WE {heart} BUZZ. AND WE GOT LOTS OF IT.
Chef Patrick Tafoya wins the gold medal at Derby Day (Sonoma Cutrer Vineyards, May 2010) a benefit for Meals on Wheels.
20 minutes to make 3 dishes with a bag of unseen ingredients?
He can do it in 15. Congratulations Chef Patrick! 
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Derby Day 2010
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"The celebrated chefs competing against one another in the exciting “Iron Chef” style cook-off will be Chef Bruce Frieseke of Applewood Estate Inn vs. Patrick Tafoya of Restaurant P/30. The winner will then face the 2007 and 2008 AND 2009 champion, Chef Paul Schroeder of Monti’s Rotisserie & Bar. These talented chefs will be assisted by celebrity sous chefs: District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua and Sam Salmon, Mayor of Windsor, and assisting the defending champ, Dr. Al Galster of Kaiser Permanante." - Sonoma County Gazzette

WE COULD NOT HAVE PAID FOR BETTER PRESS!
Click the links below to see the full articles.

INSIDE SONOMA REVIEW
http://inside-sonoma.com/restaurant-p30/

TAKE COMFORT IN SEBASTOPOL'S P/30
It takes a brave person to open a restaurant in the teeth of this recession, a cheerful one to make it a happy place, and a brilliant one to make it a success. That's what Patrick Tafoya has done. After causing an appreciative stir with his... Published April 3, 2010 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100403/ENTERTAINMENT/100409931


BOHEMIAN REVIEW
The setup for P/30 restaurant is almost too perfect. Heading west on Bodega Highway just outside of Sebastopol you drive into the fading sun as redwood trees commingle with apple orchards in full spring leaf. http://www.bohemian.com/bohemian/05.26.10/notf-1021.html


MAKING THE MOST OF SPRING
Like other Wine Country chefs, Patrick Tafoya of the Restaurant P/30 restaurant in Sebastopol has been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the tender roots and delicate shoots of spring. Published April 6, 2010 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100406/LIFESTYLE/100409737

RESTAURANT OWNERS SERVING UP RECIPES OF SURVIVAL
Patrick Tafoya, above, is hoping his down-home menu will attract area residents to his new Sebastopol restaurant. It's just one strategy area restaurateurs are using to try to survive the recession. Published February 25, 2010 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100225/ARTICLES/100229656

IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO OPEN A RESTAURANT
http://biteclubeats.com/2010/02/p30-chic-cheap-comfort-food.html

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE REVIEW
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/25/DDFC1CK64L.DTL