FALL 2022
I don’t know who coined the saying “How can I miss you if you don’t go away?” But I get it. After two-plus years of prolonged pandemic lockdowns, travel restrictions and fears around even venturing out to local restaurants and bars, my friends’ social media feeds read like travelogues over the last several months. My own, as well. As predicted in our Summer 2022 issue with its theme “Summer of Free,” many of us were eager to get out there and explore other parts of the state, the country and the world this summer.
Travel has always been important to me, especially to experience other cultures through their foods. I learn much more about another region or country and its people through eating their traditional dishes than I do by visiting churches or museums. Most interesting thing I ate this summer? The tagine that my son and I made together, taught by a Berber woman, in a village in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Adventure of a lifetime!
What’s your favorite new dish that you discovered this summer, at home or while traveling? Post it on Instagram and tag @ediblemarinwc for a chance to win a free annual subscription to the magazine!
As an even more famous saying goes, however, “There’s no place like home.” Returning to the North Bay after a summer abroad proved that to be true. I am eager to begin revisiting our longtime favorite markets, restaurants, cafes and bars in Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties, and checking out the exciting new places that have opened, pandemic be damned. High on that list is Valley Bar + Bottle on the Sonoma Plaza, which is featured in this issue’s Escoffier Questionnaire. Dive in to discover why!
Happy fall, y’all!
GT
