Applewood Inn and Restaurant yellowtail crudo with radish blossoms by Chef Jamil Peden. Photo: Heather Irwin

Applewood Inn and Restaurant

Applewood Inn and Restaurant has a new chef, Jamil Peden, who hopes to bring the West Sonoma County restaurant back to its former glory as an incubator for talented young chefs

Efren loves the Efren

The Efren at Big Bottom

Local politico gets a Cubano sandwich named for him. And it's tasty.

Boon Eat + Drink

What the dime-sized boon lacks in diameter, it makes up for in taste -- both in its pared-down decor and simply done menu of spot-on eats.