Cibo Rustico On its Way Soon, the aroma of wood oven pizza and grilled meats will marry with the intoxicating perfumes of wine and beer emanating from a most unlikely spot: an industrial parking lot at Cleveland and Ridgway avenues, next to the 101 Freeway. Wineyard at Santa Rosa Vintners’ Square just keeps on growing since the D’Argenzio family expanded {…}
While weddings are said to be one of the happiest days in most couple’s lives, they are also often an extraordinarily stressful time. Indeed, depending on the scale of the wedding, the travel needed and the relationships between the families involved, the event can be so pressure-filled that some life experience experts rank it up there with moving or job {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
How About a Mad Men-Marvelous Marriage? Remember the days of jumbo shrimp cocktails, thick New York steaks served with a loaded baked potato, and a good, stiff Manhattan? Then, lighter meals came into vogue, with pan-seared fish, steamed broccoli, and an iced tea. Well. That’s good for every day healthy dining, certainly, but for a most memorable wedding, how about {…}
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 {…}
Where Santa Shops in Sonoma County Ugly sweaters. Stale, waxy chocolate oranges. Weird dancing plastic reindeer. We’ve all got our own horrific visions of the worst holiday gift ever. But this year, it will be different. Our friends and family will shop at Sonoma County’s many wonderful craft fairs. They will purchase us the most precious handmade presents, from fluffy {…}
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. {…}
If you want to start the weekend off right, head out tonight to Santa Rosa Vintners Square. From 5 to 9 p.m., celebrate Wine Down Thursdays. Through Dec. 15, this block party features wine from D’Argenzio, Sheldon, Krutz, and Squires. Food options include Street-eatz Flavors of the World, Matchbox, Charlie Bruno’s Chuck Wagon, Karma Indian, and Ultra Crepes. The party {…}
Artisano hosted its first culinary gathering in Geyserville in 2009, much to the delight of the several hundred guests that turned out. This year, it’s back Nov. 18-19, in a new home in Santa Rosa, and with a special thank you gift. As a friend of Inside Sonoma, you can save $10 off each admission when ordering advance tickets online {…}
