BiteClub Eats

A family works to save their Sonoma County farm, Gleason Ranch, by raising heritage poultry. Will it work?

Can’t get a reservation for the French Laundry? Surf over to Craigslist where someone’s hawking their July seating for $100. Nice. +++++ 7/17: Restaurant “French Laundry” reservation (napa county) Reply to: event-nyb25-1218864515@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?] Date: 2009-06-12, 5:01PM PDT Lunch reservation for 2 persons in French Laundry on July 17, 2009. $100 OBO [...]

Cheeseburger in a can? Yes, it’s true.

Former John Ash & Co. chef to open a breakfast and lunch spot in Santa Rosa

Puerto Rican cuisine in Santa Rosa doesn’t skimp on the plantains or pique

After seeing Food, Inc. on Friday night (and feeling upset and queasy through the whole thing), figured a good way to turn around some of my negative karma points would be to let ya’ll know about this opportunity to help our local markets. In conjunction with Local Harvest, Care2 is giving away $5000 to a [...]

Casa Del Mar

Food, Inc.: Whether you’re a hard-core food purist or merely interested in hearing the other side of gloriously choreographed commercials for cheaper-than-dirt burgers, chips and soda, it’s worth considering the less-glamorous side of the food industry and making up your own mind.

Where to get donuts in the North Bay

So I’ve finally gotten the scoop on the shuttered Third St. restaurant directly from Suzan Fleissner, and at this point she’s just not ready to throw in the towel on her dream. Long story short, the location wasn’t working out for her, financial issues arose and ultimately, Fleissner vacated. Currently she’s seeking out a new [...]

Crab Cake Recipe from Josh Silvers of Syrah Bistro

Just in from Nashville, I heard about the weekend’s Great American Food & Music Festiva disaster. Apparently it was epic. Which makes me feel a whole lot less upset that I couldn’t go. But a bit sad nonetheless… Here’s the long and short of it: A bunch of foodie folks decided to bring great food [...]

UPDATE from RUDY…I heard from a very upset Rudy Mihal this morning who wanted to set the record straight on what was recently printed in the Chronicle. Here’s what he told me: “The Chronicle switched my words around and tried to make this story juicier than it was. I’m definitely not trying to burn any [...]

Simple, straightforward diner food in Santa Rosa

At Carmen’s Burger Bar, top honors go to the Triplets

Recently folks have been asking me where to find some very specific foods they’ve been craving. Here’s installment one… Boudin Sausage: Franco Dunn, Chef Emeritus of Santi Restaurant serves up different salumi each week at area farm markets (Santa Rosa, Healdsburg and Sebastopol: 1st/3rd Sundays). Sign up for his weekly email to find out what [...]

Closures, chef shuffle, olive oil on frozen yogurt and Petaluma’s Vegilantes

BiteClub finds where to get the best frozen yogurt, ice cream and gelato in Sonoma County and Napa

The kind of glee that CSA bags can instill in even the most jaded of fast-foodies is rather remarkable to watch. Just ask my children, who before last summer eyed anything green or leafy with serious suspicion. They now clamor for kale, organic carrots and fresh apples. Miraculous

Josh Silvers of Syrah Bistro in Santa Rosa is Wine Spectator’s “Zinfandel” issue cover-boy (actually, it’s his rack of lamb, but he makes several appearances inside) for the upcoming June 30 issue. Wait, what? Never one to be too constrained by labels, Josh got tapped by writer Harvey Steinman to create a zinfandel-friendly menu for [...]

BiteClub is among a host of folks confounded over why GG’s Earth and Surf has been closed with an enigmatic sign on the door for several days. In late May, owner Suzan Fleissner sent me a personal email discussing her plans to expand, which I shared with you. Apparently others in the community got the [...]

Zin Restaurant’s Brownie Sundae, plus more great Wine Country spots to grab a killer brownie

News of a new Puerto Rican eatery in Santa Rosa has had the unexpected result of bringing together a proud but, as one BiteClub commenter stated “hidden” community of people with roots on the island. About-to-be-opened El Coqui owners (the paper is down and final inspections are happening) recently said, We too have been pleasantly [...]

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