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Chez Panisse Fire

Early this morning, sometime between 1 and 3 a.m., a fire broke out at one of the world's best-known restaurants, the iconic Chez Panisse (1517 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley). It is the second fire at the restaurant, which was founded in 1971 by Alice Waters. The destruction is less severe than that caused [...]

By | March 8th, 2013|2 Comments

Fresh From Our Farmers: Dry Creek Peach & Produce

For a few short weeks in mid summer, Berkeley’s Chez Panisse, perhaps America’s most iconic restaurant, serves a single Arctic Gem white peach as its fruit plate. Occasionally, there may be a few berries alongside but more often it’s just an Arctic Gem and a knife. The peach [...]

By | July 31st, 2012|0 Comments

Revised: the Gourmet Ghetto and beyond with John Harris and Victoria Wise

If you missed the broadcast of my conversation with John Harris, author of "The Book of Garlic" and the new "Foodoodles From the Museum of Culinary History," and Victoria Wise, a prolific and engaging writer, the podcast is now available. And John's new book, an ideal last-minute gift, is now available at McCoy's Cookware.

By | December 22nd, 2010|5 Comments

Greenstring Farm Store, Open Daily 10 to 6

On the eastern edge of Petaluma, you'll find one of the North Bay's best farm stores, Greenstring Farm, a project of Bob Cannard and Fred Cline. And don't miss the turntable! You can listen to a favorite record while you shop.

By | October 2nd, 2010|2 Comments