Six Reasons to Pickle Yourself at the Fermentation Festival
Ready, set, pickle! It’s time for the annual Fermentation Festival, where brewers, picklers, cheesemakers, chocolatiers, ciderists, winemakers and other enthusiastic fermenters share their passion for...
View ArticleOysters 101: The Shuck, Sip, Slurp Guide to Perfect Oyster Eating
The Oyster Eater’s Guide Miyagi oyster at Santa Rosa Seafood. Heather Irwin/PD On Thursday and Friday mornings, dozens of mesh bags filled with oysters are piled onto fresh ice in Mike Svedise’s Santa...
View ArticleAddictive Sonoma Snack Disappears Without A Trace. We found it.
Sonoma Creamery CEO John Crean is at the center of near snack hysteria. The historic Sonoma cheese company recently introduced Parmesan Crisps to their lineup of products — a cracker-like square of...
View ArticleVegan Butter? In the Bay Area, it’s Not an Oxymoron Anymore
Miyoko’s Creamery has cracked the code on vegan butter.* The Bay Area vegan cheesemaker*, Miyoko’s Kitchen, recently released VeganButter, a cultured cashew and coconut oil “butter” that can be spread,...
View ArticleSanta Rosa Chef Has an Easy Solution for Eating Mega-Healthy
Eating healthy is such a noble idea. We’ve all made those promises, bought the cookbooks, made special trips to the bulk bins for things like brewer’s yeast and amaranth flour. After all the expense...
View ArticleTiny Windsor Chocolate Factory Creates a Chocolate Bunny Brigade
A chocolate Easter bunny army is being raised, recruit by delicious recruit, in the Windsor chocolate kitchen of Jeff and Susan Mall. Sitting at attention, the milk chocolate rabbits stare silently...
View ArticleWant to Eat Lunch Inside a Chocolate Factory? In Sonoma You Can.
At the Cocoa Planet Chocolate Factory in the town of Sonoma no one will bat an eye if you order dessert first. Or if you order three desserts first. This is a confectionary, after all, and handmade...
View ArticleLocal Pizza Gets a Farm-to-Table Makeover
Ever wondered what exactly was in the pepperoni on your pizza? Probably better not to ask too many questions. For that reason, we love the idea of a farm-to-table pizza takeout/delivery service that...
View ArticleFrom Stock Brokers to Pizza Brokers: Sonoma’s Vineyard Crust Co.
BY KATHLEEN HILL, Sonoma Index-Tribune I first encountered former stock brokers Jimmy Crompton and Randy Martin outside their Vineyard Crust Company pizza tent at the Sonoma International Film...
View ArticleShell Yeah! Hog Island Oysters Expanding
Soon, you won’t have to be shellfish about getting a waterfront seat for your Hog Island oysters. On Tuesday, the 160-acre Tomales Bay oyster farm announced the acquisition of nearby Tony’s Seafood...
View ArticleA Food Tour of Wednesday Night Market in Santa Rosa
Oh, the bonanza of food to be found at the Santa Rosa Wednesday Night Market. Take a deep dive into the gallery for some of our favorite dishes. –Isabella Bankmann contributed to this story Here’s a...
View ArticlePetaluma’s Thistle Meats Butcher Shop a Cut Above
“I want this to be the best butcher shop in the Bay Area”- Travis Day, Chef/Owner Thistle Meats In an instant, a drunk driver changed the trajectory of Chef Travis Day’s life. Though he was nowhere...
View ArticlePete Seghesio’s Journey to Journeyman Meat Co. in Healdsburg
Eighteen inches nearly cost Pete Seghesio his longtime dream of becoming a salumist. The two-story building he’d constructed at the site of the former Healdsburg post office was just a foot-and-a-half...
View ArticleHoly Mole: The Elusive 30-Ingredient Mexican Sauce Gets a Mother’s Touch in...
Mole negro isn’t made in an afternoon. One of the seven traditional moles of the Oaxaca region of Mexico, this sweet-savory sauce made with dried chiles, spices, seeds, tortillas and Mexican chocolate...
View ArticleTaste the Harvest Fair: 2017 Food Entries in Drool-O-Vision
The annual Sonoma County Harvest Fair is ramping up, meaning that chefs, caterers, bakers and foodies of all kinds have submitted their most delicious dishes for judging. From more than 275 entries...
View Article8 Sonoma Artisan Producers That Aren’t Just Great, They’re Good
Here’s a look at Sonoma County’s 2018 Good Food Award winners, a high-profile award for producers of conscientiously-made artisan foods. For many small producers, this award boosts their products into...
View ArticleIs Paleo Chocolate the Next Big Thing? Sonoma Investor Thinks It Is
The founder of Krave Jerky and SmashMallow thinks paleo chocolate has a bright future. Jonathan Sebastiani’s Sonoma Brands has invested in Hu Products’ artisan dairy-free chocolate bars, made with 70...
View ArticleThe Queen of Fruits Gets the Royal Treatment at Forestville Farm
There is something indescribably regal about olive oil. From its golden hue and luxurious texture to its revered usage through millennia, the oil of this humble Mediterranean fruit has anointed a...
View ArticleAddictive Sonoma Snack Disappears Without A Trace. We found it.
Sonoma Creamery CEO John Crean is at the center of near snack hysteria. The historic Sonoma cheese company recently introduced Parmesan Crisps to their lineup of products — a cracker-like square of...
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