Carneros Heritage Fest & Chef Throwdown: Napa v. Sonoma BiteClub plans to be on hand tomorrow, May 30, as Napa and Sonoma chefs go head to head in a competition between 10 Emerging Chefs at the Carneros Heritage Festival. Among...

Traverso's Reopens

This is a man who (along with his wife and brother-in-law, the chef) truly, desperately, honestly wants to feed you. At a good price. Which means heck with the fuss of, well...stuff like ambiance. The former corner grocery just south of downtown Petaluma looks like a former corner grocery store. There are a handful of tables, a decorative hookah, outdoor patio in the parking lot, TV blaring Middle Eastern news and the whirling sideshow of Joe and Ozkan doing their thing. You're here to eat and learn.

f there's any question about the Darwinian nature of restaurant ownership, look to the brutal natural selection of 420 Mendocino Avenue. In three years, five restaurants have occupied the space. Four have gone the way of the dinosaur and dodo -- to no one's great surprise -- quickly facing extinction after problems with staff, management and/or the kitchen.

Henweigh Cafe, Pesto

How to make great guacamole? Start with avocados. Plus, restaurants in Sonoma County making great guacamole.

BBQ at Saint Rose, Nonni's, Casa Del Mar

Best Bread in Wine Country and Sonoma County

A Divine Affair in Healdsburg serves up Eastern European fare from mom as well as California classics

Bruni stepping down from times

Star sighting: Guy Fieri

Goats have a bad rap. The bulging eyes, their comic book penchant for tin cans and that whole cloven-hooved association with The Dark One. It's a PR nightmare, really. But spend any time with goat people -- and by that I...

Don't expect it on the menu every day. Typically the lasagna shows up at Seamus' whim, but he'll be making it Friday, Saturdays and Sundays just for you, BiteClubbers. At least for a while. Or until he comes up with something even more delicious.

Hana Sushi: Sonoma County's best sushi spot

This is hilarious. Apparently there's someone impersonating our very own Foodnetwork Star, Guy Fieri during a KC Royals game. The broadcaster gets duped, but it's clear to anyone watching this guy doesn't have the Fieri Fire. Guy quickly Twittered that...

Forgive me Pollan for I have sinned. I've driven through, super-sized and made plenty of runs to the Border. My glass house has seen too many Carl's Junior wrappers for me to cast any greasy napkins at anyone else. Fast...

Where to go for Mother's Day Brunch around the North Bay

Rosso Pizzeria, French Garden, Restaurant Eloise, Jackie's Sports Bar

Where to find the best artisan olive oil in Sonoma & Wine Country

Free KFC grilled chicken

Cyrus Restaurant Chef Douglas Keane of Healdsburg has won Best Chef: Pacific at the James Beard Awards, held Monday night in New York. The awards are considered the Oscars of the food world. The event is being Twittered live.Other nominees...