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Posted by jeffpelline on May 29, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Twice a year, the Nugget Fringe Theater Festival offers an eclectic mix of cutting-edge performances on multiple stages in Grass Valley. This past winter, there were 40 different Fringe shows and 120 live performances. On Saturday night, May 19, Nugget Fringe co-founders, Scott and Lois Ewing held a Gratitude Dinner for the top donors and […]
Posted by jeffpelline on May 27, 2018 · Leave a Comment
SAN FRANCISCO HAS LONG BEEN Northern California’s culinary capital, but it is facing more competition. “Sacramento’s on the cusp of making it as a must-visit town for anyone who loves food,” Thrillist, the popular food and drink website, declared in January. “It’s the hub of America’s most abundant agricultural region and is finally attracting talent […]
Filed under Food · Tagged with Alice Waters, ashly amador, auburn restaurant, Carpe Vino, Chez Panisse, Chris Duncan, Courtney McDonald, Eric Alexander, James Ranch, Jeff Pelline, John Cammack, Lefty's Fry House, Lefty's Grill, nate overstreet, nevada city restuarant, ol' republic roadhouse, Pine Street Burgers, rancho cordova barrel district, suzie dyer, Twelve 28 Kitchen, watershed, Wild Eye Pub, zach sterner
Posted by jeffpelline on May 27, 2018 · Leave a Comment
NEVADA AND PLACER COUNTIES ARE home to a growing, healthy and vibrant base of local farms, rivaling the Central Valley, Sonoma and San Luis Obispo. From fruits and vegetables (Riverhill Farm and Machado Orchards, for example) to grass-fed beef (Nevada County Free Range Beef and Sinclair Family Farm) — from olive oil, jams and honey […]
Filed under Food · Tagged with Barbara Jenness, bean to bar, BriarPatch Food Coop, Carol Arnold, Caroline's Coffee, Carpe Vino, Cello Chocolate, cheesemaker, dave the wine merchant, debbie gibbs, Dedrick's Cheese, Diegos restaurant, dome raising project, Emily's Catering and Cakes, fair-trade coffee beans, farm to table, farm to you overnight, Foothill Farmers Market, Foothills Flowers, Ike's Quarter Cafe, Jeff Pelline, Joanne Neft, Laura Kenny, Machado Orchards, miller honey farms, Mountain Mandarin Festival, Nevada City Farmers Market, Nevada County Free Range Beef, Nevada County Growers Market, Nevada County Grown, New Moon Cafe, Newcastle Produce, Orchard Days, our local bounty, PlacerGrown, Riverhill Farm, Sinclair Family Farm, snow's citrus, Summer Thymes, Sweet Roots Farm, Tahoe Central Market, Tahoe Food Hub, The Olive Groove, Three Forks Bakery and Brewing, Wheyward Girl Creamery
Posted by jeffpelline on May 27, 2018 · Leave a Comment
OLIVE OIL IS ONE OF CALIFORNIA’S FASTEST-GROWING agricultural products, and our region is a major contributor. It is home to olive orchards, award-winning olive-oil producers, the prestigious UC Davis Olive Center, and some exceptional olive-oil merchants such as The Olive Groove in Grass Valley. The accolades continued this spring when Wild Groves of Newcastle won […]
Filed under Food · Tagged with allegra, andrea mayer, Apollo Olive Oil, California Olive Oil Council, chacewater, chacewater winery and olive mill, dewey lucero, frate sole, Jeff Pelline, jim mayer, olive oil, orietta gianjorio, The Olive Groove, UC Davis Olive Center, wild groves
Posted by jeffpelline on May 27, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Our area offers an abundance of fresh, local produce from dozens of small farms around Nevada City, Grass Valley, Auburn, Loomis and Newcastle. Truckee is served by some in Plumas County, such as Sierra Valley Farms, as well as ones in the foothills. The fresh, local fruits and vegetables, meats, poultry and eggs are sold […]
Filed under Food · Tagged with Auburn Farmers Market, Bierwagen's Donner Fruit Trail, Boorinakis Harper Ranch, colwell thundering herd, CSA, farm fresh, farmers Market, Foothill Farmers Market, Foothill Roots Farm, grass valley farmers market, Grass Valley Thursday Night Market, Jeff Pelline, Loomis Farmers Market, Meadow Vista, Mountain Bounty Farms, Natural Trading Co., Nevada City Farmers Market, Nevada County Certified Growers Market, newcastle farmers market, PlacerGrown, sierra foothills producers, Sierra Valley Farms, truckee farmers market, wild groves
Posted by jeffpelline on May 27, 2018 · Leave a Comment
YUBA BUS A convenient new bus service is offering local winery and brewery tours, as well as shuttles to the South Yuba River in the summer. With the motto “the river starts here” painted on its side, the 20-passenger bus picks up passengers in Nevada City and Grass Valley. Itineraries include a tour of Auburn […]
Filed under Art · Tagged with beer tours, chilean restaurant grass valley, crooked lane brewing, Diegos restaurant, Emily's Catering and Cakes, emily's pop-up bakery, grass valley bus charter, holiday pop-up bakery, Jeff Pelline, Knee Deep Brewing, Maria Ramos, maria's dessert, Maria's Mexican Restaurant, moonraker brewing, nevada city bus charter, pop-up bakery, Sierra Nevada Brewing, yuba bus, yuba river bus charter
Posted by jeffpelline on May 27, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Local farmers are planting their summer crops and starting to harvest spring’s bounty. Spring lettuces are headed for the markets. April is a time for asparagus and artichokes. Fresh local onions, squash, peppers and eggplant are expected in May and June. Here’s a sampling of spring cooking classes in our region, often featuring this year’s […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on May 27, 2018 · Leave a Comment
THE BARREL DISTRICT IN RANCHO CORDOVA is one of the region’s fastest-growing locations for craft beer, craft cocktails and mead, also known as honey wine. It also has the only two distilleries in the region since Prohibition and the only meadery. Now ol’ Republic Brewery of Nevada City is coming out of the foothills to […]
Filed under Wine & Beer · Tagged with barrel district, BrewBilt, burning barrel, burning barrel brewing co., California Craft Brewers Association, claimstake brewing co., clouds of jupiter, craft beer, curt haven, Dead Canary, fort rock brewing, gold river distillery, Jeff Pelline, Jim Harte, jj pfister distilling co., lockdown brewing co., nevada city brewery, Ol' Republic Brewery, old hangtown beer works, rancho cordova barrel district, Simon Olney, strad meadery, thin line brewing co., Tom McCormick
Posted by jeffpelline on May 27, 2018 · Leave a Comment
FROM GRAIN TO BEER — Three Forks Bakery & Brewing Co. Three Forks Bakery & Brewing Co. of Nevada City has forged a full-circle relationship with a local farm, AM Ranch in Penn Valley. After Three Forks brews its award-winning beers, AM Ranch picks up its spent beer grain. Then the grain is fed to […]
Posted by jeffpelline on May 27, 2018 · Leave a Comment
FOOD, WINE & MUSIC AT SIERRA KNOLLS The winery has a new commercial kitchen, and it is offering cheese plates, desserts and small bites to pair with its wines. The winery has a new release called Afternoon Delight, a white wine blend with a tropical nose. Sierra Knolls will continue to offer pizza from its […]
Filed under Wine & Beer · Tagged with 2014 Inertia, 2014 Old Clone Zinfandel, 2015 Rising Starr Cabernet Franc, 2015 super Nova Petite Sarah, 2017 Solstice Sauvignon Blanc, Christina Smith, Cinco de Mayo party, Gary Smith, Jeff Pelline, Montoliva movie night, Nevada City Winery, Pilot Peak Winery, Saturday Night Movies in the Vineyard, Sierra Knolls Winery, Sierra Starr Winery, Smith Vineyard, Sunset at the Peak, wood-fired pizza
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