Boz Scaggs: A food, wine & art proprietor
WE WERE IN THE HOUSE BACK IN 1988 when legendary rhythm and blues artist Boz Scaggs opened Slim’s nightclub and restaurant in San Francisco. Few people imagined Slim’s would help launch the city’s hip South of Market neighborhood (or “SoMa”), now home to the Museum of Modern Art (1995), ”live/work” lofts, Airbnb and Uber, the […]
2016 James Beard Foundation awards restaurant and chef semifinalists announced
The James Beard Foundation announced today its list of Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists for the 26th annual James Beard Foundation Awards. Selected from a list of more than 20,000 online entries, the prestigious group of semifinalists in 21 categories represents a wide range of culinary talent, from exceptional chefs and dining destinations in ten […]
A $15 cup of coffee generates buzz in the Bay Area
Marin County’s Equator Coffee & Teas is generating a buzz with a $15 cup of coffee. And it is selling out. The coffee is called Finca Sophia from Panama. “Finca Sophia is a coffee farm owned by our very own Helen Russell and Brooke McDonnell (the owners of Equator Coffee & Teas), along with Willem […]
Popular Broadway musical Hamilton coming to San Francisco in March 2017
The blockbuster Broadway musical Hamilton is coming to the SHN Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco in March 2017 as the anchor of its 2016-2017 season. The San Francisco performance is part of a national tour. The show features book, music and lyrics by Tony Award-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda. Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow’s biography of […]
Coffee’s third wave: First Folgers, then Peet’s, now Temple and others
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INGENUITY HAS helped give rise to America’s coffee culture, now a booming $30-billion-a-year industry. More than 60 percent of Americans say they drink coffee, totaling 400 million cups per day. Coffeehouses and cafes now surpass fast-food restaurants in their growth. The first wave of coffee began in the Gold Rush-era when Folgers Coffee […]
Ol’ Republic Brewery growing, bottling beer in Nevada City
THE REGION’S CRAFT BREWERIES are booming, largely due to talented brewers who are helping to revitalize the area, just like chefs, farmers and winemakers. They’re passionate about making the best craft beer, and they figure the customers will follow. It has worked at Auburn’s Knee Deep Brewing Co., where brewmaster Jeremy Warren has created some […]
Strawberry Festival: No “circumstances presented” to return to Mather, at least for now
“With the announcement of the Spring 2015 Festival at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, many of you are wondering if and when we will return to Camp Mather,” the Strawberry Music Festival organizers said on Thursday. “At this point, we cannot say if this exodus, from our festival home of over 30 years, is temporary or […]
Manila Clam Chowder
Makes 6-8 servings. Ingredients (chowder) 1/2 pound high quality bacon, sliced 1/2 small stalk celery, thinly sliced 2 large leek, white part only, thinly sliced on the diagonal 1 large carrot, peeled and thinly sliced 3 sprigs fresh thyme 2 Tbsp. butter 8-10 medium-size Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size cubes 6 pounds […]
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