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New Sweet T’s chef cooks up new menu in Santa Rosa

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At lunch recently, Sweet T’s  chef Mac Edwards visited every table in the Santa Rosa restaurant, chatting with guests and asking pointedly, “Is the food good?” Sweet T’s has only been open for a little while, yet Edwards replaces original chef Doug Richey, who was dismissed in an effort to infuse more authentic Southern flavor into the low-country-theme restaurant. Tennessee {…}

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Iron Stone to be Twice as Nice

by careysweet4 months ago in Food.0 Comments

When Iron Stone restaurant opened Oct. 3, it was a fresh new face for the former Josef’s space at Hotel La Rose across from Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square. Well, hang on, because the historic property, a 1907 basalt building, is about to get jettisoned into the 21st Century, with the addition of a new 5,000 square patio tricked out with {…}

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Kenwood Inn Chef Says ‘See Ya’ to Gordon Ramsey, Hello to Sonoma

by careysweet4 months ago in Food.0 Comments

There’s London. There’s New York. Then, there’s Sonoma, and when the choice came to down to it for a chef used to working in the world’s best Michelin Star restaurants, the decision was easy. Sonoma rules. That’s why Chef Steven Snook has just taken over the kitchen at Kenwood Inn & Spa, direct from six years of sweating in the {…}

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Hark! Sonoma County’s Crab Season Opens

by careysweet4 months ago in Food.0 Comments

The Season Begins with Fresh Crabs Crawling Your Way We wait for it all year long, and finally, it’s here – the highly anticipated Dungeness crab season has arrived. These large, hard-shell crabs are a true Northern California specialty, renowned for their sweet flavor and pink, flaky meat, and are considered a delicacy among all seafood connoisseurs. Crab is a {…}

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Holiday Deal: $11 Dinner at Michelin-Star Farmhouse

by careysweet4 months ago in Food.0 Comments

Make Your Reservations Now December is a time of gift giving, and how nice – the lovely people at Farmhouse Inn of Forestville have come up with a very, very special gift for us all. In honor of the boutique hotel and restaurant’s 11th anniversary, owners and siblings Joe and Catherine Bartolomei are putting a bow on one of the {…}

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A great pairing: Pie and shopping in Petaluma

by careysweet5 months ago in Food.0 Comments

New Pop-Up Boutique Goes Great with Homemade Pie It’s possible that the only thing we like more than pie is shopping. Or maybe puppies. And actually, naps in the warm sun are pretty nice, too. But since we’re not being greedy this holiday, we’ll stick to pies and shopping. Fortunately for us, those nice people at Petaluma Pie Company have {…}

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New owners, same great grub at Roy’s Chicago Doggery

by careysweet5 months ago in Food.1 Comment

That sound of howling you heard from the Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard a while back? Happily, no, it was not an animal going to its demise. It was customers showing up at Roy’s Chicago Doggery and discovering that their beloved diner has new owners. Wait. Before you wail, too, nothing is changing. We will all continue to get the same {…}

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Sweet T’s Slings its First Stew in Santa Rosa

by careysweet5 months ago in Food.1 Comment

The dinner bell is ringing in Santa Rosa, and the sound is sweet. Sweet T’s Restaurant + Bar, to be exact, which has just opened in the former Santi space at Fountaingrove Village. So it’s time to tie on the bibs, and settle in for some good, honest, sloppy Southern soul food, like Southern fried chicken served with biscuits plus {…}

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Sebastopol times two: Forchetta/Bastoni opens

by careysweet5 months ago in Food.0 Comments

We’ve been watching the former Pizzavino 707 space since it closed in August, and now have good news to report: the wood-burning pizza oven is fired up once again. Forchetta/Bastoni has opened, in a creative concept that combines two distinct kitchens and dining spaces within the 6,000 square foot building that sits in front of Sebastopol Plaza. Forchetta is Italian {…}

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Celebrate the holiday season in Sonoma County

by careysweet6 months ago in Food.0 Comments

Celebrate with Friends, Family, and Effortless Entertaining With the holidays just around the corner, food is on everyone’s mind. What to cook for the inevitable elaborate feasts? Well, as the old joke goes, for some one of us, the best thing we make is reservations. Luckily, Sonoma County abounds with world-class chefs happy to do the kitchen magic for us. {…}