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 Read more…
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Savor These Delicious Prix Fixe Dinner Specials in Sonoma
“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, Read more…
More Food&Wine to Celebrate with New Food Festivals
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 Read more…
Find the New Foodie Fashion at Butchering Parties
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 Read more…