Laura Hagar Rush enjoys one of her signature aperitifs outside the old Denman Creamery at Sonoma Aperitif in Penngrove. (Photos by Connor Jay / PathosPhoto)

Elixirs Extraordinaire

Enchanted by the ingredients, Laura Hagar Rush set out to create her own kind of aperitifs

Chefs You Gotta Know

Six of Sonoma County’s most show-stopping toques who toil away behind the scenes rather than out in front.

Like Wine

Whites, rosés and lighter reds are on the menu for spring.

Robindira Unsworth stands outside her shop in Petaluma. (Photo by Beth Schlanker)

A Gem of an Artisan

Petaluma boutique offers exotic collection of boho-chic jewelry with worldly flair.

Seared Sonoma Foie Gras at Petite Syrah. (photo by Christopher Chung)

Food Fight

The decision to put foie gras back on menus was met with both cheers and jeers.

Beyond Apples

The hard ciders from Sonoma Ciders are bold enough to serve as alternatives to beer.

Home brewer Greg Rasmussen won the 2014 Samuel Adams Longshot American Homebrew Contest. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)

Homebrew Hero

A Forestville fire captain was one of three 2015 winners in the Samuel Adams American Homebrew Contest.