The Other Napa

What’s worth doing in the Napa Valley: a travel guide to the wine country.

Mole in the Mountains

A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico.

So, a friend and I are both graduating in May, and for a little break from real life, we’ve decided to take about a week and drive the California coast...America’s greatest road trip, right? Anyway, neither of us are...

QC is often a problem with artisanal cheese makers trying to push the envelope. One prize-winning California goat cheese maker let out a batch with some nasty (and dangerous) microorganisms and ended up changing the...

Artisanal goat cheeses in the California Bay Area are wonderful. I have no idea if they are marketed outside this part of the world.

of Valencia and 22nd, SF)Also best price (need to cross-reference with Berkeley Bowl) for cans of Sicilian anchovies in salt. 2) For fine and unique cheeses: Artisan Cheese (just off the corner of Fillmore and California) I think...

, India, Bhutan, and parts of Burma. I’ve not had traditional cheeses in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, southern China, Taiwan, Indonesia, or East Timor. The Philippines has a carabao / water buffalo cheese, but that is...

and selection are admittedly excellent, although you should taste before buying as everywhere. Artisan cheese on California and Fillmore (sister to Cowgirl Ferry Plaza) was knocked off the list for a worse incident, where the...

If you’re concerned about driving, hire a car service. The prices aren’t too high during the week and you’ll be able to enjoy the day without worries. But if you want to tour yourselves, pack a picnic basket &...

independent restaurant in sf. this is not little guy vs little guy. this is multinational corporation vs little guy. he endorsed a multinational grocery chain (TJs) over the independent artisan bakeries, the local restaurants,...

, maybe more. http://www.barclayspub.com In addition to their own good beers, 21st Amendment has a cask day every Wednesday featuring a guest brew. I still have yet to find better food at a brewpub. http://www.chowhound.com/...

: Artisan 1 : a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson 2 : one that produces something (as cheese or wine) in limited quantities often using traditional methods Buddha Dog and many in The County define the...

my fresh salmon from Alaska, my avocados from California and worst of all, my cheese from Italy and France to live a sustainable life?? How can I reconcile this problem?

sausages for half the price in a supermarket or butchers. The afformentioned pork pie cost £3.50 ($7!) for a small, 150 gram pie. The equivalent premium product in a supermarket cost £1. Now im not doubting that the artisan...

(medium rare), with cheddar cheese and bacon, with the chips, and a Samual Adams. After lunch, we stopped, in the middle of traversing teh Sierra Nevada mountains, IN A TUNNEL, because, according to the conducter, there was a...