Sonoma County has no shortage of ghost stories. Passed down through generations, local legends have also drawn attention from ...

Bob Costarella likes a big challenge: sweating through a summer flipping brisket in a Central Texas smokehouse, tackling regimented 75-day health challenges or opening a 250-seat restaurant in Santa ...

For generations of Petaluma residents, birthdays, anniversaries and ordinary Wednesday nights have called for spaghetti and meatballs at Volpi’s Ristorante & Bar. Soon, a wider Bay Area audience will ...

You can’t wriggle your toes in the sand while eating Flint Weldin’s poke bowls, but there are swaying (miniature) palm trees and an ocean view just feet from his trailer. Never mind that the view is a ...

It’s noon, and the staff at Papapietro Perry Winery in Healdsburg is heading to lunch. It’s no brown bag affair, though, and the menu is usually a surprise. Perhaps it will be spicy Thai green curry.

Wine Country is home to more artisan chocolate makers than you might expect, offering another reason to savor the region’s food scene. Several chocolate makers operate in an industrial area of Windsor ...

In the 1990s, when Merritt and Pam Sher first took an interest in the site of what is now Hotel Healdsburg, it was a dog park and rose garden. The Marin County couple liked the idea of spending more ...

Nearly 20 years ago, on a trip home to Jordan, restaurateur Maher Fakhouri bought chicken shawarma from a street vendor and ate it on the sidewalk. Nothing fancy. Just seasoned chicken, garlicky sauce ...

Jeff and Laurie Ubben, owners of Little Saint restaurant and music venue, have listed their 52-acre Healdsburg estate for sale. Dubbed Flax Estate and Vineyard, the property includes a main home, ...

There’s a reason you may not be familiar with Sagrantino, the signature red grape of the Umbrian hill town of Montefalco. Planted by only a handful of growers in California, the Italian variety ...