Recent Press
COVID-19 Response
July 2022 - Made Local Magazine: The End Bit: Meet Heather Irwin, Founder of BiteClub
June 14, 2022 - Petaluma Argus-Courier: Sonoma Family Meal finds Petaluma home
Nov. 5, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle: Michelin-starred restaurant SingleThread is set to dramatically grow its farming operation (SFM to benefit)
June 5, 2020 – The Bite Goes On Podcast: Sonoma Family Meal
June 4, 2020 – KSRO: How the Hospitality and Tourism Industries are Preparing for a Post-Pandemic World
June 1, 2020 – Community Foundation Sonoma County: Sonoma Family Meal: Feeding Families, Supporting Restaurants
May 31, 2020 – The Healdsburg Tribute: Restaurants tackle food insecurity
May 21, 2020 – Sonoma Index-Tribune’: Inside Sonoma Family Meal: Chefs to the rescue
May 17, 2020 – KSRO: LOCAL SPOTLIGHT AND HEADLINES
April 29, 2020 – EATER San Francisco: Heartwarming Ways Restaurants Are Giving Back to the Community
April 28, 2020 – Robb Report: How the Sonoma Fires Gave Michelin 3-Star SingleThread a Roadmap to Help People During Covid-19
April 20, 2020 – How I Built This: Live with Guy: Chef Kyle Connaughton
April 17, 2020 – Michelin Guide: Bay Area Chefs Find a Way to Give Back
April 17, 2020 – Press Democrat: Costeaux Bakery donating bread to families in need during coronavirus pandemic
April 15, 2020 – The World’s 50 Best: Global initiatives for the hospitality industry (#4)
April 14, 2020 – KQED: Bay Area Organizations Helping the Local Food Industry
April 14, 2020 – Wine Enthusiast: The Wine Industry Launches Scholarships, Funding Efforts to Help Those in Need
April 13, 2020 – Sonoma Magazine – Local Wineries Step Up to Help Restaurants and Community
April 10, 2020 – Visit California: Cooking Through a Crisis: Californians Helping Californians
April 9, 2020 – The Healdsburg Tribune: Corazón brings back Unity and Community Fund, additional food service programs
April 8, 2020 – KSRO: Chef Kyle Connaughton On Feeding A Community In Need
April 7, 2020 – Yahoo Finance: Coronavirus: This non-profit pays restaurants to cook for those in need
April 3, 2020 – Wine Industry Advisor: Sonoma Family Meal Launches New Disaster Relief Fund to Pay Restaurants to Cook for Those in Need
April 1, 2020 – Forbes: These Michelin-Starred Restaurants Are Offering Delivery And Carry-Out During COVID-19
Mar. 30, 2020 – EATER San Francisco: New Initiatives Pay Struggling Restaurants Thousands to Feed the Needy
Kincade Fires
Nov. 2, 2019 – KQED: Serving Up a Hot Meal and Hope During the Kincade Fire
Oct. 31, 2019 – Argus Courier: Sonoma Family Meal feeds Kincade fire evacuees from Petaluma kitchen
Oct. 31, 2019 – CBS: Returning Kincade Fire Evacuees Get Help Putting Meals On Table
Oct. 30, 2019 – LA Times: Newsletter: Scenes from the edge of the Kincade fire
Oct. 29, 2019 – San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area chefs rally to feed Kincade Fire evacuees and first responders
Tubbs Fire
Nov. 20 , 2018 – Press Democrat: Fire victims recognize enduring chefs and volunteers at Sonoma Family Meal
Oct. 5, 2018 – San Francisco Chronicle: One Year after the fires, Wine Country is still healing
Oct. 7, 2018 – CBS: Sonoma County Grew Stronger together in Aftermath of Wine Country Wildfires
Oct. 1, 2018 – KSRO: Sunday’s Heros of October Event in Santa Rosa’s Courthouse Square
Sept. 17, 2018 – Town & Country Magazine: Leonardo DiCaprio…Wine Country Bash
July 15, 2018 – Press Democrat: Emergency disaster relief still in demand after October fires
March 21, 2018 – Press Democrat: North Bay Nonprofit needs shift from dollars to volunteers
April 27, 2018 – North Bay Bohemian: Food and Drink Writer’s Picks for Best Fed Evacuees
April 5, 2018 – KQED: Up From the Ashes, Six Months After the North Bay Fires
April 2018 – Made Local Magazine: Healthy, Dignified Comfort Food for Fire Victims
Jan 25, 2018 – Press Democrat: Sonoma County food community unites to help fire victims
Oct. 31, 2017 – The Oak Leaf: Bear Cubs respond when tragedy hits
Oct. 25, 2017 – Press Democrat: Sonoma Family Meal brings chefs together to feed fire victims
Oct. 18, 2017 – Patch: Santa Rosa Junior College To Reopen Following Wildfires
Oct. 15, 2017 – Press Democrat: Chefs cook up free to-go meals for Sonoma County Fire Victims