Vine Tastings, Windsor: More than a tasting room, less than a restaurant, Vine Tastings is a hybrid cafe and wine pairing spot with a top-notch chef and part of the Windsor social scene

Sonoma County Restaurant Week: Railroad Square Edition

Kabab & Curry/Anil's Maharaja Lounge shutters

Girl Scout Cookie Time 2010: Samoas: Vanilla cookies, covered with caramel, rolled in toasted coconut, and striped chocolate Trefoils: Classic Shortbread thin Mints: Wafers covered with a minty chocolate coating Tagalongs: Cookies topped with peanut butter and chocolate Do-Si-Dos: Peanut butter filling sandwiches by oatmeal cookies Lemon Chalet Cremes: Vanilla sandwich cookies with lemon creme Thank You Berry Much: Cookies with cranberries and white fudge chips Dulce De Leche: Bite-sized cookies with milk caramel chips

h2hotel: Rudy Mihal and Scott Beattie Big news from the Healdsburg grapevine: Chef Rudy Mihal (formerly of Odyssey) will head the kitchen of the forthcoming h2hotel and bartending superstar Scott Beattie (Cyrus, Scopa) will be behind the bar.

Fremont Diner Sonoma: hidden away among Sonoma's vineyards and pastures, is the sort of place every traveler dreams about stumbling into, but rarely ever does. Open for breakfast and lunch daily, 7am to 4pm.

Sonoma County Restaurant Week 2010: hat's Sonoma County Restaurant Week? Glad you asked. This year is the first year for the event (it's sort of like San Francisco's Dine About Town). Participating restaurants will offer prix fixe menus at $19, $29 or $39 per person the week of February 22-28, 2010)

Ume Japanese Bistro, Windsor: Ume is the place that sushi connoisseurs talk about between themselves.

Cheesemongers + Winter Artisan Cheese Fest: Sheana Davis's Winter Artisan Cheese Fest, A Life on the Wedge by Gordon Edgar

James Beard Awards 2010

Sift Cupcakery Santa Rosa: Frosting Shots!

Cupcake alert: Hold onto your frosting cupcake lovers. After a couple of false alarms, the downtown location of Sift -- downtown Santa Rosa's first brick and mortar cupcakery is slated for 2pm today (2/17/2010).404 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa...

Sustainable Sushi 101: Eating sustainably doesn't always go down well when it comes to sushi. Learning to make better choices at you local sushi bar when it comes to ocean sustainability

Local Restaurants hit in widespread Valentine's Reservation Scam

Madrona Manor's Joseph Bain is the Master of the Cheese Cart

Tres Hombres petaluma; Where to go for tequila in Petaluma? Tres Hombres. There's a separate margarita menu, featuring everything from blended fruit sippers to traditional shaken margaritas made with their premium tequilas, making this a weekend hotspot.

There's nothing like munching down on a half-pound patty picnic-style -- with napkins blowing, sun shining and bees a-buzzing. Petaluma's riverside burger best is Dempsey's, where you can snuggle up to a serious burger and local brew. Locals adore this...

Mosaic Restaurant and Lounge: Tai Olesky has a devoted following of fans who staunchly claim that this Forestville sleeper is too-oft overlooked.

Willi's Seafood, Healdsburg: Serious seafood-centric eating is best left to the coast, but Willi's Seafood is a rare inland exception with a bevy of half-shells and sea fauna

Sonoma County Valentine's Day 2010

Sonoma County Restaurant Week: What's the Best Meal You've Ever Had?

Rocket Cafe Sonoma: Catering sisters Molly and Liz Heyerly open their Sonoma cafe and kitchen five nights a week to an intimate dinner crowd for sushi and other menu items.

Chrome Lotus Nightclub opens in Santa Rosa: Put on your party pants, because Chrome Lotus is officially open for business. After two nights of pre-parties with friends and Facebook fans, the revamped 505/Acapulco throws open its doors to the public and gets the taps flowing

Aphrodisiac Foods

Rodney Strong Wine & Chocolate Fantasy 2010

Superbowl Eats 2010: Where to go, recipes and more

P30 is chic, cheap comfort food in Sebastopol with a familiar roadhouse vibe. Chicken and waffles? Please.