Pop the champagne bottles! - Dead Letter is finally open and resides on the opposite corner from the girl & the fig in Sonoma. INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW! Why did we call this restaurant Dead Letter? From 1896 to 1910, the building served as one of Sonoma’s early post offices. A place of exchange—messages sent, received, and sometimes lost. Over time, many have passed through these walls, each leaving something behind. We step into that history with intention. You wil

FINALLY. This has been a passion project for both John and me. For John, it has been the opportunity to create the restaurant he has always envisioned: food centered around the hearth and open flame, a wine list that reaches beyond Rhône varietals, and a sophisticated cocktail program. For me, it has been about something entirely different—finding a way to blend a digital art space within a hospitality environment and make it feel natural, meaningful, and welcoming. ART by is

On discovering digital art, building PROTO.logue, and learning to trust the unfamiliar. Ni Petrov, SU 46 — PROTO.logue at DEAD LETTER Before many people tasted Rhône wines, they seemed unfamiliar. Before many people embraced farm-to-table cooking, it seemed unconventional. Every generation encounters new creative languages. Digital art may simply be one of ours. The older I get, the more I realize that curiosity is often more important than certainty. The things that ultimate

In case you haven’t heard… something new is taking shape in Sonoma from your friends at the girl & the fig. A space built around food, art, and community—familiar in spirit, new in form. Later this spring / early summer, we open Dead Letter and PROTO.logue DIGITAL. From 1896 to 1910, the building served as one of Sonoma’s early post offices. A place of exchange—messages sent, received, and sometimes lost.Over time, many have passed through these walls, each leaving somethi