In Season: Asparagus

[caption id="attachment_49003" align="alignnone" width="436"] Delta asparagus salad at Santé.[/caption] It's asparagus season in our neck of the woods. It is a vegetable grown by the most patient of gardeners: it takes almost three years for asparagus plants to produce a harvestable crop. Asparagus is growing... Continue

Earth Day Sonoma Valley style

April 22 is Earth Day, which celebrates the Earth's natural environs and helps us humans reflect on ways that we impact the environment. Sonoma Valley is no stranger to the ecology movement and we tend to pride ourselves on being locavores (eating food grown within 100 miles from where... Continue

Worth the Drive: Kickin’ Cancer’s Ash at John Ash & Company

[caption id="attachment_48988" align="aligncenter" width="262"] Half the proceeds from each Cosmo for the Cure goes towards the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society from now until June 20 (Photo: John Ash & Co)[/caption] The landmark Santa Rosa restaurant, John Ash & Co., is on a mission from now... Continue

Food + Drink Bites for April 16

The latest food + drink news, events and calls for your participation in and around Sonoma Valley. As the legendary James Marshall Berry says... "If your gig isn't in my column, you didn't tell me about it." Send your news to our Food + Drink... Continue

Whole Foods tops “worst prices” grocery store list for 2015

[caption id="attachment_49047" align="alignnone" width="455"] Whole Foods is the most expensive of all chains, but customers love their selection of pre-made food (Facebook)[/caption] Consumer Reports released the results of their latest supermarket survey - what supermarkets have the best and worst prices? They surveyed over 62,000 readers... Continue

Envolve Winery celebrates Sauvignon Blanc release

Envolve Winery celebrated the release of their much anticipated 2013 Sauvignon Blanc at their annual Patio Pounder party at their downtown Sonoma tasting room. Locals and out of towners alike enjoyed the beautiful weather, heated games of Jenga in the courtyard, live music by Dan... Continue

Food + Drink Bites for April 9, 2015

All Hail!

Pea-sized hail riddled Sonoma Valley on Tuesday during a much needed rain storm. Photo by Deborah Feore, submitted via our Facebook page. Continue

Happy National Beer Day!

Happy National Beer Day! Each year, beer enthusiasts toast a pint to the end of Prohibition, which ended today. I suppose they could rename this "National Booze Day," but, beer will suffice! A rainy day in Sonoma is a perfect excuse to relax in a local... Continue

Pink Moon will be a beautiful sight in Sonoma

[caption id="attachment_48248" align="alignnone" width="420"] Last April's total lunar eclipse (Photo credit: Anne Dirkse, CC BY SA 4.0)[/caption] "I saw it written and I saw it say, pink moon is on its way," - Pink Moon, Nick Drake California will be the best place on the US mainland... Continue