"Not only is chef Elliot Bell a St. Helena firefighter, he’s also a former executive sous chef at three-Michelin-starred restaurant, the French Laundry. This is to say that the newly opened Charlie’s, which takes over the former Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen, aims to please both Napa Valley locals and those who travel to the valley from far-flung locales. The menu offers a $96 “seafood party,” featuring a selection of shrimp, oysters, and seafood, plus pretzel-wrapped kielbasa and the showstopper that is beer can chicken." - Flora Tsapovsky
