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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 […]
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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 […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on April 15, 2018 · Leave a Comment
“There’s something about the culture of après, whether it’s cocktails or a simple beer. It’s all about working hard on the mountain, getting your workout in, and then enjoying it and talking about it with friends.” —Joe Lang, Principal, Apres Ski Cocktail Classic ASPEN’S APRÈS SKI COCKTAIL CLASSIC in March is an annual slope-side celebration […]
Filed under Wine & Beer · Tagged with 2018 apres ski, apres s'mores, apres ski, Auburn, best of show gin, California Distilled Spirits, carol arnlod, Cindy Giardina, craft cocktail, Darjeeling Gin, Diamond Peak, Ed Arnold, Friar Tuck's, Golden Era lounge, Grass Valley, hand-crafted cocktails, Homewood, Incline Village, Jeff Pelline, joe lang, Kane's, last tracks wine beer tasting, Monkey Cat, moody's bistro bar and beats, Nevada City, PlacerGrown, Snowflake Lodge, Steve Giardina, Tofanelli's, Truckee, West Shore Cafe, world spirits competition
Posted by jeffpelline on August 8, 2017 · Leave a Comment
DESPITE ITS SMALL SIZE, THE TOWN OF LOOMIS — just off I-80 in south Placer County — looms large when it comes to the region’s history. In the mid-1800s, settlers came to Loomis for gold mining along the rivers. Then along came the railroads. “Loomis was named in 1884 by the Southern Pacific for James […]
Filed under Art · Tagged with Blue Boose, Christensen's Saddlery, downtown Lincoln, Eggplant Festival, fruit packing shed, High Hand, High Hand Cafe, High Hand Nursery, Horseshoe Bar Road, i-80 businesses, LBB Gastropub and Smokehouse, Loomis, Loomis Basin Brewing, Loomis Basin Chamber of Commerce, Loomis Chamber, Loomis Eggplant Festival, Loomis Farmers Market, Placer County, PlacerGrown, Taylor Road, Taylors
Posted by jeffpelline on February 16, 2016 · Leave a Comment
THE NEW-YORK BASED TELEVISION SHOW Sex and the City helped put craft cocktails on the map in the ’90s when Sarah Jessica Parker’s character, Carrie Bradshaw, regularly ordered “Cosmos” with her girlfriends. “The idea that it’s not a date without cocktails was created by Sex and the City,” as Dale DeGroff, America’s foremost mixologist and […]
Filed under Food, FWA blog · Tagged with "Bold from Above, Auburn, Bar & Beats, California Distilled Spirits, Carol Arnold, Carrie Bradshaw, Corti Brothers, Cosmopolitan, Cosmos, craft cocktails, craft distillery, Dale DeGroff, Dargeeling gin, Darrell Corti, distilled spirits, Ed Arnold, farm to bar, Friar Tuck's restaurant, Grass Valley, Hook and Ladder, James Beard Foundation, Jeff Pelline, Jerry Brown, Kane's, manhattan, margarita, martini, mixologists, Monkey Cat, Moody's Bistro, Nevada City, Pisco Sour, PlacerGrown, Red Rabbit, Sacramento, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City, Shady Lady, sidecar, Tom Collins, Truckee, visit Nevada City
Posted by jeffpelline on October 25, 2015 · Leave a Comment
FALL IS THE IDEAL SEASON FOR A ROAD TRIP. The trees are ablaze in fall colors, fresh local apples are being pressed into apple cider, the fields are full of pumpkins, and the wineries are less crowded. Here are some places to go: MACHADO ORCHARDS Just off I-80 in Auburn, visit its fifth annual Apple […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on May 25, 2015 · 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 […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on May 25, 2015 · Leave a Comment
OUR AREA IS HOME to some of the most experienced and enthusiastic restaurateurs. For the past 11 years, Jim Bril and his wife, Trish, have owned the popular Monkey Cat restaurant in downtown Auburn. Jim also has partnered with Gary Capps, a longtime local, to open Tre Pazzi, an authentic Italian trattoria in Auburn. “I […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on May 25, 2015 · Leave a Comment
GREAT FOOD IS A PART OF EVERY adventure. In our region, imaginative chefs and restaurateurs are invigorating the dining scene, and a growing number are winning rave reviews—from the James Beard Foundation, OpenTable, respected restaurant critics and food magazines. Farm-to-fork restaurants are a way of life in the foothills, not a fad, thanks to an […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on April 11, 2015 · Leave a Comment
LOCAL CRAFT DISTILLING California Distilled Spirits of Auburn, founded last year, is the first distillery to (legally) operate in Placer County since Prohibition. We wrote about the startup in our last issue, pointing out that it is available at Corti Bros. and Taylor’s Market in Sacramento, among other places. In the foothills it is available […]
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