Peggy Knickerbocker, the author of The Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market Cookbook (Chronicle Books, 2006), reps Gourmet in the Bay Area. She won a James Beard Award in 2006 for her book Simple Soirees (Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2005) and she sits on the boards of the Chez Panisse Foundation and the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture, which runs San Francisco’s Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market (a.k.a. Peggy’s second home).
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Cooking Schools: The Apple Farm
At the biodynamic Apple Farm in California’s Anderson Valley, the emphasis is on the fresh and the straightforward
May 2008
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- peggy knickerbocker,
- cooking school,
- travel,
- farming
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Blue Bottle Café
Blue Bottle Coffee has a radical cult following. Its beans (which are organic, pesticide-free, and shade-grown) are superbly roasted in small batches.
02.07.08
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- peggy knickerbocker,
- first taste,
- san francisco,
- beverage
food + cooking
La Vache Qui Rit at Stylish Parisian Bistro
I have been a fan of chef Yves Camdeborde ever since the
days of his 14th arrondissement restaurant, La Regelade.
01.04.08
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- peggy knickerbocker,
- ingredients,
- paris,
- restaurants,
- cheesed
chefs + restaurants
One Night in Kyoto
Kyoto, a town known for its gardens and temples, also has a lively, if refined, food scene. Restaurants typically specialize in one type of food.
11.29.07
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- restaurant notes,
- travel,
- asia,
- japan,
- vegetarian
food + cooking
Sonoma Balsamico
Most of the balsamic sold in the U.S. is not aged in traditional barrels. But Condimento Balsimico is a good alternative for the thrifty-minded.
10.31.07
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- ingredients,
- italian,
- farming,
- peggy knickerbocker
travel + culture
Key Notes: Nick’s Cove, Marin County
09.10.07
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- peggy knickerbocker,
- hotels,
- california
food + cooking
It Takes a Lot of Bread to Make Bread
It always seems to me that while food lovers wildly applaud the idea of raw organic foods and artisanal products they grumble just as loudly about the price.
08.13.07
food + cooking
Running Into an Old Flame
A chef at Chez Panisse offers to make paella for anyone with access to an outdoor fire.
08.01.07
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- peggy knickerbocker,
- san francisco,
- spanish,
- seafood,
- poultry
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Nick's Cove
It’s a destination to city and Marin County types and to
locals who are showing up for the bar scene and food.
08.01.07
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- first taste,
- san francisco,
- peggy knickerbocker,
- seafood
food + cooking
Cooking Asian in the Napa Valley
07.25.07
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- peggy knickerbocker,
- asian,
- san francisco,
- california,
- wine
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