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Soup weather in Los Angeles!

Posted in Farmers' Market, Food, Judy Rodgers, Los Angeles, POST, Recipes, Ribollita, River Cafe Cookbook, Zuni Cafe Cookbook, cavolo nero, cranberry beans on November 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

After weeks of hot winds, fires, and relentless sunshine (in L.A. there can be such a thing) it is cold enough today to turn the heater on. This is in addition to the extra layers of clothing and the warm slippers.
Finally the weather cooperates with my favorite convergence at the Farmers’ Market: fresh cranberry beans [...]

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Gotta love San Francisco…

Posted in Amy Scattergood's Pavlova, Farmers' Market, Food, Life, Personal, Recipes, San Francisco, Vivienne Westwood, ice cream on June 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Where else can you get slow, organic, artisanal ice cream with Rechutti fleur de sel chunks for just $8 a pint?
I was there to see the Vivienne Westwood exhibit at the DeYoung Museum before it came down,and to celebrate my friend Bruce’s birthday. I stayed at the Mosser downtown, did a bit of shopping, got [...]

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Peonies, Parsons, Springtime at the Sunday Market

Posted in Farmers' Market, Los Angeles, POST, Peonies, Recipes, Russ Parsons, Sustainable farming on June 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

 
 
 
 
 
It’s Sunday and spring has officially arrived at the market. Perhaps even more than for the cherries and apricots, I get there early to grab a few fragrant bunches of peonies from Ha’s Farm. Peonies are very expensive in Southern California. They require a hard freeze in the winter so they are scarce. [...]

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On and about L.A.

Posted in Farmers' Market, Los Angeles, POST, Personal, Sustainable farming on April 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »

 
 
 
 
 
Rock and roll, baby girl. You can do it. It’s all in your head.” …so said a street drifter in Beverly Hills as I was hurrying blindly towards my car. Silly as it may seem, those words did cheer me up, and they made me aware of just how much I was in my [...]

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