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Silvers’ Syrah Shines with Full Entrees Again

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When chef-owner Josh Silvers’ former Syrah restaurant was reinvented last April, the Santa Rosa Railroad Square eatery rolled out a new name (Petite Syrah) and a new concept (composed, seasonal Cal-Ital dishes in small portions and at smaller prices). The idea was to keep the crowds coming in during recession-weary times for what Silvers called “A nosh, a nibble, a {…}

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Flipside Bar & Burger Now Open in Santa Rosa

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It takes a while to make a good burger. About a year, as it turns out for Flipside Bar & Burger, which was initially scheduled to start serving last August in downtown Santa Rosa, next to Third Street Ale Works. The doors finally opened last week. But it seems it’s been worth the wait for this stylish destination that just {…}

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Get in My Belly, Mister Hof-Brau

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I’m dreaming of a giant platter of hot, juicy hand-carved brisket, mounded with mashed potatoes, rich gravy, crisp fresh veggies, and slabs of fluffy buttered bread. It’s partly the periodically rainy spring weather that puts me in the mood, and primarily the good news that Mister Hof-Brau has reopened in Santa Rosa. It’s that same Hof-Brau that for decades reigned {…}

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Dinner’s On at Big Bottom

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How’s this sound for supper? Mezze platter with smoked eggplant dip, red pepper hummus, and olives with toasted crostini; Middle Eastern za’taar chicken over rice pilaf and yogurt with cucumbers and red onion; and baklava. Or perhaps you’re in the mood for a ricotta, spinach and black olive tart with an organic green salad; bacon-wrapped meatloaf or lentil meatballs served {…}

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Feed Yourself with No Fuss at Forchetta/Bastoni

by careysweet2 months ago in Food.0 Comments

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

by careysweet2 months ago in Food.0 Comments

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

by careysweet4 months ago in Food.0 Comments

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 {…}