In Season: Beets

[caption id="attachment_53454" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Beets at Sonoma Garden Park (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)[/caption] It's June, which means beets are popping up in your backyard garden and farmers' markets everywhere. I used to be scared of beets: super intense color, freaky looking soups like borsch, and... Continue

Stompers Pride Night to celebrate first openly gay pro player

[caption id="attachment_53399" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Sean Conroy (James Toy III)[/caption] Sean Conroy is a great baseball player. As the Stompers relief pitcher he leads the Pacific Association in saves with three and strikes out an average of seven hitters per innings pitched. He's not only a great player, he's... Continue

Worth the Drive: Pliny the Half Pint

For a limited time only, you can get quite possibly one of the most brilliant booze-laden desserts ever created: Pliny the Half Pint. Co-created by Russian River Brewing Company and Santa Rosa based Sift Dessert Bar, the dessert comprises five pieces of brown sugar cake soaked in... Continue

Sonoma Valley wins at LA International Wine Spirits Awards

Sonoma Valley wine lovers have more to be proud of as the award winners for the 2015 Los Angeles International Wine Spirits Awards are named. Sonoma Valley won big with Pinot Noir and Sparkling Wine this year. Here are Sonoma Valley local wineries that won... Continue

Benziger & Imagery sold to the Wine Group for $70-80 mill

Another Sonoma County winery has been sold to a wine industry behemoth. According to North Bay Business Journal, Benziger Family Winery and Imagery Winery have been sold, for an estimated $70-80 million, to the Wine Group. The Wine Group is based in Livermore. They make... Continue

Delicious reads: The Gluten Lie

Dr. Alan Levinovitz examines the history and myth behind the most popular eating fads of the past century, including gluten, MSG, carbohydrates, and more. A professor of religion, Levinovitz connects ancient Chinese monk's dietary habits to the mythical concepts of contemporary eating habits and the... Continue

Sonoma hot spots: Where to watch the Warriors

It's old news by now: the Warriors are in the NBA Playoffs for the first time in 39 years. Whether you are a fanatical basketball fan or you're a "finals fan," it's an exciting time to live in the Bay Area. It is also a... Continue

Food obsessed: salmon tartare

[caption id="attachment_52741" align="aligncenter" width="420"] El Dorado Kitchen's salmon tartare (El Dorado Kitchen's Facebook)[/caption] For this month only, El Dorado Kitchen is replacing their delicious ahi tuna tartare with salmon tartare to celebrate the launch of California King Salmon season. Fresh, raw salmon is mixed with... Continue

Worth the Drive: Montesacro Pinseria

This past weekend I went down to San Francisco to see a matinee performance at the Orpheum Theatre. Anyone who has attended matinee performances at the Orpheum knows that it is often slim pickings regarding fine dining within walking distance that doesn't involve SF hipsters waiting in... Continue

Willie Bird & Sierra Sausage recall

Benedetti Farms, the folks who are known for Willie Bird Turkeys, have issued a recall for their Willie Bird Turkey and Sierra Sausage brands due to a mislabeling. While the health risk is low, the chicken and turkey sausages were wrapped in hog and sheep... Continue