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By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. Board Shorts, First Look at the Library at Chalkboard’s Tasting Menu: Can a perfectly seared day boat scallop capped with gently melting Iberico lardo make you weep? Would a gently poached 63-degree quail egg make you swoon with…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. Charlie Palmer’s DRY CREEK KITCHEN is expanding: WHITE OAK GRILL will open Friday April 25th on the grounds of the Hotel Healdsburg. A more casual, outdoor counterpoint to the upscale DCK, chef de cuisine Dustin Valette is offering…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. French Blue Becomes ARCHETYPE: Late last year, Calistoga’s SOLAGE took over the St. Helena restaurant to upgrade its menu and service. This week, the new name and new executive chef, Ryder Zetts, were announced. Prior to Archetype, chef…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. Ebleskiver and Sailing Ships: Join the Sons of Norway’s Freya Lodge in Santa Rosa for a morning of ebleskiver, otherwise known as ball-shaped Scandinavian pancakes served with powdered sugar and jam. The pancakes will be served with an…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. M.Y. CHINA at the Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park has a new happy hour menu Mon-Thu 3pm-6pm, with select cocktails for $6 (you can get classics like an M.Y. Tini or M.Y. Hatten) and…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. Sonoma County Restaurant Week (Monday March 10th through Sunday March 16th): I always feel like I need to announce Restaurant Week with the same voice Oprah used to announce that her audience was flying to Australia in 2010. “And…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. On Sunday March 2nd, award-winning chefs Justin Everett (Murray Circle) and Brandon Sharp (Solbar at Solage, Calistoga) will host a dinner at MURRAY CIRCLE restaurant at Cavallo Point Lodge. The six-course meal benefits the Conscious Kitchen Food Program—the…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. Fab Food Events: February 23rd-28th, SONOMA VALLEY CHEESE CONFERENCE AND RELATED EVENTS: Cheesemaker Sheana Davis puts on one of the best gatherings of food and cheese producers in the country each year in Sonoma. The conference itself is on…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. Seems even an iconic chef like Napa’s Cindy Pawlcyn sometimes stumbles. As of this week, she has officially shuttered CINDY PAWLCYN’S WOOD GRILL AND WINE BAR. Revered for her other Napa restaurants, Mustard’s Grill and Cindy’…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. Beer insiders have been chomping on yet another brewery opening in Santa Rosa this winter: FOGBELT BREWING. Housed in the Cleveland Avenue “Urban Winery Village” complex, which several years ago begat HERITAGE PUBLIC HOUSE, Fogbelt has soft launched but…