FOOD & DRINK
Award-winning pastry chef brings back afternoon teas to Windsor
Warmer spring days means it’s teatime on the patio at Fleur Sauvage Chocolates once again where guests can enjoy an assortment of delightful bites made by award-winning pastry chef Robert “Buttercup” Nieto. The teas are $30 per person and include bite-sized pastries, seasonal pate de fruits, and a beautiful array of bon bons. The teas are available Wednesday-Sunday at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily through May 26, with an extended schedule of teas on Mother’s Day weekend with multiple seatings between 11:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. May 11, and 11:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m., May 12. To book, email FleurSauvageChocolates@gmail.com or go to fleursauvagechocoaltes.com for more information. 370 Windsor River Road.
Healdsburg sculptor hosting free exhibit, festival for International Sculpture Day
Some people campaign for candidates or causes, but Healdsburg sculptor T Barny is on a different crusade. He wants to raise everyone’s awareness of the importance of sculpture. This weekend, the 1-acre T Barny Gallery & Sculpture Gardens in Healdsburg will celebrate International Sculpture Day with a two-day exhibit...
Ellen DeGeneres adds 3rd Santa Rosa show
Santa Rosa’s Luther Burbank Center for the Arts has added a third show July 2 by comedian and TV host Ellen DeGeneres after her first two shows there, June 30 and July 1, both sold quickly out earlier this month. The third show will start at 7:30 p.m. July...
Bryan Bielanski plays free ‘happy’ Santa Rosa show
Singer-songwriters often strive to create music that is serious, weighty and packed with meaning. Haunting lyrics about loneliness are not uncommon. Bryan Bielanski takes a different approach. He put out three albums titled “Bryan's Super Happy Fun Time,” volumes 1-3, between 2020 and 2023. “I try to spread...
Photos: North Bay Business Journal’s Wine Industry Conference
Trends in the wine industry particularly among younger consumers were discussed as more than 200 professionals attended the North Bay Business Journal’s 23rd Wine Industry Conference on Thursday, April 20. The keynote speaker at the event, held at Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country hotel in Santa Rosa, was Remi...
AVFilm fest honors Ben Burtt, voice of ‘Wall-E’
Benjamin Burtt has a long history in film as a director, editor and screenwriter but he’s best known for the sounds he has created — the hum of the lightsabers in the first “Stars Wars” film, for instance. He’s also a voice actor, who vocalized the...
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