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10 August 2011

Pork - Smoked Paprika - Garlic - Salt

Pork - Smoked Paprika - Garlic - SaltThat's it! That's all that goes into this amazing product from southeastern Spain. Fresh pork, garlic, salt and the most iconic ingredient of the region - smoke...
04 August 2011

Dulce de Leche or Confiture du Lait?

No one's sure who started it, the Argentinians or the French, but the idea was brilliant nonetheless.  Take the day's fresh whole milk and cook it with a little sugar until it's burnished, swe...
22 June 2011

NEW! Lemon Pepper Salt from K.L. Keller

Mrs. Dash has nothing on Kitty Keller!Lemon Pepper seems like a very 1950's flavor to us. It's also probably true that if anyone has Lemon Pepper in their spice drawer, it's from the 1950's. But wh...
25 May 2011

NEW! Heirloom Beansfrom Rancho Gordo

Steve Sando has become a serious food celebrity in the past 5 years. His efforts to support "new world cuisine" and help thrust it into the spotlight have garnered him much acclaim among ...
11 May 2011

All Dressed Up

No matter where you live in the country, it seems that spring has finally come.   Now we can turn the page on winter and look toward the summer!     What that means for us is em...
30 March 2011

To the North and South

We've said it before, but this map illustrates it perfectly...we're surrounded by the best food in the Bay Area! It's 85 miles south from Oakland to the orchards of our new favorite grower&nbs...
23 February 2011

Quinoa

Years ago, Steve Sando was shopping for tomatoes near his home in Napa and, despite the fact that it was August in California, all he could find were some sad specimens from a hothouse in Holland! ...
16 February 2011

Escape to Umbria

Ok, if you're looking for warm fun in the sun or if it's piles of powder you seek, this isn't the place for you.  And sure, the mornings are cool and foggy and the nights might very well be ra...
02 February 2011

Poco Dolce

Poco Dolce means "little sweet" or "not too sweet" and what an appropriate name for Kathy Wiley's pioneering chocolate company that is. She crafts ever-so-slightly savory chocol...