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By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. A quick hit on the new ZAZU at the food- and wine-centric Barlow Center in Sebastopol. If you haven’t been since their summer opening, it’s worth putting on your to-do list. The expansive dining room and outdoor…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. ROBERT MONDAVI WINERY: The Mandarin edition? The iconic Napa winery is now offering its signature tour in Mandarin Chinese each Friday and Saturday at 10:30am. Visitors see the famed To Kalon Vineyard, tour the winemaking cellars, and enjoy…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. More deets on the upcoming GRATON RESORT AND CASINO restaurants: Hard hats aren’t exactly my thing (I mean really, the hair, people) but it was worth suffering a little hat head for a tour of the 12 restaurants…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. Eat Sonoma County: Food is taking over at the SHARE EXCHANGE, a locally made marketplace in downtown Santa Rosa. On a recent visit to the store (531 Fifth St., 707-583-7667), we noticed they’ve added a refrigerator stocked with…

Chef Richard Reddington is hosting a benefit in memory of his mother, Ann, on Tuesday September 17th at Redd in Yountville. The dinner portion of the evening is all sold out (and was a spendy $1,000 per person), but you can still snag a ticket to the after party…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. It’s a star-studded—or maybe fork-studded—weekend of wine and top chefs during the annual Sonoma Wine Country Weekend. Festivities start Friday with the sold-out Sonoma Starlight Dinner, hosted by girl & the fig’s Sondra Bernstein and…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. Rohnert Park’s posh sushi spot, HANA JAPANESE, may soon be expanding into San Francisco. Owner Ken Tominaga says he’s scoping out a new spot in the city with top toque Michael Mina. The pair opened Pabu at…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. A cross between a donut and a croissant, the Cronut has taken New York by storm. Invented by chef Dominique Ansel, the curious dessert filled with pastry cream has enthusiasts waiting in line for three hours just for a…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. Lobster corn dogs. Fried avocados. The Krispy Kreme hamburger. The annual Sonoma County Fair has become a pilgrimage for culinary adventurers who can’t wait to challenge their palates (and gullets) with the good, the not so good, and…

By 707 correspondent Heather Irwin. Sign up for the BiteClub Newsletter. THE TIMBER COVE INN, on the Sonoma Coast, has named William Oliver as its executive chef. Perched on a cliff along Highway 1, the inn features the Alexander Restaurant and Sequoia Lounge. Oliver has previously worked at Cook in…