The Girl & the Fig reopens after weeklong closure over Black Lives Matter mask controversy
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About a week after the Girl & the Fig closed amid backlash over a former employee’s Black Lives Matter mask, the Sonoma restaurant is back open for takeout and outdoor dining.Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Kimi Stout wearing her Black Lives Matter face mask says she felt pressured to quit her job at The Girl & The Fig. About a week after the Girl & the Fig closed amid backlash over the former employee’s Black Lives Matter mask, the Sonoma restaurant is back open for takeout and outdoor dining.Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Farewell to Napa s annual wine auction, the raucous charity bacchanal that s ended after 40 years
Farewell to Napa s annual wine auction, the raucous charity bacchanal that s ended after 40 years
The end of an era for an outrageous Wine Country tradition, in this week s Drinking with Esther newsletter
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Mitch Soekland and Mary Miner celebrate after winning Lot 10 for $55 thousand during Auction Napa Valley 2012 held at Meadowood resort in St. Helena, California. June 2, 2012.Erik Castro / Special To The Chronicle 2012
Like most events, Napa Valley’s most extravagant annual party has been canceled this year and it may never return. Auction Napa Valley, which began as a modest charity wine auction in 1981 and grew into a frenzied display of the valley’s wealth and status, is contemplating its future.