Video: How to make beer as the homebrewing market booms
This month the American Homebrewers Association — the trade association serving as a resource and community for home-brewers—released results of a first-ever nationwide homebrewer survey. According to the survey, there are an estimated 1.2 million homebrewers in the United States, two-thirds of whom began brewing in 2005 or later. “The homebrewing community is in every […]
Mountain Mandarin Martini
Mountain Mandarin Martini: 1/3 cup, strained, fresh-squeezed Mountain Mandarin juice 2 oz. top-shelf vodka 1 oz. orange liqueur (such as Cointreau) Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the Mandarin juice, vodka and liqueur and shake until chilled. Serve in a martini class. Garnish with a Mandarin “twist.”
Ol’ Republic Brewery to roll out bottled beer
DESPITE THE “ZOMBIE ECONOMY” OF 2011, three foothill craft breweries were born within months of each other: Berryessa Brewing Co. in Winters, Loomis Basin Brewing Co. and ol’ Republic Brewery in Nevada City. All of them are on a roll. Ol’ Republic has launched an expansion that will more than quadruple its production, which now […]
Craft Cocktails: Martinis & more for holiday cheer
THE MARTINI’S ORIGINS CAN BE TRACED back to a miner who struck gold in California during the Gold Rush, at least according to one popular theory. During the days of the Gold Rush, a miner struck it rich and walked into a bar—in Martinez—for a special drink to celebrate. The bartender put together what he […]
Food, Glorious Food: What’s new in our region
PINE STREET BURGERS This all-natural burger restaurant has opened in Grass Valley, and it’s one of the best burgers in the region. (We eat them all: at Burger Me in Truckee and Reno, Lefty’s Grill, Ike’s and Matteo’s Public in Nevada City, and Dine N Dash Cafe in Colfax, among others). Pine Street Burgers are […]
Auburn booms as a food, wine & art mecca
AUBURN HAS BEEN REVITALIZED and is no longer a “pit stop” on I-80 but a destination for dining and entertainment, as we’ve observed. It has some top-notch restaurants and restaurateurs, such as Jim Bril’s Monkey Cat and Gary Moffat’s Carpe Vino; good ethnic food, like Bobo Cafe for Vietnamese or Royal Thai; and Tre Pazzi […]
Scoop: Three Forks Bakery & Brewing Co. is planned for downtown Nevada City
The internet is changing how we communicate in small towns. No sooner had we posted “A hip food-lovers hangout may emerge in Nevada City, near its farmers market” on the FoodWineArt magazine blog, than more details emerged from our Facebook fans. “And then there is Three Forks Bakery & Brew Pub on Commercial St. coming […]
A hip food-lovers hangout may emerge in Nevada City, near its farmers market
Some of our favorite “foodie paradises” are in the Bay Area, and we are regulars. The Ferry Building Marketplace in San Francisco and the Rockridge Market Hall come to mind. The Ferry Building also is home to a popular farmers market where we used to shop. Now, we believe, this phenomena may be coming to […]
Craft beer booming in Sierra Foothills, Truckee-Tahoe
THE FOOTHILLS AND TAHOE-TRUCKEE are becoming a mecca for taphouses, brewpubs and craft beer breweries. Ol’ Republic Brewery in Nevada City just won city approval for an expansion that will quadruple its production. It will begin selling bottled beer this fall. Knee Deep Brewing received approval from the city of Auburn to expand operations to […]
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