So fun to catch up with Christian during Shelter in Place. Along Christian’s journey, he has worked for the girl & the fig, owned a pickle company and was very involved with the Good Food Awards and invited Sondra to be a pickle judge one year. Christian is also a […]

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25 Lusk While still sheltering in place, we had the opportunity to catch up with Matthew Dolan, Executive Chef and Partner of 25 Lusk. Mathew has been cooking for just about his whole life. He is a Culinary Institute of America graduate. He has worked in many […]

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Heather Irwin It was great to reconnect with Heather as we had her on the podcast back in November. Heather is the Founder of Sonoma Family Meals as well as the dining editor for Sonoma Magazine and the Press Democrat and the founder of BiteClub. Sonoma Family Meals was created […]

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Mark Malicki has worked in a wide variety of dining establishments including his past restaurant that he owned called Café Saint Rose. Now he situated at the Casino Bar and Grill in the little town of Bodega. Casino Bar & Grill was opened in 1874 as a mercantile. Transformed into […]

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We had a fun conversation with Clark as he tells us about his fascinating journey as a waiter on the railroad, working eighteen-hour days on the line from Oakland to Chicago, managed a cheese and wine shop at the base of Nob Hill, opened the San Francisco branch of the […]

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Talk Show Host, Journalist & Eater based in San Francisco.

“Grew up in Niagara Canada, attended several fine schools including Western in London (full disclosure, Ontario Canada). I worked for a theater, a symphony, in restaurants and even a B&B before moving into media, supplanting my original career path of an […]

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Restaurauteur, Chef, Hotelier  Crista Luedtke is an amazing gift to Sonoma County  – “almost singlehandedly, Luedtke transformed Guerneville into a buzzing vacation getaway.” -Forbes   She purchased  a hotel in 2008 and established eat + drink in 2009 and hasn’t stopped yet.  She is an extremely hard worker and instills inspiration […]

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Erin Gore Just when we think we are going to talk about gardens or tea parties, we meet Erin Gore who has created The Garden Society. Garden Society is a female founded, (Wrin Gore and Karli Warner) Sonoma County-based cannabis company with a mission of helping educate women on the […]

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So wonderful to get a chance to chat with Annette White, co-owner of Sugo Trattoria in Petaluma and Bucket List Journeys (fabulous blog and travel website). We let it slip out that Annette and Brian were high schools sweethearts, so a few memories popped out. We delve into Annette’s path […]

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It was great to have a repeat visit from our friends at Miracle Plum. We got a chance to catch up and see how they are holding up under the COVID-19 times. Not a surprise but they are pushing through, getting creative and working hard to get their customers what […]

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