Pairing wine with… Girl Scout cookies

January 26, 2020

Pairing wine with food, even dessert -- sure. But have you ever considered matching different wine varietals with Girl Scout Cookies? Sonoma winegrower Tom Meadowcroft has. “Samoas, Thin Mints, Trefoils – they’re all even tastier when paired with wine,” Meadowcroft says. He'll prove it with... Continue

Surf, turf, salad and scholarships

January 14, 2020

Saturday, January 25: Your local Sonoma Native Sons handle the cooking (rib eye, prawns, salad, cheese cake, yum) and the chores for the 16th annual Surf and Turf Dinner, a benefit for the Sonoma Valley High School Scholarship Fund. Dinner, auction and dancing with the... Continue

Five ways to enhance and improve your greenhouse

December 29, 2019

Having a greenhouse in your backyard allows you to have different seasonal fruits and vegetables year-round. You can also grow herbs, and colorful flowers. If you are into growing different plants and have the budget to get a greenhouse running efficiently, then you can use... Continue

Could this edible mushroom be the basis of the Santa origin story?

December 21, 2019

Ever wonder why Santa Claus is dressed in a red and white outfit and drives a sleigh that flies through the air pulled by reindeer? The origins of this imagery have nothing whatsoever to do with Christmas and everything to do with tribal shamanism and... Continue

The 2019 cookbooks that most inspired the Washington Post

December 19, 2019

The best cookbook is the one whose author seems to be speaking right to you as you stand in a bookstore, flipping through (or clicking around online) and looking for inspiration. Here are 11 inspiring cookbooks published this year. Continue

Hear me out… the case for eating swan meat

December 12, 2019

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Holiday Marketplace at Flatbed Farm

December 10, 2019

Flatbed Farm, with its winter produce, baked goods and gifts, is joined by more than 10 specialty purveyors of flowers, cookies, oils and herbal infusions, cards and artwork, fine chocolates and more. Saturday, December 14. VENDORS: -Adriana Floral Design - Pressed Flower Cards & Artwork... Continue

Sonoma man finds parking spot in front of Peet’s

November 26, 2019

Sonoma man finds parking spot in front of Peet's "I thought this day would never come," said a shocked patron of Peet's Coffee in Sonoma after finding a parking spot directly in front of the Broadway storefront. More. Continue

What, no pretzel salad? The very first Thanksgiving menu

November 18, 2019

Today, the traditional Thanksgiving dinner includes any number of dishes: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, candied yams, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. But if one were to create a historically accurate feast, consisting of only those foods that historians are certain were served at the so-called... Continue

‘Supper’s On’ at Vintage House

November 13, 2019

What’s for dinner? On Wednesday nights, Vintage House has got it covered. Vintage House introduces its new Supper’s On program with a free meal on Wednesday, November 11, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Subsequent Wednesday night dinners will be $5. The debut dish will be... Continue

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