This thread inspired me! I went to whole foods and bought Zingerman's country wheat loaf, tiny piquant roasted red peppers, some great feta, and some red onions. I also made a white bean spread with canned northern beans, garlic,...

the trip to stock up on local protein. Great sausage. Horrocks – Out on the west side (Canal & Saginaw), locally owned massive vegetable stand with a deli, bakery, wine/beer, cheese, flowers. Everyone forgets about this...

zingermans - get the whole dealy in one place- fedex it around- very sweet. try the parbaked breads- they are off the hook- and the antique sicilian chocolate is delish... enjoy fb www.zingermans.com

-style rice cake with scrambled eggs, preserved vegetable (BC Deli, Oakland) West-style fish soup (China Village, Albany) Nan Gyi Dok (Mandalay, SF) Pear charlotte with black truffle (Oliveto, Oakland) Salted caramel ice cream...

great luck with bacon purchased from the local giant chain grocery store... not the pre-packed vacuum-sealed stuff, but the strips from the deli case. See how it looks at your local grocer... it could be your unnamed mystery...

Ambrose! I’m happy to report that our local supermarket carries Yoga Bread. It’s no where with the other breads — they isolated it on its own near the deli for some reason. Anyhow, I’m spared the schlep to...

greatly from rest and reheating, and I’ve never had the patience to do that before. The other indulgence attached to that dish, by the way, was simply the trip to the German deli (Schreiner’s in Montrose, for those of...

Dona Maria. It’s our “go to” mole for catering. Mole paste is something that you can bring back from Mexico without too much problem. I have jars that I bought from Susana Trilling that I brought back from...