Santa Rosa

On Monday morning I pulled into the lot at Willie Bird soon after opening (8:30am). A refrigerated trailer for storing the extra inventory for this peak was unloading pallets stacked with fresh bi...

Read about it in the Press Democrat's Bite Club http://biteclub.pressdemocrat.com/default.asp?item=729062&mode= Anyone been there? Open 7:30am to 5pm weekdays. Closed on weekends. ----- C...

Had a very nice dinner here yesterday, Pullman Kitchen is in the space once housed by Syrah back in the day. It has been spruced up some and now has a nice “feel” to the dining room. It is a fair...

Good pho. That place has cool employees. Expensive pho “tho” (Better pho is found in a donut shop. Haha. 0

by Melanie Wong 6 months ago

Last fall I dropped by for a late lunch. I'd been a fan of the original Simply Vietnam that's now closed but had not tried the fast-casual offspring. Miraculously its building was untouched by the ...

by Dave MP 6 years ago

Has anyone tried Sweet T's in Santa Rosa? I might be headed there next weekend, and was looking for some Chowhound reviews and came up short. Hoping for some good fried chicken...

by Melanie Wong 6 years ago

With recent talk of apple pie, here’s a suggestion for apple crumb pie. Criminal Baking Company in Santa Rosa’s SoFA District makes a lovely butter-y one served up with a cup of creamy custard ...

Early yesterday morning in Santa Rosa, with my normal stop at Criminal Bakery not possible because they're in the middle of a move, I chanced upon Acre downtown on 4th Street and stopped in. Acre C...

by Melanie Wong 2 years ago

Some may recognize Chef/owner John Franchetti's name as the co-founder of Rosso Pizzeria in Santa Rosa and Petaluma. That partnership broke up a couple years ago. Franchetti claimed this catering/e...

I hesitate to post this up here. but Sonoma Crust is a tiny tiny place that puts out a GREAT chicken and waffles. i don't even really like chicken with waffles. Service is slow. super slow, ...

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

Sad to read about another casualty of the changes in Santa Rosa after last year's wildfires. "Worth Our Weight, the visionary, nonprofit Santa Rosa café and catering enterprise that prepares at-...

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

Saturday, October 13th, 2018 Santa Rosa Community Farmers’ Market 1351 Maple Avenue 1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 9 am – 1 pm Admission is FREE At our upcoming event “Honoring t...

by Melanie Wong 2 years ago

Early in the year, I took note of the new black and white signage for City Garden as construction was in progress. It finally opened on June 2, National Donut Day.

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

During the wildfires, owner Kevin Sprenger and short order cook, Damon, prepared and donated 2,100 meals to first responders. I celebrate everyone who stepped up for the relief effort, but especial...