Covet brings sweet treats to Petaluma
Covet Bakery is finally in Petaluma, announcing pop-up dates at Moj San Gift and Garden Gallery, D Street and Wilson, across from Mario and John’s. I was lucky enough to taste their baked goods earlier this year and so it came as no surprise that they stunned the Harvest Fair judges with more Double Gold-winning baked items than one can count.
Up until now, the only way to get their wares was either to place a delivery order or visit their regular pop-ups at the Farmer’s Wife Barntique sales, which are held one or two weekends each month in Cotati, with proceeds going to the Petaluma Animal Shelter.
Petalumans can now taste what all the Harvest Fair judges were raving about by visiting Moj San starting Saturday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon, with future pop-ups scheduled for Nov. 26 and Dec. 23 to 24. Starting in 2017, Covet will pop-up at Moj San every third Saturday. Don’t miss their holiday special - Double gold Chocolate panettone.
Fall Oyster Shuck Fest
Oyster lovers rejoice. Tickets are still available for the all-you-can-eat oyster dinner and drinks at the first Annual Fall Oyster Shuck Fest. Held on Saturday, Oct. 22 from noon to 4 p.m., this event is organized by Petaluma Sunrise Rotary, is hosted at the Bodega Bay Oyster Company, and raises funds for 5th Tuesday Food Pantry, a local Petaluma project which provides groceries to needy families.
Tickets are $50 at Eventbrite, which is a bargain for an all-you-can-eat oyster dinner and drinks. Petaluma Hills Brewing Company will pour their oyster-perfect Porterluma and Line & Twine IPA.
Brew news
101 North Brewing Company will host a Simmer Vietnamese pop-up on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 2 to 6 p.m. for $10, which entitles patrons to a beer and a healthy serving of Simmer’s delicious pho. We just dined at Simmer yet again, and still can’t get over how great their food is.
Everything on the menu is great, but our two favorites right now are their beef wrapped onions and shaking beef with noodles.
Although not a regular menu item, we were lucky enough to get to taste Simmer’s Bánh Mi, which could make a regular appearance at 101 North if this first pop-up is successful. To say this Bánh Mi was delicious would be an understatement. Simmer knows how to select, marinate, tenderize, season and cook meat well, with this sandwich being no exception.
101 North will start canning their Heroine IPA at the end of this month. It will be available in the taproom, as well as on the shelves of your local grocers shortly.
101 North is hosting the Das Boot Fundraiser for the month of October in order to help raise money for a prosthetic for their dear friend Joe Spaeth, who lost his leg to a bone disease. Purchase their 33-ounce boot glass full of your choice of 101 North brews for $30 and get a refill anytime for $8.
Wine wise
Barber Cellar has just announced this month’s cheesemaker’s night, featuring Cowgirl Creamery, for Saturday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. Barber has also just introduced great locally sourced gift baskets. Patrons can pick and choose which wines, cheeses, jams, etc. they want in their baskets so as to suit everyone’s budget.
With fall’s earlier nights, Barber Cellars has brought back their silent movie nights. On most Thursday nights through the fall and winter Barber will host either a silent movie night, with piano accompaniment or live music. In other exciting news, the 2014 Mr. Beast zinfandel is bottled and ready for your tasting, and shortly Barber will introduce their Single Malt Rye.
Send Laurie to Italy
Local TV chef Laurie Figone is also currently competing in Barilla pasta’s recipe contest for a chance to win a trip to her ancestral home of Italy. It comes as no surprise that Laurie’s submissions are no joke. She even has a pasta dessert recipe which looks divine.
Visit the “Cooking With Laurie” Facebook page for voting links to her Barilla recipes. If we each vote every day, we can make this dream trip to Italy a reality for one of the nicest and most Petaluma-centric people you’ll ever meet.
Laurie will make a special free appearance at Copperfield’s on Friday at 7 p.m. to demonstrate how easy it is to use her new cookbook “Cooking with Laurie Figone.” She will make and offer samples of her Italian Pinhead Torta, and Bart Hansen of Dane Cellars will be pouring wine to match.
GAP wine festival
The Wind to Wine festival returns for its second year at the Sheraton on Nov. 6 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. With more than 100 wines at the Grand Tasting, this is your best chance of the year to not only taste the best that Petaluma has to offer, but also learn what makes Petaluma GAP wines so unique and why PGAP’s work towards a Petaluma AVA is so important to our local wine makers and to our reputation as a diverse agricultural region.
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