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Doesn't Cover: Restaurants outside the Bay Area, anything not related to food.
Food, restaurants, dining and mayhem in Sonoma, Napa and the Bay Area. Weekly column in the Press Democrat.

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Professional food and restaurant writer in Northern California's Wine Country. Dining Editor for SMI Media (Sonoma Magazine, Press Democrat, Petaluma Argus-Courier, Sonoma Index-Tribune). Created BiteClub column for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat in 2004. Contributor to Sunset Magazine, Wine & Spirits magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, the North Bay Bohemian, Wine Country.com, Imbibe and other publications.

Specialties: Food criticism, food trends, restaurant reviews, chef stories, food trends

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Heather Irwin’s Journalist Portfolio

24 Best Places for Picnic Provisions in Sonoma County | Sonoma Magazine BiteClub

24 Best Places for Picnic Provisions in Sonoma County | Sonoma Magazine BiteClub

Picnicking in Sonoma County is not for amateurs. Here, we take our alfresco dining seriously, packing real st…

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Supper Club Classics Julia Child Would Love at Soon-to-Open Healdsburg Restaurant

Supper Club Classics Julia Child Would Love at Soon-to-Open Healdsburg Restaurant

Healdsburg's newest restaurant, The Brass Rabbit , is slated to open May 12, featuring "supper club classics"…

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Ancient Food Journey at Naked Pig Owners' New Santa Rosa Restaurant | Sonoma Magazine BiteClub

Ancient Food Journey at Naked Pig Owners' New Santa Rosa Restaurant | Sonoma Magazine BiteClub

Dalia Martinez wants your plums. She also wants your nasturtiums, your apples, your persimmons, your Meyer le…

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A Seed to Table Story of One Pattypan Squash in Sonoma County | Sonoma Magazine BiteClub

A Seed to Table Story of One Pattypan Squash in Sonoma County | Sonoma Magazine BiteClub

Over the next few weeks, that seed, along with hundreds of others, was nurtured in the warmth of Chef Natalie…

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Petaluma's Drawing Board: A Menu for Anyone, Everyone | Sonoma Magazine BiteClub

Petaluma's Drawing Board: A Menu for Anyone, Everyone | Sonoma Magazine BiteClub

It's not every day that you find vegan smoked carrot lox and cashew cream cheese on a menu next to roasted bo…

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Overnight Success for El Roy's Mexican Grill in Petaluma Was Anything But

Overnight Success for El Roy's Mexican Grill in Petaluma Was Anything But

The Marin County dump isn't exactly the kind of spot budding restaurateurs often see as being ripe for opport…

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Sarmentine Bakery in Petaluma Is the Spot for Crepe Cravings Original

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Perfected along the coast of Brittany more than 1,500 years ago, crepes are serious business in France. There’s even a holiday dedicated to them where their golden, sun-like shape is tied to luck, prosperity, and tradition as much as it is to breakfast or lunch. At Petaluma’s Sarmentine bakery, Alexandra Teulet has introduced diners to the art of the crepe, making both sweet varieties and a savory buckwheat version called a galette, a specialty of France’s northwestern coast.
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Así es Carrusel, la coqueta ‘brunchería’ de Santa Rosa que se pinta toda de rosa

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... El lugar más nuevo —y más rosa— para disfrutar del brunch en Santa Rosa nació del sueño que Ivy Reyes tuvo en su infancia: tener un horno de juguete Easy-Bake. Aunque su familia no podía permitirse comprarlo, Reyes nunca olvidó aquel horno ni su anhelo de abrir una pastelería.
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Healdsburg’s Bistro Lagniappe announces closure after just 15 months in former Molti Amici space

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Just 15 months after opening, Healdsburg’s Bistro Lagniappe announced Thursday that it will close at the end of the month, citing rising operating costs that made the business unsustainable. “This wasn’t the ending we had hoped for,” the restaurant said in a statement. Its final dinner service is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 30. Chef Jacob Harth, who led the restaurant when it opened, said he left about six months ago and has since returned to Oregon.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

TV critic

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I started out using an old manual typewriter. It made me feel like an old school journalist.

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Everything is available right now. Faster, better, brighter and in a way that anyone can contribute an opinion.

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