Market has really, really good salt-and-pepper shrimp and also fantastic asparagus beef. And, of course, you still need to try Swan, Sunshine, Krua, Bua Siam and Cha Chaa for Thai food and Las Quenas for Peruvian food. Sounds like...

I live in the hills of Redwood City. I’d like to find the closest local honey to me, but the farmer’s market season is dying down, and I never wake up before too late on the weekends anyways. I’ve seen San Mateo...

the dairy products from Castle Rock are delivered on Wednesday, the other fresh products are on a similar schedules, weekly deliveries in small quantities. Since the Mill City Market closed a few weeks ago for Winter, D’lish...

It’s not too late to stop by the Alemany Farmer’s market today. Not many people, but some really good produce. The sweet limes are wonderful. You just eat them like an orange - $1 pound. Lots of samples, but the ones...

limiting field work activities. By week’s end, sunshine and humid conditions lingered over the region. Farmers took advantage of the hot, humid weekend to plant and harvest crops. Major farm activities included: planting and...

store like 4 blocks up the way. I mean fresh samosas, salumi salami, exotic cheeses and premium produce... all a 10 minute walk away, plus we have a neighborhood farmer’s market every week. Any suggestions? I get the feeling...

.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/02/27/TRGOTBFH9M1.DTL Oakville Grocery, - Napa, Healdsburg http://www.oakvillegrocery.com/ Sonoma Market – Sonoma http://www.sonoma-glenellenmkt.com/ Sunshine Market - St....

shops in the market. They deserve a little attention and regulars might be more likely to post with tips if they are in separate topics rather than buried in a huge post. Links are at the bottom. A few shops too tiny for their...

. I keep this list for my own info, so I don’t have to keep googling for websites. I would ask people NOT link to this in the future when questions about the best market, bakery, etc. are asked on the board. Things change and it...

I always want Sunday dinners to feel casual, easygoing, restorative.

to the tables in the center so food is easier to eat - If you run out of tables, buy a drink at Sunshine cafe in the Housewives Market and sit at one of the many tables there to eat. I’m not sure if I really like some of the other...

NUERNBERGER’S GERMAN BAKERY sells at a few farmers markets like Concord. They are currently looking for a storefront. Right now they are only selling cookies, but in about a month they will be selling German bread. The very...

Learning about Beaujolais Nouveau—great in the abstract, not so great in the concrete.

the Central burger, Palena’s, a Silver Spring Hell burger, and a Sunshine Market burger (all within the past 3 weeks, except Palena). The Sunshine Market was the cheapest and most “interesting” ambiance. The...

Sunshine Market, next to the Wells Fargo, in St. Helena is my favorite because of its wide selection and wonderful pre-made salads and take-out deli.