October 2005

Amigos Grill and Cantina

October 29, 2005

Yes, I too was once naïve enough to think that “Amigos” was simply Spanish for “friends.” Just off the elbow of Highway 12, I learned that the word is a local idiom for “mass quantities of amazing Mexican food awaiting your leisurely consumption – eat now!” Family-owned and operated Amigos Grill and Cantina has been [...]

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Sangiacomo Vineyards Owner Honored

October 25, 2005

Local grape-growing maven Angelo Sangiacomo will be inducted into the Sonoma County Farm Bureau’s “Hall of Fame” at its 88th annual dinner and awards program this Friday (October 28). The Farm Bureau is a non-government affiliated association of farm and ranch families that, according to its website, is “united for the purpose of analyzing their [...]

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R&H Educational Films

October 20, 2005

Educational films by R&H (Rapp and Howell), produced for Universal Studios and aired on Showtime: Is It Time to Swap? Let’s Meet Those People, What to do with Your Dead Hooker and Johnny-Come-Early.

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Saffron Restaurant

October 14, 2005

“I’m just mad about Saffron, Saffron’s mad about me,” crooned Irish rocker Donovan in his signature 1966 hit, Mellow Yellow. Though bananas, electrical or otherwise, are not represented on his menu, chef and restaurateur Christopher Dever elected to make the fragrant spice the namesake of his intimate Glen Ellen bistro. The restaurant opened its doors [...]

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