Folio Winemaker's Studio Soft Tacos with Beans 'n' Greens
One of the best parts of my job is meeting interesting people in the food business. Sarah Scott is well-known here in Napa for her work at for the Robert...
The Rancho Gordo Blog
A Luncheon to Remember
I really knew next to nothing about Guanajuato before I went there last October. I knew the state also included San Miguel de Allende, a beautiful colonial town chock-a-block full...
Rancho Gordo on The Saveur 100
Thanks for all your nice comments and emails regarding the Saveur 100. You can imagine how flattered we are and how much new work is coming poor Joan's way. It's...
New Beanpot. Almost but Not Quite.
Rick Bayless has written some of my favorite books on Mexican food, including Mexican Everyday. As much as I like his books, and when I get to Chicago, his restaurants...
Food + Wine Magazine's Maple-Glazed Beans
I get asked a lot about baked beans, but being a native Californian, I'm more helpful with things like Drunken Beans or refrieds. The January issue of Food + Wine...
A little more this and that
Here in Northern California, we've been bombarded by news that a big storm, the worst in two years, is on its way. Time to make some beans or posole. I...
Heirloom Beans on the CBS Early Show
Guess what? You're trendy! According to Bon Appetite magazine and CBS News' The Early Show, heirloom beans are hot! They don't mention our name but you can see the words...
Housekeeping
I'll start actual entries again after the new year. San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers Market:Despite the forecast of rain tomorrow, I'll be there with all the usual fare, including tortillas...
A Spicy Beef Stew Called Churipo
In the beautiful state of Michoacan, the indigenous Purepecha kitchen includes a delicious beef and chile stew called Churipo. When I was in Uruapan last April, this bowl of red...
Poached Eggs Over Red Nightfall Beans
Too many eggs is too good a problem. I've been going through Michel Roux's wonderful book, Eggs and I've been practicing the most basic techniques and experimenting with trickier dishes...
Prickly Pear (Tunas) Harvest
It's that time of year when the prickly pears are swollen and ripe and begging to be picked. I feel a but pretentious calling them tunas when we have the...