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Hole-in-the-Wall Brings Global Cuisine to Sebastopol

Hole-in-the-Wall Brings Global Cuisine to Sebastopol Everyone has their favorite little hole-in-the-wall place to eat. Sometimes it’s hard to remember its name, though – “that place with the great tacos,” or “you know, that amazing burger place” might have to suffice. Perhaps that’s why the owners of this joint in Sebastopol named their eatery Hole in the Wall Restaurant. Easier {…}

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BBQ Smokehouse Bigger and Better in Sebastopol

There’s more to love now at BBQ Smokehouse in Sebastopol. Besides lots of new menu offerings, owner Larry Vito has nearly doubled the seating available, opening a “secret garden” on his patio. BBQ Smokehouse is the “blink-and-you’ll-miss-it” gem in a tiny porch-style building on the edge of a movie theater parking lot in downtown Sebastopol. Vito is the chef who {…}

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‘Pinky’ Wows Audiences in Sebastopol Venue

Young love can be brutal. This is the premise of “Pinky,” now playing at Main Stage West in Sebastopol. The play is written by journalist/playwright David Templeton (“Wretch Like Me” and inside-sonoma.com arts blogger) and is directed by Sheri Lee Miller (6th street Playhouse’s “Death of a Salesman,” Cinnabar Theater’s “Crimes of the Heart”). David also stars in play with {…}

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Feed Yourself with No Fuss at Forchetta/Bastoni

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

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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Food Purveyor and Beer Brewer Join Barlow

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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Explore West Sonoma County and Taste Route 116

Join Taste Route 116 for New Wine Tasting Events in West County So the holiday season is barely over, and it’s already time to start thinking about the next celebration. That would be Valentine’s Day, which this year falls on a Tuesday. The happy holiday often involves wine, but leave it to the creative group of Sebastopol wineries to figure out {…}

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Drive-In Delights: Pick’s, Carr’s, and D’s

A few months ago I wrote about southern Sonoma County’s sterling Fremont Diner, which occupies a drive-in known previously as Babe’s Burgers. The owners of the Fremont have taken the humble diner/drive-in concept and raised it to new heights, serving inspired farm-to-table versions of comfort-food classics. I love what they’ve done here, but that’s not to say I don’t still {…}

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Sebastopol times two: Forchetta/Bastoni opens

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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Gypsy Café Comes to Sebastopol with a Bit of Culinary Wanderlust

So long Pine Cone Café, hello Gypsy Café. And helloooo, intriguing eclectic-global menu which ranges all over from Chinese chicken salad, to chilaquiles, to fried chicken po’ boy slicked with Cajun remoulade, to a Farm Boy veggie burger on cracked wheat bun. Gypsy Café has just opened in Sebastopol on Main Street, taking over the long-beloved (though well-worn) Pine Cone. {…}