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Feed Yourself with No Fuss at Forchetta/Bastoni

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As sad as it is, sometimes we’re all too busy to eat. Witness the granola bar wrappers on the floorboards of our cars, or the evenings when we’ve made popcorn for dinner. All hail the rushed, the harried, or the simply too lazy to go to the grocery store. Forchetta/Bastoni has introduced a grab-n-go section, for a speedy meal from {…}

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K&L Café on its Way

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Coming soon, diners who love downtown Sebastopol’s K&L Bistro will be able to get a taste of France without committing to a sit-down meal, thanks to the opening of a K&L café right next door, offering coffee drinks, sandwiches and snack-style foods. Already though, there are deals to be had at the classic French eatery. Dinner entrees at the Bistro {…}

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We Like Ike’s

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Think you know a sandwich? When Ike’s Place opens in Santa Rosa next month, you may reconsider that comfortable notion. Ike’s Place is owned by ambitious bread-meat-veggie master Ike Shehadeh. The original Ike’s Place in San Francisco has been consistently in the news lo these past few years for its crazy popularity that has attracted such freakish crowds that neighbors {…}

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The Heat’s on With Wood Fired Cooking

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One of the “hottest” trends in Sonoma dining is wood-fired oven cooking. The intense heat sears in juices and flavor while adding a slightly smoky crispy edge to meats, fish and vegetables, and because Sonoma County produces some of the highest quality boutique-farmed ingredients in the world, only simple preparations are required for optimum flavor. Just hearing the snap-crackle of {…}

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Movable Feasts – Dinner Delivered to Wine Tasting

by secretlocal3 months ago in Food.0 Comments

Dinner Delivered While You Taste Wine Enjoying a glass of wine at Windsor’s Vine Tastings wine bar and tasting room just became an even more relaxing experience. Vine Tastings has partnered with six neighboring restaurants to deliver meals to customers while they continue to enjoy the best wines in the world. Customers may ask to see the menus, and order {…}

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Michelin Stars for Sonoma County Restaurants

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In October the 2012 Michelin Guide San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country announced its choices for the best restaurants in the Bay Area. Six of them are located in Sonoma County, one of them earning a star for the first time. The Michelin Star is a coveted award for fine dining quality and has long been considered among the {…}

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Benziger Weiswasser to Open Glen Ellen Star

by careysweet3 months ago in Food.0 Comments

Glen Ellen Star Coming to, Yep, Glen Ellen The Glen Ellen Star will soon shine brightly in the cozy little burg of Glen Ellen. And though we are mourning the closure of the former Saffron Mediterranean restaurant that it replaces, the Star will give us delicious new reason to visit downtown. Think “refined rustic,” and you’ll get the idea of {…}

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Food Purveyor and Beer Brewer Join Barlow

by careysweet3 months ago in Food.0 Comments

Bring it on at The Barlow, with even more tenants signing up and construction finally underway on the downtown Sebastopol culinary center. Just joined are Terra Sonoma, and Barley and Hops/8-Bit Brewing Company, the latest in a growing number of food and drink businesses flocking to the 220,000-square-foot culinary and art center in the former Barlow Apple Factory at Sebastopol {…}

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Sonoma’s own Mark Stark to Cook at the James Beard House

by careysweet3 months ago in Food.0 Comments

Sonoma County chef Mark Stark is known for his sumptuous way around steaks – witness his classic American Stark’s Steakhouse at Railroad Square, which showcases corn-fed prime and dry aged steaks as well as all natural grass fed beef from around the country and abroad. Filet mignon melts on the tongue like buttah, baby. You can get it wrapped in {…}

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Wine Country Cuisine is Naturally Good for You

by careysweet3 months ago in Food.0 Comments

It’s a New Year’s ritual just as significant as popping that cork of Sonoma sparkling wine at midnight. The vows, the promises, the visions of a healthy new life to come with a proper diet. Fortunately for Sonoma County residents, we already live that dream, year-round. Some of the healthiest food to be found is grown and cooked right here. {…}