The latest food + drink news, events and calls for your participation in and around Sonoma Valley. Send your news to our Food + Drink editor, Sarah Stierch, at sarah@sonomasun.com.

news bites

Easter Eats are abundant and I’ve selected my top picks for picking up tasty treats and enjoying brunch in the Val. Read it here.

Sonoma Food Taxi now delivering. Two weeks ago I reported that we’d soon have a food delivery service option in Sonoma outside of Pizzeria Capri and Mary’s Pizza Shack. They had a bit of a slow start, but, Sonoma Food Taxi is now open for delivery and serving Sonoma Valley. Now you can enjoy tasty morsels from the Red Grape, Maya, Taste of the Himalayas, and B&V Whiskey Bar & Grille without having to put your pants on to leave the house. Huzzah! Use the coupon code GRANDOPENING at checkout for free delivery this week only. sonomafoodtaxi.com

Glen Ellen Star’s Ari Weiswasser is up for Food & Wine’s Best New Chef award and you can vote for him. Glen Ellen Star serves my favorite vegetables in the entire Valley – I can gorge on Weiswasser’s brussels sprouts with no regrets. Good luck Ari! Vote for him here.

This week is LaSalette’s 17th anniversary and they’re still serving up some of the finest cuisine – and the only Portuguese cuisine – in Sonoma Valley. Book a romantic table on the patio and give a after-dinner port toast to Chef Manuel Azevedo. Here’s to another 17! 938-1927, 452 1st St. E., Sonoma; lasalette-restaurant.com

Speaking of chefs, Ledson Hotel has a new Executive Chef – Yoshiharu Sogi. Most recently, he’s the former Chef de Cuisine at the legendary Mauna Kea Beach Hotel in Kohala, Hawaii. The hotel is currently offering wine tastings in their Zina Hyde Tasting Room and we can only assume wine pairings in the future. Welcome to Sonoma, Yoshiharu! 996-9779, 480 1st St E, Sonoma; ledsonhotel.com

Oso named one of top 100 hottest spots in USA by OpenTable which is quite a feat for a website that allows consumers to reserve tables at over 20,000 restaurants. Only two Northern California restaurants were on the list – Oso and Oakland’s MUA, the latter which is indeed, quite a hot spot with its DJs and nightclub vibe. Check out the complete list here. 931-6926; 9 E. Napa St, Sonoma; ososonoma.com

Sonoma on a budget with kids.. is the theme of a new blog post which features the Fremont Diner and Cornerstone. Looks like a fun afternoon! Check it out here.

Sign this petition to help stop the use of RoundUp on Sonoma creekbanks which should concern anyone who likes to pick berries by the creeks and cares about the welfare of the humans and animals in our community. They need 500 signatures and are at 300 after I signed. Do it! Sign here.

special events

Get schooled about oysters and drink wine at Muscardini Cellars this Saturday. The Oyster Girls will be sharing the history and art of eating raw oysters over glasses of Muscardini wine. Oh, and you’ll eat some oysters, too. $20 public/$15 members, April 4, 1-4PM. More info here.

Passover pop-up style at Suite D. Get your Seder on with classic Passover starters (matzoh with apple, almond and fig haroset), salad (roasted beet and orange salad with olives and feta), entrees (schmaltzy potatoes with fresh herbs, slow braised brisket with au jus, kugel) and desserts (apple cake). This is also one of the rare family-gatherings at Suite D – well-behaved kids are welcome. $60/adults, $25/kids under 14, April 11, 6:30PM-9:30PM. Learn more here.

Corner 103 tasting room will open this month and I’m beginning to think that owner Lloyd Davis may be the most patient man in Sonoma this year, so far. April 20 is the opening day to visit their tasting room on the Square. 103 W. Napa St, Sonoma. corner103.com

Summer music & food trucks are back at Sebastiani starting this month. Live music is every Friday starting this week, but, the last Friday of the month is Food Truck Friday. April 24 is the first one, with The Incognito Band and food provided by Sonoma Valley’s own Tip’s Tri-Tip and other regional food trucks. Learn more here.

32 days until the Tuesday night farmers market so get your plastic glasses ready!! vomcfm.com

get involved

It’s asparagus season so send me your recipes and what you like to do with the skinny green veggie during its short season! Submit a picture for extra points. Email me at sarah@sonomasun.com