hills and vineyards. They have woodfire pizzas, pastas, salads, wines and desserts. I had to have their fresh made pasta and ordered their dish with porcini mushrooms, and truffle cheese. It was really good, if you’ve never had handmade pasta you really need too. You can totally taste the difference.

My husband ordered their ravioli dish. You can’t tell from my pictures but the texture of the pasta was just perfect.

We almost didn’t have dessert at this place. All I have to say is we would of regretted it. We ordered a butterscotch pudding to share because we were stuffed. It was an amazing butterscotch pudding! Definitely try it when you visit. You will love it! It’s butterscotch pudding with a chocolate drizzle and whip cream. It’s perfect for sharing. My husband and I have been wanting to go back to Napa Valley since we first visited. It’s a pretty expensive place to visit but it’s worth it to visit at least once.