Napa Valley College unveiled the Donna Altes Hospitality Training Center on June 2, adding a tasting bar and classroom to its Wine Education Complex. The privately funded facility will train students for tasting‑room and wine‑sales roles.

Sommelier Morgan Gray will open Frenchie’s this summer at 642 Fifth St., bringing 300+ wines and three themed clubs to downtown Santa Rosa.

The Coffee Movement will open a new Chinatown-adjacent cafe this fall with a four-seat slow bar and a multi-course coffee tasting menu. The original window will stay open for quick cups.

Maggie & Mac’s, from the owners of Momo’s, opens June 5 in the Inner Sunset with family recipes, pizzas and a kids’ menu.

Hazel will reopen in Occidental’s former Barley & Hops space, and Sonoma Eats plans a new Sonoma location after closing in March; both aim to open this summer.

Downtown Joe's has finished a yearlong remodel and debuted a Second Street terrace with river views, expanded menus and live‑music nights. The upgrade also sets up a future rooftop and bigger kitchen.

Dos' Bar, a downtown Sonoma collective tasting room for natural wine and cider, has closed after roughly two years as founders say the model couldn't sustain operations.

Haru quietly opened last Friday on Main Street, pairing dry‑aged fish and approachable gozen sets with an affordable omakase counter in downtown Los Altos.

Zareen’s has opened a new Murphy Avenue outpost in Sunnyvale, bringing its Michelin‑noticed samosas and a James Beard semifinalist chef to downtown. The restaurant is open evenings daily.

Padoca, a Brazilian bakery at 445 San Mateo Ave in San Bruno, opened last Saturday with pão de queijo, cakes and espresso service.

The city spent $1.9 million and no small amount of political capital keeping Far East Cafe alive through the pandemic. Five years later, a routine inspection turned up a dead rodent under the cook line — and a closure notice in the window.

The Ma'lawah Bar, a kosher Yemenite cafe on El Camino Real, will close its El Camino storefront this Friday; the owner announced the shutdown on Instagram. The team hinted at future plans but gave no details.

A&M BBQ’s future on South Main is in doubt after neighbors and city staff clashed over heavy smoke and zoning enforcement ahead of a council hearing.