Holiday shopping in Oakland Chinatown.
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Samin Nosrat on food and community
KQED. 9am and 8pm Fm 88.5. Fri Nov 28.
Mike Lim does a deep dive into SF Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39. He was particularly impressed with Pescatore inside Hotel Zoe where rooms start ar $150/night.
00:00 Intro
00:50 Trish’s Donut’s
2:44 Codmother
12:49 Hotel Zoe
15:40 Scoma’s
23:25 Pescatore
30:54 Boudin
41:07 Ghirardelli
45:53 Fog Harbor Fish House
The popular Plow Boy sandwich with brisket, pastrami, and bacon is served at Willow Ranch in Buttonwillow near Bakersfield and I-5
https://www.sfgate.com/centralcalifornia/article/interstate-5-stop-legendary-barbecue-21207988.php
Bottles of house-made Willow Ranch bbq sauce. Photo by Charles Russo/SFGATE.
KQED Calif Report
First in the nation, new Calif law requires phaseout of ultra-processed food from school meals.
From CalMatters.
Condé Nast Traveler survey : Oaktown
KPIX 5
History of Fisherman’s Wharf SF
I want fresh Dungeness crab! Now!
You might be able to get them fresh now–just not from California waters.
I had some when we were up in Washington State a couple of weeks ago. It was the best I’ve had in years, and there was a lot of it. I didn’t realize that I’ve gotten so used to our small expensive northern California portions.
I was wondering where the comkercial harvest is coming from. I knew it wasn’t from California.
If you’re ever considering traveling in the Port Angeles, WA area (often called the “gateway to Victoria BC” as the car/people ferry runs from there), check the Chamber of Commerce site for when they hold their annual Crabfest event. A lot of Dungeness crab is caught there by the smaller fishing boats, and you can stuff yourself with fresh Dungeness prepared different ways at a price well below what we pay here in CA. At the end of the day they used to hold auctions for buying fresh crabs, which was REALLY cheap (but you’ll need a kitchen, LOL).
Port Angeles is along the San Juan de Fuca Straits, halfway to the Pacific. It is also one of the main entrances to Olympic National Park.
The recreational crab fishing season is open in NorCal. If you’re willing to fish or trap crabs yourself, you can get them now. A lot of people go the Pacifica pier, no license required. Could go in a recreational crab boat, or take kayaks and traps out to Poinr Reyes.
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Luke Tsai’s 10 new favorites for 2025.
Fisherman’s Life catches large uni sea urchin at low tide.
You can start the video at about the 11-minute mark to get the large urchin part.
From Coyotemedia,one of whose founders is Soleil Ho.
Pinata-flavored ice cream from De La Creamery Oakland.
Bodega Bay, sigh.
