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03/02/1012:51 pm

Fremont Diner: Fried Chicken, Pies and More

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Fremont Diner's Fried Chicken

I basically starved myself in preparation for judging Cochon 555 at Silverado Resort on Sunday. By the time the plates of food came trickling into judge's chambers round about 5 p.m., I was ravenous. I played it safe, though, sampling bites from the bites, trying not to get full before the arrival of Devin Knell's pork paté set on a perfect rectangle of pistachio genoise and Dennis Lee's ssäm. Somehow, miraculously, I made it through unscathed. You know what took the toll? The free-flowing whiskey. Figures.

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09/02/0911:00 am

Last-Minute Labor Day Schemes

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Scott van Velsor

Forget to make Labor Day weekend plans? Here are some surefire, spur-of-the-moment ideas:

Sip vino in Sonoma. Celebrate the upcoming grape harvest by attending the epicurean weekend packed full of winemakers' dinners and tastings galore. Sonoma Wine Country Weekend runs from noon on Friday through 6 p.m. Sunday.

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06/29/098:29 am

Winery Offers $60K: May the Best Twitter'er Win

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One of the top 50 applicants for the $10,000-a-month wine job

A couple of months ago, a Sonoma job listing flew around the internet.

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05/19/091:05 am

Joe Cocker, Ziggy Marley, Lyle Lovett and Chris Isaak To Play Wine Country's Jazz Fest

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Al Green croons for thousands of 2008 festival goers
courtesy of sonomajazz.org

Where might you find the likes of Joe Cocker, Shelby Lynne, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Ziggy Marley, Lyle Lovett and Chris Isaak, all wrapped up in one pretty package and presented to you this Memorial Day weekend? Why, the annual Sonoma Jazz Fest, of course!

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01/09/095:23 pm

Winter Wineland

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$10-$40

Create your own path to discovering unique, select wines from the Sonoma County region. More than 100 winery members of the great Wine Road in the Dry Creek, Russian River and Alexander valleys open their cellar doors for a post-holiday celebration in which guests have the opportunity to taste limited production wines alongside new releases and older vintages. The added bonus—you can even save with special discounts on bottles and cases.

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11/17/081:05 pm

Bryant Park West with Project Runway's Rami Kashou

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Strike a pose as Sonoma Valley's elegant Jacuzzi Winery transforms into a New York runway for the benefit fashion show "Bryant Park West." Expect hot fall, winter and holiday styles from SF-based Maneater Threads, including 12 exclusive pieces from Hollywood A-list designer and Project Runway star Rami Kashou. Guests will have the opportunity to mingle with designers, stylists and even purchase what they see in the show.
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06/16/0811:48 am

Cult of Personality

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Determined and persuasive, Jamie Kutch produces some of California’s most coveted Pinot—from his SF apartment.

by Jordan Mackay
posted June 16, 2008 11:48AM

Determined and persuasive, Jamie Kutch produces some of California’s most coveted Pinot—from his SF apartment.

A far cry from Napa and Sonoma is a nondescript apartment on Clay Street near Franklin, crammed with papers, books and, most of all, wine—boxes and boxes of wine. This is where Kutch Wines, one of the hottest boutique producers of Pinot Noir, is based.

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09/13/079:57 am

Uncorking Pandora's Bottle

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So you think of wine as being the drink of the gods? Think again.

by Jordan Mackay
posted September 13, 2007 9:57AM
So you think of wine as being the drink of the gods? Think again.I’m sitting at my dining-room table on a clear August night, enjoying a Napa Cabernet as smooth as the sheets at the Ritz, when I hear fireworks rumbling from the ballpark. Barry Bonds has just hit his 756th home run, breaking Hank Aaron’s 1974 career mark—the greatest record in professional sports. I also know that if I listen hard enough, I will probably also hear half of the crowd collectively booing. For many, Bonds’ stunning record has been “tainted” because of his presumed use of steroids.
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09/11/074:51 pm

The 10 of 2007

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Out of the thousands of wines Buzzed blogger Jordan Mackay tasted this year, here are 10 he can't get out of his head.

by Jordan Mackay
posted September 11, 2007 4:51PM
Out of the thousands of wines Buzzed blogger Jordan Mackay tasted this year, here are 10 he can't get out of his head. 1
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07/10/0711:09 am

The Fancy Food Show

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Cold-pressed blood-orange olive oil, ceramic jars of handcrafted yogurt: With the rise of SF’s boutique markets, our days of milk, bread and butter are officially over. 

by Amy Traverso
posted July 10, 2007 11:09AM
Cold-pressed blood-orange olive oil, ceramic jars of handcrafted yogurt: With the rise of SF’s boutique markets, our days of milk, bread and butter are officially over.  A trip to one of SF's two
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