After a late start to the commercial crab season, it’s time to celebrate the arrival of the beloved crustaceans. A plethora of local nonprofits and organizations will be hosting crab feeds throughout Sonoma County in January and February. Some feeds are all-you-can-eat, others feature no-host bars, and most include raffles or auctions benefitting charities. Here… Keep Reading
The owners of the popular Santa Rosa vegan and vegetarian restaurant Cozy Plum plan to open a second location, at the former space of Slice of Life (6970 McKinley St., Sebastopol). Co-owner Charles White said they’re working hard to open as soon as possible, ideally by spring. The menu will be mostly the same as… Keep Reading
The conventional wisdom holds that teenagers spend too much time on the internet and not enough time learning. It also holds that the path to success in business goes through college. But Robert Phouthavong is laying waste to those ideas. The 18-year-old Santa Rosa High School graduate opened his first restaurant, Makizushi, just before Christmas,… Keep Reading
There are many exciting new places to dine in Wine Country in 2023, including a fried chicken hot spot that’s worth the drive, an oyster bar, a mostly vegan endeavor and the region’s first Georgian restaurant. Downtown Napa’s revitalization got another big boost from two big names: Chef Masaharu Morimoto expanded with a Morimoto Asia… Keep Reading
A New York-based chain of food service wholesale stores plans to open its first North Bay location. Restaurant Depot has inked the initial prelease at Panattoni Development Company’s Innovation Center project in Rohnert Park, confirmed listing agent Ronald Reinking of Newmark. The chain signed a 10-year deal for 46,000 of nearly 90,000 square feet available… Keep Reading
After two devastating years for the restaurant industry, independent restaurateurs who hung on by their fingernails through the pandemic hoped 2022 might be different. Instead, mounting inflation, staffing shortages, supply-chain problems and a general dearth of hope led to a wave of closures and disappointments. But that’s not the whole story. Dozens of innovative restaurateurs… 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
Sonoma County supervisors stalled a long anticipated update on the county’s winery ordinance late October. Voting 4-1, with First District Supervisor Susan Gorin dissenting, the board sent the updates back to staff for additional work and revisions. The update had been approved by the county’s Planning Commission. The ordinance would have established new standards for… Keep Reading
Despite the fact that Napa gets all of the attention, Sonoma is an equally charming wine-centered town located in the rolling hills of NorCal. According to Sonoma County, Sonoma is only about 30 miles north of San Francisco, making it a great destination for city dwellers looking to escape for a fun weekend filled with… Keep Reading
ROHNERT PARK AND COTATI, CA — Spending hours preparing and cleaning up after a big dinner isn’t for everyone. For those who want to skip the fuss, several restaurants open Thanksgiving Day in the Rohnert Park, Cotati area will cook turkey dinner — or something else entirely. Restaurants open for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 24,… Keep Reading
