New York Breakfast Archives - Sonoma Magazine

The Pork Roll at Golden Bear Station's breakfast pop-up in Kenwood. The East Coast bacon, egg and cheese (BECSPK) roll is another favorite, along with espresso drinks. (Heather Irwin / The Press Democrat)

Golden Bear Station Chef Brings NYC Breakfast Favorite to Kenwood

September 2025

Chef Josh Smookler craved the bacon, egg and cheese rolls from New York, so he created them at his Kenwood restaurant.

A bacon, egg and cheese sandwich — or BEC — made on a fluffy plain bagel from a local New York City bagel shop in Brooklyn, New York. (Getty Images / iStockphoto)

New York Breakfast Classic Comes to Sonoma County

June 2025

This summer, Golden Bear Station chef Joshua Smookler will launch a coffee and breakfast sandwich pickup spot in front of his Kenwood restaurant.