Hola Sonoma! Angie Sanchez talks Mexican handicrafts, chocolate crickets and the arts

Angie Sanchez started the Hola Vida Collective to showcase unique gifts and foods from and inspired by Mexico. Located "right next to the Red Grape (Sonoma's go-to pizza place)" the store has handicrafts and gifts and art that with a Latino flair.

"Sonoma Valley is Michoacan, Oaxaca and Jalisco," Sanchez notes, rattling off the home regions for the majority of Mexican immigrants to Sonoma.

In addition to finding out about the classes offered in the arts at her studio, Angie goes through some of her favorite items including:

Danny Trejo's coffee
Chocolate covered grasshopper snacks
Churro flavored popcorn
Oaxacan-made wool llamas

She also details the work that goes into putting on regular festivals like Mexican Independence Day in September, Cinco de Mayo, Las Posadas and Dia de Muertos. 

Like all of our guests she also answers YOUR Sonoma questions, including:

Where is the best place in Sonoma County to get a grilled cheese sandwich?

What is the significance of the Sonoma Plaza- why is it a thing? - fourth grader from San Diego

I’m a fan of the recipes on your website. What lessons did you learn in collecting these recipes and what have you seen in terms of interest about them? - Monica Poling, Cultural tourism consultant, New Mexico

I saw videos online of salmon running up Sonoma Creek all the way in to town and up. Are these real?

What are some good places to get a mocktail in Sonoma Valley?

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More details about Hola Vida can be found here:
https://holavidacollective.com/es
https://www.instagram.com/vidaculturalarts

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