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Bake Big: Dominick Miller-Luna at Healdsburg’s Little Saint

If one has never enjoyed one of Little Saint’s incredible pistachio-filled croissants made by their Healdsburg pastry program manager, Dominick Miller-Luna, prepare to immediately...
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Pop the Can: Jen Pelka Sparkles with Wine Business

Jen Pelka is the CEO and co-founder of Une Femme Wines, a sparkling wine company that began as the house pour at The Riddler,...
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Full Circle, James MacPhail Looks Back, Ahead

Independent winemaker James MacPhail runs MacPhail Family Wines and Tongue Dancer Wines with his wife, Kerry.  He also makes wine for a handful of clients,...
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Regionality Reigns: Chris Ball Plans Perfect Last Meal

Chris Ball is executive chef at Malibu Farm Tiburon. His love of food and hospitality began in childhood, among a big vegetable garden and...
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Hometown Legacy: Heidi von der Mehden Takes the Reins 

Heidi von der Mehden, winemaker for Merry Edwards Winery, calls Santa Rosa her hometown.  After leaving for college and the Peace Corps, she came back...
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Oysters in Olema: Frank Caiazzo on Family Recipes and West Marin

Frank Caiazzo is the general manager of Olema House and Due West Tavern, a role he arrived at just this year. But his years...
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She Has an Eye for Wine: Rebecka Deike’s Winemaking Path 

Rebecka Deike graduated from Humboldt State, fully intending to be an optometrist. But an internship at Jordan Winery in 2000 diverted her career path,...
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Asian Box Opens, Grace Nguyen’s New Location in Corte Madera

Asian Box is a Bay Area-based fast-casual Vietnamese street food restaurant founded in 2011 by chef Grace Nguyen and her partners, restaurateur Frank Klein...
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