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Fair Trade

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Coco-Zen Delivers Great Packaging, Very Good Truffles

    ​I get foodstuffs regularly with packaging ranging from non-existent to pretty boxes tied up in a bow, but the packaging for Coco-Zen's Truffles-To-Go made me wish I didn't have to taste the contents. The Pacifica company's truffles come in a stainless steel tiffin which just screams "gift." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Tartine's New Focus on Ancient Grains, More About Fair Trade Coffee, Another Questionable Food App

    ​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media.1. Ancient Grains. The Bay Citizen conducted an e-mail interview with Tartine's Chad Robertson, who's been taking trips to Denmark to learn how to bake with ancient varieties of rye an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Fair Trade Isn't Really Fair to Coffee Growers, Bon Appetit Justifies Gwyneth Cover

    ​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media. 1. Fair Trade Is Not Always Fair. The coffee blog Sprudge sent me to this disturbing story in Canada's National Post: A decade-long study of Nicaraguan coffee farmers by University o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    A Sermon on Fair Trade, Disguised as a Pop-Up Brunch

    Jesse HirschShake it: Ethan Terry.​The ever-present guys behind Stag Dining took a step backwards Saturday morning at the Wake Up the World brunch, letting the cause du jour take center stage. The meal, a benefit for Oakland-based Fair Trade USA, allowed guests a chance to hear about all the f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Saturday Morning Stag Party

    Aaron Grobler/Stag DIning Group​Stag Dining Group's Wake Up the World Brunch Where: Hub SoMa, 901 Mission (at Fifth St.), 624-5881 When: Sat., May 14, 10 a.m. Cost: $100 The rundown: In celebration of World Fair Trade Day, the altruists at Stag Dining Group are hosting a brunch at design ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2010

    Spinning Gold

    Aaron Grobler/Stag DIning Group​Stag Dining Group's Wake Up the World Brunch Where: Hub SoMa, 901 Mission (at Fifth St.), 624-5881 When: Sat., May 14, 10 a.m. Cost: $100 The rundown: In celebration of World Fair Trade Day, the altruists at Stag Dining Group are hosting a brunch at design ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    More Fair Trade Chocolate Freebies Today!

    Fair is good, but free is better.​Hey, it's free chocolate day! Indulge in the sweet life today at Fog City News (455 Market at First St.), where free samples of Divine fair trade chocolate will be available from noon to 2 p.m. Savvy chocolate fans might remember the Divine giveaways in S.F. a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Free Chocolate at a Handful of BART Stations Tonight

    Promise you won't smudge the handrail of your BART car.​Didja get your free Bay Bridge broken hot dog yesterday at Zog's? Still hungry for schwag? This evening, samples of Divine Chocolate will be handed out at a number of BART stations: from 4 to 8 p.m. at Montgomery in S.F., and from 5 to 7 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2008

    Drink of the Week: Adina's Miracle Fruits: Super Acai With Purple Maize

    Promise you won't smudge the handrail of your BART car.​Didja get your free Bay Bridge broken hot dog yesterday at Zog's? Still hungry for schwag? This evening, samples of Divine Chocolate will be handed out at a number of BART stations: from 4 to 8 p.m. at Montgomery in S.F., and from 5 to 7 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2008

    Taste Interview: Askinosie Chocolate

    Promise you won't smudge the handrail of your BART car.​Didja get your free Bay Bridge broken hot dog yesterday at Zog's? Still hungry for schwag? This evening, samples of Divine Chocolate will be handed out at a number of BART stations: from 4 to 8 p.m. at Montgomery in S.F., and from 5 to 7 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2008

    Free Coffee At Harvest & Rowe Cafe

    Promise you won't smudge the handrail of your BART car.​Didja get your free Bay Bridge broken hot dog yesterday at Zog's? Still hungry for schwag? This evening, samples of Divine Chocolate will be handed out at a number of BART stations: from 4 to 8 p.m. at Montgomery in S.F., and from 5 to 7 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2008

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: DJ Jamie Jams

    Promise you won't smudge the handrail of your BART car.​Didja get your free Bay Bridge broken hot dog yesterday at Zog's? Still hungry for schwag? This evening, samples of Divine Chocolate will be handed out at a number of BART stations: from 4 to 8 p.m. at Montgomery in S.F., and from 5 to 7 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 22, 2007

    Richie Unterberger

    Promise you won't smudge the handrail of your BART car.​Didja get your free Bay Bridge broken hot dog yesterday at Zog's? Still hungry for schwag? This evening, samples of Divine Chocolate will be handed out at a number of BART stations: from 4 to 8 p.m. at Montgomery in S.F., and from 5 to 7 ... More >>

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