Major bagel shake-up, yet more pizza and other news 🥯 🍕
Issue 42
NEWS (TO US)
All the latest scoops
Winston’s + Paulie’s Bagels. Paulie is moving on.
You were our everything.
Golden Bagel Cafe. New concept and dinner menu.
”I call it… the supper bagel.”
Rutherford Family Pizza. Opening “SLICEHOUSE” downtown.
But where will they find enough high schoolers to staff it??
Carabao. Beloved Filipino pop-up opening brick-and-mortar space!
In Century Plaza on Imola.
BottleRock. “AfterDark” shows announced.
Tickets on sale now.
Loose Caboose. Hobby store moving to Food City plaza.
The rest of the train will remain in its current location.
Napa Humane. “Pawsport” 2025 is on.
Donate $75 to the Napa Humane Society and get all manner of deals at local wineries, restaurants, hotels, etc.
The Exchange. Clubhouse for creatives now open (Vallejo).
What was formerly The Joint and Creative Interchange is now The Exchange. Grand opening March 1.
Mr. Snacks. “New” food truck on Soscol.
Maybe this has been open a while, but we just discovered it. It is THE place when you have a craving for crepes, sushi or hot dogs.
The Barn. Members-only downtown venue.
New space by the Napa Valley Car Club team. Fidelio.
Over the Hill:
Eugene’s. Sandwich and foccacia pop-up to watch.
Popping up at Dos’ Bar tonight.
Sonoma Film Club. Movies and wine!
Screenings at the Sebastiani Theater and wine curated by the Valley team — the next screening is March 24!
Valley Swim Club. Clam (pizza) pie Tuesdays!
Now through May.
Sonoma International Film Festival. Volunteer!
Get on the list, it’s highly flexible and there are all kinds of perks. The festival starts March 19, but there are year-round opportunities.
Rumor Mill:
Our new section for unsubstantiated scoops.
A16 (“the old Miminashi space”) to open in April…?
Winston’s to begin serving liquor/cocktails…? Does this mean a dinner menu forthcoming?
SCAD taking over the Oxbow School space…?
Starting in May, the first Thursday of the month brings music, drink and a “chef’s market” vibe to Oxbow Commons.
COMING IN HOT
Events and happenings
Fridays: Film series all winter. Valley Swim Club (Sonoma)
Feb 25: Souvla x Charlie’s: Benefit for LA Fires. Charlie’s (St. Helena), prices vary
Feb 28: Black Wine Fest. Napa Valley Library, sold out but you should know the library does cool stuff like this
Feb 28: Glaze and Sip (pottery making, wine and dinner). Covet Napa, $65
Feb 28: Screening: Out of Africa. Napa Valley Yoga Center, free
Mar 1: Screening + Dinner: Love Is a Fish. Valley Swim Club (Sonoma), $50
Mar 1: Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets. Uptown Theatre, $52+
Mar 1: Mardi Gras Parade. Downtown Yountville, free
Mar 2: Cameo Celebrates the Oscars. Cameo Cinema (St. Helena), $40
Mar 5: Whitney Cummings. Uptown Theatre, $57+
Mar 5-8: Celebration of Women in Wine. Various locations, $34+
Mar 6-9: Fork2Film Festival. Cameo Theatre, $20 per screening
Mar 8: The Comedy of Brian Posehn. Sebastiani Theatre (Sonoma), $45
Mar 15: Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings. Uptown Theatre, $90+
Mar 19-23: Sonoma Film Fest. Various locations, prices vary
Mar 21-23: 19th Annual California Artisan Cheese Festival. Various locations in Sonoma County, $50+
Apr 5: Lebanese Luncheon Cooking Class. Yountville Community Center, $120+
Apr 9-13: Songwriters in Paradise. Various locations, $1300+ (ouch)
Apr 24-26: Madeleine Peyroux. Blue Note, $115+
May 9, 10: David Sedaris. $73+
Apr 24-27: Napa Valley StreamFest. Downtown venues in Napa, $250+
Apr 27: Decked Out (Music Festival). The Quarters (Mare Island), free
May 16: Devendra Banhart. Gundlach Bundschu, $70
May 16: Thievery Corporation. Uptown Theatre, $63+
May 17: Art, Sip & Stroll. Yountville, price tbd
June 19: Cookout at the Vineyard (Juneteenth Celebration). Decant Wine, $81+
Sept 13: MJ Lenderman & The Wind. Gundlach Bundschu, $79 (almost sold out!)



Wow, SCAD coming to Napa would be an instant 10% coolness upgrade. I would honestly be surprised.
I clicked so fast for the Napa bagel news!!! Fidelio!