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SF Bay Area Food Event Picks – Summer 2013
FOOD EVENT PICKS FOR SUMMER 2013 Check Facebook for last minute picks and check back here for ongoing finds! Wed. July 31, Sacramento – Eat Local, Bee Local: A Panel about Protecting Local Honey Bees Passionate about bees and the colony collapse crisis? Join this panel discussion with local experts at the Urban Hive to discuss increased bee deaths, city ordinances and beekeeping in Sacramento, then take what you learn home to your communities! Wed. July 31, San Francisco – Franny’s Crostini Extravaganza and Book Signing at Tartine Afterhours – FREE EVENT Join Franny Stephens and Andrew Feinberg of FRANNY’S BROOKLYN to celebrate the release of their cookbook, Franny’s: Simple Seasonal Italian. Inspired…
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Get Your Farmhouse Style On at the Marin Country Mart
I’d heard about the farmers market at the Marin Country Mart by Larkspur Landing. But what a surprise to discover a little bastion of country farmhouse style, Pottery Barn meets Restoration Hardware with a Bay Area twist. Dining options range from Bel Campo Meats (a farm up north that raises their own cattle) to El Huarache Loco (a small business incubated at La Cocina). Shaded white picnic benches and a sandy earth intertwine making this little slice of foodie heaven is worth a haul from the East Bay (actually it’s very close to the Richmond Bridge) or San Francisco. Plus they have really fun events like the “Folkish Festival” and…
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Shanghai Cooking Classes: A Letter from Lindsay
In China, it’s said that Beijing is the best destination for sight-seeing while Shanghai is best for eating. Since I build my agenda around my appetite, Shanghai has been the perfect home base for me over the past several months. This modern metropolis lives up to its reputation as a culinary hotspot, with access to cuisines from all over China and much of the world abroad. After sampling fare from Shanghai’s copious restaurants and street vendors, I set out on an Epicuring style quest to learn about as many of these creations as I could. Two of the local cooking schools have helped me along the way. If you’re lucky enough to make…
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Epicuring Guide to Daily Food Events and Tours
Based on our experiences as California Epicurators we’ve compiled a guide of our favorite ongoing experiences for travelers on the go. Need advice on the go? Ask us! We’re “Epicuring” on Twitter & Facebook or we can create a special tour just for you. Just email us at info (at) epicuring (dot) com. Daily (Check venue to confirm) San Francisco San Francisco is home to Anchor Brewing, which crafts 10 brews, including the famous and tasty Anchor Steam, in their handcrafted copper brewhouse, a tribute to the traditional breweries of old. Daily brewery tours in Potrero Hill are followed by a tasting (naturally!) and last about 2 hours. Reservations are…
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Introduction to the Japanese Kitchen
Japanese dishes and ingredients are having a culinary moment right now in the U.S., with chefs and home cooks drawing from the Japanese pantry, and incorporating dashi and koji in their sauces. And it’s a new rite of passage for chefs to travel to Japan to eat their way through the noodle restaurants (ramen, soba, udon), izakayas and kaiseki restaurants. But without an understanding of the language and culture, a food lover needs an insider to share their knowledge of the culinary heritage of Japan. While I am Japanese-American, there is still so much I want to learn about making Japanese food and I met Sonoko Sakai, who is the…
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Tayberries, Raspberries, Pop Tarts Oh My! A Visit to Oregon’s Pennington Farms
A little white sign lets you know you’ve reached Pennington Farms as do gigantic wood planks announcing berries for sale. Your drive to get to this farm, sort of near Grant’s Pass, Oregon, winds through the Applegate Valley, a bit of heaven lined with hills and meadows and vineyards. Californians (and those who’ve enjoyed some other agricultural fruits of Oregon’s back woods) might wonder if you’ve inadvertently dropped into Mendocino’s wine country. Because much like Mendocino’s famous Apple Farm, you’ve come upon one of those beautifully rustic spots that signal shabby chic rustic beauty as if you’d fallen into a Pottery-Barn-meets-Martha-Stewart type of catalog. Yet what Sam and Cathy Pennington…
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#Game of Thrones inspired Deviled dragon eggs from Hua and Stephanie from @LickMySpoon
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Kim Laidlaws Scone with strawberry jam from @SFCooking School at the Open House.
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I'm in love with #Koji! Made a teriyaki koji roast chicken with koji rice vinegar salad and Sonoko's koji cabbage sunomono. I could eat this every day.
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beautiful branzzino at @SlantedDoor
