O sinners, let's go down
Down in the river to pray
Bay Area Food Pick
17132 Highway 116
Guerneville, CA 95446
(707) 869-3922
The unassuming eatery sits just steps from the Russian River and the Armstrong Woods State Park. Eggs benedict or breakfast sandwiches, burgers or tri-tip, garlic parmesan fries or homemade clam chowder. Outdoor seating makes for a good summer afternoon! 4-1/2 stars - 120 reviews
Previous San Francisco picks: Radius; Limon Rotisserie; Art's Cafe; Little Star Pizza; Yamo; Breakfast at Tiffany's; Humphry Slocombe; Tu Lan; Foreign Cinema; Zanze's Cheesecake; San Tung; Katana-Ya; A La Turca; Boxing Room; Frances; Saigon Sandwich; Brenda's French Soul Food; Park Tavern; Broken Record; Rosamunde Sausage Grill; Curry Up Now; Yasukochi's Sweet Stop; Lime Tree Southeast Asian Kitchen; Firefly; Red Door Cafe; L'Ardoise Bistro; Pluto's; My Tofu House; Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous; Walzwerk; Good Luck Dim Sum; Amber India; Sotto Mare; Sweet Maple; Shanghai Dumpling King; Super Duper; Kokkari Estiatorio; Olea; Bodega Bistro; The Chairman Truck; Molinari Delicatessen.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay picks: Curry Up Now (San Mateo); Little Lucca Sandwich Shop & Deli (Burlingame/South SF); Falafel's Drive In (San Jose); Sunny Bowl (Mountain View); Back A Yard Caribbean Grill (Menlo Park); Pluto's (Palo Alto/San Jose); Ramen Dojo/Ramen Parlor (San Mateo); Amber India (Mountain View/San Jose/Palo Alto); Nini's Coffee Shop (San Mateo); Kabab and Curry's (Santa Clara); Fiddler's Green (Millbrae).
Previous East Bay/Sacramento picks: Little Star Pizza (Albany); Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen (Berkeley); Asmara (Oakland); Keanu's Island Kine Food (Vacaville); Tara's Organic Ice Cream (Berkeley/Oakland); Pluto's (Chico/Davis/Sacramento/
Previous North Bay picks: Bouchon Bakery (Yountville); Della Fattoria Bakery (Petaluma); Sol Food (San Rafael); Stumptown Brewery (Guerneville); Moustache Baked Goods (Healdsburg); Super Duper (Mill Valley); The Pelican Inn (Muir Beach).
Previous Other picks: Built to Grill (Portland).
Bay Area Bar Pick
345 Healdsburg Ave. (at Plaza St.)
Healdsburg, CA 95448
Healdsburg, CA 95448
(707) 433-2337
The Racer 5 IPA has justifiably won awards and the greatest distribution out of this microbrewery. But if you visit here, I'd recommend trying something unusual - or better yet, a sampler. The outdoor patio feels great in the warm Sonoma sun. Brewpub-type food menu is also available. 3-1/2 stars - 326 reviews
Previous San Francisco picks: Blackbird; El Rio; Rickhouse; Southern Pacific Brewing; The Hidden Vine; Vesuvio; The Pig & Whistle; Biergarten; Martuni's.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay pick: Antonio's Nut House (Palo Alto); The Oasis Beer Garden (Menlo Park).
Previous East Bay pick: The Trappist (Oakland); Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon (Oakland); The Turf Club (Hayward); Jupiter (Berkeley); St. George Spirits (Alameda).
Previous North Bay pick: Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma).
Previous Other pick: New Deal Distillery (Portland).
Bay Area History
George E. Guerne
(1841-1924)
Born to a French-Swiss immigrant family, Mr. Guerne grew up in San Francisco, then moved up to Glen Ellen when his family decided to start a vineyard. He purchased land in the Russian River Valley area around 1867 with his wife. He built and co-owned the area's sawmill, which logged many of the area's redwoods, with Thomas Heald. (The area's name was previously Stumptown for the proliferation of tree stumps.) Guerneville and Guernewood are named after him.
Previous San Francisco history: John Geary; Samuel Brannan; Michael O'Shaughnessy; Jasper O'Farrell; Frank McCoppin; Thomas Hayes; Francisco de Haro; Jose Bernal; David Broderick; Henry Haight; John Townsend; Cyril Magnin; Jose Arguello; Keiko Fukuda; John Le Conte; Eugene Schmitz; Theodore Judah; Herb Caen; James Phelan; Lawrence Ferlinghetti; Angelo Rossi; Charles Brenham; Warren Hellman.
Previous Peninsula/South Bay history: Millbrae; Tanforan Racetrack; T. Jack Foster; Leland Stanford; Milpitas; Donald Tresidder; Josiah Belden; Hiram Morgan Hill; Simon Mezes.
Previous East Bay history: Charles Tilden; William Hayward; John Fremont; Mariano Vallejo; Ygnacio Martinez; Henry Kaiser; Anthony Chabot; Thomas Caldecott; Laurentine Hamilton.
Previous North Bay history: Cotati; Charles Fairfax; Luther Burbank; William Richardson; Oscar and James Shafter.
Previous Other history: Francis Pettygrove (Portland).
Bay Area Charity
On May 6, 2012, a four-alarm fire destroyed the corner building on Valencia St. and Duboce Ave. 37 residents have been displaced. Community members have worked with Community Living Campaign for the fire survivors' collection fund.
Previous organizations Randy's Guide has spotlighted and donated: Common Ground Relief, LYRIC, Aldea Inc., Glide Memorial, City CarShare, Maitri, Loaves and Fishes, Friends of the Urban Forest, Farm Sanctuary, Bay Area Community Services, Blue Energy, My New Red Shoes, College Track, Foundation for the People of Burma, Vital Life Services, Little Angel Fund, San Francisco Health Services Coalition, Natural Resources Defense Council, Bay Localize, San Francisco Women Against Rape, Sustainable Conservation, Ashoka, Old Skool Cafe, Darfur Sister Schools, Rebuilding Together San Francisco, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, Urban Solutions, San Francisco Suicide Prevention, The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse, Shanti, Curry Without Worry, SF Neighborhood Theater Foundation, La Cocina, Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California, The Bike Kitchen, First Graduate, Lazarex Cancer Foundation (Amy C), KQED (88.5 FM), and now FabMo Creativity Center.
Bay Area Weekend Highs
Warm inland, cool coastline. No surprises!
Coast: upper-50s
SF: mid-60s
Bay: mid-70s
South Bay: low-80s
North Bay: mid-80s
Inland East Bay: upper-80s
Bay Area Free Activities of the Week
1. Street Food
SF Street Food Festival: Saturday, 11am-7pm
Arrive early if you want to avoid lengthy lines and sold-out options. All menu items max out at $8, which means you'll be able to check out the vendors (nearly 80 offering food and beverages). Most of the trucks will be parked along Folsom St., between 20th and 26th St. Small discounts are available online for those who want to pre-pay for the event.
2. Local Music
KFOG Happy Hour: Thursday, 4-8pm
Trophy Fire: - Thursday, 9pm
Both tonight. Both sound great. KFOG is sponsoring weekly free Thursday shows this summer, and tonight's program is at Redwood City's Fox Theater. Alma Desnuda, Stone Foxes, and Corner Laughers are on the schedule. East Bay revelers should check out the Trophy Fire at 9pm, with Bryan Mcpherson and Harder Trappen opening.
3. Sonoma Fun
Sonoma County Bike Expo: Sunday, 10am-4pm
Montgomery Village Fine Arts Festival: Saturday-Sunday, 11am-4pm
On Sunday, Check out the mini velodrome (circular curved racing track), specialty bike exhibits, and framebuilding. It's in the downtown area on 2nd Street, between D and E St. Or, there's a street fair in Montgomery Village Shopping Center (near Sonoma Ave. and Farmers Lane). Stilt ballet, live art, and live jazz provide the entertainment for the fundraiser benefiting Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Education through the Arts programs.
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