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San Francisco Events: Take a Class at the Viking Cooking School with Martha Stewart Everyday Food Editors

Attention San Francisco readers! Want to take a class this weekend with the editors of Everyday Food? Read on to see how. And if you're not in the San Francisco Bay area, you should still read on to l...

Avocado Country Store in Morro Bay, CA

Last week while visiting the Central Coast of California, we came across this avocado farm on the north side of Highway 41, just outside of Morro Bay....

LA Farmers' Market Report: Alhambra

One of the things we love about shopping at our local farmers' market every week is the sense of community; we've gotten to know our vendors and are familiar with their products throughout the seasons...

LA Farmers' Market Report: Blenheim Apricots

Last week, we reported on the abundance of stone fruit at the Hollywood Farmers' Market. One of the most prized stone fruits available in LA and other California farmers' markets is the Blenheim apric...

LA Farmers' Market Report: Stone Fruit

It's unmistakable — stone fruit season is in full swing at the Hollywood Farmers' Market! Different varieties of peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, and cherries started to appear several week...

My Very Local Breakfast with Rouge et Noir Breakfast Cheese

I had a splendid breakfast this morning made even more enjoyable by the fact that, with the exception of the tea, everything came from near-by farms and businesses. It was a simple meal: just some o...

San Francisco Market: Ferry Building Marketplace

The Ferry Building is a historic building that opened in San Francisco in 1898 and was a major transportation hub in San Francisco before the Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge were built. Damaged in ...

LA Farmers' Market Report: Garlic Scapes and Blossoms

The Hollywood Farmers' Market is bustling even more than usual these days, as shoppers take advantage of the early summer sunshine and produce. Tucked between stands overflowing with stone fruits and ...

San Francisco Farmer's Market Report: Ferry Plaza

We went to the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market on Saturday and summer is in full swing here in San Francisco. Berries, stone fruits, and tomatoes have arrived!...

Finding Cheap Food in San Francisco

Lately, consumers have been concerned about rising food prices, and with good reason. However, it's not hopeless; good bargains are to be found! We've been paying attention to what things are costin...

Northern California Store Review: Oxbow Public Market in Napa

While in Napa last weekend, we visited the new Oxbow Public Market in downtown Napa. Oxbow is a large food hall where everything on sale is food-related in some way; from spices to tea, to wine and k...

Is Your Kitchen an A, B, or C? Take the Los Angeles County Health Grade Test (and Get a Grade Magnet)

If you live in Los Angeles or have ever visited a restaurant there, you know that all eating establishments within LA County are graded A, B, and C. We just discovered that there's a version of the he...

Northern California Farmer's Market Report: Downtown Napa

Last week while visiting COPIA, we found ourselves next door to the Downtown Napa Farmer's Market. Here's what we saw in season there ......

Good Resource: What's in Season in Your State

Here at the Kitchn, we're always talking about what's in season, as we get excited about the new things appearing in our markets and even in our gardens. Some of the seasons for fruits and vegetables ...

Field Trip: COPIA - Napa's Center for Wine, Food, and Arts

Memorial for Robert Mondavi in the COPIA lobby. Mondavi passed away last Friday. A few weeks ago, we made plans to visit a friend in Napa for the weekend. During the drive up Friday after work, we ...

San Francisco Farmer's Market Report: Alemany

Sour plums and green almonds The Alemany Farmer's Market is located at 100 Alemany Boulevard under the junction of the 101 and 280 freeways, and is held every Saturday from 7 AM to 1 PM. Founded in 1...

Farmer's Market Report: Mysterious Caulifower

While searching for strawberries last Sunday at the Civic Center Farmer’s Market, I saw mountains of this unusual looking cauliflower. Blowsy and loose, like a somewhat slovenly maiden aunt to the ...

Maker Faire: Slow Food, Funnel Cakes and the Secret Eating Society

It was a wild and lovely day at the Maker Faire last Saturday. Held twice a year in the Bay Area and Austin, TX, the Maker Faire is put on by the people at Make and Craft magazines. Simultaneously ...

San Francisco Market: Far West Fungi

Are you making mushroom soup? Do you want to try a matsutake mushroom? How about some truffle oil? Chances are, if you live in San Francisco, we know where you can find all these mushrooms, and mor...

Good Food with Evan Kleiman: Grocery Shopping at 99-Cent Stores

Attention, bargain hunters! With all this talk of high food costs and budget crunching, have you ever thought of grocery shopping at $.99 stores? Like Evan Kleiman in her interview with Julie Makinen...

San Francisco Market: 24th Street Cheese Company

After picking up fresh produce at the Noe Valley Farmer's Market, it's nice to stop into the 24th Street Cheese Company two doors down. When we open the door and walk in, we're hit with the aroma of ...

San Francisco Farmer's Market Report: Noe Valley

Delicious radishes The Noe Valley Farmer's Market is located at 3861 24th Street, between Sanchez and Vicksburg Streets and is held every Saturday from 8 AM to 1 PM. It's a smaller than the other tw...

Alameda Flea Market: Kitchen Loot and Food Report

It seems as if half the Bay Area was at the Alameda Flea Market last Sunday - I've never seen such lines or had to park so far back from the entrance! Our group got a little fretful as we waited in li...

This Weekend In SF: Chocolate Salon

Looking for something sweet to do in San Francisco this weekend? Perhaps you could consider the Chocolate Salon being held on Sunday, April 13, 2008 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM at Fort Mason Center....

San Francisco Farmer's Market Report: Crocker Galleria

The Crocker Galleria Farmer's Market is located downtown in the Financial District and is held every Thursday from 10 AM to 3 PM. It's a really convenient farmer's market for people who work downtown...

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