Wine Country Weekend Rolls to Sold Out Crowds
Posted on 05. Sep, 2011 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, Healdsburg Events, Sonoma County Events, Sonoma Hotels, Special Wine Events
“Wow,” said the man. “Wow, wow, wow.” And then, for good measure, he threw in a couple more “wows.” His companion smiled. “I keep forgetting you’ve never been to this before,” she said. They were talking about Taste of Sonoma, the highlight of the 2011 Sonoma Wine Country Weekend. But sitting aboard the Pure Luxury [...]
Some #1 Advice for the Best 32nd Annual Taste of Sonoma Ever
Posted on 08. Aug, 2011 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Charity events, Food & Wine, Healdsburg Events, Sonoma County Events, Sonoma Events
At last year’s Taste of Sonoma, a sold-out capacity of 2,500 guests attended, converging on the sprawling green lawns of MacMurray Ranch in Healdsburg’s Russian River Valley. The draw was obvious: more than 60 of Sonoma’s top chefs preparing sumptuous food, more than 170 wineries pouring thousands of wines, casual seminars hosted by respected sommeliers [...]
The 13th Annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival in Sonoma County
Posted on 27. May, 2011 by gina in Blog, Food & Wine, Healdsburg Events, Sonoma County Concerts, Sonoma County Events, Sonoma County wineries
The word, “Jazz,” is a small word but one that encompasses many meanings and can stir much debate. Jazz can refer to Ragtime, Swing, Dixieland, Bebop, Latin Jazz, or many other types of Jazz. No matter what the word means to each one of us, it is undeniably the kind of music best experienced live, [...]
Eat Your Way to Aid for Japan
Posted on 21. Mar, 2011 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Charity events, Healdsburg Events
The Bay area’s connection to Japan’s earthquake and tsunami devastation continues to deepen. Local restaurants are joining the cause by hosting fundraisers, but few are as closely connected to the tragedy in the Tohoku region than Hiro Sone and Sho Kamio. Hiro is chef/co-owner of Terra Restaurant & Bar Terra in St. Helena, plus Ame [...]
Fill up on Fancy Fare: Sonoma County Restaurant Week Feb. 21-27
Posted on 21. Feb, 2011 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, Healdsburg Events, Sonoma County Events, Sonoma County restaurants, Sonoma Events, Sonoma restaurants
Seven days of non-stop eating at bargain prices. Basically, that’s the beauty of Sonoma County Restaurant Week. And if its inaugural year was popular, this event’s second celebration is doubly so. In 2010, some four dozen of Sonoma’s top eateries banded together, with each restaurant offering a three-course prix-fixe menu at rock-bottom prices. In 2011, [...]
Plan today for Pigs & Pinot tickets Friday
Posted on 17. Jan, 2011 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, Healdsburg Events
Why, you may ask, am I alerting readers nearly a week in advance that the general admission tickets for the 6th annual Pigs & Pinot culinary fundraiser at Hotel Healdsburg go on sale Friday? What is this, a Beatles reunion concert? For all the madness surrounding the event, it might as well be. Because last [...]
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