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This is what we wait all year for. Golden, sweet peach pies, ice creams, cheese cakes, jams, cookies, dumplings, ice tea, milkshakes, even burgers,  chocolate covered peaches and of course all varieties of these ambrosial fruits dribbling down our chins. Welcome to the Marysville Peach Festival July 15 & 16 in its historic downtown. Stick around […]

Still in the mood to celebrate independence? There’s always Bastille Day coming up on the 14th. The French Consul General invites you to a banquet (held for some odd reason on the 9th) where you can win two round-trip tickets to Paris. The liveliest B-day revels always happen around the cafes on Belden Place. At […]

Frido Kahlo would be 109 this Saturday and from the evidence of activities planned this weekend in the Mission this sui generis artist still lives. Catch a fresh documentary from Mexico on her, a salsa birthday party, a Day of the Dead celebration,a mural inauguration, a fashion show, art exhibits, mexcal tastings, raffles, local and Mexican […]

Make your own culinary fireworks this holiday with local, seasonal fruits. There’s nothing quite as spectacular as a summery, rich trifle dense with angel food cake and whipped cream. Here’s just one recipe.  

The further from the Bay Area you go, the farther you step back in time. Case in point: Giovanni’s Sky Room at Lampson  Lake County Airport, a field where small planes take off and land while you sit inside imbibing your Aviation cocktails and partaking of the old school menu like chicken cacciatore ($18), linguine with […]

I’m hoping to locate my favorite oyster pizza this Saturday May 7 during the annual Oyster Festival at Sharon Meadows in Golden Gate Park from 12 to 6. 11 vendors will be tempting you with fresh, local bivalves and endless supplies of cocktail sauce and mignonette. If you’re insatiable about oysters there’s a huck and […]

Bay seniors thrilled by the newly liberated crab season (still limited to dungenesses south of Mendocino), can elbow their way through the crowds at Fisherman’s Wharf. Or they can get out their bibs and sit down for a feast at various spots around the Bay. For example the North Bay Athletic Association is hosting their feed […]

Bay seniors who have been wondering what food trend comes next after kale and coconut water should be relieved that it’s a lazy cook’s dream. Avocado toast, which you will find on hip menus like the Frog Hollow Farm Café in the Ferry Building could hardly be simpler. Mash an avocado with lemon and salt, […]