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Cheeseburger Food Porn

Nicolas Grizzle — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:16:48 -0800

It’s time to come clean: I have been looking at porn on my work computer. But it was for a project I was working on, I swear.…

Farmed Salmon Worth Another Look

Nicolas Grizzle — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:21:05 -0800

There are two opinions on farmed salmon. One says that salmon is salmon and it’s good for you no matter where it’s from.…

Ike's Place Finally Opens in Santa Rosa!

Gabe Meline — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 19:12:00 -0700

The line was out the door, the parking lot was full, and the kitchen was bustling—meaning that yes, finally, after two years of permit wrangling, Ike's Place opened today in the former Merv's Little Super building on Mendocino Ave. in Santa Rosa.

Who should be delivering the sandwiches personally but Ike Shehadeh himself, clearly relieved to finally take down the "Coming Soon" banner and start serving his world-renowned sandwiches.…

Guy Fieri Afraid of the Pit?

Nicolas Grizzle — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:12:00 -0700

Guy Fieri at the 2011 Wine Country Big Q. Photo by Derrick Story.

Guy Fieri will be in attendance at the Wine Country Big Q barbecue competition at Sonoma Academy in Santa Rosa July 14, but he won't be cooking. He has hired a ringer to lead his Tex Wasabi team to what he hopes will be a second straight Grand Champion title and berth into the KC Royale BBQ Championship.…

French Laundry’s in the HenHouse

Catherine Zaw — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:58:00 -0700

“I’m not a hundred percent sure, but I think how it happened was that they got a sample from a friend of a friend,” says Shane Goepel. “They emailed us back saying that wanted to carry it.”

Goepel, brewer at HenHouse Brewing Co. in Petaluma, is understandably excited about the news that the French Laundry will be offering HenHouse’s Oyster Stout on their menu.…