As we mentioned some time ago, Rachael Ray spent some time in the Bay Area putting together a show for her latest series, Rachael's Vacation, which aired last week and will run again February 6 at 11 p.m., February 7 at 2:30 a.m., and February 15 at 2:30 p.m. on the Food Network. But for those of you who'd like to read it and weep -- or just follow in her tiny footsteps -- we'll share her rather interesting itinerary with you.The show's regular intro is sheer Bizarro World comedy: "Have I got a
Sablés Gourmet Cookie Dough of Mill Valley has a civilized solution to slice-and-bake cookie dough, elevating it beyond the Pillsbury chocolate chip to more adult flavors such as ginger spiced almond, orange pecan, and vanilla bean. They cook up light and crisp, and would be far easier to pass off as homemade. The dough is available at local Whole Foods branches.
It's a cliché that when times are tough, people will sometimes cash in on one of their most basic attributes: blood. So don't be surprised to see a mob scene at Balboa Cafe's Sixth Burger for a Pint Blood Drive next Tuesday. In this case, donors will be trading their vital fluid for a Balboa Burger, acknowledged as one of the best slabs of grilled meat in town. If the sight of gore doesn't exactly stoke your appetite, no worries: You can take your pay in the form of a certificate, good for the
No sooner were we breathing a collective sigh of relief for the safe return of the iconic sign at Mr. Pickles when we received news that a fork was stolen off the storefront of celebrity chef Tyler Florence's eponymous shop in Mill Valley yesterday.
TyFlo's fork in happier times.Florence has started a "Free the Fork" campaign on Twitter, offering a "reward for the safe return of my big fork," while FoodNetworkHumor.com has its own illustrated theories on where the utensil might be, fro
Sampling the Bay Area's burgeoning street-food scene can be delicious but exhausting --combing the Mission, trawling the farmers' markets, tracking down peripatetic vendors via Twitter. Next month's Eat Real Festival will assemble a carefully curated collection of 40 trucks and carts from both sides of the bay in Jack London Square, August 29-30. (A one-day S.F. sister event organized by La Cocina kicks things off August 22.) We reported on Oakland's vendor list weeks ago, but it's grown
perrygrl/FlickrWear your fishing vest.On Sunday, Nov. 15, Mill Valley is where the wild things are -- smoked, roasted, and stewed. Savory Thymes, an organization dedicated -- in large part -- to the "cross-pollination" of inspired ideas about sustainable food systems in the global economy, is hosting a stupendous-sounding feast of wild game and foraged delicacies to benefit the production of Swamp Cabbage: A Dark and Sweaty Survival Guide, a documentary by Hailey Downs and Julie Kahn. The
All you need is patience -- and a big-ass freezer.The drawbacks of DIY cattle ranching obviously start with space. A chicken coop is one thing, but legit pasture on a San Francisco lot is rare -- unless you're as rich as Robin Williams or something. We're just guessing, but if enjoying grass-fed steak is your thing and shoveling manure is not, you might want to look into forging a relationship with Stone House Ranch in Mill Valley.
According to yesterday's Craigslist posting, the ranch i
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