Drink up: The Flying Monkey

[caption id="attachment_62353" align="aligncenter" width="277"] HopMonk Tavern's Flying Monkey (Photo: HopMonk Tavern)[/caption] HopMonk Tavern's "Flying Monkey" was the big winner at the 15th annual Martini Madness at MacArthur Place that took place earlier this month. Ten local restaurants and bars participated in the event, with bartenders... 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

Buy wine – help at-risk local kids

[caption id="attachment_62218" align="aligncenter" width="420"] For every bottle of wine sold at Anaba Wines tasting room in January, $2 goes to Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance (Photo: Anaba Wines)[/caption] Only in Wine County do you find a fundraiser like this: For every bottle of Anaba Wines sold... Continue

Chili Bowl Express returns

Sonoma Community Center's (SCC) annual fundraiser for its ceramics department return on January 16, Saturday. The famed Chili Bowl Express will be raising money for a new ceramics kiln with beautiful handcrafted bowls of chili. Artisans from SCC's ceramics program have designed beautiful bowls and for... 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

HopMonk’s Martini wins top spot

[caption id="attachment_62096" align="aligncenter" width="420"] HopMonk Tavern takes home Best Overall Martini at the 2016 Martini Madness (Photo: Gary Saperstein)[/caption] HopMonk Tavern's "Flying Monkey" was the big winner at the 15th annual Martini Madness at MacArthur Place. The event, the first in a series of events... Continue

Bottlerock 2016 lineup announced

[caption id="attachment_61878" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Stevie Wonder is a headliner at the 2016 BottleShock Napa Valley (Photo: Stevie Wonder's Facebook)[/caption] Over 80 bands will perform in Napa during the 2016 BottleRock Napa Valley festival. The event will take place May 27-29. Headliners include: Red Hot Chili... 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