See the winners below!
There are more than 30 winners in our Best of Healdsburg Food & Drink awards, as selected by the residents of Healdsburg and the readers of the Tribune. This is our first year for a Best of Healdsburg, and judging by the response to our month-long polling, we have a feeling it won’t be the last.
Naturally, there are winners for Best Business Lunch and Best Outdoor Dining, Best Chef and Best Sommelier, Best Caterer and Best Family Restaurant—those we’d expect. But there are also some awardees whose specialties might be overlooked amidst the glamor of the Plaza, of the five-star hotels and the three-star restaurants.
And it goes without saying that Healdsburg’s voters have strong opinions about the wine!
After all, local wine-making families stretch back to the Old Country, and the heritage is deep here, as shown in the favored status of zinfandel and pinot noir, chardonnay and rosé, and of course a sparkling to tease the palette. And a Best Shipping Company to send it all home.
Whether it’s Best Tasting Room, Best Winemaker or Best Winery Dog, if you can’t find it in Healdsburg, maybe you don’t need it after all. —CK
Best Mexican Cuisine
Best Winegrower
Best Winery Dog/Winery
Best Natural Wine
Best Outdoor Dining
Best Business Lunch
Best Sparkling Wine
Best Breakfast
Best Wine Shipping
Best Caterer
Best Winemaker
Best Sauvignon Blanc
Best Chef
Best Taqueria
Best Sommelier
Best Pinot Noir
Best Burrito
Best Family Restaurant
Best Food & Wine Event
Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience
Best Burger
Best Chardonnay
Best Vegetarian
Best Bar
Best Wine Tasting Room
Best Pastry Chef
Melissa McGaughey – Quail & Condor
Best Place to Dine Solo
Best New Restaurant
Best Frozen Treat
Best Sushi
Best Brunch
Best Pizza
Best Bakery
Best Cabernet Sauvignon
Best Food & Wine Experience
Russian River Wine Road Wine & Food Affair