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Posted by jeffpelline on January 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Editor’s note: The foothills increasingly are becoming a popular destination for Burning Man devotees — well before the “main event” in the Nevada desert. Here’s an example, a Burning Man sanctioned event coming to Nevada City this spring: “BURNAL EQUINOX NEVADA CITY – NEVADA CITY, CA – MAR 3-4 Burnal Equinox Nevada City Saturday, March […]
Posted by jeffpelline on January 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment
ITALIAN-AMERICAN COOKING WILL TAKE its place at the table as a top food trend in 2012, predicts Saveur magazine. Regional Italian food also is high on the list. Some menu items and area restaurants that serve notable ones are: LASAGNA Tofanelli’s Lasagna is made in-house from a recipe handed down from generations, with layers of […]
Filed under Food · Tagged with 151 Union Square, Auburn, Bear River Pasta, Bear River Pasta Co., Goomba's, Grass Valley, Kane's Restaurant, Lefty's Grill, Matteo's Public, Matteo's Public Nevada City, Nevada City, Nevada County, Pizza & Pasta, Placer County, Simplicity Bistro, Tofanelli's, Tofanelli's Gold Country Bistro, Tre Pazzi
Posted by jeffpelline on January 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Ingredients: 1 large onion (minced) 2 large stalks celery – including some leaves – (finely chopped) 3 T olive oil 3 to 4 T minced fresh sage leaves Fresh ground pepper 1 1/2 cups coarse soft white bread crumbs Sea salt 1 leg of lamb ( 5 to 6 lbs. boned but not tied) 1 […]
Posted by jeffpelline on January 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment
LOCALLY GROWN MEATS, fruit and produce, gluten-free food and signature sandwiches will be among the hot trends this year, according to “What’s Hot,” the National Restaurant Assn. survey of 1,800 chefs. “Local sourcing—from meat and fish, to produce, to wine and beer—is a big trend,” says Joy Dubost of the Restaurant Assn. Other trends are […]
Filed under Food · Tagged with BriarPatch Co-op, Citrus Heights, High Sierra Beef, Ike's Quarter Cafe, Las Katarinas, Matteo's Public, Nevada City, Nevada County Free Range Beef, Placer and Nevada counties, Seven Sisters, Sierra Meat Buyers Club, Simplicity Bistro, Sinclair Family Farm, SinclairFamilyFarm.net, Sopa Thai, Stinky Mac 'n Cheese, SummerThyme's, Tofanelli's, Tofanelli's Marshall's Pasties
Posted by jeffpelline on January 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment
SIERRA FOOTHILLS WINERIES WON HIGH HONORS in the 2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the world’s largest competition of American wines. Sierra Vintners wineries that won medals included Avanguardia Wines, Lucchesi Vineyards, Montoliva Vineyard, Naggiar Vineyards and Pilot Peak Winery. Montoliva won “Best of Class” for its 2008 Sierra Bella. “Now try to tell me […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on January 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable.” SAKINI THE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON, a Tony-award winning comedy from the ‘50s, is coming to the Nevada Theatre in Nevada City on April 12-May 5. It is being produced by the Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra (CATS). The play was […]
Posted by jeffpelline on January 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
IN MAY, ART WORKS GALLERY WILL CELEBRATE its second anniversary in historic downtown Grass Valley, a sign of its ongoing success. The co-op of 35 local artists continues to grow, drawing locals as well as visitors from all over: the foothills, Truckee/Tahoe, Reno and Sacramento. The gallery, in a newly renovated 19th-century building at 113 […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on January 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
6 ears corn 1 bunch basil, chopped 1/2 cup olive oil Salt and pepper to taste 1 tsp butter 3 summer squash, small diced 2 cloves garlic, diced 1 bunch green onions, sliced 2 tbsp red wine vinegar In a large bowl, shuck corn and slice kernels away from the cobs. Set aside. In a […]
Posted by jeffpelline on January 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
(PLYMOUTH, California) – Wine aficionados take note. Tickets for the 2nd Annual Barbera Festival, scheduled for Saturday, June 9 at Cooper Ranch in Plymouth, California (Amador County), will go on sale March 1. The inaugural event was a complete sellout with more than 1,800 attendees taking part, and raised more than $10,000 in net proceeds […]
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