It’s Complicated: A GMO Primer

In conjunctions with 18 Reasons, Oliveto’s It’s Complicated series is proud to present: A GMO Primer: How GMO Crops Can Affect Biodiversity, Food Safety, Sustainable Farming, the Food Economy, and the Ecosphere. October 21, 2012 1:00 – 2:30 In the upstairs dining room at Oliveto Restaurant 5655 College Avenue Oakland, CA BUY TICKETS All eyes [...]

Rethinking School Lunch in Oakland

In conjunctions with the Oakland Unified School District and the Center for Ecoliteracy, Oliveto’s It’s Complicated series is proud to present: Rethinking School Lunch In Oakland October 14, 2012 1:00 – 2:30 In the upstairs dining room at Oliveto Restaurant 5655 College Avenue Oakland, CA THIS IS A FREE EVENT – but please “buy” a [...]

It’s Complicated presents Tomato Tasting 101

An essential part of Oliveto’s long tradition of Tomato Dinners is the preliminary tasting by the chefs of available local tomatoes. That is the only way a perfect menu can be created, with the best applications of each of the most exceptional tomatoes reflected in a wide spectrum of dishes….

It’s Complicated: Grass-Fed Beef

Saturday, September 8, 2012 2:00pm – 3:30pm BUY TICKETS With Rancher Mac Magruder, Journalist Michael Pollan, Project Coordinator for the Mendocino County EDFC Kathryn Quanbeck, and Oliveto Chef Jonah Rhodehamel Joined by three of today’s most knowledgeable authorities on the topic of sustainable meat, we will discuss the hurdles faced by ranchers, butchers, chefs, and [...]

Lessons from the Front Line: Building A Local Grain Economy

If you missed our It’s Complicated panel discussion on Building a Local Grain Economy on June 17, 2012 Kathryn Quanbeck has written up a concise summation of our discussion on the Civil Eats Blog…

Our Local Seas: A Comeback Story

Despite the dire conditions of fisheries in most parts of the world, many of the fisheries of our northern Pacific coast are in a different condition. Here, the past 30 years of regulation and good stewardship of several of our local fisheries are bringing about a turn-around of some fish populations. Fishermen and scientists alike are seeing…