AltWeeklies Wire
Jack McAuliffe, Total Goddamn Hero of Craft Beer, Returns to Sonoma Countynew

On Thursday, the Russian River Brewing Co. welcomes the man himself back to Sonoma County, with Jim Koch from Sam Adams.
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabe Meline |
01-09-2013 |
Food+Drink
Like Them Applesnew

Getting to the core of the Northern California craft cider boom.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
12-05-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: hard cider, craft cider
Estranged Grangenew

The California Grange revives against a backdrop of discord, secrecy and litigation.
North Bay Bohemian |
Rachel Dovey |
11-28-2012 |
Food+Drink
The Big Shownew

North Bay craft brewers prepare for the Great American Beer Festival.
North Bay Bohemian |
Ken Weaver |
09-20-2012 |
Food+Drink
Rotten in the Statenew

In the right hands, moldy, rotten grapes riddled with Botrytis can produce delectable results.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
09-07-2012 |
Food+Drink
Freak Foodsnew

GMO labeling seems like a no-brainer, but opposition does exist.
North Bay Bohemian |
Catherine Zaw |
07-19-2012 |
Food+Drink
Summer Sippersnew

Put down that crummy Corona and get with these low-ABV craft beers for summertime.
North Bay Bohemian |
Ken Weaver |
07-06-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Summertime Beers
Opportunity Quacksnew

Here comes the foie gras black market.
North Bay Bohemian |
Holly Abrahams |
06-27-2012 |
Food+Drink
Welcome to the HenHousenew

Small-batch beer brewing in Petaluma with . . . oysters?
North Bay Bohemian |
Ken Weaver |
05-10-2012 |
Food+Drink
The Big Gay Wine Trainnew

On any given weekend, dozens of wineries festoon their driveways with gaily colored balloons, hoping to attract curious travelers. So where, pray tell, are the rainbow flags? When native son Mark Vogler returned to manage online business for a wine company, he began to ask that question...
North Bay Bohemian |
James Knight |
03-31-2012 |
Food+Drink
Praise Cheesesnew

How California's North Bay became a cheesemaking mecca.
North Bay Bohemian |
Stett Holbrook |
03-14-2012 |
Food+Drink
College Guide: Stoner Food 101new
Mom thinks the Dining Plan will fully feed her beloved scholar. What Mom doesn't know is that they're too stoned to get to the dining hall and are subsisting on Nutella.
North Bay Bohemian |
Gretchen Giles |
08-20-2009 |
Food+Drink
One Woman's Begrudging Descent Into the World of Strategic Shoppingnew
The recession took my beloved food budget, an extravagant dollar amount I am still unwilling to print, and tightened it down in its mean little grip while simultaneously inflating grocery prices.
North Bay Bohemian |
Beth Hall |
03-05-2009 |
Food+Drink
Tags: groceries
Black Gold: West Coast Trufflesnew

With European truffles on the decline, a new breed of truffle hunters and growers comes to the fore on the West Coast.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
12-04-2008 |
Food+Drink
Figs Find Their Natural Mate: Beernew
Avery Brewing Company's Fifteen and Schmaltz Brewing Company's Rejewvenator ("the Chosen Beer"), each brewed this spring with dried California Mission figs.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
07-29-2008 |
Food+Drink