Leanne Battelle

Father's Day is an opportunity to experience Marin's first large-scale crawfish boil by Second Line Pleasure Club, founded by Mill Valley native and chef Aaron Salit.

In search of a one-of-a-kind summer experience built around food, landscape and live performance?

Traditional fair food is a beloved summer ritual for many, but if classic chili dogs, turkey legs, funnel cakes and slushies aren't your thing, several local food and drink vendors are offering options beyond the norm.

Fresh Starts Chef Events brings a rotating lineup of chefs and culinary professionals to Novato for summer cooking classes and dinners.

Bar Auklet, a wood-fired seafood restaurant from longtime West Marin restaurant owner Shannon Gregory, opened just before the Fourth of July weekend in downtown Point Reyes Station.

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.

A Marin restaurant that consistently held a spot on my list of favorites was Osteria Divino in Sausalito.

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.

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