Eat out for the holidays

Like just about everyone else, I’m halfway out the door to stuff stockings and finish last minute gifts, but before I head out, here’s a list of restaurants with special Chanukah and Christmas menus. Cheers! *Bistro VFRIDAY NIGHT ONLYDecember 22: Chanukah candle lighting. Plus Sufganiot donuts can be purchased to take home. $2.00 a piece. […]

Windsor: L’Assiette shuttered

In October, one of Windsor’s more forward-thinking eateries, L’Assiette quietly closed its doors. The neighborhood, it seems, wasn’t quite ready for super-luxe take away concept featuring a mix of local, organic, Cal-Mediterranean inspired foods from former SF chef Amey Shaw. “Windsor just wasn’t prepared for the type of food I was doing. I had some […]

New Union Hotel

Generations of local eaters have grown up on the Panizzera family’s Italian cooking. So, it should come as little surprise that the newest Union Hotel outpost, near the intersection of Mission and Rt. 12, has been packed with nostalgic eaters since its opening this month. And its probably also no surprise that, like their two […]

Sushi Smackdown

Sushi Smackdown Sonoma County Style

Sumos of Sushi

After several soy-soaked months, BiteClub is preparing the ultimate sushi guide to SoCo. But first, I want your opinion. What’s the absolute freshest, best, tastiest, most artistic sushi in the region? Who’s the best chef? This is your big chance, so let me know. Stay tuned TODAY for the results. Drop your comments below, or […]

Where does Keller eat?

Quince is apparently one of Thomas Keller’s (French Laundry, Bouchon, Per Se, Ad Hoc, etc.) favorite haunts. Who knew? The celeb chef, along with a rather impressive list of other local gastronomical luminaries spread the love around in a rather clever American express advertisement called “San Francisco Dish”. Along with video vignettes, the site also […]

Santa Trata

Local restaurant sniffers found the newly-opened Santa Trata in record time. In fact, most of us have been watching the spot next to Pho Vietnam like hawks since the short-lived (but well-liked) Real Gyro/Cafe Cabano mysteriously vanished, much to our dolmas and lamb-eating horror. As of late November, however, the kitchen is back in business, […]

Burger, chips & a chef on the move

Best Burger ReduxSo, in the advice of a BiteClubber, I headed north to Windsor last night to check out KC’s Downtown Grill for a burger. Here’s my takeaway: – Best burger in town? Sorry. Not in my book. A solid burger? Absolutely. I got the Blue Eyes, a burger topped with carmelized onions and blue […]