Food & Drink

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, the all-women-funded Champagne bars Pelka opened in San Francisco and New York. Her team noticed a pattern: Any time a wine made by a woman...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Pink shrimp ceviche with diced mango served on two blue corn tortilla chips.

Season to Taste: Dee Wagner Gets Real About ‘Farm-to-Table’

At weddings and other lavish affairs, “farm-to-table” can sometimes feel like another decorative flourish: romantic, tasteful and conveniently difficult...
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Taste & Tech, Maggie Huffman of Mavrique Wines

Maggie Huffman has worked in all facets of the wine industry, but as a born and raised Sonoma local,...
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Peak Meals: Butter, Eggs and Salsa with Amy Svendberg 

Raised in Chicago with French-Canadian roots and a family passion for food, Amy Svendberg seemed destined for the restaurant...
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