January 28th, 2010 by Catherine Meng
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This coming Saturday, Oliveto will be hosting a benefit in partnership with the Bay Area Red Cross to raise funds for survivors of the recent earthquake in Haiti. A number of people have come forward to generously offer their time and donate goods & services, that we’ve already been moved by the outpouring & the event hasn’t even happened yet! That is to say, we’ve got some excellent prizes lined up for the silent auction, and some smaller, but also excellent prizes lined up for the raffle including:…
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December 3rd, 2009 by Catherine Meng
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Our own wild boar prosciutto has been hanging for 18 months and it is absolutely stunning. Meanwhile, Mac Magruder’s rib-eye veal has been aging in the meat locker for the past few weeks. Add a little bit of sage, and we’ve got saltimbocca (Italian: jumps in the mouth) – on the menu starting tonight and into the weekend. Also, Chef Paul Canales just got back from Chinatown where…
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August 18th, 2009 by Catherine Meng
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Our favorite roving produce expert, Bill Fujimoto, visited the Temescal Farmers’ Market last Sunday to check out what the height of summer has to offer. With all the peaches on display, it was a perfect opportunity to get the skinny on how to pick the perfect peach, which has everything to do with background color and branch marks.
He also talks corn, pluots, tomatoes, fills us in on what he’s been doing since leaving Monterey Market, and meets Gabby….
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April 24th, 2009 by Catherine Meng
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We’ve updated our profile of Mr. Espresso to include a short video of the coffee bean roasting process as it happens at their warehouse in Oakland…
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