Food
A Dedication to Al, Ann and Chefs Everywhere
You wanna be like Al? Or for that matter, Merrell? You gotta start getting ready for work at noon. Maybe sooner. If-and only if- you can cook like them (though, let's be honest..), then you must do it all day.…
Last Night, Michael Pollan Had Dinner at Nopa
For self proclaimed activists or at least participants in the local food movement, this was very cool. Xandre was giddy. I was too, actually. It was a weird feeling to be in awe of someone in the same way you'd…
Good Faith Farm: Raw Olives
The importance of olives and the olive tree date back thousands of years. From countless biblical references to ancient Greece, the olive tree has stood as a symbol of joy, abundance and victory; the leafy branches being used as crowns…
Celebrating Chez Panisse
This year, Chez Panisse turns 40. It is an unbelievable milestone for any business, but especially a restaurant, whose lifespan should be judged in dog years. Chez Panisse is embracing their long strange trip by hosting a series of celebrations.…
Full Belly Farm
"Do you know where your food comes from?" If a nopa guest had posed this question to me a few weeks ago, I would have answered an enthusiastic, confident "yes." As a server at nopa, I can tell you where…
Tea (and Coffee)
I recently watched Les Blank's engrossing documentary, All In This Tea, which follows importer David Lee Hoffman into China in pursuit of fine teas. Shot in the late 1990s into the mid 2000s, it's clear that David was a…
Knoll Organics
Husband and wife Rick and Christie Knoll were not always growing some of the best produce around. Before they moved to Brentwood in 1979, they were gardening out of their backyards in Santa Ana, California. At the time they considered…
Chocolate by the Bay - A Visit to TCHO
San Francisco has a long and storied history of chocolate makers, dating back to the mid-1800s with the founding of both Ghirardelli and Guittard. And while there's no dearth of artisanal chocolatiers in town - all of whom purchase couverture…
Food and the Social Justice Movement
Food is the altar of humanity. No matter the race or creed, nationality or history, there is no human society that has not centered itself around the table. Necessity aside - we have always viewed food as our gathering point.…
A Toast to the Harvester
With the rebirth of farmer's markets and the spread of the local food movement, an appreciation for the farmer's time and toil has sprouted in the consumer consciousness. Thank God for that, and long overdue, I say, but there is…
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