A lot of people who love wine and food know legendary Sonoma County winemaker, Burt Williams. Many of the same people also know chef Mateo Granados, owner of Mateo’s Cocina Latina in Healdsburg. Yet how many of us know that Williams has been Granados’ culinary mentor for more than 25 years, and is the reason Read more…
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Surprise, Sonoma Has Some of the World’s Best Food
I’ve been attending a lot of food and wine festivals since the beginning of the year, and as expected, locavore eating continues to make the headlines as more and more diners explore regional specialties. Yet not to brag, the more festivals I visit around the country (I’m just back from Canada, Arizona, Fiji and Zihuantanejo), Read more…
Top Sonoma Places for Classy Cocktails
Remember a Negroni or Martini? The North Bay’s best bartenders certainly do. But these days, they’re shaking things up – quite literally – basing their drinks on fresh ingredients and often unexpected flavors. Some are even growing cocktail gardens, to ensure the best possible sources for hand-plucked mint, lemon verbana, and more obscure fruits like Read more…
Mateo’s Cocina Latina Brings New Heat to Healdsburg
Chef Mateo Granados has always had the credentials, having worked at some of Northern California’s finest restaurants. He has always had the world-class cooking, in a signature style called “modern Yucatán.” He has always had the customers, who throng to his catered events, his sit-down meals served from farmers’ markets booths, and more recently, his Read more…