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SF Sunset District Night Market covering 7 blocks of Irving St on Friday, August 30, 2024 with a stinky tofu contest -
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America’s Heartland from KVIE Sacramento -
Twin Peaks Orchards in Placer County produces the unique Amagaki persimmon:
How to start a small two-acre specialty farm in California:
Health Benefits of Persimmons and other fruits:
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from CBS Bay Area KPIX 5 -
In San Jose a new development was approved recently which will add hundreds of new homes but it’s on the site of a historic Japanese farm. Len Ramirez reports. (9-2-24)
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How I survived the stinky tofu eating contest at the Sunset Night Market
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Luke and Thien eat late night spaghetti at Emmy’s in the SF Mission -
Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack is open Sun.–Thu. 5–9:30 p.m. and Fri.–Sat. 5 p.m.–midnight at 3230 Mission St. in San Francisco. On Fridays and Saturdays, it serves a special late-night menu starting at 9:30 p.m.
The showstopper is that new meatball hero, which repurposes several of the restaurant’s staple ingredients — vodka sauce, pesto, stretchy cheese and maybe the best meatballs in town — and serves them hot on a toasty sesame roll. The sandwich comes with a little squeeze bottle of Calabrian hot sauce, which you don’t really need. The real pro hack is to scoop some spaghetti into the hero so you get a bit of extra sauciness in every bite. This is it: the Platonic ideal of late-night drunk food.
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along San Pablo Av
SF Cheese Fest Is Back: Sept. 21 at the SF Ferry Building
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Lucca Delicatessen, 2120 Chestnut St., San Francisco. Open daily, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/sf-lucca-delicatessen-classic-italian-deli-19714902.php
https://www.sfgate.com/file/154/55/15455-Lucca_OPT-1.mp4
A caprese sandwich with prosciutto, at Lucca Delicatessen on Chestnut Street in San Francisco, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.
Charles Russo/SFGATE
San Francisco's House of Prime Rib is the most impossible reservation in the city to score. It can take up to nine months to get a table, but there are a few ways to get around that. @ekadvany brings you all of the tips on @sfchronicle 🥩 https://t.co/EHffePDhT2 pic.twitter.com/M9ovUb9a3n
— Jessica Christian (@jachristian) August 27, 2024
Luke on Berkeley Vegan Festival last weekend -
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Food and Wine names Burdell at 4640 Telegraph Av in Oakland Temescal District as Restaurant of the Year -
from Food and Wine -
At Burdell, a playful take on chicken and waffles features chicken liver mousse and crispy chicken skin on a cornmeal waffle. Photo: EVA KOLENKO
Then there are radical, nearly avant-garde dishes, like the playful take on chicken and waffles, actually a jumble of airy chicken liver mousse and crispy chicken skin that diners smear onto a cornmeal waffle. Or the clever homage to chicken and dumplings — Davis tries to “lighten it up and make it more vegetable-forward” — with roast chicken, drippings, chanterelles, and dumplings made out of spinach choux pastry.
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/food-wine-names-oakland-restaurant-best-19742931.php
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Oakland Chinatown Night Market, Sat. Sept 7, 5-9 pm on 8th Street between Webster and Broadway, free admissio -
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The Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council is thrilled to invite you to the first-ever Oakland Chinatown Night Market on September 7th, 2024 from 5 PM to 9 PM. Come join us for an unforgettable evening filled with delicious food, exciting entertainment, and unique shopping experiences in the heart of Chinatown.
Some of our offerings include:
- Pan-Asia Basketball Tournament: We’re kicking off the event with thrilling basketball matches between teams representing the unique cultural diversity of Oakland. Cheer on your favorite team as they battle for the championship.
- Dumpling Wars: Sample and vote to name the best dumpling from Chinatown’s top restaurants. Which dumpling will reign supreme? - Art Gallery Activation: Immerse yourself in the vibrant pop-up art gallery curated by the renowned ABG Art Group and showcasing local artists.
- Magical Drone Show: Stay until sunset to witness a breathtaking drone show that will light up the sky and create a mesmerizing finale for the event.
And More!
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Open Test Kitchen
Find a variety of new and familiar multicultural food and beverage vendors at the public-facing shared restaurant, bar and cafe space OTK, or Open Test Kitchen, an immigrant- and refugee-supporting incubator kitchen from nonprofit Oakland Bloom. Launching this week in the shared Oakland space are women-owned Cafe con Carino’s Chilean, El Salvadoran and Mexican-inflected coffee drinks and cafe fare; Palestinian-Cuban fusion cuisine from Asukar; and That Hausa Vegan’s northern-Nigerian vegan dinner and brunch. An OTK opening event on Sept. 7, will feature DJ Dos Gardenias and a range of special guests. Open Test Kitchen, 528 8th St. (between Clay and Washington streets), Oakland
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from SF Standard -
Question: Where in San Francisco can you get samosas, aloo tikki, and butter chicken — plus lobster thermidor and steak au poivre? The answer (likely the only one): Bombay Brasserie, the latest addition to the city’s burgeoning Indian fine-dining scene.
The restaurant on the ground floor of the Taj Campton Place hotel opened Aug. 23 after the space sat dark for four years.
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Are you ready for some football - food?! While the San Francisco 49ers don’t play a home game until Sept. 21, Levi’s Stadium and Levy Restaurants Executive Chef Alvin Kabiling are preparing the Faithful for what culinary treats they can expect on game day.
In KQED.org by Chazaro -
Four Kings (710 Commercial St., San Francisco) is open Thurs. through Mon. from 6 to 11 p.m. Reservations are recommended up to three weeks in advance; walk-in counter seating is available on a limited basis. Fried squab is offered in small quantities on a first-come, first-served basis.
Luke Tsai on Open Test Kitchen incubator in Old Oakland -
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Ribeye tacos, $6.
Re: baked potatoes…seen a few Mexican owned baked potato stands. Just wondering where/how the trend started, or got popular.
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The Sacramento farm-to-fork celebration at the 2024 Tower Bridge Dinner took place on Sunday, Sept 8. It will continue on the Sacramento Capitol Mall on Sept. 20 and 21.
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A 25,000-acre ranch and farm owned by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, whose roots go back 10,000 years in Northern California, in the Capay Valley of Yolo County grows arbequina and arbesana olives under the Seka Hills name.
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Zucchini fries at Little Original Joe’s at 2301 Chestnut St SF in the Marina -
Little Original Joe’s puts classic comfort food on a pedestal. | Source:Noah Berger for The Standard
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John Jr. and Elena are conscious of the fact that it’s comfort, not cuisine , that they are serving. The portions are generous, things you can sink into: a solid chicken Milanese topped with arugula; straightforward ravioli; the same rectangular, charbroiled burger with grilled onions on baguette that has been served since the first location. To be clear, they often do these dishes very well; the lamb chops with salsa verde I have at the North Beach location are excellent.
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from NBC Bay Area -
Brandon Jew of Mr. Jiu’s talks about the Waverly Place Block Party in SF Chinatown on Friday, Sept. 13.
SOLD OUT
from SF Standard -
AyDea, the only Tatar cafe on the continent, is at 798 Bryant St in SF.
An order of pelmeni and the Zang Madame at AyDea. | Source:Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/The Standard
from KPIX 5 CBS News Bay Area-
a new farmers market in El Sobrante:
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Autumn Moon Festival celebration in SF Chinatown this weekend on Grant Av with moon cakes.
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Luke writes about a new Haitian restaurant in Oakland, T’chaka, taking the old Miss Ollie’s space at 901 Washington St -
There’s a kind of poetry to the city’s only Haitian restaurant taking up that mantle, but it’d all be for naught if the food didn’t actually hit. And hit it does, again and again. The aforementioned griot is essentially a flawless dish — deeply flavorful, juicy and tender with charred, crispy edges. I consider myself something of a pork connoisseur, and I’d easily put the dish at the very top of the top tier, especially once you factor in the A+ accompaniments. There were excellent rice and peas, sweet and savory plantains, the bright and tangy slaw known as pikliz and a punchy, mustard-hued house-made scotch bonnet hot sauce so delicious you’ll want to drizzle it on everything (and then buy a bottle to bring home).
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Bay Area African Restaurant Week Sept 12 - 22
Until now, that is. Today, the first ever Bay Area African Restaurant Week kicks off with a slew of prix-fixe meal deals and pop-up events, mostly spread across the East Bay and San Francisco. Organizers hope the ten-day promotion, which runs from Sept. 12–22, will give a boost to some of the region’s up-and-coming African and Afro-Caribbean food businesses — and that it will be the start of a rich and flavor-packed annual tradition.
A “Best of Both Worlds” combo plate with oxtails and curry goat — one of Cocobreeze’s African Restaurant Week specials. (Courtesy of Cocobreeze)
from SF Standard -
On Friday, Pim Techamuanvivit, chef-owner of Michelin-starred restaurants Nari and Kin Khao, will launch Khao Soi Shop. The full-service pop-up will operate out of the mezzanine of Techamuanvivit’s upscale restaurant, Nari, which is located inside the Hotel Kabuki in Japantown.
from Edible East Bay -
SF Cheese Fest on Sept 21 at SF Ferry Building
Equinox Tomato Taste Test Fest on Sept 21 in Pleasanton
https://www.exploretock.com/sabioonmain/event/497328/equinox-tomato-taste-fest
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from Catch and Cook California
foraging for kelp, cooking eel and watching whales -
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Thanks for sharing!
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from Business Insider -
How Christopher Ranch Garlic in Gilroy produces half the garlic in US and survived cheaper imports:
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from America’s Heartland on PBS KVIE in Sacramento -
Project ALBA in the Salinas Valley trains farmworkers to own and operate their own farms.
from SF Standard -
Bolinas farm supplies Quince and Cotogna:
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Excellent! We enjoyed many visits to GGF in the 80’s.
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from FOX 40 in Sacramento -
Mi Rancho started making tortillas in downtown Oakland 85 years ago:
from KCRA 3 Sacramento -
100,00 visitors expected for 2024 Sacramento Farm-to-Table Festival in downtown on Friday Sept 20 and Saturday 9/21 from 4-9pm -
from Luke at KQED
all-you-can-eat wagyu beef hot pot restaurant in Santa Clara
Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House is open Monday–Thursday 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.–10 p.m. at 3590 Homestead Rd. in Santa Clara.
