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The Best Places to Buy Humane & Organic Chicken Online
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Churn Urban Creamery | Portola District - San Francisco
Churn Urban Creamery morphed from pop-ups to a storefront last summer. The location is the former Johnson's BBQ (https://www.chowhound.com/post/pays-listen-chef-johnsons-barbeque-20301), vacant sin...
Soft Serve Ice Cream at Ad Astra Bread Co. | Seaside - Monterey Peninsula
From the day that famed pastry chef, Ron Mendoza revealed his plans to open a bread bakery to explore the savory side, many of us quietly prayed that in due time he would experiment again with ice ...
"Labels Unwrapped"
"...What information is required on food labels? Who regulates food labels? And why are food labels important? Although most of us encounter food packaging on a daily basis, many of us struggle to ...
Swanton strawberries in Davenport [moved from San Francisco board]
Last summer I picked (organic, of course) Swanton strawberries in Davenport -- have you been there? What's the best time to go? (Loved it.)
Vege Nian Gao at Sogo Tofu in San Jose
If you’ve been reading along the posts for Bund Shanghai and China Village, you’ve picked up on the tradition of chowing on nian gao (e.g., Shanghainese new year’s rice cakes) in celebrating the lu...
Harvesting Tips: Artichokes to Zucchini
Tips on the optimum time to pick your garden crop from Joe Corso of Long Beach Organic.
April 20 - In the Grain Pit: Modern Missives from Small-Scale California Grain
"The small-scale grain movement in California has been growing and gaining steam for years, but the shifting market demands in the last year have certainly infused the grain community with new ener...
Catching up with Chef Rick Vargas at Sebastopol’s La Bodega in the Sonoma Wine Shop
News that Chef Vargas was cooking at La Bodega in the Sonoma Wine Shop, as reported here was cause enough for celebration, Sonoma: La Bodega Cheese and Pasta in the Sonoma Wine Shop? http://chowh...
Essential Chocolate Bunny by Volo Chocolate
Well, i've already consumed my Easter bunny. Bean-to-bar producer, Volo Chocolate unveiled the Essential Chocolate Bunny complete with masks and injection site bandaid for the COVID-19 Easter s...
2021 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™
New editions of the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists.
Sonoma Swamp Blues farm closing sale, 12/24-?, Sebastopol (Sonoma County)
Organic mature blueberry plants and farm equipment for sale starting December 24, 10am to 3pm, on days when it is not raining. 7000 Occidental Road, Sebastopol, CA 95472. Phone 707.293.4802
Bryant Lake Bowl | Minneapolis
This drone video to publicize Bryant Lake Bowl during the pandemic has won critical acclaim and gone viral. Checking here, the local 'hounds have recommended the spot for breakfast, birthday partie...
Growing Asian Vegetables in Cool Summers
Thursday, March 4 at 5:00pm to 6:30pm "This workshop will cover the basics of cultivating different varieties of Asian vegetables in the cool summers of the Bay Areas coastline. We will explore...
Humid, mildewy smelling garlic?
So I regularly buy a certain organic brand of garlic at my local Shoprite (NJ grocery store chain). Last month when I bought it I noticed that the garlic came from Spain instead of Mexico, where it...
Belcampo Bone Broth Subscriptions | San Mateo & Oakland
Belcampo's PR agency reached out with "Belcampo’s new 30-day and 90-day Bone Broth Subscriptions are making immune-supporting meals more accessible to residents in The Bay Area with how inexpensiv...
Minako Organic-ish Japanese Cuisine To-Go | San Mateo
In September I finally had a chance to drop by Minako Organic-ish Japanese Cuisine in San Mateo, where it had reopened a couple years ago after a long run in San Francisco. My last taste of Minako'...
12/11 Hollister's Art of Eating: Pick-Up Dinner Benefit for the Arts
"The San Benito County Arts Council proudly presents a December Art of Eating: Pick-Up Dinner Benefit for the Arts . This farm to your table event will consist of a family style, pick-up dinner pre...
Ellen Straus’ Pie Crust Recipe
Sharing the rich pie crust recipe from the matriarch of the Straus family . . . if you can't get Straus butter where you're located, you'll need to find a substitute that matches the 85% butterfat ...
Estero Cafe | Valley Ford - Sonoma County
Way back in February, in the before times, I started my day with brunch at Estero Cafe in the hamlet of Valley Ford. My mission was to indulge in the chicken fried steak, prepped in-house using Ste...