Food
Monkey Cat: Foothill palapa dining
FOR NEARLY THREE DECADES, JIM BRIL helped run the word-famous Fior d’Italia restaurant in San Francisco. His regulars included Mayor Joe Alioto, Tommy Lasorda and Lance Armstrong. Now Jim owns Monkey Cat restaurant in Auburn. He jokes that Lance will be visiting again—this time as he rides past the upscale...
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Sinclair Family Farm for pasture-raised lamb
WITH ALL THE BUZZ ABOUT FACTORY farming, more people are looking for meat from animals raised in pastures on small farms. The foothills provide many choices: Nevada County Free Range Beef, Coffee Pot Ranch for pork and Chapel Farm for buffalo. Sinclair Family Farm in Penryn is the place to go for naturally raised...
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PlacerGROWN: A bumper crop
PLACERGROWN HAS BECOME A POWERFUL voice in the foothills, thanks to its passion for farming, desire to conserve natural resources and commitment to grow fresh, local food. The nonprofit group represents among the best of what the foothills offers in fruit and vegetable farming, Mandarin orchards, wine grape growing...
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Apollo Olive Oil: To your health
FOR CENTURES, OLIVE OIL HAS BEEN prized for its health benefits. It contains antioxidants and polyphenols, proven to improve our health and longevity, according to the California Olive Oil Council. Olive oil also is an important part of the state’s heritage. Olive trees were first brought over by Spanish missionaries....
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Maria’s in Grass Valley goes outdoors
MARIA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT in Grass Valley has been serving fresh Mexican food to locals and visitors for a generation. Now Maria Ramos’ loyal following received a new treat: An outdoor patio, round bar and expanded restaurant. “We’re going to make the patio look like Mexico,” says Maria,...
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Wine
Lone Buffalo Vineyards: Where the buffalo roam
THE FOOTHILLS HERITAGE IS STEEPED IN WINEMAKING, not just gold mining. Vineyards...
Smith Vineyard’s bustling new tasting room
DESPITE THE RECESSION, WINERIES ARE rushing to open tasting rooms downtown, making...
Sierra Starr Winery is a rising star
PHIL AND ANNE STARR BOUGHT A small vineyard in Grass Valley in 1995, intending to...
Nevada County wineries praised in S.F. Chronicle tasting contest
NEVADA COUNTY WINERIES WERE BIG WINNERS in the S.F. Chronicle’s annual wine...
10 Foothill wines for the New Year
HERE ARE SOME FAVORITE Nevada County wines and a champagne for the New Year: Sierra...
The most unique wine aerator comes from the Foothills
WINE DECANTERS COME IN ALL SHAPES and sizes. One of the most unique aerators comes...
A bounty of grapes in the Sierra Foothills for latest season
THE WINE HARVEST SEASON IS UPON US, AND MOST Sierra foothills growers are predicting...
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Art
Nevada County Historical Society
HISTORICAL NEVADA CITY AND GRASS Valley are the backdrop for the California Preservation...
“VISION IS THE ART OF SEEING THINGS invisible,” Jonathan Swift said. My “Doublejay...
Q&A with new artistic director at Music in Mountains
Sierra FoodWineArt spoke with Gregory Vajda, the new artistic director at Music in...
Music in the Mountains heats up with “Summerfest”
MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINS IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL performing arts experience in the foothills—concert-hall...
Tahoe’s Concourse d’Elegance on Father’s Day weekend
NOW IN ITS 38TH YEAR, LAKE TAHOE’S Concours d’Elegance is the nation’s...
As if studios: A go-to visual arts center in the foothills
“Potters of the world ignite,” reads a bumper sticker in the parking...
In-Concert Sierra an icon for Foothills classical music
BACK IN 1946, A GROUP OF AFFLUENT residents in Grass Valley joined together to form...
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