Viola Buitoni was born in Rome and raised in the Italian countryside, where she ate, lived, and cooked very much by the seasons in a way to which many of us aspire here in Sonoma County. She studied in the US and lived for a time in New York City, where she met host Clark Wolf some twenty-five years ago, later moving to San Francisco where she now teaches cooking and lives with her husband and child. Her new book, Italy by Ingredient, is a personal, passionate, and beautiful addition to a beloved lexicon, especially here in Northern California, as well as across America. 
The legendary Russian River runs through some of the most beautiful and fertile lands in a benchmark region of food and farming. That River gives and sustains life for so many plants and creatures, large and small. Don McEnhill is steward to the waters that come from north and East (and the sky) and eventually spill out into the Pacific Ocean at Jenner. He's the Executive Director of Russian Riverkeeper and has been passionate about this critical part of the world since childhood. McEnhill joins host Clark Wolf to talk about this key component of food and living here, and all over the world. 
This week on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour we’ll be talking about the late passionate, feisty and committed Paula Downing. We speak about her years as an environmental and farming advocate, as Manager of the Sebastopol and later Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market, work with Slow Food and many other lasting community efforts. We are joined by her youngest daughter Elizabeth Corsini, Farm Trails Executive Director Carmen Snyder and Chef/Professor Daniel Kaden who share with us about this amazing friend and powerhouse, who is deeply appreciated and sorely missed.
This week on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour, Clark’s guest is neighbor and fellow redwood resident Crista Luedtke, Proprietor of Boon, Resort and Spa, Boon Eat + Drink, and Brot. Sometimes called a serial entrepreneur, Luedtke comes from a restaurant family but meandered her way back into the business after other very different forays into academic, medical and professional fields. Her collection of projects in and around the little town of Guerneville – often then sold to partners and friends – has been part of a local renaissance that has weathered flood, fire and pandemic, building a resilience at the heart of the hospitality industry that is inspiring, resonant, and well positioned to the constantly recalibrating industries where she apparently thrives.
Savoring Sonoma: The Hour welcomes chef/owner Jamilah Nixon of JAM’s Joy Bungalow, when we dig into her history; from Sonoma County to the shrimp farms of Vietnam, and back. Her Mexican, Creole, and California ancestry, along with her formal and informal training, is expressed in foods she sells from a wandering food truck, a “door front” location off the Square in Sebastopol, and a full-on café in Cotati in a building she used to frequent as a teen. It’s a global, full circle, and delicious conversation with a natural cook, who also won Guy’s Grocery Games and another round featuring all former winners.
Savoring Sonoma airs every second and fourth Sundays at 6:00 pm PT on KRCB 104.9. Streaming at krcb.org
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