PMA Foodservice Conference

July 30, 2009 Kelly Orange 2 Comments

PMA Foodservice Conference & Exposition Monterey, California USA July 24-26, 2009 The One Place where Fresh Produce, Foodservice, and a Tough Economy add up to Flavorful Opportunities. – The Foodservice Conference & Expo (FSC), introduced by PMA in 1982, is a three-day learning and networking experience designed to bring foodservice professionals across the supply chain …

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Cooks Confab: Craft Beer

July 27, 2009 Kelly Orange 0 Comments

Here’s an invitation direct from the Cooks Confab: We’re excited about our event in August! Masterbrewers from the preeminent craft breweries of San Diego, Hell the States for that matter, have selected one of their favorite beers and our Cooks Confab Chefs will pair food with it (more beers will be featured at the bars). Each brewery …

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Demolition Derby!!

July 14, 2009 Kelly Orange 0 Comments

Our friend Joe of Dion International entered in this year’s Demolition Derby at the San Diego County Fair! He always supports us – can you see the logo on the rear above the tire? HE ROCKS!

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Photos from the Farmers' Market Sustainability Dinner @ 1500 Ocean

July 9, 2009 Kelly Orange 0 Comments

FARMERS MARKET SUSTAINABILITY DINNER Tuesday, June 30 Local and regional farmers and artisans will set up an exclusive ‘farmers market’ experience on The Del’s oceanfront Windsor Lawn. Guests will drift from one stand to the next, sampling fresh ingredients and learning more about eco-friendly food production. Then, Chef Sinnott will team up with Executive Chef …

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Specialty Produce + chefs road trip to the Santa Monica Farmers' Market

June 20, 2009 spbadmin 0 Comments

Thank you to all of our chefs & friends who made the trip in the early hours of the morning to the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market. We’d also like to thank Donna McLoughlin who provided us with many of these great photos! Chefs: Andrew Spurgin (Water’s Fine Catering) Donald Coffman (Water’s Fine Catering) Brian Sinnott …

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Sweet Syrah

June 18, 2009 Rachel Helmer 0 Comments

If you blink you just might miss the unassuming sign and descending staircase on the corner of 5th and E that lead you underneath Dakota Grill and Spirits. When you reach the bottom and come to a wall completely covered in lush green shrubbery you have arrived. Your not dreaming though your surroundings may lead you to believe you are, this is Syrah a dreamy new downtown nightspot for drinks, small bites, and delicious nighttime rendezvous.

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Principi's Pizza: Bringing fire and the farmers market to Little Italy Mercato

June 12, 2009 Melissa Mayer 2 Comments

About two months ago I got a call about a guy with a woodfire oven on wheels (not your average trailer hitch) who was opening up his own stand at the Little Italy Mercato Farmers Market. After a few email exchanges and phone calls, I got the impression that he was just getting his feet …

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TGIP(izza)F(usion)!

June 12, 2009 Rachel Helmer 0 Comments

Whether you like your pizza piled high with meat or covered in veggies, sprinkled with vegan soy cheese or smothered with mozzarella and feta, Pizza Fusion has a pie that will please even the pickiest of palates. Located in Hillcrest on 5th avenue, Pizza Fusion has been serving up deliciousness in San Diego since Summer …

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NACE "Top Chef" Competition at Specialty Produce

June 11, 2009 Kelly Orange 0 Comments

Thank you to everyone who made the NACE “Top Chef” Competition at Specialty Produce a grand success! We enjoyed dinner by ChileCo: * Catalina Offshore Uni Risotto * Duo of La Milpa Bok Choy wrapped Local line-caught Halibut with Pasilla Chile-Plum Sauce * Brandt Beef Oaxacan Oxtail-Masa Timbale with Koral Farms forked Avocado & Specialty …

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The Taste of Little Italy

May 28, 2009 Rachel Helmer 0 Comments

When traveling one of my most favorite ways to get to know a new place is by going for a walk and tasting my way across town. Sampling all of the deliciousness that the local restaurants, cafes, and food purveyors have to offer all the while taking time to leisurely walk around looking at all …

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