[caption id="attachment_59523" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Welcome Chef Sam Frumkin to Mayo Family Wines[/caption] Mayo Family Winery has hired a new Executive Chef: Samuel Frumkin. He joined  the winery last month, overseeing the wine and food pairing operations for the winery and replacing Clayton Lewis, who left... Continue

[caption id="attachment_59510" align="aligncenter" width="236"] Parnips are in season! (Photo: Mike Licht, CC BY 2.0)[/caption] Parsnips are in season! The big giant white carrot-shaped root vegetable made an appearance at Paul's Produce last week and I could not resist them. When you buy them, buy small... Continue

A nationwide recall for stuffed and breaded chicken products from the frozen food aisle are being recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination. Specifically, Chicken Cordon Bleu, broccoli & cheese stuffed chicken, and Chicken Kiev. Salmonella is a terrible type of food poisoning, and while it... Continue

Almost one year ago, a 3-alarm fire destroyed a portion of the warehouse/retail center on Riverside Drive in Sonoma. Approximately 40 firefighters fought the fire. Each business located on the property was impacted - including the Divewalk Cafe and Sonoma Springs Brewing Co., both which... Continue

[caption id="attachment_58895" align="aligncenter" width="347"] House-made gnocchi at Della Santina's is offered on their $25 set menu every Wednesday (Photo: Della Santina's Trattoria)[/caption] Keeping with the celebration of Della Santina's Trattoria 25th anniversary of serving up Italian cuisine in Sonoma, the restaurant is offering a special... Continue

[caption id="attachment_58788" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Q Craft will be serving up BBQ for Ernie's Tin Bar patrons every Friday starting October 23 (Photo: Q Craft)[/caption] Located just outside of Sonoma Valley, Ernie's Tin Bar is a mainstay of dive bar lovers and road warriors traveling throughout... Continue

Fall is in full swing, harvest is over, and Sonoma Valley is taking a more relaxed approach to the weekend, saving up its energy for Halloween. What to do this weekend? From craft beer and comedy, to fine Pinot Noir, to a new local tasting... Continue

This month, Della Santina's celebrates 25 years of serving up hearty Italian food in Sonoma. To kick off the celebrations, the restaurant hosted a family friendly pop-up dinner on the Sonoma Plaza on Monday. A huge crowd of friends, family and Italian-food lovers came together... Continue

[caption id="attachment_58682" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Butternut squash soup with pancetta (Photo: John Kernick)[/caption] It's fall! Huzzah! With fall comes winter squash, most notably butternut squash. It's a funny shape, grows fast, and is filling up farmers' markets left and right in Sonoma Valley. You can chop... Continue