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HEATHER IRWIN
Department: Online
Phone: 707-526-8544
Email: heather.irwin@pressdemocrat.com
Beat/Position: Online Creative Manager / 707 Entertainment Editorial Director
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Joe's Winery
Published May 23, 2013
A lovely spot in Wine Country
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Locals nominated for food Oscars
Published February 19, 2013
The James Beard Awards, considered the food and beverage world's Oscars, tap Bay Area talent among the best in the country
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Chipotle confirmed for Coddingtown
Published January 15, 2013
The fast, casual Mexican chain Chipotle is slated to open in Santa Rosa this summer.
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Sonoma County ready for new cottage food industry
Published January 4, 2013
Recently enacted law now allows for legal public food production in residential kitchens, a victory for start-up producers.
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Where'd Fresh Choice go? Restaurants shutter quietly
Published November 28, 2012
The Rohnert Park and Santa Rosa locations of Fresh Choice restaurant have closed after the parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Grapes, grains from Front Porch Farm
Published November 25, 2012
It required a determined vision to rip out acres of valuable Russian River Valley vineyards.
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Good Food Hour among cuts at KSRO
Published November 17, 2012
After 25 years, the Good Food Hour radio program has been cancelled by KSRO. It was one of several budgetary cuts made this week at the Santa Rosa radio station, owned by Maverick Media.
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Foodies abuzz over skewering of new Fieri spot
Published November 14, 2012
Detractors say Santa Rosa celebrity chef Guy Fieri got a long overdue drubbing in a merciless New York Times review this week, but supporters say it made them cringe.
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Revival at Sebastopol Grange
Published October 28, 2012
Three years ago, Santa Rosa attorney Lawrence Jaffe decided he needed to do something about the graffiti on the side of the long-neglected Sebastopol Grange Hall. So he became the Grange Master.
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Rising stars of coffee
Published October 21, 2012
Santa Rosa's Bella Rose getting raves for low-acid, approachable blends.
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'Fifty Shades of Grey' means lots of green
Published October 21, 2012
There's a lot of buzz about the erotic novel 'Fifty Shades of Grey,' the wildly popular first installment of a trilogy by British author E.L. James.
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17 'Bib Gourmand' winners
Published October 17, 2012
The 2013 Michelin Guide 'Bib Gourmand' awards for the San Francisco Bay Area and Wine Country have been announced.
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Wave of cookbooks for autumn
Published October 10, 2012
Food writers look forward to fall with a special sort of anticipation. From September through November, heavy manila envelopes arrive on an almost daily basis. Tearing them open releases the smell of new paper, binding glue and ink as the publishing...
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Kefir: An ancient crystal becomes a health tonic
Published September 30, 2012
Water kefir grains have been around for a long time, propagated and used by cultures throughout the world, says Tom Boyd, owner of the newly opened Kefiry in Sebastopol.
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The business of pink
Published September 27, 2012
The color of October is no longer pumpkin orange or raven black. Instead, we're awash in pink. Not just any pink, but a fleshy, bubblegum pink that has come to define breast cancer awareness. It's hard to miss, because it's everywhere.