This Saturday, August 28 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Eat Real Lit Fest, join two Edible East Bay contributors for tales of foraging adventures. Anthony Tassinello tells about events leading up to a stunning few days above the Pit River between Mt. Lassen and Mt. Shasta last May: Crazy people encounters, a rescue, bribery and 200 pounds of morels in a forest fire that was started on purpose by flaming ping pong balls.
Editor Cheryl Koehler tells all about capturing, purging, cooking, and eating the neighborhood garden snails. Read more...
In our current (Harvest 2010) issue of Edible East Bay, writer Patricia Hayse Haller revealed the discovery of real Mexican corn growing at Ramirez Farm in Fremont. (Read the story here…) Mexican corn is the required ingredient for fresh corn tamales. Since these are different from the more typical tamales made of dried masa harina, we wanted to include a recipe. However, in order to create and test a recipe, we needed the corn, and when we went to press in mid July, it was not yet mature. Today (August 6), Patricia and I visited the farm and brought home a dozen ears of the first harvest.
The Eat Real Festival is almost here! As you’re planning your forays into the festival, make sure to schedule yourself for time at the Eat Real Lit Fest, when a few of the Bay’s most outstanding food writers (including some who write for Edible East Bay, will take the stage to recount their most humorous, bizarre, daring, satisfying, and enlightening food experiences. Some will read, some will riff, and some will dress up as their favorite fruit, but each will cook up a good story to whet your appetite. Street Food is the theme on Friday and Making, Growing,... Read more...
The East Bay food event of the year—the reprise of last year’s fabulous Eat Real Festival—is coming up soon: Friday through Sunday, August 27–29.
Not only will this be a chance to hang out and enjoy lots of great food and food events, it also offers many opportunities to get better acquainted with the Oakland food scene in the vicinity of Jack London Square.
If you feel inclined to spend part of Saturday exploring on two wheels, you can sign up for an especially fun and informative tour along the Oakland waterfront meeting local purveyors of sustainable chocolate, tea, beer, wine, and juice... Read more...
As we’ve been celebrating East Bay cookie makers in this season’s issue of Edible East Bay with Anita Chu’s article “O Cookie Beloved," we’ve learned that an esteemed group of cookie makers are descending on the Bay Area from all over the country on the weekend of June 24-26. It’s the 2010 Cookie Cutter Collectors Club biennial Convention. Their meeting at the Doubletree Hotel in Burlingame is hosted by the club’s local chapter.
The Cookie Cutter Collectors Club was founded in 1972 in Washington, D.C. by Phyllis Wetherill with an original group of five members. There are now several hundred members, many of whom participate in chapter meetings near their homes. All members receive the club’s quarterly... Read more...
edible East Bay is a quarterly print magazine that promotes the abundance of local foods in the East Bay area. We celebrate the family farmers, fishermen, fishmongers, food artisans, chefs, and other food-related businesses for their dedication to using the highest quality, fresh, seasonal foods.
edible East Bay is intended for those who are interested in: • Eating delicious, locally grown, seasonal foods • Getting to know the people who grow, produce, cook and sell those foods • Learning more about what's available in the East Bay in terms of great dining, day trips, food events, and festivals; great books to read; and great products to try
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The Eat Real Festival is almost here! As you’re planning your forays into the festival, make sure to schedule yourself for time at the 
