Dining
The California wine country is known for award-winning restaurants led by acclaimed chefs. Enjoy everything from authentic Italian favorites and gourmet French cuisine to fusion specialties featuring organic and locally-grown produce from nearby Sonoma County farms.A Wine Country Special
Happy New Year everyone. The rain has finally arrived in Sonoma County and I’m loving it. The dreary weather makes shopping, eating in restaurants, going to a movie more cozy in my mind. With coziness in mind let me tell you about a beautiful little informal wine shop that just happens to be a restaurant or
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Petaluma, What to do Downtown
How funny, just after the NYTimes prints an article on Sebastopol, 96 Hours from the San Francisco Chronicle publishes a little blurb on Western Street, one of the main streets of downtown. The article talks about the Iron Front buildings, that really occupy much of the downtown corridor not just on Western Street, a coupla
... more »Sebastopol in the NYTimes
It’s always a celebration for us when we see an article about our small towns in a national newspaper like the NYTimes. Some of the places mentioned I’ve covered in previous posts but there are new uncovered gems that may strike your fancy. Take a minute now and see what the Times says: This page
... more »Tea for Two
Before my daughter left for the East Coast where she’ll be starting grad school in September – yah! We headed to The Tea Room Cafe on Western Street in downtown Petaluma. No it’s not Jacqueline’s Tea Room, which is across the street and down a block, and it’s not really all about drinking tea, if you
... more »A Chocolate Cake made by an Angel
Hi Ho there, I know it’s been several months since I posted – bad, bad – no excuses, I was just putting it off. Today I want to talk about pastries – cake – chocolate cake – chiffon chocolate cake and Patisserie Angelica(6821 Laguna Park Way, Sebastopol, 707-827-7998). Every so often I hear this cake
... more »On a Somber Note – Haiti
A former employee of ours, Mike Lee, who use to work at our Quality Inn, is now a professional photographer and soon-to-be-med student. Besides having a thriving graphic design/photography business, www.Focus97, he gives his time to Operation Rainbow, www.operationrainbow.org, serving as their documentarian. In the last week Mike has been serving with Operation Rainbow in Haiti
... more »99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall
For those of you who didn’t know, the Lagunitas IPA you’ve been drinking is manufactured in our little town of Petaluma. Yep, right here just down from our Quality Inn about a block or so. And they’ve just opened their TapRoom and Beer Sanctuary, closed Monday and Tuesday, with live music. So forget about winetasting
... more »Pizza and Vino in Sebastopol
For those of you who knew of the short lived West County Grill located in downtown Sebastopol, a new restaurant has opened from the same people only this time their emphasing a simple menu – Pizza Vino 707, is the name. I haven’t tried it yet but I will, right along with Peter Lowell’s on
... more »Willow Wood Cafe in Graton
We were driving back from Guerneville last Friday early evening and decided to try out the Willow Wood Cafe in Graton. If you can believe it, over the years a few people have stayed at our Sebastopol hotel and have asked specifically where this place was. Willow Wood started out as a market way back when,
... more »Sea Modern Thai Cuisine Restaurant
Recognized as one of the best Thai restaurants in the Petaluma area, Sea Modern Thai Cuisine features an extensive menu of traditional Thai dishes and modern adaptations. Best of Petaluma voters have named Sea Modern Thai Cuisine the Best Asian Restaurant in Petaluma
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