.Jackie Johansen

07.29.09A good old-fashioned cooking competition is perfect for the long afternoons of summer. They are filled with great food, people sharing their specialties and...

07.01.09 "There is a growing consciousness," says Steve Costa of Point Reyes Books, "of how good quality food that is sustainably grown and produced...

06.24.09Recently gussied up, Napa's Old Mill is now home to some of the best food and culture Napa County has to offer, and every...

06.17.09Ten years ago, chamise brush grew wild on Healdsburg's West Dry Creek hills, covering the land. Poking through the gnarly shrub were small, strong...

06.10.09Small golden seeds nestle themselves into flesh the color of ruby slippers. The seeds are like dimples that cause the skin to mound up...