Napa Valley Farmers Markets and Napa Gourmet Shopping

We continue our gourmet Napa Valley adventure at Shackford’s, an old-fashioned kitchen supply store. This tiny store is packed to the gills with pots, pans, cookbooks, gadgets, molds, wooden salad bowls, ceramics and even a nice assortment of bottles and corks for homemade vinegars or infusions. Well-known chefs and middle-aged housewives alike frequent this charming holdover from Napa’s blue-collar small town past. Amazingly, they gift-wrap for free and even hand deliver in Napa city limits.

Shackford’s Kitchen Store
1350 Main Street at Caymus Street, Napa
(707) 226-2132
Days & hours: Monday – Saturday 9:30am- 5:30pm, closed Sundays
No web address

Getting there: From the Napa Valley Farmer’s Market at Copia to Shackford’s Turn left onto First Street and cross Soscol. Turn right on Main Street and proceed 3 blocks. Shackford’s is on the right, at the corner of Main Street and Caymus.

Annette’s Chocolates in downtown Napa is famous all over Wine Country for their sinfully satisfying wine and liqueur infused chocolate sauces, as well as their wine flavored chocolates.

Annette’s Chocolates
1321 First Street, Napa
(707) 252-4228
Days & hours: Monday – Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 11:30am-5pm
http://www.anettes.com

Getting there: From Shackford’s to Annette’s Proceed south on Main Street, retracing your steps towards First Street. Turn right on First Street and proceed 2 blocks Annette’s is located on the left, between Randolph and Franklin Streets. If there is no street parking available, turn right on Franklin and left on Clay and enter the free parking garage on your left.

With shopping for goodies and lunch on our minds we make our way to Genova Deli. This Napa outpost of the Oakland institution is always busy, so taking a number is a must. While we wait for our number to be called, it gives us plenty of time to peruse their selection of salads and marinated vegetables. The potato salad is a favorite for its savory simplicity. Their specialty Italian sandwiches are fantastic, and filled with delectable things like proscuitto, fresh mozzarella, marinated mushrooms, coppa, mortadella or grilled vegetables. Try one on a European roll.

Genova offers ravioli from the hot case or from the freezer, where we find a selection of house made sauces, of which the richly aromatic porcini mushroom sauce deserves special attention. We also spot a small selection of the dangerously indulgent Ciao Bella gelato.

While we wait for our cappuccinos, we turn our attention their selection of pastas, cookies, olive oils, vinegars, sauces, candies, hand-painted ceramics, wine and much more. It’s so much fun we are almost able to imagine we’re in Italy.

Genova Deli
1550 Trancas Street, Napa (next to Long’s)
(707) 253-8686
Day & hours: Monday – Friday 9:30am-5:30pm, closed Sunday
Closed Sunday

Getting there: From Annette’s to Genova Deli From the Clay Street parking garage, make a left onto Clay Street and proceed to the end of the block. Turn left onto Seminary Street and drive for 1 block. Turn right onto First Street and proceed to the onramp for Highway 29. Take Highway 29 north towards Calistoga for 1.3 miles. Take the Trancas/Redwood Road exit and make a right at the stoplight onto Trancas. At the second stoplight (Claremont Way intersection), turn left into the shopping center. Genova is located to the left of Long’s.

Continue our Napa Valley Gourmet Adventure with Stops at the St Helena Olive Oil
Company and Napa Valley Olive Oil Company

Napa Valley Gourmet : Shackford’s Kitchen Store, Annette’s Chocolates and Genova Deli

Napa Valley Gourmet :
Shackford’s Kitchen Store, Annette’s Chocolates and Genova Deli