Sun Eats Gift Guide: Be a seed saver

[caption id="attachment_60631" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Seed swaps are one of the fun ways to explore heirloom and open pollinated gardening through Seed Savers (Photo: Seed Savers)[/caption] A mission-driven gift to preserve America's food heritage: a membership to Seed Savers Exchange. A membership to Seed Savers benefits... Continue

Sun Eats Gift Guide: Get saucy

[caption id="attachment_60671" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Mia's Kitchen Sriracha Pasta Sauce (Photo: Mia's Kitchen)[/caption] Not all of us are kitchen savvy enough to make our own tomato sauce (or...perhaps just lazy, right?). That is when we thank our lucky eating stars for pre-made sauce. We two fabulous... Continue

Weekend warrior picks – 12/4

The holiday season is in full swing! There is so much happening in and around Sonoma Valley - from holiday parties to winery events, holiday tree lightings and open houses. Get merry, Sonoma Valley! Friday, December 4 [caption id="attachment_60829" align="aligncenter" width="420"] This can be yours,... Continue

Tonight: Eat Japanese food, support Prestwood Elementary

[caption id="attachment_60715" align="alignright" width="154"] Shiso's Executive Chef Ed Metcalfe's son Maiko is the inspiration for their first Wednesday Prestwood fundraiser (Photo: Shiso Modern Asian Kitchen)[/caption] Dine at Shiso Modern Asian Kitchen tonight and they'll donate 5% of your bill to Prestwood Elementary's PTO. On the... Continue

Sun Eats Gift Guide: Call the taxi

[caption id="attachment_60677" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Yes, chicken tikka masala can be delivered to anyone's door in Sonoma with the Sonoma Food Taxi (Photo: Julia Frost, CC BY NC 2.0)[/caption] Looking for the perfect gift for a friend who hates to cook, a family member who can't... Continue

Sun Eats Gift Guide: Olive local

[caption id="attachment_60654" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Join the club at Figone's Olive OIl Co.[/caption] Figone's Olive Oil Company is an innovator in the olive oil world, and their local's club is no exception. Their olive oil club is perfect for the chef in your life. With over... Continue

Sun Drinks Gift Guide: Big Smooth

[caption id="attachment_60650" align="aligncenter" width="312"] Big Smooth (Photo: Don & Sons)[/caption] I'm not one to pick up niche wines, let alone wine based on labels, but this one is too fun to pass up. Big Smooth is Don & Sons newest big release is a homage... Continue

Sun Drinks Gift Guide: Blend it up

[caption id="attachment_60616" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Wanna-be winemakers blending at Ravenswood (Photo: Bernt Rostad, CC BY 2.0)[/caption] Many folks visit or relocate to Wine Country with the dream of making their own wine. But, for only a lucky few, does that dream really come true. However, that... Continue

Sun Drinks Gift Guide: Let it breathe

[caption id="attachment_60609" align="aligncenter" width="386"] New Norm Wine Breather Carafe is my new favorite decanter (Photo: Danish Design Store)[/caption] I'm a sucker for Danish design and when I saw this decanter, while visiting the Danish-meets-California town of Solvang, I had to have it. Created by Norm... Continue

Sun Drinks Gift Guide: Get your growl own

[caption id="attachment_60601" align="alignright" width="179"] The Sonoma Springs Growler Club stainless growler (Photo: Sonoma Springs Brewing Co.)[/caption] A perfect gift for the beer lover in your life: a stainless steel 64 oz. growler full of Sonoma Springs Brewing Co. (SSBC) beer. But, this isn't your typical... Continue