Art Galleries (Palo Alto Weekly) "Cross Currents" Summer exhibit features all 30 Gallery 9 artists. New works: painting, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, photography, collage and jewelry. Meet the artists at Gallery 9 reception: Thurs., July 12, 5? 7:30pm....more...Luncheon Society enjoys good food, conversation (Tri-Valley Herald) On the surface, Bob McBarton is a businessman, husband, father and suburban Antioch homeowner....more... Is San Antonio ready for prime time? (San Antonio Express-News) Top chefs, a culinary school and a rich tradition can only help....more... WHAT'S NEW (San Francisco Chronicle) ( OPENINGS ) / Mexico DF in downtown S.F. Mexico DF, featuring the cuisine of Mexico's capital "Distrito Federal," opened on Wednesday in the former home of Long Life Noodle Co., on the restaurant row near the Embarcadero. The cuisine: Mexican with... ...more... Fresh From The Third Coast (CBS News) Chef Monica Pope, this week's Chef on a Shoestring, visits The Saturday Early Show to prepare a menu of fresh, organic seasonal food on a budget of $40....more... Night After Night (San Antonio Express-News) Stories and features on music...more... 'Breakaway Cook' gives familiar dishes unexpected twists (San Francisco Chronicle) Eric Gower likes to play with his food. The result is "The Breakaway Cook," an appealing cookbook that puts miso in the mashed potatoes, butternut squash in spring rolls and umeboshi (Japanese pickled fruit) in just about everything. His idea is... ...more... Incubator helps women find recipe for success (Contra Costa Times) SAN FRANCISCO -- One morning last month, Veronica Salazar stuffed refried beans into sandal-shaped masa cakes, concentrating to block the commotion in a cavernous kitchen in the Mission District....more... FOOD CONSCIOUS / The shopper's GMO guide (San Francisco Chronicle) I could hear my mother's voice in my head as I leafed through Andrew Kimbrell's new quick-guide to genetically engineered foods. "Oh, the government says they're OK. And if they were such a big problem, we'd all be falling down dead by now. They're no... ...more... |