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Kitchen Talk

Turn up the heat on home cooking

Turkey and potatoes and pie, oh my!

Thursday, at 1:29 by

  Thanksgiving is just two weeks away, and already the buzz has started among cooking geeks. How are you going to elevate your mashed potatoes this year? How will you top last year’s cranberry sauce?   If you want to get a jump on the holiday, Relish Culinary Adventures in Healdsburg is offering a couple of hands-on classes this weekend for those looking for new side dishes  and pie crust techniques.    Tracey Shepos of the Kendall-Jackson culinary team will… Read More »

Sip as you shop at K-J farm stand

Friday, at 6:54 by

This Saturday, farm market enthusiasts may want to stop by the Kendall-Jackson Farm Stand in Santa Rosa for some coffee and pastry, cheese and wine, plus a wide selection of garden produce and tasty street food.  Where else can you drink wine while you shop and rub shoulders with some of Sonoma County’s finest chefs? The once-a-month market starts at 10 a.m. Aug. 6  and runs until 1 p.m., offering a wide array of mid-summer veggies: leeks and green beans,… Read More »

Throw a “Food Inc.” potluck

Tuesday, at 2:28 by

If you haven’t seen Robert Kenner’s documentary, “Food, Inc.,”  now’s the time.  The Oscar-nominated film is making its national broadcast debut at 9 p.m. this Wednesday, April 21, on PBS’ POV (Point of View) series, which airs locally on KQED’s Channel 9. The POV series hopes to provoke a national discussion on the subject of eating healthy, affordable and sustainable food by encouraging its viewers to host potluck parties on the night of the film. If you can’t tune in… Read More »