Why I use kosher salt
Of all the questions I am asked–by readers, by students in cooking classes, by friends–is why do I use kosher salt. There is always a follow-up question, too: Why do I insist on Diamond Crystal Kosher...
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Fresh truffles arrive at Traverso’s!
Traverso’s has received its first shipment of black and white truffles. Claudio Valentini, who manages the cheese department and is the go-to guy for truffles, told me this morning that he expects to...
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Time To Feel (and Drink) French
As you have probably been hearing, Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé! This is the world’s newest wine, released annually around the world on the third Thursday of November. Traverso’s is offering 10...
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What’s Your Favorite Mustard?
Mustard is, of course, great year round. Mustard Flower, an early harbinger of spring But when our meadows and hillsides are covered in a brilliant yellow blanket of mustard flowers, it is possible not...
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Update: Real Shave Ice Comes to Santa Rosa
For real shave ice, Cafe Kaanapali purifies water before freezing it into the solid block that will be shaved. Have you been to Cafe Kaanapali yet? If so, we’d love to hear your comments. And stay...
View ArticleA. G. Ferrari Foods: Tonight on Mouthful
If like me you are still trying to find your way after the closure of Traverso’s, you might want to tune in to my radio show, Mouthful, the Wine Country’s Most Delicious Hour, tonight to hear what Paul...
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