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Chicken Karaage, left, on a bed of tahini hummus and the butterflied trout, right, in a red curry and topped with cucumber yogurt at Dead Letter restaurant in Sonoma Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (Beth Schlanker / The Press Democrat)

Team Behind Celebrated Sonoma Restaurant Launches Dead Letter

July 2026

Dead Letter opens near Sonoma Plaza with charcoal-fired dishes, surreal digital art, cocktails and a playful nod to the building’s postal past.

Petrale sole with artichoke hearts, braised octopus, dandelion, French flageolet beans at County Bench in Santa Rosa. Heather Irwin/PD

Best Risotto in Sonoma? Santa Rosa’s County Bench, Take 2

March 2017

Downtown Santa Rosa restaurant gets a menu makeover for spring. And it's really, really good.