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Fall 2013 – California Food Event Picks for Curious Epicurists
FALL 2013 FOOD EVENT PICKS Check back here for updates & Facebook last minute picks Every Saturday: CUESA Kitchen Demos feature local chefs and authors sharing tips and recipes. Looking for stuff coming up sooner? See our early Fall finds. Oct. 21, SF, Sugar Skull Making Class at 18 Reasons Within the traditions of the Dia De Los Muertos, sugar skulls play a meaningful role, representing deceased loved ones who living celebrants want to honor. Learn how to make your own sugar skulls at this hands-on workshop with Michele Simons from the Sugar Skull Gallery. See some of Michele’s work on this short documentary “The Making of Sugar Skulls” from…
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Celebrating Sonoma’s Wine & Cheese Connector – Sheana Davis
You roll into Sonoma, bumping into the square to which most roads lead. You park just off the square and note the wooden cow with the hollow face, ready to poke your head in as a souvenir. This playful touch welcomes you to The Epicurean Connection, the perfect point of embarkation for a Sonoma tour. It’s uniquely Sonoma, adorned with art from locals with painted windows reflecting the season. You’ve entered happiness, a place where long time cheese monger / cheese maker / cheese lesson-giver Sheana Davis welcomes you… along with very friendly, very capable hometown kids, friends of Sheana’s daughter. In fact, this cheese shop / cafe reflects the…
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Check out the soon to open @LocalMissionMarkets apple butter. All locally sourced and crafted in their kitchen. They'll be opening later this month.
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Plan a Tour to San Francisco’s 2 Saturday Farmers Markets
Saturday morning in San Francisco is a farmers market lover’s paradise. And while paradise is best visited by car, it’s well worth the trip: STOP #1: The Ferry Building’s CUESA market teems with all sorts of great coffee and breakfast food vendors, not to mention produce, cheeses and breads in both front and back. OK also not to mention classes and activities. Getting there: For the Ferry Building, drive and park on Howard near Embarcadero. You can get validated at the market. STOP #2: Around the bend, if you’re on the freeway anyway, lies the historic Alemany Farmers Market, which San Francisco started in the 1940s to connect the city…
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Does this look incredible or what? It's the juciest, smokiest, most fatty tasting eggplant. It was almost like pork belly. Get it at @IzakayaKoh.
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My Fillmore 'hoods new #IzakayaKou is just what I was yearning for: thoughtfully created grilled yakitori and salads in a woodsy atmosphere. I think it's going to be my new go-to spot.
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Top notch wine dregs -including #FarNiente Dolce @ #jbf
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Scrambled egg raviolo paired with Le Cigar Blanc "En "bonbonne" from Bonny Doon and Merry Edwards Pinot #jbf
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Getting the party started with the fab Kimberly Charles, Leslie Sbrocco and Sparky Marin #Jbf #sffoodgal #lesliesbrocco #cbrule
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At #tastetalk last night @sfcooking not only was the networking and panel on Evolution of Calif Cuisine nourishing, the cookies from Annie the Baker and Crumb delicious.