I've been buying my baking and pasta flour from Keith Giusto Bakery Supply/ for a while now and…read morelove having the opportunity to get quality ingredients so close to home. When I learned of an opportunity to attend a hand rolled pasta class at the Artisan Baking Center, I couldn't resist. I was not disappointed! The ABC combined an excellent learning environment with knowledgeable instructors and I enjoyed an incredible learning experience. The facilities were modern and efficient and I can't wait till they get their wood fired pizza ovens built! Craig Ponsford was the lead and he did a great job explaining every step of the process. Pablo Giet assisted and clearly knows his craft as well. Best of all, was the fact the class walked us through prepping an entire meal. While the focus was on hand rolled pasta, we made pasta and sampled three different sauces with what we made! The included wine was a bonus! I left with enough confidence, along with the pasta dough I made, to make my own meal the very next night! I can't wait to take another class at such an outstanding school!

June 16th Intermediate Sourdough Class with Michael Kalanty. Best class ever! This place and…read morepeople are phenomenal! imagine top tier master bakers/chefs and a top tier flour distributor opening up their professional kitchen, skills and materials to the home baker(me). A home bakers dream! There were 10 of us in this 6 hour class. Lots of hands on and questions answered. Michael is a brilliant teacher, able to communicate and teach complex concepts easily. Very friendly and approachable too. The class was very reasonably priced too. Thank you Central Milling for making this opportunity available to the home baker!!

Caggiano makes sausage that stacks up to the homemade sausage that my Sicilian Family made years…read moreago. The Sweet Italian (fennel) sausage is absolutely delicious. I've purchased the sausage in grocery stores, but my last purchase was the sausage bundle. I wanted to try some other types of sausage. This is the best sausage I have eaten in decades. I highly recommend this product to those Chicago and East Coast transplants who have been searching for sausage that is as good as you get in other cities.

Amazing local sausages! And such a great variety of flavors and meats. Buy local and you'll be glad…read moreyou did.

Phenomenal sauces & rubs made locally in Petaluma! Went to their grand opening on June 20th, which…read morethey had tastings of all their sauces & rubs plus food made with their rubs & sauces & all I can say is AMAZING! You can call to arrange a time to buy if you're local or you can buy online. They also sell in local stores such as G&G, Petaluma Market & Safeway. They also have a Facebook account so check them out there. This will be my new go-to sauces & rubs!

Their sauces are MUST HAVE condiments! The Absolute best sauces you've ever had! No comparison to…read moreanything you have ever tasted! We use The Smokin green hot sauce on everything! It's definitely not just a green taco sauce. The sweet taste of cumin and what ever else they use in it, is heaven. You can order and pick up at their store. See times opened etc. you won't be sorry!!

Fire sandwich. Straight fuego. The Mama Lil's Sandwich is loaded with tri-tip and absolutely…read moredelivers. The mild BBQ sauce complements the meat perfectly, while the onions, tomatoes, and peppers add even more flavor and juiciness to an already stacked sandwich. Hands down the best one I've tried here. Service was fast since I beat the lunch rush, and the market itself is beautiful inside. Gotta love the outdoor seating area too

They got my son's sandwich completely wrong. I told them just the bbq chicken and sauce and regular…read morecheddar. No onions, no tomato, no mayonnaise. We sat down to eat and he had one bite and couldn't finish it. It was made with all the normal ingredients. The onions have of course tainted the whole sandwich. We won't be back. Now he has no dinner and I have to scrounge up something for him. You failed us, and it was a pretty simple order. Update: my husband and I were going to split the strawberry cake slice we also bought. I took one bite and it is moldy! It tastes awful. See the picture!

Walking into this little shop is like stepping back in time. Ambience is fairly plain, like an old…read moretime grocery store. They have an abundance of spices, seasonings oils vinegar's dairy products, specialty beverages and of course eggs you can get flats of eggs for $6 to $13, depending on whether they are organic or not. What's really amazing about this place are the prices! Very, very reasonable! Plenty of free parking. They accept EBT credit cards and cash.

A local hidden gem I wish I was aware of sooner, but hey! I found it thanks to my son. Can't beat…read more$6 a flat of brown eggs. A flat consists of 30 eggs/2.5 dozen. Only $5/flat for white eggs. Also, I was able to pick-up a 1/2 gallon of Clover lactose-free milk, two 1/2 pints of chocolate milk, 3 small Rosa Brothers ice creams, a bottle of Strawberry Orange Mango Pressed juice and a flat of brown eggs all for $23.00! That's including tax! Will definitely be back!

This is a scam…read more They sell food-service quality meat at astronomically inflated prices. The sales woman had lots of great lines. She told us they were in the neighborhood making a delivery for our neighbor, and wanted to get rid of the last of their dry aged grass-fed premium steaks before they drive back to Sonoma. All lies. I noticed later it says right on the box: "grain fed". We got suckered for $40 worth, and I'm very thankful that's all we lost. She was trying to sell us $400 worth at first. It's hard to judge the quality of frozen vacuum wrapped steak. After defrosting, there was no marbling, the steaks were not trimmed, and one was folded in half before freezing, so it looked good, but defrosted it was 1/4 inch thick. The steaks I've tried so far have been badly oxidized, meaning the meat is grayish brown on the outside. (see photo). The meat is edible, but only barely, on par with flank steak from a school cafeteria, airplane food, or hospital food.

You might wonder who would ever consider buying meat from a door-to-door salesman. I'm one of…read morethose people. Look, the concept isn't that strange; I was used to local butchers selling "freezer bundles" to neighborhood residents and boutique operations-gone-corporate like Omaha Steaks made it seem even more plausible. But I'm here to give you the loudest warning I can yell via my keyboard. Don't be fooled by the authentic sounding company name. Sonoma Cattle Exchange is on par with Ginsu-knife salesmanship. They sell their meat in flash-frozen packaging in stylish boxes that read: "A cut above" and state that their fine meats are "hand trimmed." In the box I purchased was an assortment of new york, ground sirloin, strip loin, filet mignon and a few other cuts. Here is the cold, hard truth. While the meat they sell is not unhealthy, the quality of meat is worse than you get at the supermarket. USDA's meat grades are as follows: Prime (finely marbled and what you would find at fine steakhouses), Choice (supermarkets), Select (Food Service) and so on. Some of Sonoma Cattle Exchange's meats are choice, but the rest are select or worse yet, ungraded! To make matters worse, they are NOT trimmed. Huge chunks of fat are stuck to many cuts and some are even pumped full of a solution ("up to 15%"). Now the reason for the solution is up for speculation: a) it makes the cuts look bigger when frozen, b) it preserves them, c) it colors the meat, d) it enhances flavor, e) it adds weight, or f) all of the above. So far I've noticed that when the meat reaches a certain temperature, it wicks away the solution and reveals a grayer-colored meat. They also falsely use labels like "porterhouse". Now a porterhouse is a large cut of meat with a strip loin on one side and a large filet mignon on the other (this is what distinguishes it from a T-Bone). If you look at the pictures I attached, you will see that the filet side is merely a sliver (also note the whopping hunk of fat). I also posted a picture of what a porterhouse is supposed to look like. Because of the mystery solution, I initially thought the meat was near expiration but I've come to the conclusion that they are cuts that retailers simply don't want because they are of unacceptable quality - either not meeting up to standards because of quality of cut or fat content (or both). They then flash-freeze the discounted meat and market it to appear like prime-grade beef. The fat content is a bit disturbing. After cooking the hamburgers, I noticed a huge build-up of fat "blobules" on the underside of my grill. Later when cooking a strip loin, I was horrified to find blobules forming underneath the meat itself. I have no one to blame but myself. I paid $200 ("original price $350+!") for about $60 of meat I'd never buy in the first place. My only defense was that I was woken up from a nap and was hungry. So how does the meat taste? Like I said, there's nothing unhealthy about the meat (except the fat). I've been eating it almost daily so I can quickly rid my freezer of any trace of this bad experience. Sometimes I'm pleasantly surprised, but most of the time I'm incensed how after cooking, most pieces of meat have shrunk to a fraction of their size once the fat and/or solution has burned off. Have you ever ordered a T-Bone steak at Denny's? Honestly it's worse than that. Consider yourself warned. NOTE: Areas of operation include the greater Sacramento, CA region as well as the greater San Jose, CA region (where I am located). UPDATE: As I mentioned above, the brand the boxes were marked with was: "A Cut Above" with the meat being from Sonoma Cattle Exchange. After some internet sleuthing, I discovered that A Cut Above has had its share of troubles: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/recalls/prelease/pr032-2003.htm UPDATE 2: I want to clarify that I'm not a "disgruntled ex-employee." Nor am I a current employee or friend/family member of one who chooses to write a positive marketing spiel (oops I mean "review").

For years I have purchased bags flour from Central Milling and had them shipped. So when I…read morehappened to find myself in Petaluma I was very excited to visit their store. The store was very organized, clean and bright. However, the lady working there was anything but...we were the only ones in the store and I guess I must have interrupted her. She never got out of her chair, asked if she could be helpful and made very little effort to be friendly. I chose the flour I wanted and left. Maybe she was having a bad day.

I'm obsessed with all their organic flours and only wished I lived closer. I routinely have 25-50lb…read morebags shipped to me. My favorites for baking sourdough are the High Mountain and Einkorn. I also use their organic All Purpose as well. My bread game wasn't on par until Central Milling! Thank you for keeping your standards high. Quality is amazing.

Local grocery store wth fresh fruits and vegetables, wine, packaged Boar's Head cold cuts and pasta…read moreand cooking oils. Great customer service too!

Cute mini market. Convenient. Friendly staff. Their new location is in the Orchard Shopping…read moreCenter. They had an excellent choice of hummus and fruit.

Having shopped for meat for about 35 years, I am confident I know what good beef looks like and…read morewhat to avoid. After thoroughly checking out a salesman's wares last week, I highly recommend avoiding this company's product for several reasons beyond just their salespersons' over-the-top, pushy tactics: the meat is overhyped for its quality ("choice" is not that good), it is overpriced for its quality, and the usable amount of actual protein in any given portion is far less than the stated weight of the item because of saline solution (chicken), huge chunks of fat (not just 'marbling' here, folks), and water (fish fillets). The sales person tried to tell me that the meat was all local to Sonoma County and was from organically raised, grass-fed cows. When I told him I'd love corroborate this with a friend of mine who is active in the "buy local" scene here in Sonoma County, he quickly back-pedaled on his statement. It was then I told him "no thanks." If you want to buy salt, water, and suet for $20+ per pound from a pushy door-to-door salesman, knock yourself out. By the way, if you are looking for more reviews of this company be sure to go to their listing on Yelp under "Sonoma Cattle Exchange," where there are currently 23 listed reviews and 26 filtered reviews.

Wow, what the F*CK! These people are nuts! They came to my house today and my poor grandma is…read morepretty gullible and will buy almost anything. Thank goodness I was there... This man was insanely pushy and rude. Almost sealed the deal with my grandma until I had to tell her in Japanese that this ish seemed strange.. She is too sweet to say no to some idiot so I had to do the dirty work. He wouldn't take no for an answer!!!! He kept trying to load the boxes into my house while I told him we were not interested... I told him to get the f out and then he FINALLY left with a big dramatic exit. To be honest, I am scared that they know where we live. They are effing scary... And who the f is rude to an old lady???? Sonoma Cattle should be ashamed of themselves for having such disgusting people push their product. Don't let them in or near your house. Sh*t, call the cops. They are SCARY!!!! My boyfriend was even approached by them on the street! Leave us alone, you creeps!!!!!!!

The moment I swung through the door the smell of chocolate lifted my nose in the air. I walked…read moretowards the chocolates at first, I was fighting my temptation. Everything looked amazing. I noticed the ice cream, it grabbed my attention and I ordered a cup of strawberry. No chocolates but still delighted. The young lady who helped me was so cheery and happy to serve.

Always make a stop here when we're in the area to get the candy apples. Definitely a favor of my…read morefamily. People are always nice that work here and helpful. Definitely has that old candy shop feel.