Category: Food and Drink

Just heard about Foodzie, which is billing itself, colloquially at least, at "Etsy for Food," an online marketplace for the kinds of small culinary producers you might see at your local farmekrs market or who may own one shop or restaurant in town. Ya know, the kinds of places where you’d tell friend "When in Portland, you cannot miss The Memphis Mafia Doughnut!"

It isn’t ready for primetime yet but you can follow along on their blog if you’re tastebuds are already running in circles. No word on how the merchandise will stay fresh and tasty when shipped from say, Seattle to Savannah. Hopefullly that’s to come.

I’m calling this "The World’s Largest Farmer’s Market." And counting the minutes until it pops out of the oven.

Laloo’s Ice Cream is made from goat’s milk in Sonoma County just north of here. Uses evaporated cane juice instead of sugar.

According to their nutritional information, there are 4 servings per package, with 5 grams of fat and 14 of sugar per serving. A serving of Ben and Jerry’s has about 13 grams of fat and 20 of sugar.

I haven’t tried Laloo’s and have no idea how it tastes. But if it’s good, they may have cracked the riddle of the desert sphinx, something that’s tasty and not terrible for you. No nutritionist is going to prescribe a daily dose of something with 14 grams of sugar. But maybe, just maybe….

Have you tried it? (via Buzzfeed).

Is caffeinated doughnuts. Mornings will never be the same.

My friend Scott Keneally is affliliated with The Roshambo Winery, a vinter in Healdsburg, a sweet little town about 90 minutes north of San Francisco. Their philosophy is something I can get behind…

You don’t need to know how to cook a steak to eat and enjoy it. You don’t need to know the difference between acrylics and oils to buy a piece of art. No one says you’ve got to understand the manufacturing process of shampoo to choose one bottle over the other. And you don’t need to speak an esoteric language just to explain how much you like your spiffy new car.

So who are we to think that we can democratize wine and tear down the carefully crafted barriers to entry? We are artists, farmers, jokers, mothers, fathers, progressives, drinkers, queens, quarrelers…and winemakers. Grandfather Frank Johnson started it all with a few acres of grapes. We continued it with the creation of Roshambo, a winery dedicated to the idea that wine should be more fun, more delicious, more Roshambo!

They’ve got an art gallery, an annual rock, paper, scissors tournament and a recently launched blog, which has nothing to do with wine and that’s ok by me. I think Scott’s running the show over there too.

I don’t know squat about wine but I’m willing to learn. Naomi, send invitation courtesy of this here blog. I’ll be up your way in an hour, less if you let me stamp on the grapes.

A nearby leprechaun just baked me a loaf of the world’s most delicious Irish Soda Bread. A tremendous, echoing repreive. All praised due to Agnes O’Sullivan who created the original recipe.

SF Gate has this analysis of why the cupcake has returned to fashion.

I think when Suzan and I are in New York City for Thanksgiving, we’re going to make a point of visiting the all dumpling restaurant. What a great idea that is.

A great newly-discovered blog San Francisco Gourmet (suggested by the always excellent Lipstick and Magazines) has just alerted me to some fantastic news: Bon Appetit has just voted San Francsico the #2 restaurant town in America behind New York! Also the SFG lists 10 reasons why San Francisco is a great eating town. Which makes me want to go out and nosh right now.

Nothing like a little civic pride. I’m all over this blog and its foodie obsessions.