today's new york times articletalks about the upcoming Slow Food Nation event being held in my home town of San Francisco over labor day weekend. the thrust of the article not so much discusses or provides much info about the... Read more →
July 18, 2008 I hope that your summer has been enjoyable so far, despite of oil prices. As you are probably aware by now, the move towards buying local and supporting small farms is more important than ever. This effort... Read more →
several weeks ago, i posted asking "is it tomato season yet?" next, was a post called "tomato crisis." it seems like we have been fielding reports, inquiries and just lots of dialog surrounding the recent salmonella outbreak that was reportedly... Read more →
i just received this newslflash from my friend Albert Katz of Katz and Company in napa valley. albert is one of my top suppliers of artisan honey, vinegars and olive oils from this area. this is one of those issues... Read more →
normally we would close our restaurant, Woodfire Grill, on July 4th. however, this year the holiday happens to be on a friday. rather than give up and close for the holiday, we've decided to celebrate with an old fashioned "pig... Read more →