BiteClub Eats

Cafe Saint Rose closed

Homemade Marshmallow Kabobs

Stark’s Steakhouse: $2 martinis

Da Bombe Desserts: The Jedi cake bakers at Da Bombe Desserts sent me pix of this edible version of Han Solo’s Millenium Falcon done cake-style for a local groom. Inspired by a similar masterpiece by Ace of Cakes’ Duff Goldman, Jenna Cook and her compatriot, Amy Westphal spent 10 hours building their own version.

It’s impossible to write about the street food movements happening in San Francisco, Oakland and Portland without some serious jealousy. From creme brulee carts to twittering tamale hawkers, the explosion on-the-fly food vendors operating from carts, trucks and impromptu stands is clearly a sign of the times. With low start-up costs, its an easy toe-in-the-water [...]

Franco’s & Chrome Lotus: Franco Fabiani, the former owner of Fabiani’s in Santa Rosa will be opening a new Italian pizzeria/trattoria-style restaurant in half of the space. The other half will be occupied by a new nightclub called Chrome Lotus, backed by Gianni Messmer, who was one of the founding partners of Seven Ultralounge (he was later bought out by former Los Robles Lodge owners Andy and Joy Kalia) and who purchased the Round Robin in 2006.

Pasta King Art Ibleto helps save the day

La Texanita on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Pizza in Sonoma and Napa: Rosso, Diavola, Mary’s Pizza Shack, NY Pie, Mombo’s, Old Chicago, Red Grape and many more.

So in the spirit of breaking all the rules and putting on our hypothetical hat for a minute, BiteClub (with trepidation, but a spirit of adventure) asks the question….What national food chain would you absolutely love to have closer to home?