Whether you are new to Petaluma, a Petaluma native, or are simply hankering for a walk around downtown, this weekend’s Taste of Petaluma is the perfect excuse to get out and enjoy the final days of summer. Six years ago, I moved back to Petaluma, after living in [...]
Local Christmas Experiment: Part 2 – Craft Fairs and Baked Goods How easy would it be to find a reasonably priced local tree and decorate it with locally crafted ornaments and lights? The short answer? – not very. And not without hitting our pocketbooks pretty hard. The first thing we [...]
Local Christmas Experiment: Part 1 – To Tree or Not to Tree. During our weekly trek through the Petaluma Grocery Outlet, my partner broached the idea of us getting a Christmas tree this year. Living in a fairly small space for the past few years, we have never before set [...]
"There is poetry in a pork chop, to a hungry man" - Philip Gibbs (NY T[Cr]imes 1951) Let me clear something up right off the bat so as to save you ladies a breath. Which breath? The one you likely gasp every time your boyfriend retrieves leftovers from the [...]
I am not one to fall blindly for the “try new things” school of thought. If I know something is good there are ample reasons to stick with it. I have been burned many times by eating at a restaurant and instead of ordering an old standby, I opt for [...]
Yup...you read that correctly...that is $0.45...45 shinny pennys. For just under a buck you can treat your sweetie to dinner! Mister McGloo's is celebrating their 45th year in operation with a buffet style dinner tonight for only 45 cents. I haven't been to McGoo's in a while so this is [...]
(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 [...]
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 [...]
Meat Two Ways. …on a stick…and in a bowl!
My name is Houston and I am a Petalumaholic. If it has to do with Petaluma, I am reading about it, visiting it, playing in it, or eating it. I try to participate wherever I can in this community that I under-appreciated as a kid. A big fan of food, I revel in Petaluma’s vast and diverse restaurant, brewery, and winery scene and volunteer or visit every Petaluma food festival, event, or “feed” that I can. I am an Elite Yelp reviewer and in my free time blog as often as I can about the food, as well as the parades, festivals, events, people, and businesses that make Petaluma such a great place to live.
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I love me some piggy belly!!! (at Tara Firma Farms, getting in touch with my inner pig farmer. They are located at the end of I St. and are open to the public from sunrise until sunset with numerous hiking trails and lots of farming.)
At Cinnabar Theater’s 13th Annual Great Petaluma Chili Cook-off, Salsa and Beer Tasting event with Petaluma’s Mayor (Pam Torliett) and The Chili Empress/Queen of Cuisine (Laura Sunday)
The Zcar – 2005 at The Stick