One sure thing that can be said about Sondra Bernstein is that she has no idea how to relax. Her passion for the hospitality business is her driving force and continues to inspire her to create and recreate. She opened her first restaurant in 1997 after four years at Viansa Winery and many successful years in restaurant management in both Los Angeles & Philadelphia.

Currently, Sondra is the Proprietor/CEO of the girl & the fig and ESTATE restaurants in Sonoma & the fig café & winebar in Glen Ellen. She is the author of the “the girl & the fig Cookbook” published by Simon & Schuster in April 2004. Her gourmet FIGfood product line is available nationwide under the girl & the fig label. With a passion for food and wine, the trip from Philadelphia to Sonoma County was inevitable. Having restaurants in Sonoma County is a tribute to the efforts of the farmers, ranchers, cheese makers and, of course, grape growers & vintners in this bountiful landscape. When she is not busy working on her restaurants menus, accounting or marketing, she can be found playing in one of her many projects including; the Très Bonnes Années label wine, The Farm Project, her second cookbook, development of the girl & the fig iphone application and the company’s new website to name a few.