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What Happened to Cochon Volant BBQ After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 29 Sonoma, California

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Cochon Volant BBQ has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: Google Places lists Cochon Volant BBQ's business status as permanently closed, and the restaurant's own website still loads but shows no content newer than a 2015 copyright. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On "Meaty Mashup" (season 29, episode 5, aired 2018-11-09), Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Cochon Volant BBQ in Sonoma, spotlighting a barbecue plate from chef Rob Larman, who built a 25-year career in the San Francisco Bay Area food scene before opening the restaurant. Larman is a graduate of the culinary program at City College of San Francisco, according to the restaurant's own "About Us" page. That page still loads but carries a 2015 copyright notice and no content newer than that year, checked 2026-09-08. Google Places lists Cochon Volant BBQ's business status as permanently closed, checked the same date, with no fresher dated source found showing the restaurant still operating at the Sonoma Highway address.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 29

Episode 5
Aired
Title: Meaty Mashup · What was featured: a Bay Area-style barbecue plate from a veteran chef
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  1. cochonvolantbbq.com https://www.cochonvolantbbq.com/about-us.html
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Record ddd-1079 · checked by Cal Marchetti.