16th Apr 2004
Sonoma in NYT
So the New York Times did one of their 36 Hours: In Sonoma, Calif. writeups …
As a somewhat local (Petaluma, not far from Sonoma) who has lived in a few tourist towns (Sausalito being another) let me say this: If your last name has any vowels in it, try to visit during a weekday!
Of course, this is futile, people work and kids are in school and all that.
What I am really saying is: never judge a cool tourist place by how it is on the weekends. It’s a 2-day per week warping of how the place really is.
And, by the way, you New Yorkers seeking true Mexican Food (Harry’s Burritos in the UWS is a joke): a great Mexican restaurant that helps define Sonoma (but which isn’t mentioned in the article) is La Casa
