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Cafe Les Jumelles: Brek and Trek at Armstrong Woods

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

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.

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...

Crepevine to Santa Rosa

Viola Boutique and Cafe: With a menu and cozy cafe vibe as familiar as an old quilt, Viola Pastry Boutique and Cafe is That Place.

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.

Cafes in Sonoma County: Check out a few local cafes, coffee shops and wine bars -- most of which are open well into the evening -- offering a well-marked exit ramp from the rat race.

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

Diner/Coffeeshop opens

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

Off-beat spots to brunch away your Sunday -- on Easter and beyond.

Best Pancakes in Sonoma County

Jack and Tony's Whiskey Bar opens

I'm a sucker for good tag-lines. The turn of a few well-placed words turn a Volkswagon into an lucky opportunity (Drivers Wanted? Sign me up!). Just Do It became a personal mantra for several years (along with the purchase of several pairs of Nikes that still sit collecting dust). But one of my favorites has to be Applebee's "Eating Good in the Neighborhood". Personal flair and well-coordinated chotskies aside, it connotates belonging and familiarity. Until you try to choke down microwaved appetizers. Not eating good. Bruno's on Fourth is what Applebee's can only aspire to: Good eating in the neighborhood.

For months now, BiteClubbers have been lauding the breakfast-time merits of Carlos Country Kitchen, the red-checkered diner off College Avenue. Bordered by a gas station, botanica and car-repair shops just past the 101 overpass, the neighborhood isn't the most charming. There were some health inspection issues that were corrected. But hey, it keeps out the dilettantes and dabblers--though certainly not fans who pack the parking lot to overflow capacity

There's an undeniable charm to eating in a railway car. Chummy quarters, dim lighting and feeling transported to a slower, more romantic time when travel didn't include pat-downs and families in sweat pants.Captivated by romantic visions of the past...

BiteClub recently wrote about one of the Northbay's most popular breakfast spots -- Hank's Creekside -- and boy did you have some opinions. Some of you can't be dissuaded from your passion for the diner's pancakes and Benedicts. Others, well, weren't quite so enamored.

Let me first say that Hank's is never going to be included in the annals of haute cuisine. It's diner food. Good diner food for the most part. But diner food. It's fluffy pancakes as big as your head, sausage, eggs and Huevos Rancheros. But what sets Hank's apart from, say, Denny's or IHop is the local cred and homemade touch. Biscuits are made from scratch, eggs are fresh and the cottage fries are, Oh My God good

Cafe Saint Rose: Mark's already proven himself to locals--from his years of service as winery chef and caterer to his ever-intruiging menus at the old Saint Rose. We get it. But the new spot reflects more of his comfort with comfort foods. Easy-going preparations of farm-fresh ingredients that feel so very right in Sebastopol.