Food & Drink
Mill Valley Mourns the Loss of an Icon With the Passing of Maria Aversa, the Longtime Force of Nature Behind the Legendary La Ginestra Restaurant
When the City of Mill Valley celebrated La Ginestra’s 50th Anniversary in 2014, Fabio Aversa recounted to the Council a story about the family closing the restaurant briefly in 1965 so they could return to Italy for one month. At the end of the trip, Salvatore Aversa told his wife that he’d go back to Mill Valley to re-open the restaurant, and “that if nobody shows up, I’ll pack everything back up and come back to Italy.” Instead, he found flowers and welcome back signs and notes outside the restaurant.
Read MoreMarin JCC Hosts Multi-Talented Singer-Songwriter Brett Dennen – January 20, 7:30pm
Dennen’s impact has been to gather like-minded music fans to consistently try to make the world a better place, and he’s doing so at the Marin JCC in San Rafael on Saturday, January 20th at 7:30pm.
Read MoreA Little Drizzle Can’t Stifle the Holiday Spirit as Mill Valley Winterfest Pt. 2 Delivers a Heartwarming, Multi-Faceted Extravaganza!
The event was vast and multi-dimensional, including great performances from the one and only Millbillies, Marin Conservatory of Dance, Ellie McKee and Roco Dance & Fitness, as well as a bunch of great children’s games and activities like the huge slide, a jumpy house, cornhole and an array of additional activities, both inside and outside at the Community Center.
Read MoreLe Marais Bakery on East Blithedale Debuts Bistro Evening Dinners
Foodgressing.com, a food, travel and lifestyle brand sharing news and reviews on restaurants, products, travel and local happenings and founded in 2014 by Areta Wong, has trained its foodie eye on the incredibly delicious Le Marais Bakery at 250 East Blithedale.
Read More“Please Do Not Eat the Display”: Teresa Rea and Friends Have Created an Incredible Gingerbread House Replica of the Depot Cafe & Bookstore – Don’t Miss This Must-See Creation!
Rea has teamed up with the Depot Cafe & Bookstore on a gorgeous replica “Gingerbread Dream” house, located within the bookstore. Rea had some help from her friends Adrienne, Jill, Maggie and Tom – in “elfabetical order.”
Read MoreMill Valley Winterfest Returns on Dec. 17th for a Massive Holiday Bash at the Community Center – Indoors and Outside, 12-4pm!
We are FAR from finished. On Sunday, Dec. 17th from 12-4pm at the Community Center, we’ll have another lineup of great performances – including the one and only Millbillies, Sweaty Baby, Marin Conservatory of Dance, Rock the Ages, Ellie McKee and Roco Dance & Fitness, as well as a bunch of great children’s games and activities like the huge slide, a jumpy house, cornhole and an array of additional activities, both inside and outside at the Community Center. We’ll have Cousin’s Maine Lobster and Hopmonk food trucks, a beverage program for adults and kiddos alike, and much more and live music throughout the day.
Read MoreAs Always, Sweetwater Music Hall Rolls Into the Holidays With a Quartet of Dynamite Holiday Shows
The Sweetwater Music Hall – Mill Valley’s venerable live music institution and one of the most exciting live music venues in Bay Area history – continues to curate and spotlight incredible bands. And as usual, the Sweetwater team is inviting in a series of holiday season shows that seek to both get us all in the holiday spirit and get us up and out to shake our respective tail feathers.
Read MoreMarin IJ: Marin Authorities Focus on Curbing Holiday Retail Theft
In the Mill Valley Market instance, employees delayed and detained the suspect after they tried to flee. Ryan Canepa, a manager and co-owner of the store, said that his staff hasn’t noticed a spike in thefts during past holidays. He said the staff hasn’t changed its policy of detaining suspected thieves. “We always tried to catch people who steal from us,” Canepa said.
Read MorePiazza D’Angelo Is Ready to Toast New Year’s Eve With a Live Performance From Local Favorite Band Michael White & Friends – Dec. 31
Piazza D’Angelo co-owners Luigi Petrone and Felicia Ferguson are taking it up a notch for 2023 New Year’s Eve! They’ve invited longtime local favorite band Michael White & Friends to perform at the restaurant. Celebrate New Year’s with a special 3-course prix-fixe menu, live music and festive party favors,” D’Angelo’s owners say.
Read MoreLeftover Salmon Brings Its Bluegrass Thrills to the Sweetwater Music Hall for Three Nights – Dec. 29-31
For its annual end-of-year toast to the end of one year and a an excited bear hug of the year ahead, the Sweetwater Music Hall is welcoming in Leftover Salmon, a widely renowned band that has stuck around for 30 years and has left a legacy during that time. It marks them as a truly special, once-in-lifetime type band. Few have done all that and had as much fun as Leftover Salmon.
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