will find some very interesting and sophisticated shops and antique stores on and around the charming Old California style town square. Ask around for the artisan cheese shop. Try some of the local artisan cheeses. Don’t...

, vegetables, cheeses and artisan products. Lots of goodies with the dirt still on them, picked probably that morning. Does the selection improve here over the spring and summer? Is this just the start of farmer’s market...

molasses a few weeks ago. This store has three brands and also has date molasses which I haven’t seen before. Did the old store have Kewpie mayo? Oh yeah, the bakery had cannelles from Artisan Bakery, I think. A few items...

better. But I was wrong – wonderful dish. ***A selection of artisanal and farmhouse cheeses with breads and fruits – Ah! The cheese cart. I love a good cheese cart. They had some great choices. I don’t remember exactly what...

nothing (except for a few cheese, mustard and fruit samples). My friend and I decided to split $20 worth of sample tickets and then head out to go for dinner. Most of the food was in the 5 ticket (read: $5 range) and there were...

in there and was chatting it up with the bartender, so he poured me many more tastes than I ended up paying for (I paid $13 to try about 75% of the list). They all pretty much tasted the same: mostly overripe and overwrought...

- Extensive Natural & Organic Food Burlingame - Large International Cheese Department - Sushi Bar - Aged Meat - International Foods - Gourmet Foods - Fresh Onsite Bakery San Francisco (California Street) - Mollie Bus - Home Delivery...

lived in Greece some years later, my tastes and cooking skills were pretty highly developed, so I greatly enjoyed touring Greece and “casing” the olive groves and tasting their oils. While there are some truly great...

animals on the farm vs. factory) cheese here in southern California. I was so intrigued by it that I drove all the way up to Winchester (near Temecula) to tour the farm and meet Jules Wesselink, the artisan cheesemaker who...

crepes? Bretagne? Day 3 (Tuesday): Rent bikes and tour Stanley Park, explore Granville Island and continue exploring downtown. Food that day might include Go Fish (have read mixed reports about this place), Lobster Man...

on the South Point cut of prime rib. All dinners include warm artisan bread and a choice of either salad or split pea soup. The blue cheese dressing on our salads was bland, most likely from a bottle, and our baked potato was at...

and $3.50 beers on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings 5-7pm. In Napa’s Oxbow Market. Outstanding. Picnics: ham and cheese panini sandwiches from Bouchon Bakery, eat on picnic table on the creek just across from the French...

I will be visiting Toronto for the first time this summer from Northern California and have a few requests for my Canadian neighbors (or neighbours). 1) What restaurants serve good horse dishes? 2) Where can I find coffee from...

Yankeefan – if you like Dogfish that much, keep your eye on the Artisanal Cheese center’s website for classes. We went to a Dogfish event there in October (and maybe they’ll do another one). They served 8 of...

://www.chumeiavineyards.com/chumeia/page/story.jsp. Each of these have a very good representation of California wines. Your man will be known henceforth as one Happyrat-bastard. Hope Rat is able to track these down —...