Sonoma County Harvest Fair Food Winners Announced

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An assortment of loaves are displayed at Nightingale Breads, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Forestville. At this year's Sonoma County Harvest Fair, Nightingale's seeded sliced sourdough won Best of Show Professional French Bread as well as a Double Gold ribbon. (Darryl Bush / For The Press Democrat)

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Customers wait in line outside Nightingale Breads, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Forestville. (Darryl Bush / For The Press Democrat)

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An assortment of breads are displayed at Nightingale Breads, Sunday, October 9, 2022, in Forestville. (Darryl Bush / For The Press Democrat)

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Owner Jessie Frost stacks baguettes for sale at Nightingale Breads, Sunday, October 9, 2022, in Forestville. (Darryl Bush / For The Press Democrat)

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An assortment baguettes and other breads are displayed at Nightingale Breads, Sunday, October 9, 2022, in Forestville. (Darryl Bush / For The Press Democrat)

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Sonoma Cake Creations cupcakes at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair in 2017. At this year's Harvest Fair, Sonoma Cake Creations and Sonoma Sauces created a blackberry Merlot cheesecake that won Best of Show Pastry. (Will Bucquoy)

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Sonoma Cake Creations cupcakes at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair in 2017. At this year's Harvest Fair, Sonoma Cake Creations' dark chocolate truffle won Best of Show Candy. (Will Bucquoy)

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Sonoma Cake Creations cupcakes at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair in 2017. (Will Bucquoy)

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Costeaux French Bakery is now offering classic French bistro menu items on the patio starting at 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday at their cafe in Healdsburg on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Erik Castro / For The Press Democrat)

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A variety of award-winning breads at Costeaux French Bakery in Healdsburg. Costeaux's BLAT sandwich won Best of Show Charcuterie, Deli, Sandwiches, Salads at this year's Harvest Fair. The sandwich is made with Journeyman barrel bacon, heirloom tomatoes, avocado, lettuce and roasted peppers on ciabatta bread. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

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Costeaux Bakery chef Jorge Flores adds pea shoots to top off his Avocado Toast with artisan bread, pepitas, hard-boiled eggs, chile flakes, radishes and pickled red onion at the Healdsburg bakery, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

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Avocado toast with artisan bread, pepitas, hard-boiled eggs, chile flakes, radishes, pickled red onion and pea shoots from chef Jorge Flores at Costeaux Bakery in Healdsburg. Photo taken Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

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Baker Lana McIntire, left, explains all the goodies in her self-service Nom Nom Cakes cart to Holly Wheadon and Conrad Trinks of Sonoma, who were ready for a treat as the cart was rolled out for the morning off Highway 1 Friday, May 13, 2025, north of Bodega Bay. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

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At this year's Harvest Fair, Bodega Bay's Nom Nom Cakes bakery won Best of Show Cookie for its brown vanilla macaron with caramel macchiato filling and also won Best of Show Individual Dessert for its goat cheese panna cotta with wine-poached pear and candied walnut. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

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Dave’s Gourmet Ice Cream in Santa Rosa won Best of Show Ice Cream for its caramel macchiato ice cream at this year's Harvest Fair. (Dave’s Gourmet Ice Cream)

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Ice cream sandwiches from Dave’s Gourmet Ice Cream in Santa Rosa. (Dave’s Gourmet Ice Cream)

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The peach pulled pork sliders with cheddar, red onion and balsamic reduction from Baked on the River in Guerneville earned a Gold ribbon at this year's Harvest Fair and was named Best Use of Pork. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

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The white cheddar herb scones in a creamy gravy from Baked on the River in Guerneville won Double Gold at this year's Harvest Fair. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

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The seafood chowder from Trillium Winebar & Taproom in Guerneville earned Double Gold at this year's Harvest Fair. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

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At this year's Harvest Fair, Santa Rosa's Tia Maria Panaderia y Pasteleria earned Double Gold for its elotito, a pan dulce shaped as a mini corncob, and also won Gold for its conchas. (Beth Schlanker / The Press Democrat)

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Lox and bagel at Drewish Deli in Healdsburg. Drewish Deli's house-cured lox won Double Gold at this year's Harvest Fair. (Heather Irwin/Sonoma Magazine)