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Category Archives: Food
San Francisco Foie Gras Scofflaw Defends Itself
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Q: When is a California restaurant not a California restaurant? A: When it's on federal land. That, at least is the reasoning behind the decision of the Presidio Social Club to serve foie gras in seeming defiance of the new … Continue reading
Get Ready For Pie-a-Day This Summer!
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Yes, you like pie, but do you loooooove it? Evan Kleiman of KCRW's Good Food looooooves it. So much so, she's been making and eating a different pie every day for three, soon-to-be four summers. On July 5th, Kleiman will … Continue reading
BBQ Like Oakland Firefighters Do - With Community Feel
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About 2,500 people are expected to show up at the Oakland Coliseum ahead of the A's game against the Mariners this Saturday, for the 2nd annual Bay Area BBQ Championship. The charity fundraiser, which benefits foster youth, will feature both … Continue reading
Accrediting Agency Questions Culinary School's Job Placement Rates
by Erica Perez, The Bay Citizen One of the agencies that accredits San Francisco's California Culinary Academy is questioning the veracity of the college's reported job placement rates – ordering the school's parent company to provide audited placement data by … Continue reading
Beverage Lobbyist Funds 'Community' Campaign Against Richmond Soda Tax
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by William Harless, The Bay Citizen RICHMOND – A powerful Washington, D.C., trade organization that represents PepsiCo, Coca-Cola and other major beverage companies is helping fund a Richmond group that is fighting a November ballot measure to raise taxes on … Continue reading
Video: Richmond Soda Tax Featured on NewsHour
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Move over, New York. The City of Richmond is going front and center in the war on soda pop. On May 16, the Richmond City Council voted to put a measure on its November ballot that would tax sugary drinks. … Continue reading
Starbucks to Buy San Francisco Bakery Chain La Boulange
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From AP: Starbucks Corp. is looking to expand its food business, with a $100 million cash deal to buy a small bakery chain. The Seattle-based coffee shop chain says baked goods and pastries from La Boulange will start replacing its … Continue reading
Demand For Foie Gras Never Higher as California Ban Looms
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(AP) This is not a good time to be a duck with a fatty liver in California, though better times lie just ahead. Chefs are loading their high-end menus with duck liver: terrine de foie gras, seared foie gras with … Continue reading
Mien Farmers Make a Garden Grow in East Oakland
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In the heart of East Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood, the Peralta Hacienda Historical Park is an incongruous reminder of California’s Mexican past: six acres of open space in a sea of single-family homes. What was once a massive ranchero now features … Continue reading
App That Scans Faces of Bar Crowds Raising Privacy Concerns
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by Reyhan Harmanci for The Bay Citizen A priest and a rabbi walk into a bar. And a camera records their entrance so that users of a new app can tell the age, gender, and the number of people sipping … Continue reading
