I'll be doing a book signing and tasting this Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the West End Farmers Market (901 Donahue St., Santa Rosa). It's a great time to do some early holiday shopping, to treat yourself to one of my new books or to simply stop by, say hi, and sample some of my favorite artisan salts. I'll also have the world's newest olive oil--olio nuovo from DaVero--for tasting.
I just happened to have freshly cured gravlax on hand when it came time to explore Lasseter Family Winery's 2014 Enjoué, a delightful rosé, in my Wine of the Week Pairing column. I sliced off a couple of thin pieces of silky salmon, poured a glass of well-chilled wine and [...]
This Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Sonoma County Wine Library (139 Piper St., Headsburg) hosts a sale of new and used books on topics that range from the wine business, wine tasting and wine history to enology, viticulture, cooking, home winemaking and more, along with [...]
The hamlet of Freestone comes alive Sunday with "A Taste of Freestone" from 1 to 4 p.m. Freestone Artisan Cheese will offer samplings of Water Buffalo Gelato (from Di Bufala Dairy), Gypsy Rose Cheese and salad greens from the Bohemian Farmers' Collective, which will be gussied [...]
As surprised as I was to read this morning's article that the Santa Rosa Catholic Diocese is requiring all its school teachers, Catholic or not, to sign an agreement affirming a number of Catholic beliefs, there was also something familiar about it. (You can read this morning's article here.) [...]
You might think that a popular television drama like Downton Abbey and a local sausage maker like Franco Dunn have little in common. But they do. Both the acclaimed drama and the widely praised artisan sausages stand on the shoulders of the pioneers who came before them. Downton [...]
From April through October, DaVero--producer of one of California's finest olive oils, along with excellent wines, vinegars and more--hosts a family-style supper on the last Thursday of each month. The supper takes place in the gorgeous garden of their new tasting room, located at 766 Westside Rd. in Healdsburg. In [...]
Need a good giggle? Read this blog by my friend and colleague, L. John Harris, author of The Book of Garlic and Foodoodles From the Museum of Culinary History.
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