Bernadette Machard de Gramont
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Adventures in Drinking
Let Cocktails Be Thy Medicine The Drawing Board’s apothecary-inspired cocktail bar isn’t afraid to put adaptogens in your hot toddy. By Bernadette Machard de Gramont Is it possible to call your happy hour libation a health drink? Maybe, if it comes from The Drawing Board’s apothecary-inspired craft cocktail bar. The downtown Petaluma restaurant’s drink menu is…
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Wine of the Times
Women-Owned Wineries of Sonoma shifts the spotlight to women winemakers. By Bernadette Machard de Gramont As a winemaker and winery owner, Jennifer Reichardt has experienced her share of sexism and gender stereotyping—intentional or not. At Raft Wines in Petaluma, she’s a one-woman show. She transports the grapes. She makes the wine. She handles sales and…
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Real Food To Go
Americans are moving faster than ever and the options for fast food are plentiful but rarely nutritious. And the sad truth is that healthier to go options sometimes lack in flavor and satisfaction. Chef Rob Hogencamp is well aware of this dichotomy. As the owner of Three Leaves Heritage Foods in Santa Rosa, he’d like…
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Preserving Traditions
Golden State Pickle Works elevates fermented food favorites. In a small industrial kitchen off Lakeville Highway in Petaluma, Samantha “Sam” Paone and her team are busy seasoning tubs of yellow beet slaw. Golden State Pickle Works, the company Paone founded with her husband Anthony, celebrated its third anniversary in May and shows no sign of slowing down. Today, they’ll go through over…