The Cool Kids
Yesterday afternoon, I attended a benefit, called “Dirt to Dining,” for the Ecological Farming Association, who brings you Eco-Farm every January at Asilomar. While I wouldn’t necessarily suggest that...
View ArticleCouchon555
Yesterday afternoon, while we were discussing our own farm dinner, Amie said, “Who pays money for these kind of events, anyway?” And I said, “I do!” Last night was one such do, called Couchon 555, not...
View ArticleIf you give a moose a muffin
The premise of this blog is that I actually do something every day that relates to local food (always true) that is worth writing about (sometimes a stretch.) Today I rode along the Guadalupe River...
View ArticleButchery and Belgian Bier
Last night, I attended another butchering event, a demonstration and meal by Dave the Butcher (who does have a last name; it’s Budworth.) It was at La Trappe Café in San Francisco, and featured goat,...
View ArticleEat Real
I had a great time at the Eat Real Festival at Jack London Square in Oakland. So much so that I urge you to make some time to go check it out (and it might be cooler tomorrow.) The portions were sized...
View ArticlePie Ranch
Last night I completed my around-the-bay food extravaganza with the Pie Ranch “Dinner with Adelaide.” It was a lovely, lovely evening. First delight was the parking area bordered by more naked ladies...
View ArticleOscar’s only ostrich
Today I went to beautiful Mission San José, which is, inexplicably, in Fremont, for the Olive Festival. It was very cute, in a small town festival way. (And Fremont is not a small town.) There were...
View ArticleDishing and plowing
First, Sunset maagzine came out to the farm a little while ago, and posted about it in their gardening blog. Second, I went to a SubCulture Dining event last night. (WARNING: site plays music!)...
View ArticleKitchen Confidential
Yesterday’s prep work went very well. Sean, Kerri, Robert, and I beavered away, finishing the peppers, biscotti, flatbread, stock and beans. Amie brought by an enormous harvest from the farm, leading...
View ArticleHeart’s Delight
Last night’s dinner was lovely. I’ll admit to a more than a bit of terror when Eulipia was slammed by the dinner rush just as everyone arrived from the farm, but soon enough the food started flowing...
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