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    Epicuring’s Holiday Food Gift Picks

    November 25, 2011 /

    Creative gift giving is fun & easy with Epicuring’s Picks & Markets Love Apple Farm has 25% off gift certificates for their classes which include cider making, gardening, bee-keeping, and an array of classes with Chez Pim from jam making to macarons and Thai food. Your chocophile friends will love Tante Marie’s “Professional Chocolate Techniques,” taught by the legendary Alice Medrich. She has written many books on working with chocolate and is the former owner of Cocolat. Starting in January, 18 Reasons will host a six-month Urban Gardening School, guaranteed to teach participants everything they need to know about growing their own fresh vegetables in small city spaces. A perfect gift…

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    Great Foodie Father’s Day Ideas

    June 13, 2011 /

    Father’s Day is on Sunday and we’ve got lots of last minute ideas and gifts for your pops. Why not take him Epicuring? Hit the U-Pick Farms in Brentwood –take a picnic, and spend a leisurely morning picking and eating cherries.What’s your favorite–bing or rainer? Take a Drive on the Marin Cheese Trail. Bring some bread and thou. Tour the Private Urban Farms in Oakland-Berkeley with the Center for Urban Homesteading. On Saturday, take the whole family to Strawberry Family Day at Red Hill Ranch in Petaluma. On a budget? Take him to the Ferry Building on Saturday for a free class from CUESA, and grab a delicious burger from…

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