The Saturday before the Eat Local Challenge began, I made my way down to the Grand Lake Farmer’s Market for the first time since I moved to Oakland. This is absolutely ridiculous, because I’ve been hearing about how fabulous this market is since before I moved here. It’s simultaneously not ridiculous, because I’ve certainly managed [...]
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When being a California foodie is so very, very right
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine from the Great State of North Carolina instant-messaged me on Facebook. “Dude,” he said. “I’ve been catching up on your blog, and what happened to you? You’ve become a total California foodie.” “I was born to be a total California foodie,” I said. I was kidding, but [...]
New month, new challenge
I want to assure my eating populace that I do, in fact, often eat food without thinking about it. My pants size? Proof of that fact. That being said, welcome to October, which is the month of the Eat Local Challenge. And because I clearly can’t resist a good challenge, I’m in. I heard about [...]




