Get juicy: Juice on the Square opens in Kenwood

January 19, 2016

[caption id="attachment_62386" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Juice on the Square is now open in Kenwood (Photo: Juice on the Square)[/caption] Santa Rosa-based juice bar and cafe, Juice on the Square, has opened their second location in Kenwood. Juice on the Square makes "cold-pressed" organic juice and nutmilks.... Continue

Now reading: The Food Lab

January 18, 2016

[caption id="attachment_62356" align="aligncenter" width="343"] Now reading: The Food Lab by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt[/caption] Are you one of those foodies that asks every question possible about a chef's cooking process to the point where you sound like an annoyingly curious 7 year old? Do you find... Continue

Worth the Drive: McEvoy Ranch

January 18, 2016

[caption id="attachment_62333" align="aligncenter" width="420"] McEvoy Ranch is just as pretty in the photos as it is in person (Photo: McEvoy Ranch)[/caption] McEvoy Ranch is synonymous with producing some of the world's finest olive oil. So fine, it is the olive oil of choice of Jacques... Continue

Happy Hour Sonoma Valley Style

January 16, 2016

[caption id="attachment_18544" align="alignnone" width="420"] $1 oysters at Shiso’s weekly happy hour[/caption] Young or old, rich or poor, who doesn’t love a good happy hour? In my home state of Indiana, happy hour is illegal, out of fear that patrons will binge drink themselves into an... Continue

Harvest Moon Cafe to launch breakfast

January 12, 2016

[caption id="attachment_62126" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Tasty donuts made by Pastry Chef Jen Demarest will be available starting this Thursday morning at Harvest Moon Cafe (Photo: Paige Greene for Harvest Moon Cafe)[/caption] Starting this Thursday, downtown Sonoma residents and visitors will have a new place to pick... Continue

Olive & Vine to close; will relocate to Sonoma

January 11, 2016

[caption id="attachment_54333" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Olive & Vine will close in February with a new project opening up in Sonoma later this year. (Photo: Olive & Vine)[/caption] Glen Ellen's Olive & Vine will be closing in February for an eventual relocation to Sonoma. The restaurant has... Continue

Foodie tricks: make whipped cream in a mason jar

January 4, 2016

[caption id="attachment_61856" align="aligncenter" width="269"] Whipped cream made in a mason jar? I did it! So can you.[/caption] Yes, you read that right: you can make whipped cream in a mason jar. I did it! So can you! This is a perfect trick if you need... Continue

Food + Drink News Bites

January 4, 2016

The New Year has brought a lot of exciting food and wine news in Sonoma Valley. Here's a brief of what's been happening and what will be happening! Email me your news at sarah@sonomasun.com. [caption id="attachment_61733" align="aligncenter" width="327"] Lobster risotto at Sonoma Grille[/caption] Sonoma Grille... Continue

Community Cafe now open for dinner, kids welcome

January 2, 2016

[caption id="attachment_61759" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Community Cafe will be serving dinner on Thursdays and Fridays - families welcome (Photo: Dylan Parker, CC BY SA 2.0)[/caption] Exciting news for those with kids in their lives who are looking for a great meal, at a good price, for... Continue

First taste: Sonoma Grille is open

January 1, 2016

[caption id="attachment_61733" align="aligncenter" width="373"] Lobster risotto at Sonoma Grille[/caption] This week a little birdie told me that Sonoma Grille had finally opened - a soft opening. Low and behold, I drove by on Sunday they were serving food and drinks to a busy crowd. The... Continue

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