Sherpas launch second careers in Wine Country, as restaurateurs

A small community of sherpas from Nepal now run locally favorite restaurants in Sonoma County.

To say a certain smattering of Wine Country restaurateurs have climbed mountains to get to where they are today is the understatement of the century.

In truth, a small group of immigrants quite literally have scaled some of the world’s highest heights before they relocated to Sonoma and Napa counties: In previous lives, they provided trekking and expedition support on Mount Everest. Read More…

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