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Bistro M in Windsor opens

Restaurant Mirepoix: So BiteClub hears that Restaurant Mirepoix will be expanding their presence on the Windsor Town Green in the next couple of months, taking over the space currently occupied by Langley's On The Green.

Paying homage to Sonoma County's Frenchiest of French bistros and patisseries.

Rendez Vous Bistro

Girl and the Fig: Sondra Bernstein's sunny bistro marries the best of country French and fresh California flavors.

La Gare French Restaurant: Classic, old school French cuisine in Santa Rosa

Cyrus launches a vegetarian menu

Bistro 29 in Santa Rosa: Onion soup for the soul. Now open for lunch.

Showing their passion for oft-overlooked cuts (as well as more everyday eats) into their French-Mediterranean menu, young husband-and-wife chefs Eric Korsh and Ginevra Iverson have created a comforting mix of old-meets-new school dishes at the recently opened Restaurant Eloise in Sebastopol.

BiteClub hits the Restaurant at Meadowood's tasting menu. It was a dinner that cost as much as a flat screen television. A single meal for two at the Michelin-rated Meadowood Restaurant cost more than my monthly car payment, more than I spend on clothes, as much as a flight to New York City and more than many people earn in a week. Let's be honest, it's more than many people earn in a month

If you know anything about Dan Smith, the owner of Sebastopol's French Garden Restaurant & Brasserie, you know that local boy-turned-entrepreneur-turned-philanthropist- turned-restauranteur doesn't go down without a fight. Though he's struggled to attain his ambitious vision of a Michelin-starred farm-to-table eatery after two chef departures and mixed reviews of the cuisine since opening in 2006, he's far from throwing in the towel. In fact, he seems more excited about the restaurant than ever

Provencal bistro fare -- rabbit terrine, buckwheat crepes, roasted duck, braised beef in red wine. Think classic French meets olives and tomatoes.

Ubuntu: Please don't use the v-word to describe Ubuntu.

Best bet for croissants, French pastries and delish entrees at this odd spot in Santa Rosa

A perennial vote-getter on the Chronicle's Top 100 Bistro Jeanty is oft-lauded as Wine Country's most authentic French country bistro. A native of Champagne and the opening chef of Domaine Chandon, Jeanty's menu features simple dishes like rabbit terrine, Coq Au Vin, cassoulet, Sole Meuniere, steak frites, foie gras pate, fried smelt and roasted bone marrow--classics informed by a mother's kitchen and hometown bistros. Classics that, to the consternation of some and comfort of others, remains constant. (Beef stew and cassoulet in summer? Really?

Solbar at Solage Spa Resort: Chef Brandon Sharp does a combo of spa and solid classics in Calistoga