Farm-to-Snail
A new Slow Food certification rewards local restaurants for good, clean, and fair business practices. Daniel Kedan, chef and owner of Backyard, has no problem with people asking to see […]
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A Family Affair
How the Diaz family brought a matriarch’s mole recipe from Oaxaca to Healdsburg without losing a lick of authenticity. I The story of the Diaz family mole (pronounced mo-lay) begins
Savorbang!
Welcome to Savorbang, our regular recipe column from local teacher and stand-up comedian Sarah Whitmore. In this installment, Sarah puts a fresh spin on an old favorite: dandelion soufflé. Savorbang’s
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
The fire may have destroyed their farms and homes, but these local farmers won’t stop growing food for the rest of us. By Ariana Reguzzoni Thirty years ago, Janet and
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A Nourishing Tradition
How commercial-scale bone broth came to the North Bay. Cesar Vernier’s surgical steel pot would reach his waist if it sat on the ground. Because he’s hoisted it onto a
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Savorbang!
Savorbang is a regular recipe column based on the cooking blog of the same name by local stand-up comedian and teacher, Sarah Whitmore. For this latest installment, Sarah puts her
What’s in our Made Local Holiday Gift Bag?
I’m convinced that food—when chosen expressly with your giftee’s particular taste buds in mind—is the very best holiday gift. It doesn’t have to be stored for long periods of time,
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Real Food To Go
Americans are moving faster than ever and the options for fast food are plentiful but rarely nutritious. And the sad truth is that healthier to go options sometimes lack in
The FoodRescuers
The Sonoma County Food Recovery Coalition wants to divert edible, nutritious food from the waste stream and get it to people in need. Imagine filling a ship the size of
Forage, Preserve, Nourish
How one homegrown cook brought locally sourced, highly crafted Central Asian food to Santa Rosa. When Dalia Martinez makes dumplings—today’s tasting menu at the restaurant she owns with partner Jason Sakach calls for “uszka,” a polish dumpling that
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