Skip to content
HeyJared

Heather Irwin

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
16
Latest publication
Sep 29, 2026
Outlet visibility, for eastbaytimes.com
Top 500K sites
Earliest in this view
Jul 7, 2026

Latest articles

  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Heather Irwin

    Former West Marin couple finds success with Petaluma bakery (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone · English

    Read excerpt

    You can see waiting in line for a cream bun at Stellina Pronto as a huge aggravation, or as an opportunity. Owners Katrina Fried and Christian Caiazzo see the lines snaking out of their tiny bakery as a chance to meet new friends, catch up with neighbors and groove to the daily playlist. Maybe it’s a glass-half-full thing, but no one waiting on busy mornings seems to be grumbling. Stellina Pronto is Petaluma’s neighborhood bakery, full stop. There is almost always a wait because the pastries, pi

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Heather Irwin

    600 lemons a week is never enough at this standout Sonoma restaurant (opens the original)

    Excerpt · English

    Read excerpt

    Lemons, garlic and olive oil are the backbone of Cristina Topham’s cooking at Spread Kitchen in Sonoma. The chef-owner goes through roughly 680 lemons a week at her Lebanese-inspired restaurant in Boyes Hot Springs, squeezing citrus into everything from hummus and salads to marinades and sauces. And somehow, she still finds herself saying the same thing. Big flavors are the point at Spread Kitchen. Topham leans on fresh herbs and spices, including za’atar from Lebanon, sheep’s-milk feta from Bul

  3. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Heather Irwin

    Sonoma County has a new cowboy bar. And yes, there are saddle seats (opens the original)

    Excerpt · English

    Read excerpt

    You can stomp, step, grapevine and yeehaw all you like at Windsor’s Spur Saloon. A little 10-gallon tomfoolery is welcome, too. But bronco-busting on the custom-made leather saddle seats will earn you some side-eye. Owner Eric Foster has already bolted those things to the floor twice, and they’re getting loose again. Spur is Sonoma County’s newest — and pretty much only — Western saloon, cowboy bar and chuckwagon. It’s the antler-chandeliered, “Yellowstone”-set hangout we didn’t know we needed a

  4. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Heather Irwin

    Why bruncherias are taking over Sonoma County's food scene (opens the original)

    Excerpt · English

    Read excerpt

    At Besame Mucho in Santa Rosa, weekend brunch usually starts with a wait. Families cluster near the entrance, keeping an eye out for a table big enough for everyone, while inside, banquettes and long tables fill with baskets of pan dulce and plates of chilaquiles, omelets and avocado toast. Café de olla and coffee arrive alongside mimosa flights, and plates are passed around as everyone settles in. That mix of Mexican breakfast traditions and American brunch favorites is at the heart of a growin

  5. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Heather Irwin

    Where to find Sonoma County’s best pancakes (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone · English

    Read excerpt

    From ancient Rome to millennial brunch culture, pancakes have long been a breakfast staple — and a natural companion to a mimosa. Across Sonoma County, chefs put their own spin on the classic stack. Here are some favorites, from fluffy buttermilk pancakes to thin Swedish-style versions and a Dutch Baby big enough to share. Enjoy them on National Pancake Day, Sept. 26, or any day of the year. Dolce Rosa: These plate-size ricotta pancakes are good enough on their own, but the espresso-spiked masca

Publishing over time

Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.

Recurring subjects

Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.

Audience

Top 500K sites

For eastbaytimes.com, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026

Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.

About this data

Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.

Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.

See coverage about Heather Irwin