Editor's Note
Looks too good to eat Latest issue has fresh design, great food, tasty wine… and baseball! By Jason Walsh
L oyal readers to NBb may have noticed a few subtle changes in recent issues— some design enhancements, some editorial additions. 2025 will mark our 50th year in publication and, like many who hit the BIG 5-0 in the North Bay, we felt it was time for a facelift. We’re not talking full-on reconstructive surgery; sort of a nip here, a tuck there—more photos and images, visually driven lead pages to some of the sections, new editorial departments with interesting local information (see: The 707, The 415 , and The Month In Numbers) . I once recall an art director telling me publications redesign about every seven years on average—but from what I can tell, it’s a lot longer between updates and improvements in most cases. It takes a lot of work
and-wine focused issue is always a favorite for the staff—content is fun to write and visuals can be tantalizing. In addition to our typical food/wine coverage— In the Kitchen with John Ash , our Great Tastes and Dine Wise recommendations— we’ve got even more mouthwatering content. Contributing Editor Bill Meagher combines his two greatest passions— baseball and wine—in a piece detailing the many crossovers between Major League Baseball and wine country; writer Janet Perry presents
Welcome to our 2024 Food, Wine & Harvest issue.
the triumphs and travails of operating plant-based restaurants; while Jessica Zimmer traces the imprint of popular North Bay food products across the wider Bay Area. And if you’ve seen sky-is-falling headlines this year about younger beverage consumers forgoing wine in favor of other spirits—or simply avoiding alcohol altogether—local wine writer Emily Weber investigates the facts-vs.-fiction of what could be an alarming trend for the industry. So tuck in and enjoy a helping of our 2024 Food, Wine and Harvest issue. As always, we appreciate your feedback ( jwalsh@northbaybiz.com ) . g
and a lot of careful thought to re-envision something which readers have become accustomed to. I led a complete overhaul of the Press Democrat’s two weekly divisions—the Sonoma Index-Tribune and the Petaluma Argus Courier —about 10 years ago and they’re both still looking very 2015 these days. The advantage to being the only local publication that covers the entire North Bay of Sonoma, Napa and Marin counties is not only in the diversity of engaging content our area provides—but also in the plethora of amazing visuals at our disposal. Rolling hillsides, sweeping vineyards, the Golden Gate Bridge, miles of coastline—it can be easy for a magazine to look good around here. What else looks good in a place known for innovative cuisine and great restaurants? Food. This month’s food-
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