his autographed cookbook to learn the secret. Maybe the dry-farmed potatoes he used from Oh! Tommy Boy’s and other organic growers had something to do with it. Curry Day with Chef Phant (Pon) Worakul...

the cacao comes from and how they treat it. To get a decent price you’ll need to order at least 3Kg. That is a lot of chocolate for the average person. If you care, chocolate from South America (El Rey is from Venezuela) or...

, was the chestnut,which europeans also use. And here in America, people have used also hickory nuts and butternuts for cookies and baking. I don’t recall my dad mentioning grandma using many filberts in her desserts. I know...

recommend either a local roaster I can contact, or a coffee retailer that sells beans roasted locally? I’m in the Chestnut Hill area, but am willing to travel. Oh, and as an aside, I’m not stuck on Kona, but would...

Just back from Thailand and wondering if we ever get fresh mangosteen or rambutan imported here? Anyone spotted them at Berkeley Bowl or one of the Asian markets? I’ve also wondered why we don’t get fresh straw...

Toscano on Charles St for Italian, would fit the bill. Very welcoming atmosphere, relaxing and good food. Comfortable place to linger. Another option as far as a neighborhood place, although not italian would be 75 Chestnut....

niman functions differently than lobel’s. it is a cooperative of many growers who raise beef (and pork) according to set criteria. it is farming, so, of course, everything is not identical, but pretty close. they do have...

, usually from one of the old Japanese fruit growers. It has a tough skin that you peel, but the pear is very firm. it also makes a great meat tenderizer. as for the potato salad, it isn’t a innovation of Korean restaurants...

popular in SE Asia and Hong Kong.I hadn’t seen it before locally... The edible inside is white speckled with black sesame sized seeds and reminds me a bit of a giant water chestnut. It has a faint sweet taste but is not...

(except for chestnut) flour is best when mixed with other flour varieties. I’ll bet back to you regarding the chestnut grower's info. They bake with chestnut flour on a regular basis so they would be a great source for...

They showed up last week in South Dakota at the grocery stores. Prices right now are about $1.69 a pound but they will be $3.50 a pound in a few weeks. None of the local growers have them. Does anyone know where we could get a...

's weirder is that fruits like cornelian cherry are coming back in the West/America as growers look for new/different plants to grow for added variety. Cornelian Cherry is one of the fruits mentioned in Uncommon Fruits for...

a variety with ‘soup’ in the name unless it was some individual’s marketing tactic. The garden seed company I sell for, Botanical Interests, has a winter (winter keeper, not grower)squash that is supposed to be...

are extremely tough and hardy, but they are year round growers that requires a steady supply of water and fertilizer to thrive, as well as some attention to pest control (scale). For a lousy gardener like me, a better plant from...

tropical fruit. One sold sapodillas and tasteless dragonfruit. The other had the typical tropical fruits (mamey, mango, etc.) along with monesteras and some guavas. The biggest and by far best display was from the Tropical Fruit...