Weekend Warrior picks: 1/29

January is over, rain is abundant, and Sonoma Valley's Olive Festival comes to a tasty close. What are you doing this weekend? Here are my suggestions: Friday, January 29 [caption id="attachment_62885" align="aligncenter" width="352"] Breakfast at Harvest Moon. Yum. (Photo: Sarah Stierch)[/caption] Have breakfast at Harvest... Continue

Sonoma Grille launches happy hour

[caption id="attachment_62444" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Happy Hour runs Mon-Thur at Sonoma Grille (Photo: Sonoma Grille)[/caption] The newest restaurant in Sonoma Valley has joined the happy hour scene. Sonoma Grille is offering up happy hour Monday through Thursday from 3 PM to 5 PM. Beers are $3,... Continue

Get juicy: Juice on the Square opens in Kenwood

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

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 [email protected]. [caption id="attachment_61733" align="aligncenter" width="327"] Lobster risotto at Sonoma Grille[/caption] Sonoma Grille... Continue

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