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Daily Dish the Sonoma Market blog

If you’re a fan of fun food facts, perfect pairings, kitchen hacks and other tantalizing trivia, you’ll love our Daily Dish Blog! Read on for delicious topics like DIY projects, Foodie FAQs, new and seasonal products, Wines of the Month, Health Notes from Dr. Liz and more.

  1. pumpkin beers

    Great Pumpkins

    First brewed by English colonists in the New World during the 18th century, pumpkin ales are usually a rich amber to orange color, with a nice biscuit-like maltiness and a pumpkin aroma. Some are made with actual pumpkin with others achieve flavor with pumpkin pie spices. We’ve got several pumpkin beers for you to enjoy, including selections from Blue Moon, Dogfish Head, Samuel Adams, Coronado, Almanac, and Buffalo Bill’s (which tastes exactly like a slice of pumpkin pie). The Almanac Barrel-Aged Pumpkin Barleywine might be our most unique, made from California-grown pumpkins and aged in wood barrels for added flavor.

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  2. Ciders

    The Cider House Rules

    Common Cider Co.’s Lemon Saison and Hibiscus Saison are two of the most unique and interesting ciders on the market. This small, local producer is committed to making intriguing, well-crafted flavored beverages, and these ciders are extremely food friendly or great on their own. These ciders are made with organic hibiscus and lemon with real cane sugar, and they’re fermented with a strain of yeast that’s typically used for specialty beers, adding another layer of flavor and depth to the product.

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  3. The Honest Company
  4. El Dorado Rum’s spiced rum
  5. Pop Art

    Pop Art!

    What happens when a couple of artists start playing around with popcorn? Pop Art Gourmet Popcorn bursts onto the popcorn scene! With their background in the arts and with inspiration from the Pop Art movement, owners Mike and Vanessa Dobson have created unique popcorn flavor profiles and whimsical Pop Art packaging for their product.

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  6. Diestel family

    Turkey Trot

    Locally raised out of Sonora CA, Diestel turkeys are of the finest quality with that old-fashioned flavor for your holiday table.

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  7. Pet Head

  8. Harvest Menu in Our Coffee Bars

    Autumn is one of my favorite times of year in the Coffee Bar, because it means we bring back our popular Harvest Menu! These tasty fall offerings include our Pumpkin Latte, Pumpkin Chai, Pumpkin Freeze, Pumpkin Milkshake, Pumpkin Chai Freeze, Classic Apple Cider, and Harvest Hot Chocolate.

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  9. Monkey See, Monkey Do

    Monkey See, Monkey Do

    Say “good-bye” to those pesky strings with this pro tip from our banana-loving friends! When you peel a banana from the bottom up (like monkeys do), the banana peels more easily and you don't end up with those icky banana strings. But don’t take our word for it. Peel for yourself!

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  10. Mint Dusa