Copita Tequileria y Comida: Joanne Weir and Larry Mindel’s Mexico in Sausalito
Joanne Weir and Larry Mindel, co-owners of Copita in Sausalito, the restaurant born of a margarita making competition. Photo: Elisabeth Fall Chef Joanne Weir and restaurateur Larry Mindel are opening...
View ArticleSchooners Coastal Kitchen and Bar
“Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.” So begins Steinbeck’s 1945 novel, set in a time when sardines...
View ArticleThe Whole Fish: Snout to Tail Movement Meet Gills to Adipose Fin
Bay area chefs have been serving up funky parts of animals, from pig heart sandwiches at Zazu in Santa Rosa to pig trotter croquettes at Flour + Water in San Francisco, as a way to show respect to the...
View ArticleForaging For Fish in the San Francisco Bay
Kirk Lombard demonstrates the cast at his Saturday morning Coastal Fishing/Foraging Tour. If all commercial fishermen used the methods of Kirk Lombard, sustainability would be a non-issue. He goes for...
View ArticleTropical Nostalgia: The Luau at the Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar
Hula Dancers and live music at the Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar. Photo: Marla Aufmuth The great thing about returning home to the San Francisco Bay area after a summer vacation, is not just that...
View ArticleReturn of the Chinook
The Salty Lady leaves the San Francisco Bay. I had awoken at 4:30 am, dug around for my Xtra tuff boots, the footwear of choice for fishing and made my way to the Salty Lady in Sausalito. In the cool,...
View ArticleSeptember is California Wine Month — Start Sipping at these Events
Vineyards in Napa Valley. All Photos courtesy of the Wine Institute Governor Jerry Brown decreed September “California Wine Month.” So start sipping. Though Californians tend to celebrate local wines...
View ArticleHeirloom, Heritage, Hybrid and GMOs
The 2nd annual National Heirloom Exposition is centered around the pure food movement, heirloom vegetables and anti-GMO activism. Photo: Marla Aufmuth The second annual National Heirloom Exposition...
View ArticleLet the Cracking Begin! Dungeness Crab Season is Underway
Crab season has started in San Francisco. Crab fisherman are shown on the dock at Fisherman’s Wharf bringing in their catch of massive amounts of crab. Vendors near the wharf serve and prepare crab....
View ArticleCurry Without Worry: Soul-Pleasing Food for the Hungry and the Curious
Curry Without Worry feeds approximately 250 every Tuesday night at the UN Plaza. My neighbor, Catherine Lyons, would often stop by with a big bag of day old pastries from La Boulange Bakery. Almond...
View ArticleTruffles for Locavores?
Truffles: Napa and Sonoma Counties may be a hot spot for black truffle cultivation. Photo: Janna Waldinger/Art & Clarity There is no food on earth that inspires obsession like edible wild...
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