(post unedited) (the third in a series on the 2010 Taste of Petaluma) The 2010 Taste of Petaluma (TOP) is finally upon us! It isn’t too late; grab the wife and kids and head down to Haus Fortuna or Putnam Plaza to get your tickets and enjoy a great day experiencing the best that Petaluma has to offer. I can’t think of another day of the year that I look forward to quite as much TOP…even though I spend countless… Read More »
For those of you that missed it, Laura Sunday (The Queen of Cuisine) and I did an on-air Tuesday with Steve Jaxon of KSRO’s “Drive Time” in order to promote the 2010 Taste of Petaluma. The Taste of Petaluma is a culinary walking tour of downtown Petaluma, with art galleries, shops, and many street musicians as appetizer and dessert. Participating restaurants are invited to send a selection of their food with us for our yearly on-air. Every year we surprise… Read More »
When I first moved back to Petaluma, I attended and fell in love with Taste of Petaluma “TOP”. But with my passion for food, and all things local, I had a few suggestions for the organizers to improve on their already great event. Inevitably, they asked me to “do” not “say,” and so I began volunteering. In years past I would accompany the founder and organizer of TOP, Laura Sunday, aka Petaluma’s “Queen of Cuisine”, “Chili Empress” – (she founded… Read More »
Every year during the Summer Music Festival, Cinnabar Theater presents a crown jewel to entertain Petalumans. Last year it was Handel’s Water Music, played from a barge anchored in the Petaluma River turning basin. This year promises to make just as big a splash even though it will happen a few blocks west of the river. Tonight (Sept 3rd) at 8:30pm Cinnabar Theater, in partnership with the Petaluma Film Alliance, will present the 1923 Lon Chaney black and white classic “The… Read More »
