In the Pays Basque, adding Borda to the name of an eating establishment signifies a rustic country inn. In Euskera, borda means barn and the original Bordas were kitchens set up in underused barns, often with the cooking done over wood-fired braziers and guests served at long rows of tables, outdoors when weather permitted. Although …
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Leave a CommentThere’s a new fromagerie in Orthez (officially in Argagnon but that is only about 4 minutes from Orthez). This is big news because 1) well things can move pretty slow in Orthez and it is therefore not that often that we arrive to find something totally new and unexpected has opened up and 2) goat …
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Leave a CommentPenn Cove Shellfish was established in 1975 by the Jefferds family in Coupville, Whidbey Island, and is the oldest commercial mussel farm in the United States. Today, the Jefferds are still hard at work producing some the best sustainably farmed oysters, clams and mussels available anywhere. Our friend Rawl Jefferds has driven the delivery truck …
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Quick photo of me at lunch with the part of the Drohman family that lives in Alsace…where, incidentally,it is spelled Drohmann. This photo only shows a part of the group, which numbered about 25 guests, all of whom are either cousins, cousines or their spouses and children. This branch of the family split from my …
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Although it still seems like Summer in Seattle, Fall has come to the farm tables in the Pike Place Market. Here are some new dishes recently added to the menu at Le Pichet that reflect the arrival of Fall produce. And you can check out the entire menu on our website.
1 CommentIn case you didn’t get the memo, there are some changes coming to the University District and Broadway Farmer’s Markets. The University District market will be leaving its location at just south of the University Heights Community Center, its location since 1993, to make way for a new city park. Instead, from 9am to 2pm, …
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Leave a Comment“A food-safety advocacy group demanded on Friday that the U.S. government investigate how a Washington state alfalfa crop became tainted with a genetically modified trait that was illegal when the seed was purchased.” Reuter’s , September 27, 2013 According to a recent article in Reuters, a Washington State farmer has filed suit against Monsanto. Seems …
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What: Benefit for Green Plate Special at the Corner Table When: Tuesday September 24, 2013, 6:30pm Where: The back room at Cafe Presse Cafe Presse is proud to Welcome Green Plate Special to the Corner Table! We are pleased to announce that the September 2013 Corner Table Dinner at Cafe Presse will be a fundraising …
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Many people don’t think of slow simmering when deciding what to do with a chicken. However, farm raised chickens lend themselves very well to this treatment, since they are generally full of flavor, less fatty and a bit firmer in texture than standard birds (which is to say tougher, especially in the legs). All three …
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Leave a CommentAccording to an article in the New York Times, by Anne Raver, by some estimates, there are now about 400,000 farms in North America that use draft animals in some capacity…who knew? Interesting article, though.
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