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K&L Café on its Way

by careysweet2 months ago in Food.1 Comment

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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Michelin Stars for Sonoma County Restaurants

by secretlocal3 months ago in Food.0 Comments

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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Summer Picnic on Bodega Bay

by TravelAndrew11 months ago in GLBT.0 Comments

On one of the warmest, sunniest spring days along Sonoma’s rugged coast, my friend Pennie and I drove out along Bay Flat Road, just off Hwy. 1, around the west shoreline of sheltered Bodega Harbor. We were hungry, and I’d promised Pennie a look at the town and harbor immortalized on film in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 thriller, The Birds. As {…}

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Momma Pig’s Still Coming Soon

by careysweet11 months ago in Food.0 Comments

Undoubtedly, there are many eager faces pressed up against the windows of the former Mirepoix space in Old Town Windsor, with diners salivating for the highly anticipated Momma Pig’s. The opening was originally scheduled for this week.   But hold your hunger at bay — owners Matthew and Bryan Bousquet just need a little more time to work out final {…}

New Petite Syrah Brings Sumptuous Small Bites

by careysweet1 year ago in Food.0 Comments

The times, they are a’changing for diners, said Syrah chef-owner Josh Silvers. People eating out these days still want top-notch cuisine, yet with less fuss, and for more reasonable pricing. Forget the white tablecloths, they crave a relaxed atmosphere, and a rainbow of small plates are nice, thank you, rather than buttoned-up, multi-course meals. And so, after a successful 12-year {…}

Celebrate New Year with Fond Farewell to Santi Chef

by careysweet1 year ago in Food.0 Comments

 If it’s New Year’s Eve, then that means there must be something significant changing at Taverna Santi in Santa Rosa.   For 2011, that means that chef Liza Hinman is leaving, following the restaurant’s New Year’s Eve dinner. No worries – it’s good news, really, since she is departing because she is expecting a child. Longtime sous chef Doug Richey {…}

Korbel's Chef Robin Lehnhoff-McCray serves up a refreshing Orzo Pasta with Tangerine Vinaigrette

by Beth1 year ago in Chefs' Recipes.0 Comments

Orzo Pasta with Dry Fruit, Nuts, Asiago and Tangerine Vinaigrette Pair with Korbel Brut Rosé 2 pounds Orzo or Rosamarino pasta, cooked, cooled ½  cup dry apricots, chopped ½ cup golden raisins ½ cup dry cranberries 1 bunch fresh mint, chiffonade 1 T fresh chopped garlic 4 ozs. Grated asiago cheese ½ cup toasted pinenuts ½ cup toasted chopped walnuts {…}

PizzaVino 707 crisply defines wood-fired pies

by careysweet2 years ago in Food.0 Comments

With a name like PizzaVino 707, the theme is so crisply, intoxicatingly, numerically obvious. There’s pizza in a starring role at the downtown Sebastopol restaurant, the thin-crust pies wood-fired and topped with locally sourced ingredients. There’s 707, which is the area code from whence those local ingredients come. And there’s wine, in approachable California- and Italy-centric varieties. Yet now, partner {…}

Cafe les Jumelles replaces Nit's Thai

by careysweet2 years ago in Food.2 Comments

The good news is that a meal at Café les Jumelles now requires a shorter drive for most Sonoma County residents. The cozy comfort food café has relocated a wee bit west, from Monte Rio to Guerneville. The bad news is that it’s taken over the space that used to house Nit’s Thai Creations, that amazing outpost of unbelievably delicious {…}

Powell's Sweet Shoppe in Windsor

by kerih2 years ago in Videos.0 Comments

If you want sugar, you want Powell’s Sweet Shoppe in Windsor. Right smack dab in the middle of Sonoma Wine Country (a little south of Healdsburg, a little north of Santa Rosa) the Powell’s in Windsor is on the Town Green. Check out all the amazing candies, chocolates, gelato and odd toys and gifts. Plus, the never-ending loop of “Charlie {…}