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Harvest Moon Cafe, Sonoma, California, United States

The family-owned Harvest Moon Cafe, located in Sonoma, California wine county, feels like a trip to the European countryside; it?s small and cosy with a lovely outside dining enclave and simple but delicious food, such as the house made pork and pistachio terrine.

Michelin recommended in the San Francisco Bay Area and Wine Country 2009 issue. A relaxed feel and light-hearted approach have put this little family-run place on Sonoma's culinary map. Husband-and-wife team Nick and Jen Demarest's respect for locally grown produce is evident in the handful of appetizers and entrees that comprise the daily changing menu of California cuisine. Cooked with care and creativity, the food here is homey and comforting. Tastes of the Mediterranean enliven the likes of simple yet impressive rainbow of heirloom beets paired with leeks and sauteed shrimp, or Moroccan-style braised lamb along spiced carrots, cous cous, harissa, and charmoula. Set on Sonoma's historic plaza, the serpentine dining space seats about 40 people and is augmented by a large garden patio furnished with tiny red metal tables.

Other dishes of interesting California cooking include quail that might be southern fried, or stuffed with risotto. A small but interesting wine list will intrigue you. There's usually a superb pasta dish, but the menu changes nightly, so you never know quite what to expect?except that Chef Nick Demarest's preparations will be first-rate. His wife Jen makes the desserts.