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Festival organizers recently released their food and drink lineup, which includes a variety of cuisine and beverage options. More than 75 Napa Valley businesses are set to compliment more than 75 musical acts on tap to take the stage in May.

The 2024 food lineup for BottleRock Napa Valley has been announced, and it's a smorgasbord sure to please foodie festivalgoers.

Bites from Morimoto, Slanted Door, Charlie's and much more will be on offer.

Bites from Morimoto, Slanted Door, Charlie's and much more will be on offer.

In time for Women's History Month, we're honoring top female talents in the Bay Area food industry who are really impressing us and making an impact in the community. From chefs to food advocates to restaurateurs, there are women shaping what we eat and drink and how we do it.Sadly, women make up a ...

The founding chef of San Francisco’s OSHA Thai and Lao Table created the menu for Torsap Thai Kitchen

>> anthony: looks awesome. so, what do we got here? >> james: or lamb is in a iconic lao dish. with mushrooms, and dill. the key ingredient is the pepperwood. these, ah, wooden blocks with has like ah, white peppers. >> anthony: that infuses the dish, you dont eat it? >> james: its like a -- you dont eat it. its a very herbaceous, peppery, really rich. >> mr. see: yeah. >> anthony: unlike anything ive ever had. >> james: mmhm. we have two types of larb, ones raw, ones cooked. >> anthony: mmhm. s...

But yeah. >> anthony: man, its really good. >> james: yeah. this was kinda improvised. um, "lut bang." lut bang translates to, ah, "fixed blood." so, its buffalo blood. its a really tricky way to prepare the dish, because you want the blood to set, so the way you do it is to dilute the blood with water. >> anthony: right. >> james: and just pour it over herbs and thats it. laos panna cotta. [ laughter ] >> anthony: mmm, this is really, really good. you know the balance is so beautiful. >> james:...

The key ingredient is the pepperwood. these, ah, wooden blocks with has like ah, white peppers. >> anthony: that infuses the dish, you dont eat it? >> james: its like a -- you dont eat it. its a very herbaceous, peppery, really rich. >> mr. see: yeah. >> anthony: unlike anything ive ever had. >> james: mmhm. we have two types of larb, ones raw, ones cooked. >> anthony: mmhm. so its cooked buffalo, raw buffalo. >> james: buffalo. but yeah. >> anthony: man, its really good. >> james: yeah. this wa...

Lut bang translates to, ah, "fixed blood." so, its buffalo blood. its aeally tricky way to prepare the dish, because you want the blood to set, so the way you do it is to dilute the blood with water. >> anthony: right. >> james: and just pour it over herbs and thats it. laos panna cotta. [ laughter ] >> anthony: mmm, this is really, really good. you know the balance is so beautiful. >> james: this meal kind of represents like the, lao table. you always got to have a soup. you always got to have ...