cookiesinheaven

Labels: California, Food History, glendale, Restaurant

This Turnkey, Stand Alone Restaurant With Type 47 Liquor Licence Is Located In A High Traffic Area Of Goleta And Can Be Converted To Virtually Any Type Of Restaurant Theme. Recently Remodeled, The Current Southern California/Island Décor Complements The Centralized Bar And Ample Rear Patio Seating. The State-Of-The-Art Kitchen Features A Very Efficient Floor Plan. This Very Clean Restaurant Reflects Pride Of Ownership. Fully Equipped And Ready To Operate From Day One. Size: 2,925 SF. Seating: 141. - BizBen

The Earth Day Food & Wine Festival is a collaboration of over 100 purveyors of award-winning foods and wines plus exhibitors highlighting innovative products and services. Local chefs and farmers will be serving delicious one-of-a-kind dishes based on locally sourced fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, olive oils, and more.

This event provides an opportunity for visitors to enjoy unlimited samples of local cuisine, while meeting the growers who grow great wines and foods and nurture a healthy environment.

Complimenting the great food, wine, and exhibits will be live entertainment and dancing, a silent auction, a commemorative wine glass, and a tote filled with earth-friendly products.

Come and enjoy a unique and intimate celebration held at the historic Santa Margarita Ranch. Ticket sales are limited to 500 and advance
reservations are highly recommended.

The Earth Day Food & Wine Festival is a benefit event to support farmworker outreach and sustainable ag research conducted by the Central Coast Vineyard Team.

California's bees perked up last year, producing 35 percent more honey than in 2007, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report issued this week.The resurgence is one of several signs
that the health of the state's commercial bees is improving.

But beekeepers and researchers say it's not yet clear the threat known as colony collapse disorder has passed. The still-mysterious condition, which causes bees to abandon their hives, thrust the insects into the media spotlight in 2007. The nation's 2.4 million commercial beehives help to produce nearly one-third of U.S. food. - Sacramento Bee

Labels: bees, California, California Agriculture, Colony Collapse Disorder, USDA

Kroger supermarkets is recalling 10-ounce packages of pistachios sold in Oregon and 30 other states over fears of possible salmonella contamination.

The recall covers its Private Selection brand with sell-by dates of Dec. 13 and Dec. 14, 2009.

They were sold in 17 Kroger-owned stores including Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Fry's, King Soopers, Smith's, Dillons, QFC, City Market, Foods Co., Jay C, Scott's, Owen's, Baker's, Gerbes, Hilander and Pay Less. - ktvz

Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.

In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday. - EarthHour

In his years exploring the depths of the ocean, free-diver Tom Powers has seen all manners of beasts, including great white sharks and black sea bass as big as a Volkswagen Beetle. But he had never seen a monster like the one he snatched off Santa Rosa Island near Santa Barbara a few weeks ago.

The Santa Cruz man landed an 11-pound lobster that will be the main character of a fishing tale for years to come. And if you don't believe it, you can see it at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. - Mercury News.com

A Contemporary Retail Pet Boutique Is Located In The Heart Of Downtown Santa Barbara On State Street. This Cozy Little Store Sells An Array Of Pet Apparel, Toys, Pet Accessories, Organic Pet Foods & Other Treats For Dogs & Cats. Great Local Clientele And Walk In Impulse Buyers.Very High Foot Traffic Part Of Downtown With Old Navy, Anthropology, Longs Drugs, LA Arcada Shopping Arcade, The SB Museum Of Art And Other Retailers On The Same Block.Easy To Manage Store Has Real Growth Possibilities With Not Only Retail But Website Sales.

Priced To Sell - Only 59,000 (Includes Inventory.) - BizBen

Labels: For Sale, Santa Barbara, State Street

"Iron Chef America" star Cat Cora and her wife Jennifer are both pregnant with the couple's third and fourth kids. - sfgate and USWeekly

Mobile food trucks are tweeting their locations. Local chefs are posting photos and descriptions of new menu items. And it's even possible to find recipes (that would be "twecipes" in the ever-expanding Twitter vernacular).

For those more interested in what's being served at A16 tonight than they are the latest Paris Hilton gossip, Twitter's amorphous question of "What are you doing right now?" has essentially been recast as "What are you eating?" or "What are you cooking?"

...By following your favorite food "Twitterati" - as users like Stewart, Mark Bittman and Reichl have been dubbed - you can watch a conversation take place (the most socially acceptable form of voyeurism) or, better yet, join in. Simply begin a post with, say, @gachatz (the handle of Chicago's highly regarded Alinea restaurant chef Grant Achatz; the @ sign before the name is how users communicate on Twitter), and you can chime in
on his philosophical and often abstract questions that relate to his
experimental cooking: "Did the '80s crush the opportunity for smoked
strawberries?" - sfgate

Property Description: This flexible property consists of a divisible retail/industrial building consisting of approximately 3,835 square feet currently leased short term to Orena (sic) Wine Company, LLC. This property is located less than one block off State Street and two blocks from Sterns Wharf in the heart of the Funk Zone. With four roll up doors, a retail portion and good visibility, this property can accommodate many types of owner/users. Two adjacent properties can also be purchased:
23 E. Yanonali Street - $2,000,000
131-137 Anacapa Street - $6,000,000 - Loopnet

This class is all about appreciating our local seasonal food and the people who grow it. Each week we will visit a farm and walk for about 30 to 60 minutes with a farmer to learn about fruits and vegetables: how they are grown and harvested, how to cook and enjoy them as well as learn their nutritional value from a cook who is a registered dietitian. Participants will receive weekly recipes and experience tasting an assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables. First class will meet at the Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens (598 N Fairview, Goleta). Limit 50.

Labels: Education, farmers, farming, Santa Barbara, SBCC

With government inspectors overwhelmed by the task of guarding the nation’s food supply, the job of monitoring food plants has in large part fallen to an army of private auditors like Mr. Hatfield. And the problems go well beyond peanuts.

An examination of the largest food poisoning outbreaks in recent years — in products as varied as spinach, pet food, and a children’s snack, veggie booty — show that auditors failed to detect problems at plants whose contaminated products later sickened consumers. In one case involving hamburgers fed to schoolchildren, the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company in California passed 17 separate audits in 2007, records show. Then an undercover video made that year showed the plant’s workers using forklifts to force sickly cows into the slaughterhouse, which prompted a recall of 143 million pounds of beef in February 2008.

“The contributions of third-party audits to food safety is the same as the
contribution of mail-order diploma mills to education,” said Mansour Samadpour, a Seattle consultant who has worked with companies nationwide to improve food safety. - NYTimes