Shop Sonoma for Last Minute Holiday Gifts

Posted on 19. Dec, 2011 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Holidays

Does anyone else wonder how it came to be late December? As of today, there are only six shopping days until Christmas. Yet the sun is shining, the weather is soft and warm, and really, the last thing we want to do is spend time battling crowds in a mall. Luckily, with the treasure trove [...]

Savor These Delicious Prix Fixe Dinner Specials in Sonoma

Posted on 10. Oct, 2011 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, Sonoma County restaurants, Sonoma restaurants

“Prix fixe” is French for “fixed price,” and it also usually means a great bargain for a multi-course meal, paired, if you choose, with wine. The only catch? Deals can be so good that reservations are a must. RUSTIC, Francis’s Favorites, Geyserville, Tuesdays from 5 to 9 p.m. If you haven’t heard of a tavola, [...]

More Food & Wine to Celebrate with New Food Festivals

Posted on 04. Apr, 2011 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Charity events, Food & Wine, Napa Valley events, Sonoma County Events, Sonoma County wineries, Sonoma Events

One of the best things about living in the food and wine capital of the west (that’s the North Bay, folks) is the array of opportunities to celebrate it. Parties, special events and full-out festivals abound, year-round. Add two more to the list for 2011. Flavor! Napa Valley – This ambitious, four-day food and wine [...]

Find the New Foodie Fashion at Butchering Parties

Posted on 20. Sep, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog

We’re a savage bunch, it seems. Over the next month, two butchering parties are being held in the North Bay. As in animals. As in the art of preparing meat to eat. If it sounds a bit macabre, it’s not, really. Considering that meat is a large part of most human appetites, the events are [...]

Wine Country Weekend Wrap-Up

Posted on 07. Sep, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, Sonoma County Events, Sonoma Events

Don’t walk around a vineyard with soup in your purse. Basil and lavender make extraordinary gelato. If Francis Ford Coppola invites you to visit his private resorts in Italy and Belize, it may be an offer you can’t refuse. These are just a few things discovered at Wine Country Weekend, the three-day extravaganza of all [...]