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A sausage class, mystery box and vegan bakesale
Middle East Market is a specialty grocery store that just started serving special Friday Night Dinners. Lamb shank, chicken and rice with lima beans and dill were served last week, but the menu will change. 2054 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley 510-704-8800 Fridays, 4 – 8 pm Café... »
A Crawfish Boil, a meaty debate and 2 book launches
Opa! The Oakland Greek Festival starts today with delicious sounding goodies: “We have put our heart, soul and favorite Greek seasonings into our many delicious foods for you. From gyros and lamb sandwiches to wine and Frappe beverages, we want you to taste Greece!” There will also be live music and traditional Greek dance... »
Plant Sale, Tasting Extravaganza, Fish Fry, Kitchen Tour, Culturefest, Bicycling Tour, Cooking Class
The Edible Schoolyard’s 6th Annual Plant Sale will offer “annual vegetables, annual and perenial herbs and flowers, culinary and tea herbs, fruit plants and trees, and more than 20 tomato varieties.” Alice Waters will sign copies of her newest book, In the Green Kitchen, from 9 – 10:30 a.m., and King Middle School students... »
Cinco de Mayo, Sweet Shoppe, Mother’s Day
Here are a couple events in Jack London Square planned for Cinco de Mayo next Wednesday: Cocina Poplana will start the 5 day celebration with live music and dancers. Starting May 1, the first tequila drink is $1, May 2 it’s $2, and so on, all the way up to $5 house margaritas on the... »
Girl Scout cookies, pickling & fermenting classes, Rose Levy Beranbaum, Miette
It’s not too late to get Girl Scout cookies. Even though official sales ended last week, a Diablo magazine art director found out how we can buy some extra boxes. Go to the Girl Scouts Headquarters, starting Friday, April 9 for your Thin Mint fix. Supplies... »
Open House, Butchery Class, Passover, Taste for Artisans, Canvas Dishcrawl
Novella Carpenter is hosting an Open House at her farm, which is also the subject of her book, Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer. By the way, it was recently nominated for a Northern California Book Award. You can take a self-guided tour, meet the author and help pull bermuda grass if you... »
St. Patrick’s Day, Fresh the Movie, Home Ec class
I should have known that Dublin would have a big St. Patrick’s Day Celebration. The 2 day festival includes commercial vendors, multiple stages of “authentic Irish entertainment,” carnival rides and an international food court. But that’s not all. The weekend is packed with a Firefighter’s Pancake Breakfast (green pancakes?), Shamrock 5K Fun Run and Walk and even... »
Cooking classes, Lunar New Year, documentary screening
Berkeley’s Kitchen and Cafe Tibet are hosting a Tibetan Cooking Clinic. They’ll demonstrate how to make Spinach momos (steamed dumplings served with a mint sauce), a Tibetan Chili Dipping Sauce, Indian Chai tea and Tibetan Bod-Jha tea and Bhaktsa Marku (a dessert pasta rolled in brown sugar and topped with cheese). All proceeds will go to Single... »
Valentine’s reservations, Mardi Gras, forageSF walks
Don’t worry! It’s not too late if you still want to make reservations for Valentine’s Day. I would suggest calling your favorite restaurant or looking on Open Table. Lots of restaurants are serving up special prix fixe menus. Miss Pearl’s Jam House is having a multi-day Mardi Gras celebration. Celebrity judges will decide which local chef is... »
Ground Hog Day, Super Bowl & sustainable Deli cuisine
Live Culture, the same folks that put on the “Pork Prom” a few weeks ago are calling this month’s Pork CSA “Ground Hog Day”. Get it? You can order a 10 lb. share of premium (raw) bacon, sausage and pork chops, pick it up at Blue Bottle Coffee and take it home to cook. They’ll... »