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Food & Wine

Why some restaurants are cutting ties with mobile ordering apps

As third-party food apps continue to consume each other in the fight for delivery domination, casual restaurants appear to be doing some streamlining of their own. Restaurants like Proposition Chicken and Presidio Pizza Company in San Francisco are pulling back from order, pay, and delivery... Continue

Specialties of the house

The second annual “Sonoma Valley Uncorked” event features handcrafted wines created by more than 30 local home winemakers, complimented by savory bites from local chefs and music by Sean Carscadden. A fundraising collaboration between the Sonoma Home Winemakers, Sonoma Plaza Kiwanis Club, and the Sonoma... Continue

Inside the Smoke House

By Marissa La Brecque -- Rob Larman has a righteous restlessness. It is a common affliction among cooks, a profession that demands both creativity and ferocious repetition, leading to frequent changes of venue. Chef Larman’s case is exacerbated by a strain of entrepreneurialism. Last fall,... Continue

Why Vegan Farming might become a thing

The founders of a Salinas-based farm believe theirs is the only farm in the region that’s growing crops veganically: no animal fertilizers, fish emulsions, blood or bone meal (dried animal bones and blood that is processed from the remains at slaughterhouses) that are relied upon so heavily in... Continue

Not your parents’ wine

By Shawn Nesaw | Special to The Sun -- We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Jordan Kivelstadt – businessman, winemaker, father – to discuss the his numerous business ventures, winemaking and the future of wine. Jordan might be best known for his... Continue

Cover Story: The Reel Deal

For Aiki and Hillary Terashima, an 111-year-old dancehall, tavern and beer garden was the real deal. When the opportunity came up eight months ago to take over the space at 401 Grove – what was Rossi’s, the erstwhile Old Switzerland – the couple who had... Continue