Your Best Bet for a Burger Red

This Rhone red’s concentrated cherry flavors and high-toned note of cranberry make it a great wine for burgers.

Blow off some steam by watching the Russian River Rodeo in the historic hamlet of Duncans Mills. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

Things to Do in Sonoma County This Weekend

This Friday, check out the adorably ugly pooches at the World's Ugliest Dog Contest. Tame your inner cowboy at the Russian River Rodeo. And rev your engines for the Toyota/SaveMart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. All this and more is in our list of things to do.

Spicy Tan Tan Ramen with Sapporo noodles, sesame, scallion, pork belly chashu, spicy ground pork, charred cabbage, woodier and a 6 minute egg from Ramen Gaijin in Sebastopol. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

Ramen Gaijin in Sebastopol is Worth the Wait

Ramen with handcrafted noodles and succulent pork chashu is the star of this west county restaurant’s authentic, outrageously delicious Japanese fare.