When Veronica Eicken was a little girl, instead of watching weekend morning cartoons like all the other kids, she was glued to PBS, enraptured by the culinary creations of Julia Child, Jacques Pepin and Martin Yan. Before she ever hit double digits, she knew she wanted to be a chef. Sitting in the kitchen of… Keep Reading
It’s been over three years since we set out to find the best doughnuts around town, so we hit the ground running with big appetites to find Santa Rosa’s standouts. While visiting some of our favorite doughnut shops and cafes, we tasted a variety of sweets, from fritters to cronuts. And, of course, each doughnut… Keep Reading
With summer just around the corner, it’s been a busy time for catching up with favorite restaurants and checking out some new ones. Click through the above gallery for some of the best things I’ve eaten recently. Continue Reading on the Sonoma Magazine Keep Reading
Bag O’ Crab is exactly that: a steaming pile of seafood dumped onto a communal plate that’s a love-it-or-hate-it kind of thing. Wearing a large plastic bib and eating with your fingers is also self-selecting. If you’re up for both, or just find pulling off shrimp heads weirdly satisfying, Bag O’ Crab is your new… Keep Reading
We asked the chefs and restaurateurs behind the Best New Restaurants in Sonoma County 2023 to share their favorite places to dine out in Sonoma County. Here’s what they said. Click through the above gallery for favorite dishes. Nick Peyton Owner Cyrus, Geyserville DATE NIGHT PICK The Shuckery in Petaluma. It’s the complete package of ambience, food,… Keep Reading
Whenever I visit a new place, I’m eager to find restaurants that serve up the true flavors of the region. That’s not always an easy feat when SEO-optimized lists, pumped-up Yelp reviews and sales-driven picks top the online search results. As a longtime dining editor in Sonoma County, I want to be your guide to… Keep Reading
After 30 years of Italian cooking at neighborhood restaurants throughout the Bay Area, chef Eddie Robles has learned a thing or two about sauces. No. 1: the creamier, the better. No. 2: the more, the better. Old-school Italians could loudly protest those assertions. In Europe’s Italia, many “creamy” sauces don’t include heavy cream, just lovingly,… Keep Reading
One of California’s oldest pinot noir vineyards sits on Santa Rosa’s van der Kamp Vineyard — a tiny 25-acre vineyard on the north-face bench of Sonoma Mountain. Indigenous tribes believe the world began right on top of that mountain. Whether that’s true or not, one thing is for certain — great wine begins there. For… Keep Reading
Federal regulators overseeing West Coast fisheries have effectively called off California’s entire 2023 ocean salmon fishing season, in an effort to protect fish populations that have dwindled during the ongoing drought. In California, most fisheries had been set to open their season April 1. Instead, the National Marine Fisheries Service on Friday canceled all ocean… Keep Reading
For diners who sit on the edge of their proverbial seats waiting for the hottest restaurant openings, spring will be an exciting time in the Bay Area dining scene. Noted chefs are bringing forth new projects, like Matthew Accarrino of San Francisco’s SPQR, whose new, more casual cafe will specialize in charcoal grilled Italian meats… Keep Reading
