Saturday, August 10: In a gorgeous estate garden setting, a tasting of Carneros all-star wineries and community cornhole tournament to benefit the Carneros and Schell-Vista Fire Departments. The Third Annual Carneros Wine Alliance Cornhole Tournament & Wine Tasting will this year be held at Etude... Continue
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Sonoma historian George Weber, seen here channeling his alter ego, Sonoma wine legend Count Haraszthy, founder of Buena Vista Winery, is a big part of Sonoma Valley Wine History Weekend, July 27-28. Events, at Depot Park Museum and Buena Vista Winery, include an art lecture... Continue
Leave the hot flames to the professionals -- the annual Chicken BBQ supports the Volunteer Firefighter Association, with great food, games, raffles, and friendly faces. Saturday, July 13. Noon to 6 p.m. $10 tickets at the Schell-Vista fire station door, 22950 Broadway. Continue
Sofie Dolan, proprietor, Amie Pfeifer, chef, and Hayley Cutri, farm manager, at the Flatbed Farms stand on Highway 12 in Glen Ellen. The operation lost its beautiful barn headquarters to the 2017 fires, but is back growing and selling produce – and Amie’s homemade baked... Continue
The Springs Farmers' Market returns to Boyes Plaza on Sunday, June 9. Sarah Stierch reports for North Bay Voyager. Continue
And North Bay Voyager's Sarah Stierch has the first look... Continue
It's Memorial Day weekend, which for many means Bottlerock, which means it's time to get out of town. It also means North Bay folks are coming out of the woodwork looking for discounted or free tickets so they can see Neil Young rockin the free world down the... Continue
Gone from the remodeling MacArthur Place is Saddles restaurant, refreshed and replaced by Layla, a stylish "Mediterranean kitchen" serving an all-day menu. Sarah Stierch has the scoop for North Bay Voyager. Continue
Seed to Table: How to Process and Eat Acorns. Saturday, May 11, Sugarloaf State Park. Have you ever thought about eating acorns? Here's your opportunity to try it in this hands-on workshop, covering oak species identification, how to locate, harvest, process acorns into flour and... Continue
Of all the meaningless terms in the food labeling world—and there are a lot—”natural” might be one of the worst. Foods labeled "natural," according to the USDA definition, may contain antibiotics, growth hormones, and other similar chemicals. Yikes. Continue