by Dennis Augustine
Our friends Nelson and Susie Bye invited invited Cecile and I to join them for an early New Year’s Eve dinner at Asa Restaurant in Los Gatos—an elegant New American spot known for its Californian and Mediterranean influences, seasonal local ingredients, and intimate, Michelin-recognized ambiance.
Nelson arrived with a lovely bottle of Maxville Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, which paired beautifully with the evening.
We dined in the cozy patio enclosure, warmed by heat lamps and good conversation. To finish, we all shared a delightful apple galette with vanilla ice cream—the perfect sweet note to end the meal
Back home afterward, we enjoyed a bit more dessert and watched Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest as the Times Square ball dropped. We happily toasted New Year 2026 at 9:00 PM California time, celebrating the NYC countdown from the West Coast
A relaxed, elegant, and grateful way to welcome the New Year. Happy 2026
Note See short youtube countdown link of countdown by Ryan Seacrest?
