Frances Rivetti: Off The Cuff: Food & Wine

Pepperluma Countdown

undisclosed@petaluma360.com (rivetti) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:40:09 EDT

With a little over a week to work out the kinks on the tastiest chili and salsa in town, 38 competing teams will take the great Petaluma Chili Festival challenge on Saturday, May 9th.

Pizza Politano Top Pick for Petaluma Parade Nosh!

undisclosed@petaluma360.com (rivetti) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:37:59 EDT

Discovering Butter and Eggs Day brick oven delights.

Pints, Pies and Not-so-Proper English - Saint George's Day in Petaluma

undisclosed@petaluma360.com (rivetti) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:13:51 EDT

SoCo Anglophile's unite for a pub-style celebration of Saint George's Day.

Walk the Vineyards of the Petaluma Gap

undisclosed@petaluma360.com (rivetti) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:05:20 EDT

Ever dreamed of planting your own vineyard? Here's an insider's invitation to embrace your inner vintner!

Part Two of Petaluma Gap Growers Talking Wine

undisclosed@petaluma360.com (rivetti) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:31:17 EDT

By the way, thanks to Paul Clary, of Clary Ranch Wines for taking the initiative, Petaluma Gap's grape and wine community will have a float in the Butter & Eggs Day Parade for the first time, this April!

Petaluma Gap Wine Alliance Gains Momentum

undisclosed@petaluma360.com (rivetti) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:27:38 EDT

Follow your local grape growers and wine makers in this first of a two part video

Say Cheese!

undisclosed@petaluma360.com (rivetti) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:47:05 EDT

Just say cheese, it's a whole lot shorter than Petaluma's city-wide proclamation alternative for this weekend's world-class Artisan Cheese Festival.

Petaluma Saint Patrick's Day Feast

undisclosed@petaluma360.com (rivetti) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:03:40 EDT

Frugality went out of the window with the little green Leprechaun this Saint Patrick's Day as one Petaluma party crowd put on the green razzle, dazzle for a delicious dinner.

The Scoop on Lala's Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor

undisclosed@petaluma360.com (rivetti) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:21:58 EDT

Yes folks, it is officially Lala's Creamery, not Laloo's that is currently adding the finishing touches in the transformation of the former Deaf Dog Coffee Shop on the Boulevard in downtown Petaluma.

Fine Dining Finds a Continued Niche

undisclosed@petaluma360.com (rivetti) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:37:18 EDT

Taco trucks, pizza joints and burger bars may be pulling in the hungry masses looking for an affordable way to eat out, but the case for traditional fine dining continues to prove a point in Petaluma's downtown restaurant row.