Head out to Lafayette on Sunday, April 28 for an afternoon of wine tasting, food, and entertainment as wine growers and winemakers in the Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda area celebrate the anniversary of the Lamorinda appellation. Try award-winning micro batch wines from the Lamorinda Appellation as you taste old favorites from Thal Vineyards, Meadow… The post Lamorinda Wine Fair: April 28 first appeared on Edible East Bay ..read more

Book review by Kristina Sepetys     “When going out into the wild to find your own food, you may get wet or muddy or scratched or scared. Often, you will get tired. You may find nothing, or so much you can barely carry it home. But it’s in these dark hollows, amid bushwhacking or… The post On Finding Food and Cooking in the Wilds first appeared on Edible East Bay ..read more

  At Edible East Bay, we admire Alice Medrich for her James Beard Award-winning cookbooks, chocolate expertise, and those lovely former Cocolat shops that we used to frequent in Berkeley. For her third act, Alice has been turning toward environmental activism by helping to create new gluten-free and vegan baking mixes with local upcycled ingredient… The post New Ways with Chocolate: April 7 event with Alice Medrich first appeared on Edible East Bay ..read more

  Have you become intrigued with discovering the flavor sensations of California’s premium extra virgin olive oils? If so, you may yearn for an opportunity to taste them together with experts and makers who can guide you through the different monocultivar flavors and milling styles as you learn what makes each special. Your chance to… The post Golden State Olive Oils: Two April Tasting Events first appeared on Edible East Bay ..read more

  More than 100 new films are on view at the 27th annual Sonoma International Film Festival, including the short documentary From Kitchen to Community about local restaurant owners. We were excited to hear about the film from Romney Steele, the cook at Oakland’s the Cook and Her Farmer, one of the restaurants in the… The post From Kitchen to Community at Sonoma International Film Festival, Sunday, March 24 first appeared on Edible East Bay ..read more

Book review by Kristina Sepetys     Vegan Mob: Vegan BBQ & Soul Food By Toriano Gordon with Korsha Wilson (Ten Speed Press, 2024) Toriano Gordon is a passionate musician and hip-hop artist. He’s also the multi-talented chef behind the wildly popular Vegan Mob barbecue and soul food business. He grew up sharing food with… The post A New Book for Vegan Barbecue and Soul Food Lovers first appeared on Edible East Bay ..read more

Take two quick actions to help food-insecure consumers and farmers’ markets Act now to save Market Match, a program that helps food-insecure Californians afford more fresh food and incentivizes the purchase of fruits and vegetables. It works like this: a customer who uses $15 of their CalFresh/EBT benefits for groceries at a farmers’ market will get… The post Save Market Match! first appeared on Edible East Bay ..read more

By Claire Bradley   In the East Bay’s mild climate, our edible gardens provide us with year-round nourishment. But as gardeners, we can also pay it forward by incorporating native plants that nourish the ecosystem we depend on. It’s common knowledge that adding flowers to a vegetable garden attracts pollinators and beneficial insects, boosting productivity… The post A Feast for All at Oaktown Native Plant Nursery first appeared on Edible East Bay ..read more

The ramifications of new weight loss drugs on the pleasure of the table, the health and food industries, polices, and nutrition. A virtual panel hosted by Les Dames d’Escoffier International San Francisco Chapter Tuesday, March 26, 9:30-11am on Zoom     The San Francisco LDEI chapter hosts a provocative and timely online Table Talk panel… The post THE WEIGHT OF OZEMPIC: What happens when we no longer care about food? first appeared on Edible East Bay ..read more

    Calling all chocolate lovers who also love learning! Come explore the chemistry of chocolate and cocoa and their hydrophobic (water repelling) nature. This free online event is hosted by Scientific Adventures for Girls and the Lawrence Hall of Science to promote family participation in fun science activities. Elementary students and their parents and/or… The post The Chemistry of Chocolate: Feb 22 online first appeared on Edible East Bay ..read more