Sebastopol · Sonoma Wine Country
Farm-fresh California cooking, French at heart.
Welcome to the table
From the team behind The Cook & The Drummer — Sonoma County's beloved catering company — comes The Porch Kitchen, a neighborhood restaurant in the heart of Sebastopol. Chef Lisa Boisset brings twenty years and Le Cordon Bleu training to a menu that's seasonal, local, and genuinely from scratch: she roasts her own turkey, bakes the focaccia, and makes every vinaigrette, stock, and aioli in house. No mayonnaise, no shortcuts — just high-quality ingredients.
Come for a bright lunch, linger over happy hour with a glass of local wine, or stay for dinner on the porch.
Tuesday – Saturday · 3:00 – 6:00pm
Grab & go
A picnic in the vineyards, a bite between errands, or lunch back at the desk — order ahead and it's boxed and ready when you walk in. Salads, sandwiches, and grain bowls made by hand.
The Cook & The Drummer
Long before the restaurant, there was the catering. Weddings, winery dinners, corporate gatherings and celebrations across the North Bay — full-service food, professional staff, rentals, and live music, all coordinated by Lisa & Kevin.
The Cook & The Drummer
The Cook
Trained at the California Culinary Academy and Le Cordon Bleu, Paris, with twenty years as an executive chef. Her cooking is French at the roots, Californian on the plate, and farm-fresh always — everything made from scratch, down to the stocks and aiolis.
The Drummer
A Paris-born jazz drummer playing since age nine, Kevin runs the room and brings the North Bay's best musicians to their events — because a great meal deserves a great soundtrack.
“The best turkey sandwich I've ever had — the soup's spices, the beet salad… and the space is so cute. We'll be back.”
— Kaci W. on Yelp
Find us
Happy Hour Tuesday – Saturday, 3:00 – 6:00pm