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…
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Artisano 2011 in Sonoma County: Celebrate Local Wine, Food,&Art
Vintners Inn and John Ash & Co. Restaurant will host the 3rd annual Artisano celebration on November 18 & 19, 2011. Mother Nature has been kind for the past two years, providing plenty of sunshine for this special celebration. Rain or shine, this event benefitting Slow Food Sonoma County North is not to be missed. 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…
Charlie Palmer’s Sixth Annual Celebration of Pigs and Pinot
Every time I see a family member under the age of 12 approaching me with an envelope and a big smile I know it’s time for the next school fundraiser. I can’t keep track of how many diets have been sabotaged by chocolate, cookies, candy, spaghetti feeds, and pancake breakfasts. There is one school fundraiser Read more…