Sonoma Picnic
A California Wine Country Travel Companion
Jack Burton
The author takes readers on rambles through the gorgeous rolling hills and twisting valleys of Sonoma County's famed wine country. This handy book leads visitors and locals alike to diverse outdoor feasts, from shopping in neighborhood food shops and farmers markets to exploring the back roads to finding the best wineries for tastings and picnics, or finding that classic unforgettable spot you might have all to yourself.
Includes menus, recipes, invaluable picnicking tips, diversions, the rules of bocce ball and pétanque, and tales of legendary revels, and it fits in your hip pocket.
From the back cover:
Sonoma Picnic guides you on your own rambles or romps around the gorgeous rolling hills, sheltered valleys, and dramatic coast of Sonoma County's famed wine country. Jack Burton leads you to your picnic feasts with humor, savvy and panache, giving you an entertaining leg up on your travels. Sonoma Picnic provides all the information you need for planning a holiday in this most scenic and tasty corner of California.Sonoma Picnic includes:
- Maps showing Sonoma's wine regions
- Great places to shop for your picnic fare
- Menus, recipes and tips for your picnic
- Finding your paradise picnic spots: wineries, parks, back roads, and beaches
- The rules of bocce ball and pétanque plus where to play
- Guides to lodgings, eateries, activities, and diversions
- Amusing tales of Dionysian revellers
JACK BURTON lives with his wife and picnic partner Janette in Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California. He was born in 1951 and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Jack was inspired early in life by the time-softened Depression-era tales his father told of hoboing around the country, and by his mother's abiding faith in the concept of working for money.
Jack's goal in these pages is to share his enjoyment of the places, foods and flavors of his new home in northern California's celebrated wine country.
168 pages, 4" x 9", two-color cover, maps, photographs, illustrations, index, 2000. ISBN 0-939431-22-X. trade paper
$9.95
Price Reduced, Great Value!
Originally published at $15.00
The Table of Contents:
Preface 7
1: Welcome to the Neighborhood
Map: Sonoma County 15
About the Weather and Seasons 16
Where to Stay 16
Camping 17
2: The Traveling Picnicker 9
Picnic Paraphernalia 19
Bicycle Touring 21
Motorcycle Touring 23
3: Shopping for Your Picnic 25
Bread and Bakers 25
Cheese Makers 27
Old-Time Religion 31
Farm-Fresh Produce 33
FarmersMarkets 34
Olives and Olive Oil 36
Seafood 36
Picnic Meats and Poultry 39
Healdsburg Shopping 41
Sebastopol Shopping 42
Russian River Shopping: Forestville, Guerneville and Monte Rio 43
The Coast, Bodega Bay and Occidental Shopping 44
Our Rural General Stores 46
4: Picnic Menus
Spring Vegetable Feast 47
Slice of Life and a Piece of Pie Picnic 48
Summer Salad Picnic 49
Ends of the Earth Picnic #1 49
Ends of the Earth Picnic #2 50
Day at the Beach Picnic with the Kids 51
Three Cheese Picnic 52
Harvest Time Picnic 53
5: Recipes for Travelers 55
Sauces and Dips 55
Salads 58
Sandwich Suggestions 62
Extras 63
Recipe Tips for Traveling Light 65
6: Great Picnic Places: Wineries and Roadside Stops 67
Winery Etiquette 67
Map: West County with wine appellations 68
Healdsburg 69
Alexander Valley 72
Dry Creek Valley and Lake Sonoma 72
Rules to the Game of Bocce 77
Russian River and Green Valley 78
Three Roads to the Coast 80
Destination Tomales Bay 80
Destination Bodega Bay via Occidental 82
Destination Bodega Bay via Jenner 84
North Sonoma Coast 86
Horses and Hoys Run 92
7: Dining Out
Healdsburg, Geyserville and Cloverdale 95
Russian River 97
Occidental and the Coast 98
8: Sonoma Valley: Exploring the East County
Map: East County with wine appellations 102
Getting There 103
Where to Stay 103
Almost Paris 104
Camping 105
Sonoma Valley Picnic Shopping 106
Great East County Picnic Places
Wineries and Roadside Stops 109
Sonoma Area 112
Hello & Goodbye 115
Dining Out in the East County 119
After Dinner 120
9: Activities & Diversions 121
Best Places to Browse and Shop 121
Sonoma County Book Shops 122
Favorite Pubs, Lounges & Hideaways 125
The Simple Twists of Fate 128
Surf Scene, Windsurfing 131
Canoes & Kayaks, Ocean Fishing Adventures 132
Abalone Diving 133
In the Spirit: Area Churches & Sacred Places 133
In Touch: Spa and Massage 134
Local Radio Guide 136
Calendar of Events 137
10: Heading ln/Heading Out 43
San Francisco and the Bay Area 143
Marin County 143
Mendocino County 144
Lake County 144
Napa County 144
Sonoma County 145
Appendices 147
Getting Here/Mode of Travel 147
Where to Stay: Lodging by Area 150
Where to Stay: Camping 154
Suggested Reading 156
Web Guide andSuggested Browsing 157
Guide to Local Newspapers 160
Your Trip Plan 162
Your Personal Trip Itinerary and Phone Numbers 163
Index 164
About Bored Feet 168
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