A bowl of rice topped with beef. (ken6345 / Getty Images)

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Chef Lisa Boisset of The Cook & The Drummer has opened The Porch Kitchen in Sebastopol. (The Cook & The Drummer)

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A 3-minute sand timer counts down as Chiang Dao Wild Mountain Green tea leaves steep in a pot at Two Trees Tea House in Occidental Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Beth Schlanker / The Press Democrat)

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

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Uni chawanmushi (egg custard with Hokkaido uni and roe) at Sushi Kosho's nine-piece nigiri tasting. (Heather Irwin / The Press Democrat)

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By biteclub

October 2018