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Stories from the Room
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Fifty years of history, one brick building, and the stories that make this room worth coming back to.
Music
Nate Vallejo and the Art of Making Thursday Feel Like Friday
Every Thursday from 6 to 9 PM, Nate Vallejo turns the room up. Blues-inflected rock that fills every corner. This is why Thursday nights at Tuck's have a reputation.
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Kitchen
Why We Changed How We Source Our Food
Farm partnerships, the Gold Country Food Hub, and a commitment to seasonal cooking. Our kitchen on how the menu evolved and where it's going.
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Our Story
Fifty Years. A Party Worth Having.
In June 2023, Sherwood Restaurant & Bar celebrated a half-century in Nevada City with a weeklong celebration, two musicians per night, and a street party that reminded everyone why we...
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The Space
The Sherwood Forest Room: Built from Art, Lit by Fiber Optics
The fiber-optic tree and trellis didn't exist before the rebuild. Local Nevada City artists spent months creating something entirely new. Here's what went into it.
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History
The Fire, the Rebuild, and the Hearts & Hands of Nevada City
At 4:20 AM on March 20, 2002, a fire gutted everything. 100 firefighters. 25 agencies. 17 hours. And then the community showed up.
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Membership
Why We Created the Friar Society
We wanted to recognize the people who had made Sherwood Restaurant & Bar part of their lives. A hundred artisan glasses, a hundred numbers, and a deeper sense of belonging.
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Legacy
Greg Cook: The Man Who Built This Room
He was 24 when he opened Sherwood Restaurant & Bar. He wore handmade friar robes. He believed in wine, music, and the power of a table with good food on...
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