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Kitchen Kinship: Chef de Cuisine Reed Palmer Builds on His Father’s Culinary Legacy
Reed Palmer is chef de cuisine at Folia Bar & Kitchen, the flagship restaurant inside Appellation Healdsburg.
Born and bred here, he returned home after...
California Sipping: Brucato Spirits’ Sierra Clark
Sierra Clark, cofounder and CEO of Brucato Spirits, lives in San Francisco, but the inspiration behind their original core amaros are all found in...
Humbowl’s Eric Wright on Tacos and Community
Eric Wright is the owner of Humbowl, a fast-casual Bay Area restaurant with two locations and a simple philosophy of offering rice bowls made...
Going for Gold: Dining at Graton Resort & Casino
Overseeing everything that happens in the multiple dining outlets across the Graton Resort & Casino is Jennifer Murphy-Ellamar, vice president of culinary operations.
Among these...
Harvest Time, From Garden to Kitchen with Thomas Mendel
Hamel Estate sits on a hillside above Sonoma Valley, where winemaker John Hamel has spent years developing certified biodynamic and organic vineyards through dry...
Wrap It Up: Matthew Blair Rolls Forward
Matthew Blair is the co-founder and president of World Wrapps, a Bay Area-born fast-casual concept that helped introduce the wrap format to mainstream American...
Making a Splash: Sally Blum Crafts 50 Wines This Year
Sally Blum is a winemaker who crafts ultra premium wines for small, family-owned wineries, including McEvoy Ranch and several others, with vineyards in a...
Winning Streak: Roy Ellamar Cooks Up the Graton Casino
On May 4th, Graton Resort & Casino debuted the next phase of its transformative expansion, notably introducing a 28,000-square-foot indoor-outdoor dining space called AYA...











