Four Food Related Reasons to Head to Wine Country This March

Delicious dishes from John Ash’s cookbooks are available this month at Vintner’s Resort (Photo by Jesse Evan Cudworth)

Dr. Wilkinson’s Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs has announced that Jennie Russell is the new executive chef of House of Better. Russell will also oversee catering for the resort’s new event space, the Glass House. Hotel Healdsburg is offering another of its fun experience packages. Available through March, the Dry Creek Valley Fish Trail Tour lets guests follow the seasonal coho salmon and steelhead trout migration and includes stops at Martorana Family Winery and Warm Springs Fish Hatchery. Also on offer through the month is the Homage to John Ash Menu at John Ash & Co. at Vintners Resort. The three-course tasting menu features recipes from Ash’s cookbooks. Silverado Resort shines the spotlight on Tank Garage Winery with a wine dinner on March 7. Wines will be paired with each course of the meal.