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I imagine most people around the country will roll their eyes at this quintessentially Bay Area thing, and most people in the area will roll their eyes that this happened in Woodside, one of the more affluent Bay Area communities. So for all you eye-rollers, here's a story in the SF Chronicle about a cheese club at a local school. I'll admit I had an unusual high school experience, but you've got to envy these kids getting such an early education in appreciating cheese.
- Michelin Missed The Mark
Ok, so I've finally gotten a chance to really dive into the Michelin Guide San Francisco: Bay Area and Wine Country 2007 and I now have a bit more of an opinion. While most critics and bloggers are focusing on the issue of "who got how many stars"...
- Meet Tanya Steel
Recently I got a chance to meet Tanya Steel the Editor-in-Chief of Epicurious.com. We talked a lot about the site, the problem of hunger in America and even got a chance to visit a food pantry, one of the innovative programs of the San Francisco Food...
- Around The Web
Melissa and I were away for the long weekend, and we find ourselves catching up with a few interesting pieces. Dan Barber wrote an in-depth op-ed piece for the New York Times that articulates many of the problems with our current agricultural system....
- Tiny Farm = Big Yield
Most Bay Area homes have tiny yards—if they have any. So I've always assumed that when we get a house, our garden will supplement our farmer's market purchases. Then I read this article in the Chronicle, about a family of four that grows...
- The Cheese Board Collective Works
It's easy to imagine that Berkeley's Gourmet Gulch, a four square block chunk on the northern side of town, started when its most famous occupant took up residence. But at least one purveyor existed there before Chez Panisse. A small cheese shop,...
Cooking
Only in the Bay Area
I imagine most people around the country will roll their eyes at this quintessentially Bay Area thing, and most people in the area will roll their eyes that this happened in Woodside, one of the more affluent Bay Area communities. So for all you eye-rollers, here's a story in the SF Chronicle about a cheese club at a local school. I'll admit I had an unusual high school experience, but you've got to envy these kids getting such an early education in appreciating cheese.
- Michelin Missed The Mark
Ok, so I've finally gotten a chance to really dive into the Michelin Guide San Francisco: Bay Area and Wine Country 2007 and I now have a bit more of an opinion. While most critics and bloggers are focusing on the issue of "who got how many stars"...
- Meet Tanya Steel
Recently I got a chance to meet Tanya Steel the Editor-in-Chief of Epicurious.com. We talked a lot about the site, the problem of hunger in America and even got a chance to visit a food pantry, one of the innovative programs of the San Francisco Food...
- Around The Web
Melissa and I were away for the long weekend, and we find ourselves catching up with a few interesting pieces. Dan Barber wrote an in-depth op-ed piece for the New York Times that articulates many of the problems with our current agricultural system....
- Tiny Farm = Big Yield
Most Bay Area homes have tiny yards—if they have any. So I've always assumed that when we get a house, our garden will supplement our farmer's market purchases. Then I read this article in the Chronicle, about a family of four that grows...
- The Cheese Board Collective Works
It's easy to imagine that Berkeley's Gourmet Gulch, a four square block chunk on the northern side of town, started when its most famous occupant took up residence. But at least one purveyor existed there before Chez Panisse. A small cheese shop,...