Farmhouse Inn
Farmhouse Inn: Intimate almost to a fault, the restaurant is cozy and homey, with snappy service and a Michelin-rated Cal-French menu that plays to the flavors of many regional wines on their extraordinary list.
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General’s Daughter closing
Another juicy bit of gossip just came my way regarding The General’s Daughter in Sonoma. I recently lamented the departure of Chef Preston Dishman, but it turns out that he’s not the only one headed out. The current owners have leased the restaurant to the Girl of The Girl and the Fig, Sondra Bernstein. She […]
Gohan chef/owner dies
BiteClub is sad to pass along the news that Gohan chef and co-owner Steve Tam died on Sunday, August 3, 2008 from a cerebral hemorrhage. Tam was a fixture at the popular Petaluma sushi spot and several BiteClubbers have emailed me with the news of his death. I talked to his wife, Linh, at the […]
Restaurant Eloise
Roasted bone marrow. Sweetbreads. Head cheese charcuterie. You’re either following along with a dribble of drool or I’ve lost you altogether. Hey, you’re either a fan of Fergus or you’re not. I’m talking about nose-to-tail eating, the waste-not, want-not food movement recently popularized by Fergus Henderson and adopted by a new generation of chefs (and […]
Restaurant Eloise
Showing their passion for oft-overlooked cuts (as well as more everyday eats) into their French-Mediterranean menu, young husband-and-wife chefs Eric Korsh and Ginevra Iverson have created a comforting mix of old-meets-new school dishes at the recently opened Restaurant Eloise in Sebastopol.
West County Grill closed
BiteClub’s been hearing news of West County Grill’s demise for a few weeks now (a few employees have been buzzing around saying the restaurant was about to be shuttered), but I’ve gotten final confirmation that the restaurant is, in fact, kaput. It’s been a hard road for what many of us hoped would be a […]
Willi’s Wine Bar | Santa Rosa
Cozy Santa Rosa bistro continues to create crowd pleasers and small plates with Wine Country flair
Saigon Bistro
Saigon Bistro has closed
From the super secret BiteClub tip line
Former Lisa Hemenway collaborator Suzan Fleissner is preparing to open a new restaurant and bar in downtown Santa Rosa at the former Worth Our Weight space on Third Street. Following up on a tip from a BiteClubber, I hear that Fleissner (a vegetarian) plans to focus the menu around earth and sea — local seafood, […]
Green Grocer
Surrounded on all sides by dairies, farms, sea and orchards, the newish idea of only eating foods produced within 150 miles of where we live seems like a gimme. It’s an experiment popularized a few years ago by a group called “Locavores” and is gaining steam with the carbon-footprint set. So, okay, 150 miles from […]