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GastroMagic and Other Food Fantasylands Take Center Stage at Outside Lands...
Outside Lands. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend Move over Kanye West and make way for beignets. At this year’s Outside Lands Festival in Golden Gate Park (Aug 8-10), celebrated chefs, mixologists and even...
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From Bacon to Bounce: Twerking and Pigging out at Outside Lands
Bacon Land vendor showcases Bacon Flight. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend Swine isn’t usually my thing. Although I’ve been known to nibble on a side of bacon at a diner, that’s usually the extent of it. But...
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Will a Juice a Day Keep the Doctor Away? Bay Area Juiceries Entice Us to...
Fresh fruit and vegetable juice. Photo: Lisa Landers Swirling and sniffing my $10 bottle of green “Genius” juice as if I was about to sample a fine wine, I closed my eyes and took a long gulp....
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Tapping Into Turmeric’s Superfood Powers
Fresh Turmeric. Photo: Lisa Landers At first glance turmeric looks a little like a decrepit carrot. But slice open its gnarled exterior and the sunburst of color you’ll discover inside is your first...
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Five Foods You Shouldn’t Put in the Fridge
A few foods to keep out of the fridge. Photo: Lisa Landers Hanging out in other people’s kitchens is always revelatory. I’m often surprised by the foods I find piled on countertops and stashed in the...
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4 Tasty Little Seeds with Big Nutritional Benefits
Four types of seeds: hemp, sunflower, pumpkin, sesame. Photo: Lisa Landers I started tossing seeds on my salads because it reminded me of putting sprinkles on my ice cream. Although eating seeds...
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Rediscovering Sauerkraut as a Versatile Health Food
Remember when sauerkraut was just something you slopped on top of your hot dog? These days, people are spooning mounds of it straight onto their plates with hope of reaping the benefits of the “good...
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Rooibos Tea: The Myth and the Magic
I’m not a coffee drinker, but I do love my tea. For years I greeted each day with a steaming mug of Earl Grey tea by my side. In the afternoon I would make another pot of black or green tea, sipping my...
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Fish: A Sausalito Eatery Dishing Up Simplicity and Sustainability
I’m seated at a wooden picnic table overlooking the sunlit waters of Sausalito’s harbor. My paper napkin flutters in the breeze. At a neighboring table, a golden retriever lounges near his owner’s...
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Savoring Seaweeds: What You Need to Know Before Diving In
As you may have noticed, nori is the new potato chip. Or at least that’s how marketers are trying to position it. Slightly salty with a delicate crunch, snack-sized sheets of roasted nori have become...
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California Matters: Mark Bittman’s Online Video Series Premieres with ‘Take a...
Gushing over the Meyer lemons growing in his backyard was one of the first signs that Mark Bittman was falling for California. The celebrated food writer and New York Times columnist began what was...
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Food Storage Tips: 9 Foods That Fare Better in the Fridge
If I can avoid putting something in the fridge or freezer, I do. It’s largely because space is at premium in my overcrowded refrigerator. I’ve always had a hunch that leaving certain edibles in the...
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Iced Tea: How To Get More Health Benefits From Your Brew
Drinking tea is good for you. Scientists seem pretty sure of it. Thousands of studies conducted around the globe suggest that the phytochemicals found in all teas (black, oolong, green, and white)...
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Delancey Street Restaurant: A Taste of Home For Everyone
Matzoh balls aren’t for everyone. Neither are Velveeta cheese sandwiches or baba ghanoush. But for some, the taste and smell of these dishes are like a dose of “home” straight to their veins. Offering...
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