BiteClub Eats

Jeffrey’s Hillside Cafe: Though it may seem a strange sidestep to go from foie gras to Huevos Rancheros, the whole thing actually works in our favor: Rib-sticking comfort food with the know-how of a Wine Country chef. In late September, Madura quietly opened Jeffrey’s Hillside Cafe (attached to the Hillside Inn on Route 12) for breakfast, lunch and brunch. And while many of the menu items sound familiar, you’ll need to readjust your expectations when the plates hit the table.

In these tough economic times, its time to lose your squeamishness and learn to embrace what nearly every other culture has known to be good eats since the dawn of time — offal. Sometimes called nose-to-tail eating, this waste-not, want-not food movement is being adopted by a new generation of chefs (and eaters) savoring the [...]

Recipe: This isn’t just good caramel corn. This is caramel corn that will make you weep. The absolute best recipe EVER!

The Great West End and Railroad Square Hand Regatta 2009: Imagine Jules Verne meets Moulin Rouge in a scrapyard populated by mad scientists and engineers with blow torches. But, in a family-friendly sort of way.

Fourth Annual Taste of Petaluma (Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009)If you don’t get down to P-town nearly as often as you should, call this a perfect opportunity to see what you’re missing in the dining department. If you’re a local, consider this a convenient smorgasbord of hometown faves. Either way, this weekend’s Taste of Petaluma has [...]

Hello Cello Limoncello: Made in Sonoma Limoncello

Sonoma County Harvest Fair, the annual event that signals the start of gold-medal boasting season (as well as fall), is upon us. The grape-stomping, scarecrow-stuffing fun will run from October 2-4 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa. For more info, click here. But for the food and wine-obsessed (and really, that’s most of [...]

Black Pig Bacon: Bacon Fest

Upper Fourth suddenly shutters

P/30: Chef Patrick Tafoya, the young chef who’s garnered some serious buzz at the Duck Club Restaurant over the last year, will be opening a new restaurant in Sebastopol in November