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WINSTON’S CAFÉ
Paulie’s Bagels finds a Napa Locals’ Focused Home BY ELIZABETH SMITH | PHOTOS BY EMMA K. MORRIS
Over the past couple of years, Napa locals have come to love Paulie’s Bagels. After three decades of eating his way through various styles and flavors of bagels, owner and chef Paulie W. Brown, IV, began making his own four years ago. Describing himself as “a dimwit with an unhealthy bagel obsession,” he created his own recipe and style by “rejecting made-up bagel mythology.” 70
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lex Macaraig, an experienced chef and business proprietor – and owner of 1517 Third Street in downtown Napa – had planned to open a café for locals – but with a different approach. He wanted to “break the mold” and offer the quality of food one expects to find in major cities like San Francisco and New York City. Macaraig’s dream came to fruition when he and Brown were introduced. “This partnership came together between Alex's desire for that special local café and my existing business of bagels with my unique, obsessively dialed-in formula,” said Brown. The result of their collaboration is Winston’s Café, named after Macaraig’s dog. The café, located in the prior ABC
