Michelin stars are synonymous with top quality, bestowed by the French guidebook company on such demanding criteria that chefs have been known to panic when rumors of a secret inspection roll out. Three stars mean “exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey,” and are so rare that in the entire Bay Area there are only two Read more…
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Gather for The Great Gatsby Soiree in Healdsburg May 5
The Great Gatsby may have been published in 1925, but this May 10, it’s being turned very 2013, with the debut of major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio. But forget those dates. The only one you really need to remember is Sunday, May 5, when from 2 to 5 p.m., the Restaurant at Madrona Manor Read more…
Top 10 Napa/Sonoma Romantic Hotels
1. Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford If you’re looking for a place to propose to your sweetie, why not present that sparkling ring while you lounge by the pool, sipping sparkling wine – the pool itself sparkles with a pebble-sheen floor inlaid with Italian mosaic tiles and glistening mother-of-pearl. Intimacy is the signature of this breathtaking Read more…
Top 10 Sonoma Boutique Hotels
Check out some of our favorite Sonoma Boutique hotels: 1. h2hotel, Healdsburg Lean, mean and green. That could be the tag line for h2hotel, debuted in July. It’s lean: only 36 guest rooms on a postage stamp size property of 24,000 square feet about a block south of Healdsburg Plaza. It’s mean – as in Read more…