Looks good enough to eat, right?

By Angela James For notable restaurants like Birk’s in Santa Clara that focus on an exceptional culinary experience, highlighting food through photography is a must. I had the distinct pleasure of attending Birk’s Spring seasonal menu change photo shoot session recently. I should mention that I started out my career as a photographer and spent many hours in […]

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Kreuzberg Coffee & Cafe-Paso Robles Grand Opening

by Angela James There are warm welcomes and positive customer experiences brewing in downtown Paso Robles! We had the distinct pleasure of being a part of Kreuzberg, Ca Coffee’s Grand Opening Celebration and company expansion! The event included coffee lovers and afficionados from near and far being introduced to Kreuzberg’s  unique cafe offerings and culinary rituals. They are serious about the coffee and […]

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Pop. Burst. Wow. Meet the Citriburst Finger Lime, Caviar Citrus

After discovering “Citrus Caviar” a few years ago at the Shanley Farms’ booth within Savor California at the Fancy Food Show, I was hooked. Its high-profile flavor accents anything it accompanies to the nth degree. Samples were served with yogurt as well as on their own. The pop on one’s tongue is reminiscent of the small orange sushi roe, but the taste is citrus, green, sweet and tangy all at once.

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Curiously sweet tasty flames from Little Bird

By Jackie Flaten Another great find at this year’s Fancy Food Show – Little Bird Curious Confections of Long Island City, New York. This award-winning chocolate with candied jalapenos is unique, deliciously super-hot and sweet. I started with the milk chocolate-covered jalapenos. Once owner Sara Meyer (pictured) determined for sure that I had survived that […]

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Chocolate-Covered Salted Crickets and Spicy Superworms, Oh My!

By Jackie Flaten We had a great time exploring the businesses under incubation by the non-profit La Cocina at this year’s Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco. Suzanne (pictured) gave us an enthusiastic rundown of Don Bugito, a Pre-Hispanic Snackeria. Don Bugito has two new exciting products — Chocolate-Covered Salted Crickets and Spicy Superworms. […]

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