Q Craft meet Ernie

[caption id="attachment_58788" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Q Craft will be serving up BBQ for Ernie's Tin Bar patrons every Friday starting October 23 (Photo: Q Craft)[/caption] Located just outside of Sonoma Valley, Ernie's Tin Bar is a mainstay of dive bar lovers and road warriors traveling throughout... Continue

Weekend wine & food picks

Fall is in full swing, harvest is over, and Sonoma Valley is taking a more relaxed approach to the weekend, saving up its energy for Halloween. What to do this weekend? From craft beer and comedy, to fine Pinot Noir, to a new local tasting... Continue

Della Santina’s celebrates 25 years on the Square

This month, Della Santina's celebrates 25 years of serving up hearty Italian food in Sonoma. To kick off the celebrations, the restaurant hosted a family friendly pop-up dinner on the Sonoma Plaza on Monday. A huge crowd of friends, family and Italian-food lovers came together... Continue

In season: butternut squash

[caption id="attachment_58682" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Butternut squash soup with pancetta (Photo: John Kernick)[/caption] It's fall! Huzzah! With fall comes winter squash, most notably butternut squash. It's a funny shape, grows fast, and is filling up farmers' markets left and right in Sonoma Valley. You can chop... Continue

In wine memorium: Walter Schug, 80

[caption id="attachment_58126" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Walter Schug, legendary winemaker, died on October 10 at his home (Photo: Schug Carneros Estate Winery)[/caption] "Humble, authentic, tireless, eloquent, and funny," is how Claudia Schug Schuetz described her father, Walter Schug, who died peacefully at his home, surrounded by family,... Continue

Delicious reads: Cheddar

Cheddar cheese is synonymous with American cuisine, whether it's a gooey cheeseburger from a fast food joint or a slice of Kraft on a grilled cheese sandwich served that your mom served with tomato soup used on cold winter nights. Cheesemonger Gordon Edgar takes readers... Continue

Wine outing: top picks for this weekend

[caption id="attachment_58125" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Harvest began two weeks ago for Ty Caton. At their barrel tasting you'll be able to experience wine in barrel, bottle and after cellar aging (Photo: Ty Caton)[/caption] This weekend will be a busy one in Sonoma, thanks to the Sonoma... Continue

Crackin’ 90: Envolve Winery’s Danny Fay

This is the first piece in a series titled Crackin' 90, which talks with winemakers about the first time their wine "cracked 90," with a 90+ score in Wine Spectator or by Robert Parker. "My fingers emit sparks of fire with expectation of my future... Continue

Sabino’s taco truck is back!

[caption id="attachment_57669" align="aligncenter" width="420"] The beloved taco truck is back in Kenwood (Photo: Marcy Smothers)[/caption] In August, a white SUV crossed Highway 12, in Kenwood, crashing into a taco truck driven and owned by Sabino Coronel-Rosas. With a cult following, word traveled quickly on social... Continue

Eat chili (and drink beer!) for the animals Saturday

[caption id="attachment_57567" align="alignright" width="152"] Two time Sonoma Chili Cook Off winner Josh Southworth will serve up his chili on Saturday, with proceeds benefiting the Lake County Animal Shelter (Photo: Kristy Baugh)[/caption] The annual Sonoma Chili Cook Off has been canceled this year, but don't fret... Continue