Santa Rosa

by Melanie Wong 23 days ago

Last Saturday I was happy to shop again at the Healdsburg farmers market and waited more than 20 minutes for my turn at Anna's Seafood booth. I picked up some pristine ling cod fillets and a hunk o...

by Melanie Wong 27 days ago

At Saturday morning's Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market, I picked up a bunch of this purple-red leafed, green-stemmed Chinese brassica grown by Sebastopol's Singing Frog Farm. When I ask...

by snarkygirl 11 years ago

Hello Hounds! Just a brief note, which I hope to add to later when I have more time. Four of us had dinner at the newly opened El Coqui at 400 Mendocino (NE corner of 5th) last night. I had s...

Four of us had a very nice meal in the space formerly occupied by Café Lolo. We had the corner table which was nice and comfortable. Service was stellar all evening, very friendly and helpful with ...

Would like to know specifically about where in Berkeley or Santa Rosa/Healdsburg? I know about the wonderful French store in San Rafael.......and the butter by BiValve at the farmers market is gr...

by Melanie Wong 5 months ago

"Cultural commentary in beer names is not a new thing, so it’s no surprise Barrel Brothers Brewing Co. is hopping on the anti-PG&E bandwagon. The Windsor, CA-based spot is the third Sonoma County b...

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 11 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 7 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 7 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 ...