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Author: Heather Irwin

Walter Hansel Bistro

Sonoma County Restaurants That Closed in 2025

December 2025December 2025

Despite rising costs, staffing shortages and cautious diners, Sonoma County’s restaurant scene showed resilience in 2025.

Uni chawanmushi (egg custard with Hokkaido uni and roe) at Sushi Kosho's nine-piece nigiri tasting. (Heather Irwin / The Press Democrat)

Sushi Kosho Launches $89 Omakase Nigiri Tasting in Sebastopol

December 2025

Sushi Kosho’s new omakase-style tasting focuses on pristine fish, perfectly seasoned rice and an intentional rhythm that unfolds piece by piece.

Clam, Prawn & Sausage Sauté served with grilled sourdough from Catelli’s Restaurant Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025 in Geyserville. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

Catelli’s Is an Italian Cornerstone of Rural Geyserville

December 2025

Nearly 90 years in the making, Catelli’s offers Italian-American comfort food, Sonoma County soul and a dining room that feels like home.

Susan Preston in her studio near her home of 50 years in the Dry Creek Valley. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

For Sonoma County Artist and Farm Owner, It’s Time ‘To Be a Little Spiky’

December 2025

From the Dry Creek Valley farm she built with her husband, Susan Preston reveals her life as an artist: Feminist, feral and fantastical.

Sommeliers taste wines in a blind tasting competition during the Blind Bottle Bash at Flambeaux Wine in Healdsburg. (Courtesy of TOWN)

Star Wars Meets Wine Country at TOWN Dinner Series in Healdsburg

December 2025December 2025

The TOWN dinner series recently held its inaugural Blind Bottle Bash at Flambeaux Wine, featuring a friendly wine competition and sommeliers dressed in Jedi robes.

Rancher William Densberger feeds his herd of 100% Japanese Wagyu cattle Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2025, on a ranch owned by Adam Gordon at the base of Mount St. Helena in the Alexander Valley. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

A Knights Valley Ranch Raises Wagyu for Exclusive List of Chefs

December 2025December 2025

The remote Sonoma County ranch raises 100% champion Wagyu cattle that only a handful of local chefs can get their hands on.

Pick's Roadside, the iconic Cloverdale burger spot, reopens in January 2026. (Pick's Roadside)

Century-Old Pick’s Drive-in Prepares for Reopening in Cloverdale

December 2025

The landmark drive-in will reopen in mid-January, bringing back classic burgers and root beer floats with some Sonoma County upgrades.

The Failla Wines tasting room in a cottage on 11 acres Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 along the Silverado Trail north of St. Helena. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

Failla Wines Showcases the Best of Sonoma in the Heart of Napa Valley

December 2025

The winery tasting room is cozy and homey, with knotted-wood walls and ceilings, and a stone hearth decorated with antlers.

A wall full of nutcrackers on display over customers at Costeaux French Bakery in Healdsburg on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. (Christopher Chung/The Press Democrat)

Where To Dine Out on Christmas in Sonoma and Napa

December 2025

From festive prix fixe dinners and holiday teas to Christmas Eve cocktail pop-ups, here’s where to dine out in Sonoma, Napa, Marin and Mendocino counties this holiday season.

Various vintage and modern holiday-themed decor, trinkets and home goods at Mavis & Mavis in Cloverdale. (John Burgess / Sonoma Magazine)

Find Unique Gifts at These Sonoma County Boutiques for a Very Vintage Holiday

December 2025December 2025

Here are some of our favorite places in Sonoma County for quirky, nostalgic and cool vintage finds this holiday season.

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