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Confectioneries and baked goods abound this Easter season, with local bakeries and candy shops crafting special treats for the springtime holiday. From chocolate bunnies and candy-filled eggs to decorated cookies and carrot cakes, there’s something for everyone’s sweet tooth. Here’s where to find Easter treats in Sonoma County
by LINDA MURPHY photography by CHRIS HARDY Taking their sustainable ethics in a different direction, the Malls embark on a sweet new adventure JEFF AND SUSAN MALL were ahead of the Sonoma farm-to-table movement when they opened Zin Restaurant &...
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Chefs Jeff and Susan Mall, owners of VOLO, were ahead of the Sonoma farm-to-table movement when they opened Zin Restaurant & Wine Bar in Healdsburg in 1999, basing their menu on what they grew and raised on their Eastside Road farm, and what they could procure from nearby ranchers and fishermen.
Taking their sustainable ethics in a different direction, the Malls embark on a sweet new adventure.
BY BITECLUB | APRIL 2017 | SONOMA MAGAZINE Heather Irwin/PD A chocolate Easter bunny army is being raised, recruit by delicious recruit, in the Windsor chocolate kitchen of Jeff and Susan Mall. Sitting at attention, the milk chocolate rabbits stare silently ahead on sheet...
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Jeff and Susan Mall, former owners of Zin restaurant in Healdsburg, recently returned to Wine Country after a stint as executive chefs at a resort in Mexico. While south of the border, the couple fell in love with Mexican-grown cacao and the ancient fire-roasting technique still practiced by some of Mexico’s chocolatiers. Fire roasting imparts a unique depth of flavor to Volo chocolate bars, and the addition of brown butter and roasted almonds plays brilliantly with the nutty, slightly sweet Picolo.
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