As I sit pondering this week’s column, “I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus,” has now officially been stuck in my head for the third day in a row and I’m tempted to switch up my daily morning routine with a pumpkin spice or egg nog... Continue

Just in time for our chilly Sonoma winter nights many local restaurants are changing up their menus and hours to reflect the changing of the season, while others are completing renovations or taking much-needed vacations. Shiso Sushi and Grill has launched their Yakitori grill, offering... Continue

If Thanksgiving is a word that conjures up cozy images of extended families gathered around the dining table, aromas of a buttery turkey and spiced pies wafting from the kitchen, little cousins giggling with one another and happy hours spent on grandma’s stuffing recipe then... Continue

All right, I admit it. Please don’t take away my foodie club card, but I just don’t usually care for sandwiches. I almost never order them. Sorry, sandwich shops of the world. I think it has to do with the fact that for me, a... Continue

By now, most of Sonoma has learned that I take my birthday rather seriously. Anyone who knows me knows that come the first of October, I commence the celebration. Having the very fortunate opportunity to have a birthday at the end of the month -... Continue

I consider myself to be a wine savvy sort of girl. After spending my entire adult life working in the restaurant business, I certainly am knowledgable in the wine-drinking side of the wine business. Not to mention the fact that I tend to research the... Continue

Fabulous eating and drinking spots seem to be popping up like crazy around the plaza in Healdsburg, our somewhat more cosmopolitan neighbor to the North. After recently hearing of the fourth new spot opening in as many months, I thought it important to spend a... Continue

It seems that every time I convince myself that I have experienced all the most beautiful spots in Wine Country, I am thrilled and amazed to find that yet one more opens. I can easily say that there truly cannot be a more beautifully designed... Continue

Kom-what? When you eat and drink as much as I do on a daily basis, your tummy is often not one hundred percent. Long evenings filled with garlicky pasta, not enough vegetables and probably too much red wine are typically to blame. All too frequently,... Continue