The four-course dinner features dishes crafted by top women chefs, including Domenica Catelli, Tracey Shepos-Cenami and Gia Passalacqua.
SONOMA
Top chefs celebrate a culinary legend with dinner
Marcella Hazan is a culinary legend. The late cookbook author should be worthy of a Nobel Prize for her three-ingredient tomato sauce recipe alone. Her life will be served up on the silver screen in the documentary “Marcella” during the Sonoma International Film Festival and will be celebrated on a plate during Marcella’s Italian Dinner at 6:15 p.m. March 20 at the Hanna Center. This four-course dinner features dishes crafted by top women chefs, including Domenica Catelli, Tracey Shepos-Cenami and Gia Passalacqua. In addition, Marcella’s son, Giuliano Hazan, and Rancho Gordo founder Steve Sando will be on hand to share their personal memories. The dinner, which includes wines from Jackson Family Wines, Gloria Ferrer and Brooks Wine, is $250 per person or $450 for VIP, which includes a swag bag with one of Hazan’s iconic cookbooks. Purchase at pdne.ws/4bvyGmB. 17000 Arnold Drive.
SONOMA
Beer vs. Wine: Both shine at this dinner
What’s better? Beer or wine? You be the judge at Kivelstadt Cellars first ever beer vs. wine dinner from 5-7 p.m. Saturday that will pit their wines against brews from Old Possum. The evening starts with a splash of sparkling, then it’s time to get down to business sampling three rounds of wine and beer with a family-style meal featuring Kung Pao wings or cauliflower and bacon-blue cheese sliders from Bloom Carneros. Finish the meal with Biscoff affogato and cookies with a special release from Old Possum. Tickets are $85 including tax and gratuity and can be purchased at pdne.ws/41uC2Sc. 22900 Broadway.
PETALUMA
A day for espresso martinis is just the beginning
Espresso Martini Day is Saturday, but you can enjoy the caffeinated cocktail all month long during Griffo Distillery’s March of the Espresso Martinis. Essentially a coffee bean-fueled bar crawl, espresso martini fans are invited to explore the different takes on the drink at more than a dozen Petaluma bars and restaurants that are shaking or stirring up their own signature concoctions using Griffo’s cold brew coffee liqueur made with Equator Coffee. If you’d rather stay home, make your own or try one of Griffo’s new ready-to-drink espresso martini cocktails. With each sip, you could earn raffle entries for Griffo Distillery’s end of month party on March 29. Find a full list of participating bars and restaurants and more information about the raffle at pdne.ws/41kcwyU
SANTA ROSA & HEALDSBURG
Mark the Persian New Year at two special feasts
Norwuz, the Persian New Year, is celebrated as spring begins and like all good Iranian celebrations, it involves a feast with kebabs, stews and plenty of saffron rice. You can enjoy all these dishes and more at two upcoming Norwuz dinners. Baci, in Healdsburg, will host a multicourse dinner with reservations available from 5-9 p.m. March 20-24. Dishes include chicken with tahdig, the crispy rice dish that’s the pride of Persian cuisine. The dinner is $168 which includes tax and gratuity and can be booked at pdne.ws/3XsAJCd. 336 Healdsburg Avenue.
At 6 p.m. March 22, Pascaline in Santa Rosa’s Montgomery Village neighborhood will host a five-course feast featuring hors d’oeuvres of eggplant dip and an herbed frittata called kuku sabzi served with a welcome sparkling sour cherry cocktail. Other courses include shrimp kebab, salmon with herbed rice and spring vegetables, and saffron-pistachio-almond cake served with Iranian tea for dessert. That dinner is $162 including tax and gratuity. Wine and other beverages are available for an extra charge. Book at pdne.ws/43plzkX. 1021 Hahman Drive