Leanne Battelle is a Food Columnist and Restaurant Critic. She specializes in the food and beverage industry, covering topics such as restaurant innovation, food safety, and beverage production, with a keen interest in chain restaurants and food waste. Leanne's work has been featured in The Mercury News, The Hartford Courant, Santa Cruz Sentinel, The Press Democrat, and Marin Independent Journal.
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By: Leanne Battelle
A Marin restaurant that consistently held a spot on my list of favorites was Osteria Divino in Sausalito. Longtime owner Elizabeth Nebot was as much a part of its identity as the food and nighttime jazz, connecting with customers at the restaurant and her vendors at the San Rafael farmers market, where she was often found scoping out ingredients.
Sleepy Hollow resident Adam Block, whose hospitality consulting firm has worked on projects stretching from San Francisco and Las Vegas to London and Singapore, is bringing his latest venture closer to home with Wednesday's opening of upscale Vietnamese restaurant and bar Tụ Tập in downtown San Anselmo.
By: Leanne Battelle
When I wrote about Corte Madera couple Anna and Jeff Fox's Bay Area pizza pop-ups early last year , they shared the goal of opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant within 18 months.
In early 2000, a decadent croque monsieur and rustic loaves to take home regularly drew me to Bay Village Bakery in Mill Valley, and watching the wood-fired bread-baking magic unfold while I waited in line with my captivated baby contributed to the allure. It was a favorite p
By: Leanne Battelle
Around seven years after opening The Kitchen Table in San Rafael's West End, local chef Alexander Alioto closed the country-style Italian restaurant in June. He spent a month reworking the kitchen and layout and reopened the corner storefront this month as Alioto's Focacceria, a fast-casual Italian deli serving artisanal sandwiches and pinsas, with fresh p
Make your way along Magnolia Avenue from the Lark Creek Shops to Ward Street for an afternoon of wine, beer and food tastings at the 14th annual Downtown Larkspur Wine Stroll from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Around seven years after opening The Kitchen Table in San Rafael’s West End, local chef Alexander Alioto closed the country-style Italian restaurant in June. He spent a month reworking the kitchen and layout and reopened the corner s…
From the cultivated gardens of Ross to the coastal reaches of Muir Beach and Point Reyes, this month's food events celebrate the bounty and beauty of Marin's landscape while bringing the community together in support of local causes.
Peter Wang and Jessica Li just opened their second restaurant in the Bon Air shopping center.
There's something inherently appealing about dumplings, neat parcels of dough wrapped around savory fillings that are equally suited for snacking, sharing or a full meal.
