Pizza & Pasta: Where to get it
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 [...]
2012 Food Trends: What’s hot?
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 [...]
151 Union Square and Club 141: A Touch of Class
THE FOOTHILLS’ BEAUTY AND LIFESTYLE HAS attracted veteran chefs, caterers and event planners from all over, melding talents that would prevail in any food obsessed city. Among them is Jim Eckardt, owner of JimE’s Catering & Event Co. in Nevada City and Grass Valley.
“JimE,” as he’s known to the locals, has been the [...]
New Earth Market: Yuba City’s biggest organic market
MORE AMERICANS ARE EATING GREEN. More than half say they prefer to eat organic food, largely because it tastes better and is better for the environment, according to recent polls.
To meet the demand, more grocery stores are expanding their organic and natural offerings. More natural grocery stores are opening too.
Last spring, nine local [...]
A “Little Italy” emerges in Grass Valley
THOUGH BEST KNOWN FOR ITS CORNISH heritage, Grass Valley has been home to Italian immigrants since the gold-rush days. The land is similar to the hills of Italy, for winemaking, ranching and other pursuits.
Now a “Little Italy” is sprouting up downtown for dining, shopping and celebrating Italian culture. On Bank Street, in the historic [...]
Nevada City’s picture-perfect celebration
THE HALLMARK CHANNEL’S HIGHEST-RATED original movie of all time, The Christmas Card, was filmed in Nevada City.
The town is “so perfectly preserved you have to pinch yourself the first time you walk up the Broad St., just to make sure it’s real,” says one of the actors.
Nevada City is a greeting card come [...]
Cornish Christmas in Grass Valley
“PEOPLE BELIEVE THE CAROL TRADITION is old in Grass Valley, but few realize it’s as old as the city itself,” Gage McKinney writes in When Miners Sang—The Grass Valley Carol Choir. The choir, originally made up of Cornish gold miners, has a famous past. In the ’40s, the Grass Valley choir sang Cornish Christmas [...]
BriarPatch turns 35: Growing and helping to open more co-ops
FOOD CO-OPS WERE BORN IN HARD TIMES. They flourished during the Industrial Revolution, when workers lost their jobs to machines, as well as during the Great Depression and oil crisis of the ‘70s. The cooperatives also have led to a boom in organic foods, now the fastest growing sector of the grocery business.
Northern California [...]
High Hand in Loomis embodies farm-to-table dining
“PURVEYORS OF HAND-GROWN FOOD,” IS the motto of the High Hand Conservatory & Cafe in Loomis.
The Conservatory showcases fresh, local food from Placer County’s farms and its own garden. High Hand menus change regularly, based on seasonal availability of fresh ingredients.
The summer seasonal favorites include tomatoes, sweet onions, peppers, peaches, berries and corn. [...]
Soups & Stews: Where to find comfort by the spoonful
Soups & Stews: Where to find comfort by the spoonful in the foothills and Sierra:
Gumbo
Not the traditional roux thickened gumbo. It is a hearty soup topped with gingered greens and served with cornbread. Changes daily. Ike’s has been “keeping it Creole” for a decade.
Ike’s Quarter Cafe
401 Commercial St., NC, 265-6138
IkesQuarterCafe.com
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Fresh [...]
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