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Posted by jeffpelline on October 19, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Foothill Flowers celebrates its 50th anniversary on October 21 at 102 West Main St. Founder Marie Johnson and her sons, Mark and Todd, take pride in seasonally decorating the large front windows. This season, a Christmas tree rises two stories from the shop floor to a skylight high above. A bronze plaque on the building […]
Posted by jeffpelline on October 19, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Golden Era’s “Miner’s Punch”: 1-1/2 oz. Capurro Moscatel Pisco or Selecto Torontel 3/4 oz. lime juice 3/4 oz. pineapple syrup with cinnamon and orange peel 1/4 oz. Dubonnet 1 dash Angostura Bitters ice cubes, lime wheel and fresh grated nutmeg —Golden Era lounge in Nevada City
Posted by jeffpelline on October 15, 2016 · Leave a Comment
CLASSICAL MUSIC RUNS in the Jaffe family. Peter is music director of the Auburn Symphony. He has a doctorate in conducting from Stanford; was coached briefly by Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa—and even has a guitar owned by Woody Guthrie. His son James is a concert cellist, chamber musician from the San Francisco Conservatory of […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on October 13, 2016 · Leave a Comment
By Placer County An update and a new vision for the Placer County Fairgrounds was presented this week to the Placer County Board of Supervisors. The proposal includes a new indoor sports and event complex on site, updating the infrastructure and buildings and creating different destinations within the complex – perhaps showcasing Placer’s growing farm-to-fork […]
Posted by jeffpelline on October 7, 2016 · Leave a Comment
GOLD COUNTRY VINTAGE ROAD is a scenic loop designed with vintage shoppers in mind. Starting in Auburn, it winds its way through Gold Country, connecting a remarkable collection of shops, featuring up-cycled furniture, quirky accessories, vintage clothing, chalk style paint, hand-crafted jewelry and more—all at a fraction of what you’d pay in the “big city.” […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on October 6, 2016 · Leave a Comment
NEVADA COUNTY WILL HOLD ITS 1st annual Sierra Poetry Festival on the Nevada County campus of Sierra College on April 1, our magazine has learned. The festival will be presented by Nevada County Arts Council (NCArts), with support from the California Arts Council. “A poetry festival is a perfect opportunity to draw people together to […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on October 5, 2016 · Leave a Comment
NATURAL FOOD COOPERATIVES are booming across America. The 150 food co-ops of the National Co-op Grocers operate more than 200 stores in 38 states with combined annual sales of $2 billion. Food co-ops have led to a boom in organic foods, now the fastest growing sector of the grocery business. One of the food co-op […]
Filed under Food, FWA blog · Tagged with 40th year, BriarPatch, BriarPatch Co, Chris Maher, co-op, cooperative, farmer, farmers Market, Grass Valley, Joan Baez Agape Foundation, local economy, natural food, Nevada County, organic, Sierra College, solar, Stephanie Mandel
Posted by jeffpelline on October 5, 2016 · Leave a Comment
AWARD-WINNING FOOD AUTHOR Michael Pollan and Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney are receiving widespread praise for their Netflix documentary Cooked. In Cooked, Pollan explores how cooking transforms food and shapes our world. Each episode examines one of the physical elements used throughout the ages for cooking: fire (barbecue), water (pot cooking), air (bread making), and earth […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on October 5, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Food & Drink – What’s Up In Our Region: LOOMIS BASIN BREWING CO. OPENING A GASTROPUB The craft brewery plans to open its gastropub and smokehouse this summer. The restaurant is at 3640 Taylor Rd. in downtown Loomis, next to Taylor’s burgers. It expects to offer over 14 beers on tap. The pub and barbecue […]
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