Category: BiteClub

Juanita, Juanita

When talking about a restaurant as well-worn as Juanita, Juanita I tend to gird my loins a bit. Folks who’ve been eating there for years either come out in rousing support or, uh, start hurling rotten eggs at me for daring to mention it. (Don’t believe me? Check out my riff on Hank’s Creekside). All […]

Juanita, Juanita

Located well off the main square, Juanita, Juanita is everything a divey little spot should be: Ramshackle, weird, a little dusty around the edges, un-air conditioned and with politely detached wait staff.

Slow Food Nation

Raise your forked-filled fist in the air and wave it around like you actually care. The Slow Food Nation converges on San Francisco August 29 through Sept. 1, 2008 for an inaugural gathering at the altars of Pollan, Petrini and Waters — a sort of latter day organic movement headed up by this farm-to-table triumvirate. […]

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.

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 tacos

Willi’s Wine Bar | Santa Rosa

Cozy Santa Rosa bistro continues to create crowd pleasers and small plates with Wine Country flair