Weekend Warriors: Super Bowl edition

It's Super Bowl time! Even if you don't care about football, you'll most likely be watching. Here's my top picks on where to grab grub to take home with or watch the game. [caption id="attachment_63088" align="aligncenter" width="291"] Enjoy Pinot and pig at Victor Hill's Cellar... Continue

Happy Hour Sonoma style: Mary’s Pizza Shack

[caption id="attachment_62994" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Happy hour at Mary's Pizza Shack - bring it on.[/caption] With the start of a new year, comes a start of a new back of happy hour reviews in Sonoma Valley! I grabbed a group of girlfriends and checked out one... Continue

Tasting room tips

[caption id="attachment_62991" align="aligncenter" width="326"] An excellent food and wine pairing at Pangloss Cellars made me take notice of my tasting room tipping habits[/caption] It's rare to find a free wine tasting these days Wine Country. Average tastings can cost between $5 to $25, often being... Continue

In season: lemons

[caption id="attachment_62979" align="aligncenter" width="385"] My Meyer lemon tree is out of control![/caption] It's citrus season and my Meyer lemon tree is chock full of lemons waiting to be plucked. I've been finding any excuse to use them up - and give them away. Let's just... Continue

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

Weekend Warrior picks: 1/22

It's chilly, rainy and there is so much going on. Don't forget about tonight's David Bowie tribute night at HopMonk! And now to the weekend... Friday, January 22 [caption id="attachment_62495" align="aligncenter" width="351"] Wine Down Friday at Three Sticks (Photo: Three Sticks Winery)[/caption] Wine down at... 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

Ron Howard visits Sonoma

[caption id="attachment_62397" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Ron Howard visited Sonoma and toured Wine Country in an old VW bus (Photo: Ron Howard)[/caption] Monday, Hollywood director and filmmaker Ron Howard visited Sonoma. Howard posted to his Twitter that "Our group had a blast being toured around #Sonoma #WineCountry."... 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