Bay Area chefs have redefined what “fresh” means when it comes to cooking ingredients. Fresh means far more than simply “not frozen” or “not canned.” Now, freshness is defined both…
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When most people think of fish sauce, they think of Asian food. That’s where you’ll usually find it--in a bottle labeled with English and Asian characters. But fish sauce has…
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When Glenn Roberts, an architectural historian and part-time chef, discovered Carolina Gold rice, he was hooked. Carolina Gold is part of a broader cultural cuisine known as Carolina Rice Kitchen--only…
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Jake Reisdorf, president of the Carmel Honey Company, calls his product “the best honey in the world.” He can be forgiven for being so confident. He’s just 15 years old…
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Think you might be hearing an ad like that anytime soon? You might be, if the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has its way. The organization says that…
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According to a 2014 study by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Americans waste 40 percent of their food, sending most of that waste to landfills. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
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Bees are big business in California’s Central Valley and elsewhere. They are used to pollinate most of the crops the state produces. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture…
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WHAT THE? We didn’t think it was possible, but the craziness continues. No, this has nothing to do with Washington, but politics does play a part. The price of vanilla beans…
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In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled a proposal for a research and promotional “checkoff” program for organic food, which many believe could unfairly promote large organic processors’…
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Barley was one of the first cultivated grains on the planet, grown in the Nile’s fertile crescent some 10,000 years ago. Since then it has been used in everything from…
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