80 Gold Medal Wines, 8 Wine Country Chefs… and You’re Invited
The judges of the North Coast Wine Challenge have sipped their way through more than 1,050 wines. On Sunday May 15, it is your turn to taste the winners.
Category: What’s New in Wine Country
Off The Grid Food Truck Fleet Heads to Santa Rosa
SF’s wildly-popular Off the Grid street food round up is coming to Santa Rosa, beginning Sunday, May 22.
Seaside Metal Serves Superb Seafood in Guerneville
To be technical, Seaside Metal debuted in Guerneville in March 2014. Yet in my mind, the luxury-minded seafood salon has been a real restaurant only since this past winter. That’s because the business, a much smaller sister to San Francisco’s Bar Crudo, opened for a while, then closed briefly, then opened for a stretch, then […]
Relish the Farmers Market Season in Sonoma County
From Sonoma to Sebastopol and Petaluma to Cloverdale, farmers markets give opportunities for grooving to live music and nibbling food from local vendors.
Your Guide to Sonoma Style: Summertime Finds
Whether it’s outdoor entertaining, a graduation celebration or finding the perfect gift, locals and visitors can always find something special when they shop in Sonoma. With warmer temperatures and clear skies, these finds from Amy Schaus are sure to bring sunny smiles. Search the Skies Grab these aviator sunglasses and step out in style. With […]
A Scrap Metal Saga: The Automotive Machinist Who Became an Artist
When do used auto parts become art? When they’re in the hands of James Selby.
Sonoma Magazine Wins Prestigious Maggie Awards
Sonoma Magazine won two top awards on Friday, May 6 at the Annual Maggie Awards Banquet, the most prestigious publishing event in the West. Competing with print and digital magazines from 24 states, Sonoma Magazine was awarded a Maggie for “best regional and state magazine. ” The winning issue, Welcome to Beer Country, included a 30-page showcase of the people and places behind Sonoma […]
Sunset’s Picture Perfect Sonoma Gardens
When Garden Editor Johanna Silver learned that Sunset magazine would be moving from its Menlo Park campus after 65 years, she had a wave of emotion. “I was in tears about losing the test garden,” she admitted. “I have never worked a piece of land that long.” The legendary Bay Area landscape architect Thomas Church […]
Green Music Center Announces Summer Line-Up
Written by Diane Peterson for the Press Democrat. The Green Music Center has announced the lineup for its Summer 2016 season at Weill Hall + Lawn, with an array of 22 events spanning all genres of music, several comedy shows and an outdoor movie marathon. Headliners range from double bill of bluesmen Boz Scaggs and […]
Sonoma Mission Inn to Close Big 3 Diner
The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn, which owns Big 3, says on its website that the diner is, “the longest-running continuously operated restaurant in Sonoma Valley.”