AltWeeklies Wire
Like Them Applesnew
Getting to the core of the Northern California craft cider boom.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
12-05-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: hard cider, craft cider
Rotten in the Statenew
In the right hands, moldy, rotten grapes riddled with Botrytis can produce delectable results.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
09-07-2012 |
Food+Drink
Black Gold: West Coast Trufflesnew
With European truffles on the decline, a new breed of truffle hunters and growers comes to the fore on the West Coast.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
12-04-2008 |
Food+Drink
Figs Find Their Natural Mate: Beernew
Avery Brewing Company's Fifteen and Schmaltz Brewing Company's Rejewvenator ("the Chosen Beer"), each brewed this spring with dried California Mission figs.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
07-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
I, Winepodnew
For just $6,000, you too can make like winemaker in the privacy of your own home! Just purchase this little robot.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
07-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Olive You Know May Not Be Truenew
Increasingly subject to fraudulent oversea practices, extra-virgin olive oil is yet another product that's best to buy close to home.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
07-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Good Dead Grape: Organic Wines Make a Comebacknew
Yeast, juice and humans: Ancient winemaking techniques roar back to life in organic wines.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
06-27-2008 |
Food+Drink
Farmed Fish Debatenew
Restaurateurs take a pledge to only serve wild salmon as the farmed vs. wild fish debate heats up. Sea lice, anyone?
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
06-27-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: farmed salmon, wild salmon
Imperial Barroomnew
What has an alcohol by volume level of 24 and costs $140 a bottle? Imperial beer, of course.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
05-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
