{"id":16659,"date":"2015-07-31T01:33:41","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T01:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/?p=16659"},"modified":"2021-10-28T16:34:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T16:34:25","slug":"sweet-tooth-guide-to-sonoma-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/sweet-tooth-guide-to-sonoma-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet tooth guide to Sonoma County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ah, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/Sonoma.d6055387.Destination-Travel-Guides\">Sonoma County<\/a>. This wonderful part of the San Francisco Bay Area is known for great wine, fresh food (it\u2019s the center of the farm-to-table movement), and luxury living. In recent months, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/Sonoma-Valley-Hotels.d180052.Travel-Guide-Hotels\">Sonoma County<\/a>\u00a0has become synonymous with another epicurean treat: sweets. As in, goodies. For the sweet tooth in all of us.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Drive around <a href=\"http:\/\/thingstodo.expedia.com\/sonoma-valley-california-activities\/\">Sonoma County<\/a>\u00a0and you\u2019ll find dozens upon dozens of cute little bakeries and ice cream shops. Dine around local restaurants and you\u2019ll stumble upon scores of stellar pastry programs. IMHO, these are three of the region\u2019s best options for satisfying your sugar craving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>Noble Folk Ice Cream and Pie Bar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The full name of this on-the-plaza sweet shoppe in Healdsburg doesn\u2019t spin the truth\u2014you know immediately upon walking up to the place what they sell inside.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenoblefolk.com\/\">Noble Folk<\/a>\u00a0ice creams are all homemade and organic; owners Osvaldo Jimenez and Christian Sullberg try to source most of their ingredients from farms and producers within 25 miles of the store. That means that the blackberry ice cream is made with blackberries from a farm on the other side of town; it means that the brown butter peach flavor is made with peaches from around the corner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Sullberg, who makes all of the treats, is particularly fond of Asian flavors, so you\u2019ll also find one-of-a-kind options such as Japanese purple yam, black sesame, almond matcha, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">My favorite part of the ice cream experience at Noble Folk: All orders come with one free topping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Pies at this tiny shop are just as delicious, but in a totally different way. Sullberg calls these goodies \u201cHeritage Pies,\u201d because the crusts are made with a variety of grains such as buckwheat, bolero, and faro (to name a few). The crusts taste richer, heartier, and more complex than your basic crusts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"small-width-image-container lansdscape-9b823aa7-50ee-63e1-bbde-ff000073f150\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/default-source\/user-matt-villano\/wcsweets_content-[size_512x290].jpg\" id=\"landscape-9b823aa7-50ee-63e1-bbde-ff000073f150\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Title\">Mmmm, blackberry ice cream<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Pie flavors themselves are traditional with a nod to innovation. This summer, Sullberg and Jiminez sold options including caramel bourbon pecan, coconut mud, blackberry almond, and lemon blueberry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Of course you can order a slice of a pie a la mode\u2014the best of both worlds. You also can order pies whole; if you\u2019re out and about with friends, this is a great way to wrap up a sophisticated picnic at one of the wineries in town.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Spoonbar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Healdsburg (my hometown, for those of you scoring at home) happens to be the scene of the best restaurant-driven dessert menu in Wine Country these days, too. The restaurant: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spoonbar.com\/\">Spoonbar<\/a>, which is located in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/Sonoma-Valley-Hotels-H2hotel.h3618334.Hotel-Information\">h2hotel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Here, French Laundry alumnus Annemarie Catrambone has concocted a menu that is equal parts innovative and fun. Her stuff also is tasty in ways your taste buds never have experienced before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Take, for example, the cajeta cheesecake, which is made with caraway and cornmeal crust, and is topped with summer berries in their own juice; the flavors are familiar and new. Another favorite from the summer dessert menu is the dark chocolate cremeux (that\u2019s a fancy French word for pudding), which is served with banana fluff ice cream, toasted coconut consomm\u00e9 and banana crisps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Viewfinder Tip: Spend a long weekend in Healdsburg; there are more than 30 wineries within walking distance of the city\u2019s plaza and local restaurants are among the best in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Perhaps my No. 1 choice on Catrambone\u2019s dessert menu is the flight of ice creams and sorbets; in a part of the world where tastings are everything, this sampler gives you a hearty taste of five different house-made icy treats. When I visited early this summer, flavors included strawberry sorbet (served with fresh berries), vanilla (served with plum jam), sweet corn (served with blueberries), and chocolate sorbet with hazelnut and coffee milk. It was like a cavalcade of goodness. I didn\u2019t want to share.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>Village Bakery<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Finally, I\u2019d be remiss to put together a list of best sweets in Sonoma without including\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.villagebakerywinecountry.com\/\">Village Bakery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">This family-run operation is a local institution; it has been a Sonoma County icon for decades. Earlier this year, however, owners kicked off a new era when they moved the shop into new digs at The Barlow, a foodie destination (with tasting rooms and other shopping) in the tiny down of Sebastopol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">The new facility is bigger than anything Village Bakery has had in the past. This means there\u2019s ample room for bakers to create signature Scandinavian specialties such as volkenbrot (whole rye bread), dinkelbrot (spelt bread), kernebrod (traditional Danish rye), and more. Other doughy goodness comes in the form of croissants, baguettes, and sourdough breads. Of course, the bakery also serves cookies, cakes, scones, and muffins. (Because it\u2019s Sonoma County, the bakery has a number of gluten-free goodies, too.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">When I visit The Barlow, I like to hit Village Bakery twice\u2014once when I arrive, for coffee and a scone, then again after I\u2019ve walked around a bit for some bread or goodies to take home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Here in Wine Country, the best way to experience a place is through the stomach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>What sorts of sweets do you like to eat on vacation?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eating through some of Wine Country\u2019s most delicious 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