Amid a whirlwind year of restaurant openings, everything’s coming up roses for the city of Petaluma. And national publications are taking note. In a recent article, food review site Mashed named the Gold Rush-era town a “must-visit food destination.”
Of course, this is no news to Sonoma County residents, who have enjoyed Petaluma’s farm-fresh cuisine since it gained the designation as the World’s Egg Basket 100 years ago — resulting in an annual Egg Day Parade that still marches on to this day.
But lately, it seems the rest of the nation has finally embraced the charming wonders of Sonoma County’s historic gem of a town. In June, CNN named Petaluma among the best towns to visit in the U.S., describing it as “a riverfront farm-to-table paradise.”…