But while we are figuring that out, come see us on Sunday from 11am to 3pm at Off The Grid at Marin Country Mart in Larkspur.

Last week, Rachel and Arthur took a road trip down to Los Angeles to check in on the construction of our food truck! Look how shiny it is!

Here are a few more photos from the trip. We’ve officially paid for the now fully-constructed truck. The last step is to apply the colorful exterior vinyl wrap, which will hopefully happen the first week in December. If all goes according to (our very revised) plan, we should have the truck before Christmas!

Waiting for the big exterior makeover

Inside the truck

Shouldn’t be that hard to drive… right?

Almost ready for business!

Ah, fall. That time of year when you wake up to a cool, crisp morning and still have a few hours warm afternoon sunlight streaming through the red and yellow leaves. In Sonoma, it also means the rain is on its way, and we are happy to have had a decent downpour earlier this week.

Drums & Crumbs is in its own season of change. Our pop-up cafe at the Renaissance Marin came to an expected but abrupt end as a new food business moved into the space full time. We have used this extra day to prepare for our biggest change yet, the food truck!

Like many of you, we are impatient for it to be finished, but the end is finally in sight. Construction is finished and all inspections are completed. All it needs is its bright and beautiful vinyl wrap before it’ll make the journey from Los Angeles to the North Bay. As with every other step so far, things seem to be moving slower than they should, but we have embraced the opportunity to get organized and introduce a few new faces to our team.

We are also in the final stages of one more exciting surprising… a new website!  Our designer at Design Womb and our programmer at Spark Creative have collaborated to create a beautiful, modern website that captures the Drums & Crumbs brand perfectly and showcases what we offer. We can’t wait for you to see it!

We have two weeks left at the Valley of the Moon Farmers Market on Tuesday evenings in Sonoma, so come see us before its over!

Sonoma Valley Teen Services offers a fantastic program to help teenagers prepare for the “real world” called Skills for Life – Ready to Work. Teens that complete this six-week program are eligible for placement in an internship or paid employment. Everyone at Drums & Crumbs was thrilled when Lizette, a graduate of the program and a student at Sonoma Valley High School, joined us at the beginning of the summer to help with the Tuesday night farmers market. Over the past four months, she has been a wonderful addition to our team and has helped at the market each week, as well as at special events.

You can read more about the program, as well as see a photo of Rachel and Lizette at the farmers market, in a featured article in the Sonoma Index Tribune.

Last weekend, we were thrilled to be a part of the Analy High School Class of ’84 Reunion in Sebastopol! It was a perfect day at the Sebastopol Community Center, and the attendees couldn’t have been in better spirits. Congratulations on a fun and lively reunion!

We love to cater special events. Email catering@drumsandcrumbs.com to get a copy of our menu and price lists.

What a great group!

Paradise Ridge Winery Wines & Sunsets

Sometimes we have to pinch ourselves because we feel so lucky. Over the past year and a half, Drums & Crumbs has had the privilege of “working” at some of the most beautiful venues in the North Bay. We thought we’d take a moment to share some of our favorite sunset moments so far.

Patz & Hall Backyard Summer Series

Broadway Under The Stars at Jack London State Park

San Rafael Twilight Criterium

Our new website (coming soon!) will have a fancy calendar on it, but until then, here’s a list of places you can find us this month. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 707-999-8394 or email us at info@drumsandcrumbs.com.

Every Tuesday, 5:45pm to Sunset

Vally of the Moon Certified Farmer’s Market

City Plaza, Sonoma

Every Thursday, 9:00am to 2:30pm

Pop-Up Cafe at the Renaissance Marin

1115 3rd St., San Rafael

Friday, August 8, 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Summer Backyard Series at Patz & Hall Winery

Patz & Hall Winery, Sonoma

Wednesday, August 13, 5:30pm to Sunset

Paradise Ridge Winery Wines & Sunsets ($5-10 ticket required)

Paradise Ridge Winery, Santa Rosa

Saturday, August 30, 11am to 4pm

Taste of Sonoma at Sonoma Wine Country Weekend (ticket required)

MacMurray Estate Vineyards, Healdsburg

2014 San Rafael Twilight Criterium

Drums & Crumbs had a front row view to the 2014 San Rafael Twilight Criterium this past weekend. We set up our tent next to Strike Brewing Co. and sold our favorite Fried Chicken Sandwich with sides of Baked Mac & Cheese and Fresh Mixed Greens. To finish it off, we had our Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie, which was so popular, we’ve started selling it at the Tuesday night farmer’s market as well.

In addition to our tent, we also had the honor of catering the VIP “Twilight Club.” Those guest were treated to a choice of Arthur’s Fried Chicken with Baked Mac & Cheese, Fresh Mixed Greens and Buttermilk Biscuits or a box of Baked Mac & Cheese, Spicy Black Eyed Peas, Fresh Mixed Greens and a gluten-free Corn Muffin.

We couldn’t have had a more exciting street debut in San Rafael. We are glad we could introduce Drums & Crumbs to so many new people.

Tess & Grayson serve up our Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie

Our guest-helper Todd enjoys our view of the finish line

Rachel visits Legion Manufacturing outside of Los Angeles

Over the holiday weekend, Rachel headed down to Southern California to check out the progress on our food truck in person. We knew the truck had been purchased and construction had begun, but, even after repeated requests, our builder never sent photos of the truck or its progress, so we wanted to see it for ourselves.

What a beauty!

The perfect blank slate for our colorful vinyl wrap

Through the back door

As you can see, the electrical wiring and counters are installed. This week, it will hopefully be inspected by the Department of Housing and have a smog inspection. After that, it’ll take a couple of weeks to install the appliances and the plumbing. After the final touches inside, they will send it out to get wrapped in the beautiful design created for us by Design Womb. Theoretically, we could have it mid-August… but we won’t start planning our grand opening until it is actually on its way.

Rachel decided to make a weekend out of the trip, driving Highway 1 through Big Sur, spending two nights in Santa Barbara, and passing through Santa Cruz on her way home.

Rachel & her boyfriend Todd at Big Sur

Big Sur

Santa Cruz

Our new website (coming soon!) will have a fancy calendar on it, but until then, here’s a list of places you can find us this month. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 707-999-8394 or email us at info@drumsandcrumbs.com.

Tuesday, June 3, 5:45pm to Sunset

Vally of the Moon Certified Farmer’s Market

City Plaza, Sonoma

Wednesday, June 4, 11:30am to 2:30

Pop-Up Cafe at the Renaissance Marin

1115 3rd St., San Rafael

Tuesday, June 10, 5:45pm to Sunset

Vally of the Moon Certified Farmer’s Market

City Plaza, Sonoma

Thursday, June 12, 9:00am to 2:30pm (note new day and time!)

Pop-Up Cafe at the Renaissance Marin

1115 3rd St., San Rafael

Friday, June 13, 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Summer Backyard Series at Patz & Hall Winery

Patz & Hall Winery, Sonoma

Saturday, June 14, 6:30pm to 10:30pm (ticket required)

The Twilight T-Dance at Gay Wine Weekend

Raymond Vineyard, St. Helena

Tuesday, June 17, 5:45pm to Sunset

Vally of the Moon Certified Farmer’s Market

City Plaza, Sonoma

Thursday, June 19, 9:00am to 2:30pm

Pop-Up Cafe at the Renaissance Marin

1115 3rd St., San Rafael

Tuesday, June 24, 5:45pm to Sunset

Vally of the Moon Certified Farmer’s Market

City Plaza, Sonoma

Thursday, June 26, 9:00am to 2:30pm

Pop-Up Cafe at the Renaissance Marin

1115 3rd St., San Rafael

Saturday, June 29, 5:00pm to 7:30pm

Pre-Show Picnicking at Broadways Under the Stars

Jack London State Park, Glen Ellen