Hello Petaluma Farmer’s market! Good-bye Petaluma Farmer’s market. Our time together was good, but oh so fleeting. I was able to (finally) make the Wednesday night farmer’s market in Petaluma this last week. My first of the season, their last of the season. *Le sigh* I must clearly work on my timing next year. Those … Continue reading »
This is a story about a girl and her produce. Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, a small town girl went to college in a much bigger small town and lived on her own for the very first time. One summer day she stumbled upon a year-round produce stand and before you … Continue reading »
Head up Petaluma Boulevard North on a weekend and you might be tempted to call the fire department when you spot plumes of smoke near the outlet malls. No need to fear. That’s not Banana Republic’s fall line going up in flames, but something much, much better. It’s Lombardi’s BBQ & Gourmet Delicatessen grilling and … Continue reading »
For all you Lagunitas Maximus fans, your day has finally arrived. The famed 16-year old Lagunitas Brewery has finally opened their doors for the general public in the version of an outdoor tap room. They call it their beer sanctuary. Others call it a TapRoom (no space). Whatever its name, it’s SCL approved. Lagunitas Brewery, … Continue reading »
(This is the first installment of the new Sonoma Grown column) Laloo’s (pronounced Lay-Looz) Ice Cream. Fun name, isn’t it? It took me for-ev-er to remember it. I first heard about this cult status ice cream as I tried to figure out what the new Petaluma creamery, LaLa’s, was all about. You can see how … Continue reading »
Recently inspired by The KRSH’s ‘Sonoma Grown Music’ spotlights, SCL is getting its own Sonoma Grown column, to be centered around my second most favorite topic (which just so happens to pair quite perfectly with my first favorite topic, wine,): F.O.O.D. Perhaps best known for its wine production to those not intimately familiar with the … Continue reading »
Good times here at SCL. I recently decided to spice things up a little around here (and for the sake of full disclosure, there might have been a little retail therapy involved for not becoming TV famous recently – more on that another time), so off to The Shack I went and purchased a fancy … Continue reading »
“Use a cell phone, buy a round.”
That’s one of a few house rules at Ernie’s Tin Bar, a local hide-away of a dive bar in Sonoma county. Technically a Petaluma address, this little gem resides just outside of Petaluma as you make your way on Lakeville highway… Continue reading »
Every good adventure needs a soundtrack. And every good Sonoma County adventure should have that soundtrack be The KRSH (pronounced ‘crush’), the local Sonoman wine country radio station found at 95.9FM. You might have already noticed a link to The KRSH over yonder under ‘Stalk-Worthy Sites’. And it’s true. I love to stalk The KRSH. … Continue reading »
We love the pig here at SCL. Love, Love, Love the pig. Love it as a chop, as bacon, as sausage. Pork tenderloin, roasted pig, pork ribs – all swoon worthy. Pretty much wrap that pig in more pig and I’ll be over for dinner stat. Did I mention the love for the pig? Then … Continue reading »
