Winter Holidays 2016
Cover Artist J.R.Nelson in Her Own Words
I have always loved to paint. I have never had any doubt about my calling. I started as a child and never stopped. The only thing that has ever slowed me down is figuring out how to exist in this era, supporting a family, lapses in judgment, and my personal relationships. In other words, real…
Read MoreSource Guide Winter 2016
Arts, Education, & Entertainment BOLD FOOD Courses in the science of cooking for adventurous home cooks and curated culinary trips all over the planet. boldfoodco.com CELIA WEDDING Drawings, prints, and paintings. celiawedding.com EAST BAY WALDORF SCHOOL Where Children Thrive. Located 20 minutes from Berkeley at 3800 Clark Rd, El Sobrante. eastbaywaldorf.org FLAX ART & DESIGN…
Read MoreEating Our Hearts Out
By Caitlin Morgan | Illustrations by Lila Volkas It was in Cloyne that I learned how to eat. Cloyne, the rambling, century-old, hotel-turned-co-op. Nearly 150 of us roamed its red-carpeted hallways during our time as students on the UC Berkeley campus. Reggae wafted from the windows down to the courtyard, where college kids were drinking…
Read MoreIn the Winter Garden
Right now, the Bay Area winter may be gently nudging or loudly banging on your door. If you’re a gardener, the transition into the cool season can seem abrupt and disappointing, but with steps taken now, you can boost plant growth and keep your beds productive through the winter months. 1. Mulch for Warmer Roots…
Read MorePaul Canales: Building Community
Building Community in the Kitchen What I Learned from Chef Paul Canales By Gabrielle Myers | Photography by Stacy Ventura During the time I worked with Chef Paul Canales in the Oliveto kitchen, I noticed that he never came in with a predetermined idea for the day’s menu. It was all about the ingredients. Rather…
Read MoreEast Bay Bookshelf
Mystery and Magic in the Kitchen Book Reviews by Sam Tillis Set aside the clean-living and healthy diet books for the moment. It’s time for some magic. We have all heard that the moon is made of cheese, but it took Berkeleyite Anthony Kosky to give us The Mouse and the Moon. The tale features…
Read MoreWhat’s in Season?
By Barbara Kobsar Illustration by Carol H. Gould Choosing produce harvested at its peak is your sure bet for flavor and freshness. November Root for roots this season! Look-alike cousins, turnips and rutabagas thrive during the cooler seasons. Turnips take only 50 to 60 days from planting to produce the familiar globe-shaped white roots with…
Read MoreEditor’s Mixing Bowl
As this holiday issue was in the works, I could not help but watch in amazement as the little magazine we had planned and then slaved over all these months turned out to be a large table set with an especially luxurious feast. As you will see, our writers and artists traveled far and wide…
Read MoreWarming Winter Foods
Bundle Up & Chow Down Warming winter dishes from three world cultures By Anna Mindess Winters around the Bay do not call for mittens, woolen hats, and snow shovels, but most of us still appreciate an excuse to share comforting soups, stews, and steaming drinks with friends and family around the holidays. For some, it’s…
Read MoreSchool Food News
Oakland Schools Embrace Good Food Plan Purchasing program bolsters nutrition, sustainability, and local sourcing by Rachel Trachten Can public schools influence our nation’s food policy? They can, and San Francisco schools recently signed on to direct their substantial purchasing power toward healthy, local food. As this magazine was going to press, Oakland was poised…
Read MoreDIY: Do It For the Bees
The BUZZ around PORT COSTA A DIY guide to holiday cooking and crafts that benefit the bees Photography by Erin Scott A stalwart band of honeybees (Apis mellifera) works the terrain around Port Costa. Peaceful and productive co-inhabitants of this Contra Costa County hamlet on the Carquinez Strait, the bees play a key…
Read MoreDark Heart Chili Sauce
Joel Devalcourt had been trying to perfect his chili sauce recipe when serendipity led him to a bottle of nut oil. More specifically, it was some La Tourangelle walnut oil that Joel and his wife Yvette found in the pantry of a Berkeley home where they were house sitting. A Santa Cruz native…
Read MoreCalicraft Brewery
Calicraft Creativity Bubbles up in Walnut Creek By Derrick Peterman Most brewers find their calling in their early 20s after a few years of home brewing. Calicraft’s Blaine Landberg realized he wanted to become a brewer at age 9. “My Uncle Gary and Aunt Lori always brought beer for Christmas, and I thought it was…
Read MoreGleaning for Good in Hayward
Hayward cooks battle food waste with a memorable community meal “You can talk about food waste intellectually or emotionally, but the most important way is viscerally,” says Hayward cook and community volunteer Marcy Timberman. And that’s why Timberman and her cooking partner Armand Harris prepared a mouthwatering four-course meal for 35 guests using foods that…
Read MoreEAST BAY CASSOULET
Around our house, winter is nesting season, the time to reluctantly close up the grill and bring cooking inside to the stew pot. This is when I dream of cassoulet: the rustic ragout of beans, duck, and sundry pork products that is a culinary hallmark of the Languedoc region of Southern France. Cassoulet may…
Read MoreContents Winter Holidays 2016
RECIPES Fideuà (Catalan noodle paella) Steckrübeneintopf mit dicker rippe (German rutabaga and short rib stew) Tteok-guk (Korean rice cake soup) Fårikål (Norwegian lamb and cabbage) Earl’s Honey Cornbread with Honey Butter Caramel Sauce David’s Honey-Walnut Ribs Karina’s Winter Chicories Salad Tamir’s Bees Knees Beekeeper’s Bumblebee Kate’s Propolis Bitters Wendy’s Gilt Beeswax Leaves Dashal’s Body Butter…
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