AltWeeklies Wire
A Guide to Sour Beernew
After being shunned for years, sour beers are now in demand.
East Bay Express |
Madeleine Key |
09-25-2013 |
Food+Drink
CSAs 2.0new
Community-supported agriculture doesn't have to stop at fruits and vegetables.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
04-07-2013 |
Food+Drink
Thirty Years Under the Influencenew
Celebrating the distiller with the liquid courage to change the way we drink.
East Bay Express |
Azeen Ghorayshi |
11-29-2012 |
Food+Drink
The Gluten-Free Rushnew
In the hurry to accommodate the gluten-free, restaurants may be unknowingly endangering them.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
09-26-2012 |
Food+Drink
Wine Country, in the Citynew
The number of East Bay urban wineries is growing, as both vintners and consumers realize the economic and environmental benefits.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
09-26-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Two Mile Wines
Cold-Smoked Days and Salt-Cured Nightsnew
Three Oakland restaurants find the time and space to make their own charcuterie.
East Bay Express |
Luke Tsai |
09-26-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: charcuterie, Chop Bar
Eat Your Beernew
East Bay chefs are experimenting more and more with using beer as an ingredient — and what they're coming up with might surprise you.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
09-26-2012 |
Food+Drink
Understanding Glutennew
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. A lot of people have a hard time digesting it. Wheat is the basis of white flour, which is used to make bread and pasta.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
09-26-2012 |
Food+Drink
Call of the Beer Cocktailnew
Looking for a refreshing summer drink? Think about adding beer to it.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
05-11-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Beer Cocktails
New to You Varietalsnew
Farmers and chefs introduce us to uncommon foods.
East Bay Express |
Cynthia Salaysay |
05-10-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: foraging, uncommon foods
Homesteading 2.0new
Take your do-it-yourself skills to the next level.
East Bay Express |
Jesse Hirsch |
03-31-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: vegan, mead, urban homesteading, beekeeping, Institute of Urban Homesteading, pickling, Café, DIY, Spring 2012, Back to the Roots, BioFuel Oasis, Cafe Gratitude, canning, David Critchfield, Eat Real Festival, Encuentro, fermenting, Gratitude, Heather Haxo Phillips, home-brewing, K. Ruby Blume, Mission Peak Soap, North Oakland Farmers' Market, Phat Beets Produce, Raw Foods Bay Area, The Local Butcher Shop, chicha, Taste, kombucha, sausage
The New Comfort Foodnew
Inside the meaty, fatty, deep-fried center of the East Bay's latest dining upheaval.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
03-31-2012 |
Food+Drink
The Benefits of Pasture-Raised Meatnew
Even former vegetarians are eating it.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
03-31-2012 |
Food+Drink
Drink and Get Merrynew
Holiday beverages needn't be predictable.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
11-23-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Holiday Cocktail Recipes
Food Trucks Prohibited, Says Oaklandnew
While cities around the country are embracing mobile food vendors, Oakland still treats most of them as scofflaws.
East Bay Express |
John Birdsall |
09-16-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: food trucks in oakland
