HotelChatter - Tag: Sonoma Hotels

Healdsburg: Prepare to Consume Your Body Weight in Pig and Pinot at Hotel Healdsburg

juliab — 2010-12-29T14:46:00-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/pigspinot.jpg" class="top"> Sorry, vegetarians Mmm bacon. Mmmmm wine. Could there be a more mouth-wateringingly named hotel break than Pigs and Pinot? Ok, maybe dark chocolate and champagne, but that doesnt have quite the same ring to it. Pigs & Pinot is the name of the annual weekend held by chef Charlie Palmer at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/HOTEL+HEALDSBURG/local/3534">Hotel Healdsburg</a> in California wine land, where he has his restaurant Dry Creek Kitchen. This year, its being held March 18-19, and over 60 wineries will be showcasing their wares, along with 10 chefs wholl be cooking various pork-themed dishes to go with the wine. It kicks off on the Friday with a sampling of all 60 of the wines, with pork dishes like

Forestville: Local Goodness at Farmhouse Inn's Restaurant

EricRosen — 2009-10-06T14:11:10-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Farmhouse_Dining_Room.jpg" class="top"> Earlier this week, we told you about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/29/135725/430/hotels/The_Farmhouse_Inn_Where_Your_Suite_Comes_With_a_Sauna">saunas</a> at the Russian River Valleys <a href="ttp://www.farmhouseinn.com">Farmhouse Inn</a>, but we didn't mention the delicious meal we had in the hotel's Michelin-starred restaurant, Santa Rosa. We were invited by the Wine Road of Northern Sonoma County to eat at Chef Steve Litkes table (after poking around the Inns rooms) and we wanted to tell you about some of the dishes we got to try...though we weren't quite so willing to share the actual food! Litke aims to tell a story about Sonoma County with each meal, so he incorporates all kinds of sustainable, locally farmed produce, like the gorgeous heirloom tomatoes that went into a tri-color gazpacho topped

San Francisco: Fairmont Lures Us In With Chocolate and Pinot Noir

EricRosen — 2009-10-02T08:58:52-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/chocolatepinofmont.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/EN_FA/Articles/RecentNews/CaiKunAdc.htm">Fairmont Hotels</a> may have opened up three new hotels along the ancient silk road yesterday (Cairo, China, Abu Dhabi) but they still have a special place in their hearts for California with their new Chocolate at Pinot Package available at their San Francisco and Sonoma hotels. Some people get their antioxidants from green tea, and others get them from blueberries. Us? We prefer fight free radicals with red wine and dark chocolate. Hey, it still counts, so dont judge us. Now thanks to Fairmont, we can indulge our (healthy, we swear!) cravings with this new four-day package. With it, you can spend the first two days, Willy Wonka-ing it up at the <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/ghirardelli?cm_mmc=icppc-_-Branded-HGS%20-%20HeritagePlaceGhirardelliSquare%20-%20US-_-google-_-fairmont+ghirardelli">Fairmont Heritage

Forestville: The Farmhouse Inn: Where Your Suite Comes With a Sauna

EricRosen — 2009-09-29T17:15:13-05:00

Last month, we told you about the flight rebates for staying in the new “Barn” rooms at the Farmhouse Inn in Sonoma’s Russian River Valley, but this past weekend, we actually got the chance to poke around for a spell and check out some of the different rooms.

Forestville: 'Barn' Storming Rebate at Sonomas Farmhouse Inn

EricRosen — 2009-08-27T17:15:43-05:00

Ahhh...wouldn't it be loverly...if we could afford to stay at this hotel?

You might already know the award-winning Farmhouse Inn in Sonoma’s Russian River Valley thanks the Michelin-star designation as a preferred destination its restaurant has earned for its the farm-fresh cooking, but now there’s an even better reason to visit this idyllic spot in Forestville: a flight rebate.