Want to be among the first to taste a smorgasbord of finely crafted and responsibly produced eats from the winners of the 2020 Good Food Awards? Head to San Francisco on Jan. 19 for the Good Food Awards Marketplace to nibble on and purchase a delicious array of products from more than 60 nationwide winners assembled under one roof for the 10th annual event.

The 219 winners will be announced at a sold-out ceremony and gala Jan. 17 at the San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center. Congratulations goes to six Marin County finalists — Toma cheese from Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.; Hop Along cheese from Cowgirl Creamery; Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Geisha from Equator Coffees; Rustic Bakery’s Everything Spice Flatbread Bites; El Curtido from Wild West Ferments; and both wild sockeye salmon and original buffalo jerky from Sausalito’s Patagonia Provisions.

If you’re unable to attend the Good Foods Marketplace, look for these local products at Marin retailers, including Cowgirl Creamery and Palace Market in Point Reyes Station, and Good Earth Natural Foods in Fairfax and Mill Valley, which are part of the Good Food Merchants Collaborative, a group of nationwide, independent merchants that support American craft food producers.

The Good Food Awards Marketplace ($5 or $20 for VIP early access) takes place in conjunction with the weekly Fort Mason Center farmers market from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Fort Mason Center on Marina Boulevard in San Francisco. For more about the programs and awards of the Good Food Foundation, go to goodfoodfdn.org.

Changes at Jackson Café

A change of the guard has occurred in the kitchen this week at the 65-year-old Whistlestop’s Jackson Café. Marin resident and catering veteran Stacy Scott has been appointed culinary director and her husband and business partner, Chuck Ciaccio, is the new manager.

The two have debuted a creative and nutritious lunch menu while maintaining affordable pricing ($6 for Whistlestop members, $10 for nonmembers).

“We’re thrilled to join Whistlestop, an organization we have supported for a long time, and one that shares our values and commitment to the community,” Ciaccio says. “One of our goals is to introduce far-reaching and exciting new dishes, made with local and fresh ingredients, that will satisfy varied taste levels.”

Scott and Ciaccio will continue to operate their 30-year-old catering business Stacy Scott Catering.

Whistlestop is a San Rafael nonprofit that promotes the independence, well-being and quality of life of older adults and people living with disabilities in Marin County. Find out more at whistlestop.org. For more about Stacy Scott Catering, call 415-299-2503 or email stacyscottcatering@gmail.com.

Jackson Café is open to the public from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays at 930 Tamalpais Ave. across from the San Rafael Transit Center.

Herring delights

Get your rich and oily herring smoked, grilled, baked or fried when the forage fish takes center stage at the seventh annual Sausalito Community Boating Center Herring Celebration. It’s from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito.

Dishes prepared with the local delicacy are thanks to Sausalito restaurants, including Davey Jones Deli, Fish, Joinery, Angelino’s and more. Fort Point Beer Co. brews, Dry Creek Vineyard wine and other beverages are $5.

“The herring fishery is the only commercial fishery inside the Golden Gate Bridge, and Richardson Bay is one of the last places that herring spawn in California,” according to the organization’s recent press release. “Herring are critical to the ecology of Richardson Bay Sanctuary and beyond as an essential prey item for marine birds, whales, seals and larger fish, such as salmon, and eel grass beds in Richardson Bay act as a nursery to these baby fish.”

Tickets include a pre- or post-lunch screening of the documentary, “The Raft.” The film reenacts the 1973 controversial scientific experiment that put an international crew of six women and five men on a close-quartered, 101-day Atlantic raft voyage. The journey is reenacted on a plywood replica of the vessel and recollected through archival footage and by crew members, including the organization’s Mary Gidley.

All proceeds benefit a planned renovation of the SCBC site at Cass Gidley Marina, as well as its environmental stewardship and education.

The Bay Model Visitor Center is at 2100 Bridgeway in Sausalito. Lunch is at 1 p.m.; film screenings are at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Limited lunch and film tickets are $40 and can be purchased at scbcherringcelebration.eventbrite.com.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please send her an email at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com with your local food news, restaurant experiences and general feedback. You can follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin.

The Dungeness crab season is in full swing. Get your fill at one of the following dining events:

Mill Valley’s Pizza Antica is celebrating local crab at 7 p.m. Thursday with its annual Italian, family-style family feast. In addition to crab, the menu includes potatoes with garlic, parsley and sea salt; warm garlic toast smothered in mozzarella and grana padano cheeses; and chicories in citrus vinaigrette with pecorino. Dinner is $48 or $72 with the addition of wine, including gratuity, but excluding taxes and service fees.

Pizza Antica is in the Strawberry Village shopping center at 800 Redwood Highway. To reserve a seat, go to pamvcrab.bpt.me or call 415-383-0600. To find out more about Pizza Antica, go to pizzaantica.com.

The San Geronimo Valley Lions Club has its annual crab fiesta Jan. 25 at the Woodacre Improvement Club at 1 Garden Way in Woodacre. Feast on all-you-can-eat fresh, local cracked crab; organic green salad with homemade 1000 island dressing; Bordenave’s French bread; and beer from Lagunitas Brewing Co. Wine is available at a nominal cost.

Dinner seatings are from 5 to 7 p.m. ($50) and 7:30 to 9 p.m. ($55). Tickets can be purchased at Arti Café in Lagunitas or by calling Lion Petra at 415-488-4862. Proceeds support the West Marin community, including a transportation grant to West Marin Senior Services, Toys and Joys, the SGV Emergency Fund, LEAP and In Spirit.

The IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center offers its traditional cracked crab dinner and dessert auction Feb. 1 at 511 Caledonia St. in Sausalito. The doors and bar open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner is served at 7 p.m. Chef Manuel Azevedo, of Portuguese restaurant LaSalette in Sonoma, is handling the menu. The menu also includes appetizers; Portuguese-style green salad with roasted sweet peppers; and garlic buttered pasta with São Jorge cheese. The no-host bar will offer a selection of wines, beers, cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages. Cakes and desserts will be auctioned during dinner.

Ticket are $75 and $500 for tables of eight in the dining room. Premium ballroom tables are sold out. Ticket sales close Jan. 26. Proceeds from the event underwrite the expense of the Portuguese Holy Ghost Festa, a 132-year Sausalito tradition. Purchase event tickets and find out details about donating baked goods at eventbrite.com/e/idesst-of-sausalitos-annual-cracked-crab-dinner-2020-tickets-81647296261. For more information about the organization, go to idesst.org.

Cold stuff

Easy Breezy, an organic, scratch-made frozen yogurt, custard and dairy-free soft-serve shop, has opened  in Town Center Corte Madera, offering  “a slice of nostalgic Americana,” according to the website.

Easy Breezy puts an emphasis on the high protein and probiotic content of its products, and adopts zero-waste practices..

Organic yogurt, custard and cashew, coconut and almond milk bases are blended with fresh ingredients every couple of hours. Traditional flavors such as vanilla bean, chocolate custard and salty caramel share the menu with more innovative offerings like sweet chai, mango lassi, citrus hibiscus and next week’s featured Moscow mule blend with fresh-squeezed lime juice and ginger.

This is location No. 4 for entrepreneur Ariel Ford, who traded in a career in technology to “work directly with people.” She opened the first of three San Francisco shops in 2012, inspired by the need to address the frozen yogurt category that she felt she could improve.

Easy Breezy is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays through Sundays at 119 Town Center in Corte Madera. Note that winter closing hours are in flux, so check the website at easy-breezy.com.

Sugar intake

January instigates resolutions of all sorts. One that tops many lists is reducing sugar intake and for parents, discouraging children’s love of it.

Delve deeper into the subject with award-winning author, self-trained home cook and healthy eating advocate Jennifer Tyler Lee who is at the next Driver’s Market Around the Table event from 10:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 1. She will debunk the sugar myth, show how to avoid added sugar in common foods and discuss her first book, “The 52 New Foods Challenge,” in which she offers low-sugar, naturally sweetened recipes for favorite kid-friendly treats and meals.

Driver’s Market is at 200 Caledonia St. in Sausalito. Admittance is free, but space is limited. For more information or to reserve a spot, go to driversmarket.com.

Bye, 123 Bolinas

Fairfax’s 123 Bolinas is serving its last meal on Saturday. A message on the restaurant’s website thanks the community for supporting the wine bar for past 10 years. Stop in and wish them well at 123 Bolinas Road in Fairfax. Reservations can be made at 123bolinas.com or by calling 415-488-5123.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please send her an email at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com with your local food news, restaurant experiences and general feedback. You can follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin.

Restaurant chefs in Sausalito’s old town and new town are undergoing a battle of the bowls during the fifth annual Souper Bowl from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Competing eateries on the opposing sides of Sausalito will battle for the Lom-Bowl-Di trophy and the claim to the best soup in town.

As of Jan. 2, the list of participants includes Sausalito Yacht Club, Barrel House, Joinery, Salito’s Crab House & Prime Rib, Bar Bocce, Osteria Divino, Sausalito Equator, Seafood Peddler, the Spinnaker, Sushi Ran, ThaiTanic Street Food, Sartaj India Café and the Trident. Stop by Smitty’s Bar on Caledonia Street for an after-party from 5 to 7 p.m. when all draft beer is $5.

Tickets to taste soups at all participating restaurants, including the chance to place your vote, are $20 and available at sausalitosouperbowl.com or from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the ferry landing in downtown Sausalito. Have questions? Contact Julie Myers at 415-289-4152 or jmyers@sausalito.gov.

More Blue Barn

Blue Barn, home of hearty sandwiches and hefty salads packed with seasonal organic ingredients, has stretched its reach farther north with this month’s opening in downtown Novato. This is restaurant No. 4 for the popular gourmet deli with locations at Town Center Corte Madera and San Francisco.

You’ll find menu mainstays ranging from the big blue sandwich with grilled Meyer Ranch flank steak, provolone, Roma tomato, pickled onion, arugula and rosemary-garlic aioli on a ciabatta roll to the detox salad with dino kale, rainbow quinoa, fuji apple, carrot, cucumber, celery, radish, super seed-flax mix, acai-lemon vinaigrette and house romaine mix. The Novato location has introduced burgers, including one with seared tuna and another with buffalo chicken. Fries and potato tots are also on the menu and for dessert, Double 8 Dairy water buffalo soft-serve ice cream.

Local craft beers and wines are on tap, but stepping above your average deli, liquor is also available, along with mixers like apple juniper or pinot sage kombucha. Or try a paloma with tequila, mescal, grapefruit, ginger agave and lime.

Extensive renovations were undertaken at the former Mary’s Place in the telltale Blue Barn-style with reclaimed wood exterior siding and a rustic, barn-like interior with elevated ceilings. An outdoor patio in the rear opens soon.

Visit from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily at 819 Grant Ave. in Novato. To learn more about Blue Barn, go to bluebarngourmet.com or reach the restaurant directly at 415-895-6577.

Super Bowl fried chicken

Whether you’re a true football fan or more in favor of the food that goes along with it, Larkspur’s Farmshop restaurant at Marin Country Mart is selling its weekly Monday night fried chicken special for the upcoming Super Bowl Sunday on Feb. 2. The family-style take-out dinner includes a 10-piece bucket of herbed Jidori gluten-free fried chicken; a 1-pound container of a smashed butterball potato salad with shallots, Dijon mustard, malt vinegar and olive oil; a pound of Iacopi Farms baked beans and house-made pastrami; and four house-made buttermilk biscuits with whipped honey butter ($75). These items are also available a la carte.

Order forms are available at farmshopca.com/super-bowl-sunday-fried-chicken and are accepted until noon Jan. 31. Pickup is available from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at 2233 Larkspur Landing Circle. For more information, go to farmshopca.com/marin or call 415-755-6700.

Dinner à la Heart

Two Marin restaurants are taking part in Dinner à la Heart, a 35-year-old dine-for-a-cause event sponsored by Institute on Aging to support senior care and advocacy. On Feb. 4, Bungalow 44 in Mill Valley and Sausalito’s Sushi Ran will join San Francisco restaurants such as Gary Danko, Perbacco, EPIC Steak and Farallon in offering a prix-fixe lunch or dinner, wine and coffee or tea to help provide critical home care, mental health and day services for vulnerable aging adults. Prices range from $85 to $250 a person. Dinner is at 7 p.m. at Bungalow 44 ($85) and Sushi Ran ($125).

Find a full list of participating restaurants and make reservations at ioaging.org/calendar-events/dinner-a-la-heart. Questions can be directed to Constance Cheong at IOA at 415-379-3256 or ccheong@ioaging.org.

Wild West event

Step back to the Wild West at the Novato Rotary Club’s 25th annual Western Polenta Feed & Dance on Feb 1. Get your tickets soon; the event has sold out every year.

The bar opens at 5:30 p.m. and dinner follows at 6:30 p.m. with appetizers, salad and polenta served with a choice of chicken cacciatore, beef stew or a vegetarian option. Swing in for live music and auctions at Our Day of Loretto Church at 1806 Novato Blvd. in Novato.

Advanced purchase of tickets ($40) is required by calling 415-320-0683. No tickets will be sold at the door. Proceeds support the organization’s service projects.

Barolo wine dinner

Primo wines from vineyards in Italy’s picturesque Piedmont region are the star Jan. 30 at Mill Valley’s Piazza D’Angelo. A special pairing tasting menu has been created featuring Barolo wines made from the nebbiolo grape. Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. and includes an antipasti plate (bresaola, prosciutto di parma and calabrese piccante); red wine-infused rigatoni with wild boar ragu; and braised beef short ribs with polenta.

Join special guest and winemaker Simone Scaletta at Piazza D’Angelo at 22 Miller Ave. Tickets are $60 (tax and gratuity not included) and wine pairings are $45. Reserve a space by calling 415-388-2000.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please send her an email at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com with your local food news, restaurant experiences and general feedback. You can follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin.

Hoping for a taste of next weekend’s Academy Awards glam and glitz closer to home? The Lark Theater in downtown Larkspur offers its annual Awards Night Gala on Feb. 9. Walk the red carpet at 4 p.m. to the harmonic sounds of the Tin Sandwich trio before heading inside for the 5 p.m. telecast of the 92nd annual event. Come fashioned in your own dazzling style or as a favorite film character. Prizes are given for best costume and group ensembles are encouraged.

Local eateries have dinner covered beginning with hors d’oeuvres from Left Bank Brasserie; bowls by World Wrapps; and organic desserts by Posie ice cream and pie shop. Prosecco and red and white wines flow all night.

Tickets are $95, with proceeds to support programming at the 1940s art deco, nonprofit, single-screen film center at 549 Magnolia Ave.

For more information about the gala or to purchase tickets, go to larktheater.net or call 415-924-5111.

In more Lark news, the theater has a new parklet in front. The outdoor Gilardi Marquee Terrace offers additional pre- or post-movie gathering room to enjoy gourmet concessions like Picco pizza, stuffed pretzels, Kobe beef hot dogs, Lappert’s Ice Cream cups, cones, milkshakes and floats, and popcorn popped with coconut oil and drizzled with real butter.

The Smith Rafael Film Center is also honoring Hollywood’s biggest night with its annual Awards Night at the Rafael. Guests are greeted with a complimentary glass of Schramsberg Vineyards champagne and a small popcorn at the casual, come-as-you-are event. Beer (Lagunitas Brewing Co. and Fort Point Beer Co.) and wine (Francis Ford Coppola Winery) are available for purchase, along with gourmet boxed dinners made by Delicious! Catering in San Rafael.

Choose between the chopped Asian salad (edamame, heirloom carrots, red and green cabbage, red peppers, cilantro and toasted almonds tossed in orange sesame dressing and served with sesame salmon or tofu) and tabbouleh salad (quinoa, chickpeas, cucumber, baby tomatoes, mint and parsley served with roasted salmon or eggplant). Fiorello’s Artisan Gelato and Nothing Bundt Cakes are providing the desserts.

Elevate the fun with trivia, a predict-the-winner contest, prizes and red carpet photo ops. Doors open at 3:30 p.m., walk the red carpet at 4:30 p.m. and settle in for the big-screen live telecast at 5 p.m.

The film center is at 1118 Fourth St. in San Rafael. Cost is $25 ($20 for members) or $45 with the boxed meal, and can be purchased at rafaelfilm.cafilm.org/awards-night-2020.

Dim sum Saturdays

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery in Fairfax introduced Dim Sum Saturdays last weekend in conjunction with the Chinese New Year. The special menu is now offered from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturdays. Choose from shrimp and chive, steamed ground pork or grilled Chinese pea shoot dumplings; pork and cabbage potstickers; vegetable egg rolls; or baked barbecue or steamed chicken pork buns. All dumplings are served with black vinegar and soy sauce.

Iron Springs is at 765 Center Blvd. Find out more about Iron Springs at ironspringspub.com or contact the restaurant at 415-485-1005.

Beer night at Marché

Beer week is not only about consuming hops at Marché aux Fleurs in downtown Ross. The local ingredient-driven, seasonal European and California restaurant is having its first beer pairing dinner at 6 p.m. Feb. 11 during SF Beer Week (Feb. 7 through 16).

The chef is teaming up with Marin-based Pond Farm Brewing Co. and preparing a four-course menu with four favorite selections ($75). Kickwheel Kolsch will go alongside avocado crostini made with house-made focaccia, radish, sprouts and Aleppo pepper. Sip Belgian-style saison with fisherman soup that includes mussels, fennel and saffron. Grilled Marin Sun Farms steak, crispy butterball potatoes, chermoula and leafy greens compliment Devil’s Gulch Hazy IPA. And for dessert, bourbon barrel-aged stout accompanies English shortbread, sea salt caramel ice cream and Guittard bittersweet chocolate.

Marché aux Fleurs is at 23 Ross Common. Reserve a seat at marcheauxfleursrestaurant.com or by calling 415-925-9200.

Get cooking

Steal away for culinary inspiration and skill building at Cavallo Point Cooking School in Sausalito where head chef Tony Adams and his team spur creativity in the kitchen with hands-on afternoon and evening classes ($90 to $110). The February calendar brings a full range of methods and cuisines. Get a taste of the ingredients, flavors and dishes from the eastern Mediterranean, Vietnam, France or Japan; learn how to craft paella or stuff fresh ravioli; prepare a Southern brunch straight out of Nashville; or learn recipes for breads, muffins and scones.

All classes take place in the sunlit, 1,200-square-foot demonstration kitchen at Cavallo Point at 601 Murray Circle in Sausalito. For a full list of classes and to reserve a space, go to cavallopoint.com/dine/cooking-school or call 415-339-4799.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please send her an email at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com with your local food news, restaurant experiences and general feedback. You can follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin.

Berkeley-born Fieldwork Brewing Co. has furthered its reach this week with the opening of its seventh Northern California taproom in five years. The grand opening is at 11 a.m. Feb. 8 at the Town Center Corte Madera.

The craft brewery’s co-founder and owner Barry Braden says he settled on the space formerly occupied by Marin Pizza after an extensive search with intent to bring the burgeoning craft beer movement to Corte Madera.

While chilled beverages are a big part of the Fieldwork experience, chef and culinary director Jeffrey Amber (Bi-Rite, MIXT) has paid close attention to harmonizing the food with the brews.

“Like the Fieldwork beer, the food program is a high-quality product, produced with care and integrity,” he says.

The seasonally focused menu features eight unique Neapolitan-style pizzas, such as spinach with roasted mushrooms, garlic, prosciutto, red onion, cream and mozzarella; roasted pineapple, ham, tomato sauce, Calabrian chili, ricotta and mozzarella; and roasted cauliflower with pepita pesto and arugula topped with Gruyere and mozzarella cheeses.

Starters include baked goat cheese with oven-charred tomatoes, savory herbs and pizza bread for dipping; baked chicken wings; meatballs; and crispy Brussels sprouts with lemon, chili flakes, toasted seeds, parmesan and Old Bay aioli. Three salads — Caesar, chopped kale and garden lettuces — cover the lighter end of the menu.

Fieldwork has produced more than 500 unique varieties of beer since the brewery opened in 2015.

The brewing team offers an ever-evolving roster of signature IPAs, Double IPAs, lagers, pale ales, sours and stouts, among others. The Corte Madera menu boasts a rotating selection of up to 18 standing favorites and exclusive Corte Madera releases available by the glass, sampler flight or filled to go in growlers and crowler cans.

The theme of the 2,400-square-foot space is urban rustic — polished live edge redwood tables, exposed brick walls and an open duct ceiling and concrete floors — with an outdoor patio in front.

Fieldwork Brewing Co. is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays at 107 Corte Madera Town Center. Find more, including a current list of beers on tap, at fieldworkbrewing.com.

Headlands café

Descending the half-mile pitch to Point Bonita Lighthouse at the weather-beaten edge of the Pacific can work up an appetite. But, energizing provisions are within close reach with the opening of Café Bonita (formerly the Canteen) at the Point Bonita YMCA in the Marin Headlands.

Nosh on a light menu that includes a du jour sandwich/wrap or soup/chili; hard-boiled egg; garden or pasta salad; hummus and veggies; muffins; yogurt and granola parfait; fruit; coffee and tea; hot chocolate; and juice and snacks.

The café is a partnership among the YMCA of San Francisco, the National Park Service at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Vital Architecture and Off the Grid, and proceeds provide scholarships for nature education and family camps.

Visit the café between 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays through Mondays at 981 Fort Barry in Sausalito. The lighthouse is open from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sundays and Mondays, and is closed in inclement weather. For more information, go to ymcasf.org/cafe-bonita or call 415-331-9622.

Pancakes at the Mart

Like to put heirloom wheat to the test in your morning pancakes? Chef Joanna Moore, of the now-defunct AXE Restaurant in Venice Beach, will be at Larkspur’s Marin Country Mart on Saturday to griddle up fresh whole grain samples and offer frozen batter to take home.

The Multi-Grain Pancake Pop-Up is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the weekly farmers market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle. Find out more at marincountrymart.com.

Crab feed

Get your fill of all-you-can-eat fresh crab while supporting the Novato Horsemen at the club’s annual crab feed Feb. 15 at the Horseman’s Clubhouse at 600 Bugeia Lane. The meal includes pasta, salad, bread and dessert. Seatings are at 4:30 or 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 and must be purchased in advance by contacting Amy Hutchinson at 415-517-3907.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please send her an email at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com with your local food news, restaurant experiences and general feedback. You can follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin.

The flourishing combination of craft beer, elevated bar bites and family-friendly camaraderie hasn’t yet extended to the northwest reaches of San Rafael, but that’s about to change. The owners of two neighboring San Francisco Mission District taverns are poised to deliver on all three with the projected summer opening of Monk’s Kettle in Terra Linda. The residential neighborhood can anticipate scratch pub fare (snacks, salads, sandwiches and burgers), 24 taps pouring beer, wine and cider, and an extensive by-the-bottle list in what they term a true “public house.”

This is the second outpost for Monk’s Kettle co-owners Nat Cutler and Novato resident Christian Albertson, who were at the forefront of the craft beer boom when they opened their San Francisco original in 2007. The two have partnered with Terra Linda locals Jeff and Allison Jordan, of San Francisco sports bar Giordano Bros., and recently purchased a portion of the Terra Linda Shopping Center at 655 del Ganado Road.

Construction is underway on a 4,000-square-foot space previously occupied by a martial arts studio. It will feature several seating areas, including a dining room; 12-seat bar with community tables; lounge; patio; take-out counter and second-floor mezzanine for private parties and events.

Stay tuned for opening date details. In the meantime, find out more about Monk’s Kettle at monkskettle.com or follow the restaurant’s progression on Instagram @monkskettle_tl.

The Fork classes

Local epicureans and culinary adventurers take note: registration for spring classes and dining experiences at the Fork at Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. go on sale at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Join the kitchen team at sustainable family farm, Giacomini Ranch, for monthly farm dinners (5:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 16, May 21 and June 11), brunch (from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 16) or a five-course winemaker’s dinner (5:30 to 9 p.m. May 29). Menus and details are announced four days in advance.

In addition, the Fork’s executive chef Jennifer Luttrell and sous chef Colleen Richardson are leading a hands-on class, “Farmers’ Market Fresh for Spring,” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 8 that includes instruction, a farm tour, cheese tasting and five-course lunch.

Events take place at the custom-built state-of-the-art kitchen and dining facility on the property of the pastoral Robert Giacomini Dairy at 14700 Highway 1 in Point Reyes Station. Find a full list of classes and events at pointreyescheese.com. Reservations can be made online or by phone at 800-591-6878.

Feeling cheesy

Learn to make cheese in your own kitchen or a few strategies and recipes to support an anti-inflammatory diet at two upcoming classes at Fairfax Backyard Farmer.

Join master cheesemaker Patty Karlin, maker of local goat’s and cow’s milk cheeses in the hills of Bodega for more than 40 years, for a hands-on workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 23. Participants will craft two cheeses. One is a versatile ricotta using local organic Straus whole milk and flavor enhancements like herbs and garlic. The other, a feta, is what Karlin calls her “true goat cheese of the Andes.” It’s made with her own locally sourced goat’s milk that results in a cheese that’s lower in salt and retains more moisture than its Greek counterpart.

From 9:30 to noon March 14, learn why “you are what you eat” with nutrition consultant Alanna DeSalvo, who encourages taking a proactive approach to well-being during her hands-on workshop, “Kitchen Grown Foods for Health.” She will share her personal journey and provide everyday techniques, explaining how choosing nutrient-dense foods like yogurt and microgreens made and grown at home can optimize health and focus, boost energy and sleep quality, and minimize toxin exposure and cravings.

Classes ($50 to $75) take place at Fairfax Backyard Farmer at 135 Bolinas Road in Fairfax. Find details and register for these and other classes at fairfaxbackyardfarmer.com.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please send her an email at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com with your local food news, restaurant experiences and general feedback. You can follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin.

For newly minted vegan diet adopters, bidding farewell to dairy can be the hardest part. But many Marin-based vegans have been privy to Fairfax-born Miyoko’s Creamery since 2014, when local owner Miyoko Schinner began creating organic cheese, butter and spreads from plant-based ingredients. Those who aren’t in the know may soon be as the company sets out on a coast-to-coast grilled cheese food truck tour — aptly named the Official Grilled Cheese of OMGs, You Won’t Believe It’s Made From Plants — beginning March 4

Approximately 15,000 free vegan grilled cheese sandwiches will be given away to promote the brand’s latest plant-based and nut-free entrants — cheddar and pepper jack cheese and cultured oat-based vegan butter. These new products officially launch in April.

“We believe our new cheddar and pepper jack are game-changing and will do for cheese what Beyond and Impossible did for burgers by expanding the audience for vegan cheese to omnivores and flexitarians,” says Schinner in a recent press release.

Don’t believe a grilled cheese made with beans and oats can live up to its cow’s milk cheese counterpart? Hear it straight from the endearing and incredulous mouths of children on the company’s website at miyokos.com.

The tour begins in Anaheim and continues with 17 stops in major cities, including Oakland and San Francisco.

To learn more about Miyoko’s Creamery and find stores to purchase products, go to miyokoskitchen.com. Or register to attend a visitor day tour at Rancho Compasión, Schinner’s nonprofit sanctuary for rescued farm animals in the hills of Nicasio. These are scheduled every second Saturday of the month at ranchocompasion.org.

Back to basics

Inspired to revive homesteading skills for back-to-roots living? Join Santa Barbara-based Heritage Gatherings on March 7 for an all day immersive retreat on a private hand-hewn houseboat on Sausalito’s waterfront. Educational classes are intended to revive culinary traditions while the sharing of local food fosters a sense of community.

Learn beekeeping basics and taste honey varieties with beekeeper Jennifer Berry or how to bake wild yeasted bread and ferment and pickle vegetables and fruits with Emma Moore of Women’s Heritage.

Sausalito author Maria Finn will lead a workshop on how to break down a whole local rockfish; char the bones for a smokey fume broth; clean squid, mussels and clams; and discuss regenerative seafood. The private chef will prepare a fishermen’s stew for lunch accompanied by salad made with foraged miner’s lettuce, wild onion blossoms, shaved wild fennel, pickled kumquats and sweet onions; Portside Bakery sourdough bread (if you haven’t uncovered this at the Thursday Marin farmers market in San Rafael, you should) with freshly made seaweed infused butter; and pistachio, orange and date cookies with seasonal citrus.

After an afternoon walking art tour, join distiller Kurtis Major of Birdview Distillery for happy hour. He will explain the art of crafting double Alembic distilled brandy from California-grown prickly pears and use this and seasonal California botanicals for cocktails.

Additional scheduling information and limited tickets ($395) are available at heritagegatherings.com.

Crab and meade

Act now to reserve tickets for West Marin’s Heidrun Meadery’s fourth annual Crab Feed on March 8. The menu features grilled fresh Dungeness crab with an array of seasonal sides, an assortment of artisan cheeses from local West Marin dairies and buffalo milk gelato from Double 8 Dairy. Discover sparkling mead pairings and enjoy live music from multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Tim Weed.

The front gate of the Meadery at 11925 Highway 1 in Point Reyes Station opens at 11 a.m. and food service begins at noon. The event is rain or shine.

To purchase tickets ($115 or $105 for members), go to heidrunmeadery.com.

C is for cookies

Decorative cookie making in March? Why not. Rebecca Jones of San Francisco’s XO Bakes will be in San Anselmo at Little Tree Art Studios from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. March 7 ($75). Her beginner’s class is for ages 14 years and up and will cover the basics for decorating handmade succulent plant cookies in three unique designs to bring home. Learn recipes for royal icing, detailing with different consistencies and cookie tips and tricks.

The art studio was founded by early childhood educator Nichole Farnum in 2012 in San Francisco’s Mission District and reopened in San Anselmo at 14 Ross Ave. in 2018.

You’ll also find a full assortment of children’s craft classes and camps and adult workshops and a link to register at littletreestudios.net/register.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please send her an email at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com with your local food news, restaurant experiences and general feedback. You can follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin

If you build a place for the community to gather over a cup of coffee and something to eat, they will come. Even better if it has a homey assortment of hip upholstered chairs, bright natural light, a bookshelf filled with a life’s worth of knowledge about coffee, cards, board games, and live acoustic music on weekends.

The newly opened Pink Owl Coffee in San Rafael’s West End Center is a dream come to life for Sun Valley residents Joe Carlo and Saandra Bowlus who have turned their coffee passion and roasting hobby into a well-appointed cafe with exposed brick, cozy seating nooks, faux fireplace and free Wi-Fi.

“When we moved to San Rafael, we noticed a lack of unique places to work, study and just hang out, and we found we wanted to provide that,” Carlo says.

Traditional offerings include three varieties of fresh roasted coffee, a number of espresso-based drinks and loose leaf tea. Pastries and prepared foods are made by Bay Area bakers and vendors. Pastry chef Sarah Bonar, of San Rafael’s cottage bakery Lucky Penny Bread, supplies the shop with her cinnamon roll scones and gluten-free cocoa nib brownies. And Berkeley-based Third Culture Bakery, known for its signature organic and gluten-free mochi muffins and butter mocha-style baked donuts, makes its Marin debut in the pastry case at Pink Owl.

Plastic-wrapped Clara’s Kitchen breakfast sandwiches and burritos cover the more savory side of the menu. Choose one from the refrigerator case and have it heated and delivered to your seat.

Carlo will be roasting his beans in-house when expansion into the neighboring space left empty by the closure of Stones Jamaican Roots & Juice is complete. This area will also include more seating.

Why Pink Owl? The pink is for breast cancer, a cause that hits close to home after Bowlus’ recent battle and is the impetus for the shop donating 10% of its coffee sales to research and awareness. “And the owl is because we love owls,” Carlo says. “Also, if we ever want to expand, I promise you there is not another Pink Owl Coffee out there.”

Pink Owl Coffee is open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays at 1816 Second St. in San Rafael. To find out more, go to pinkowlcoffee.com or call 415-870-9934.

Karl the Pie

Who knew that a visit to a shop with contemporary and vintage furniture, art, jewelry and clothing could also mean taking home a freshly baked pie? Sausalito’s Karl the Store owner Katherine Green’s unique selections and creativity flow not only into her store’s collection but also in her kitchen where, she says, she makes “a pretty good pie with recipes handed down by my mother in Michigan.”

The prompting to begin baking pies came by way of a vintage sign — “Ruth’s Homemade Pies” — that hangs in the shop’s window. Enough inquires came in that she decided to get her cottage baking license and Karl the Pie, also known as Slice, was born.

Green’s baked creations are available at the store between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. (or until sold out) Sundays only. She chooses a different flavor each week for a mini 5-inch size (enough for two) for $12 or a 9-inch pie for $35. She also takes custom orders with 24 hours notice.

Most recently, the pie-of-the-week was purple sweet potato. For the 49ers’ Super Bowl run, she had cherry almond pie and she says a couple of fan favorites are pear date with sesame crust and black bottom walnut pie. The fruits she uses are in season and at the peak of ripeness. And the crust? She’s tested them all — shortening versus butter, a combination, adding cream cheese and more — and she’s confirmed that her mother’s crust is best.

Karl the Store and Pie is at 1201 Bridgeway in Sausalito. To get the scoop on what Green is baking each week, call 415-729-9009 or check Instagram stories @karl_the_store. To find out general information or to place an order, go to sliceofsausalito.com.

Southern barbecue

Follow the scent of Forrest Fire BBQ that wafts every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the vicinity of San Rafael’s Marinwood Market at 155 Marinwood Ave. where owner and pitmaster Forrest Murray Jr. serves up “Southern soul slow-wood-smoked barbecue” from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The selection changes daily, but has recently included St. Louis-style pork ribs, chicken halves or drummettes and beef or pork rib tri tip.

The pitmaster’s recipes are inspired by big family Sunday dinners when his dad would make a variety of Southern dishes like fried chicken, pinto beans and “hot water cornbread,” all prepared in a black cast iron skillet and ready to share. He says his dad believed that “food is the way to really reach into a person’s soul.”

Murray also has a mobile catering business. He supplies the tables, tablecloths, paper plates, dinnerware, napkins, barbecue sauce and serving dishes.

Find out more at forrestfirebbq.com or call 628-800-3473.

Soft-serve gelato

Just steps away from Forrest Fire BBQ is soothing relief in the form of soft-serve gelato. The opening of Amore Mio organic soft-serve stand was well-timed given that, while both glorious and unsettling, February’s weather has made it an ice cream month.

The small Valentine’s Day red cart with a candy-striped awning keeps it simple with a menu of chocolate, vanilla or a swirl of both. The Italian owner imports his organic powder from his homeland and adds dairy from Straus Family Creamery and natural organic flavoring.

Stop by just outside the entrance to Marinwood Market at 155 Marinwood Ave. in San Rafael for a cup or cone.

Forrest Fire BBQ and Amore Mio are not affiliated with Marinwood Market.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please send her an email at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com with your local food news, restaurant experiences and general feedback. You can follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin

As the 14th annual California Artisan Cheese Festival quickly approaches March 27 through 29 and participating cheesemakers are being announced, it’s no surprise that Marin is well-represented.

Gear up for the big weekend during California Artisan Cheese Week from March 21 through 29, when 28 local restaurants and tasting rooms — like Nick’s Cove in Marshall — will offer special cheese-focused dishes and menus all week long.

At the festival’s final evening celebration, Marin is making a big showing at Cheese, Bites and Booze from 6 to 9 p.m. March 28. Bivalve Dairy, Cowgirl Creamery, Marin French Cheese, Nicasio Valley Cheese Co., Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co., Tomales Farmstead Creamery, AppleGarden Farm, Good Earth Natural Foods, Nick’s Cove, Nugget Market, Palace Market, Rustic Bakery and Whole Foods are among the more than 50 regional cheesemakers, mongers and chefs. All are coming together to craft and share their culinary inventions and partake in a light-hearted competition during which participants can vote for their favorite cheese creation.

Cheese, Bites and Booze takes place at Reach Air Medical Co. Hangar at 2360 Becker Blvd. in Santa Rosa (age 21 and older only).

Purchase tickets for these events and for farm and producer tours, grand tastings, educational seminars and pairing demonstrations at artisancheesefestival.com. Most events are at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds at 1350 Bennett Valley Road in Santa Rosa, and on the grounds of farm and cheese producers throughout Sonoma and Marin counties.

Chocolate, please

If you’re not from the Bay Area, then scotchmallows, milk butterchews, raspberry creams and café latté lollipops may not be sweetly etched in your childhood memories. Century-old See’s Candies and its sampler box have become synonymous with the holidays, instilling generations with a keen knack for identifying exactly what’s inside each nugget while leaving the discards to linger amidst featherweight, ridged paper nests.

Access to these candies continues to get easier all year long with See’s expansion to more than 240 locations across the United States, including Marin’s latest outpost near Trader Joe’s in Montecito Plaza at 373 Third St. in San Rafael. The official ribbon cutting is 9:30 a.m. Friday and the celebration continues all day with free candy box and tote giveaways, and chocolate samples to all customers.

Find out more about the candy shop’s storied history and detailed descriptions of more than 100 sweets at sees.com. Store hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. Additional Marin locations are at Town Center Corte Madera and Novato’s Vintage Oaks Shopping Center.

Adronico’s returns

Andronico’s is back. The downtown San Anselmo supermarket chain that was purchased by Safeway Inc. in 2016 and reintroduced as Safeway Community Markets three years ago, has returned to its local neighborhood roots, at least in name and image. Safeway is doing a rebrand return to Andronico’s Community Markets at four Bay Area locations.

According to a recent press release, shoppers will notice more fresh, organic options, including signature entrees and salads prepared in the store with original Andronico’s recipes.

“We’re excited to bring back the quaint character and charm of Andronico’s, while enhancing the customer experience with an emphasis on more local choices, natural groceries and specialty items,” says Brad Street, Safeway division president of Northern California. The Safeway club card will continue to be accepted.

Shop from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily at 100 Center Boulevard in San Anselmo. For more information, call 415-455-8186.

Fairfax tea

High tea is served with a touch of silly English wackiness at the Fairfax Theatre Company’s fifth annual Alice in Wonderland Tea Party from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfax Women’s Club at 46 Park Road in Fairfax.

Join Alice, Mad Hatter, White Rabbit, Queen of Hearts and others for photo opportunities and tea sandwiches, scones, cookies, chocolate-covered strawberries, organic teas and more donated by Good Earth Natural Foods, Fairfax Market and Quirky Cakes.

Reserve early as space is limited. Tickets are $20 to $25 and can be purchased at fairfaxtheatrecompany.com. Proceeds go to the Fairfax Theatre Company and Fairfax Recreation.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please send her an email at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com with your local food news, restaurant experiences and general feedback. You can follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin

A palatable childhood fondness for desserts that became a deep reverence for the fine art and exquisite taste of French patisserie has led Marin resident Pooneh Yamini to open Mon Rêve Chocolate Art Studio at the Mill Valley Lumber Yard.

Yamini is fulfilling her dream (mon rêve) by sharing her passion and skill for the craft of chocolate arts at her studio, where she offers hands-on workshops, corporate events and private parties for adults and children age 8 and older. Her goal is to condense what she has learned through professional training into a simpler, approachable method, so that everyone can enjoy the art form.

Guests will learn to make hand-painted chocolate bars, lollipops and more using Valrhona chocolates, cocoa butter colors and decorations. A set of Easter classes have just been announced, at which participants will design personal chocolate eggs using molds, paint brushes and sponges, and then line the inside of the shells with a favorite topping before sealing and packing these in a box to take home.

“After pursuing different careers to find my path, at the age of 45, I went back to what gave me most joy as a child … desserts!” she says on her website. Her impressive training in Paris includes an intensive professional pastry program at L’École Ferrandi and an internship under Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse at Hôtel Plaza Athénée.

In San Francisco, Yamini interned at the award-winning Arsicault Bakery (a must stop for croissants when over the bridge). She then trained with renowned chocolatiers Kriss Harvey of Beverly Hills and Melissa Coppel of Las Vegas.

Mon Rêve is at 129 Miller Ave. in suite 823. Sign up for classes, book an event or simply ogle at a few mouthwatering images at monrevechoc.com.

Tam Commons updates

Tam Commons Tap Room & Kitchen opened its doors last summer, transforming the 1928 Bank of Italy building on Fourth Street in San Rafael into a vibrant gathering place to relish beer, food and community.

Changes are underway again with the restaurant’s recent weeklong closure for space adjustments and menu revisions. The grand reveal is 4 p.m. Tuesday.

“After a year of being open, we listened to our valued patrons and are excited to announce our updates,” says owner Chris Piro. This includes a new furniture layout with the addition of booths and intimate tables; more seating on the outdoor patio; and a refreshed menu with added salads, big entree plates, smoked ribs and queso. The beer, cider and wine selection remains unchanged, but the restaurant is introducing a retail/take-away/bottle program.

You’ll find improved sound insulation and some new games to play, too. Lastly, happy hour will take place daily and weeknight events include kill-the-keg Mondays, cheers for charity Tuesdays, game night Wednesdays and family dinner Sundays.

Tam Commons is at 1300 Fourth St. in San Rafael. For more information, go to TamCommons.com or call 415-521-5770.

Dining alfresco

Get ready to secure a coveted seat at a true farm-to-plate outdoor dining experience hosted by pop-up “culinary caravan” Outstanding in the Field. Tickets for the 2020 spring tour go on sale at 9 a.m March 19.

The roving restaurant, that serves dinner amid the fertile fields and ranches from which the meal’s ingredients are grown and roam, makes stops across North America and abroad. This includes setting up an elegant communal table at Cowgirl Creamery in Marshall on June 7.

“Cowgirl Creamery was one of the first places we ever approached about doing a dinner as we moved beyond our home of Santa Cruz — all the way back in 2003,” according to the Outstanding in the Field website. “We are thrilled to finally have the opportunity to set the table together.”

Other locations in the Bay Area include Santa Cruz, San Jose, Half Moon Bay, Petaluma, St. Helena and Sonoma.

Find a full list of locations and reserve a spot ($285) at outstandinginthefield.com.

Armenian focus

Ziggy Eschliman, of Ziggy the Wine Gal, and host of “Wine Wednesday” on KRSH Radio in Healdsburg, is at the next Fresh Starts Chef Events from 6:30 to 9 p.m. March 19. She will be joined by Geyserville-based Palmeri Wines and Kate Leahy, who will present recipes from her cookbook, “Lavash: The Bread That Launched 1,000 Meals.”

Indulge in an Armenian meal beginning with lavash wrapped with feta cheese and fresh herbs; salad with beet, carrot, potato, dill, cilantro and sliced pickles; lamb stew with tomato, peppers, onions and herbs; and baklava layered with walnuts and meringue.

A complementary taste of sparkling wine from J Vineyards will start off the night.

Tickets ($65) include dinner and can be purchased at bit.ly/FSchefevents or by calling 415-382-3363, extension 243. Proceeds support shelter, housing and training programs at Homeward Bound of Marin. The events take place in the showcase kitchen at the Key Room at 1385 North Hamilton Parkway in Novato. See a calendar of future chef events at cookingschoolsofamerica.com/freshstartscookingschool/index.php?page=calendar.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please email her at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com with your local food news, restaurant experiences and general feedback. You can follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin.

Editor’s note: If you own or work for a restaurant, catering company, food truck, grocery, etc. and are offering delivery, curbside or pick-up, please tweet with the hashtag #MarinFood and we will run it on our website to let our readers know.

None of us will be biking over to the Fairfax Brewfest this month, attending the San Rafael State of the City Dinner or exclaiming over the soon-to-open Rooftop Restaurant at RH Marin, the Gallery at the Village in Corte Madera, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and this week’s shelter-in-place order.

But, we do need to eat, and looking forward to our next meal during these vexing and unprecedented times might be the day’s highlight.

Restaurant doors are closed to sit-down diners, but if cooking at home becomes too arduous, outsourcing the task is still an option. Many bring meals to the curb while continuing to employ delivery services like Dine-in Marin, DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub. And if you’re inclined to purchase a gift card for future use, this is the time, as restaurants confront the challenge of keeping business flowing.

Keep in mind that the list below is abbreviated and fluid while eateries scramble to determine how best to manage operations over the next few weeks and continue to reinvent in the face of our temporary new normal. Check websites and Instagram profiles for the most current information.

Please feel free to contact me with your stories and/or suggestions for future columns as we all settle in.

Outdoor markets

The 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday and Sunday Marin Civic Center Farmers Market operated by the Agricultural Institute of Marin remains open. This will continue as the market provides an essential community service for feeding the public and takes place in an open-air environment. Check the website for information on the market’s health and safety protocols and to stay apprised of any changes.

• 3501 Civic Center Drive in San Rafael. Call 415-472-6100 or go to agriculturalinstitute.org.

Copita Taquileria y Comida

Call for curbside pickup or place delivery orders through DoorDash from noon to 8 p.m. daily. Check the website for the takeout menu.

• 739 Bridgeway in Sausalito. Call 415-331-7400 or go to copitarestaurant.com.

Creekside Pizza & Taproom

Order, park, honk and go. The full menu is available, including the annual St. Paddy’s Day corned beef and cabbage sold in individual or family meal packaging. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sundays through Wednesdays and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays.

• 638 San Anselmo Ave. in San Anselmo. Call 415-785-4450 or go to creeksidesa.com.

Cucina

Place orders over the phone between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. for curbside pickup or home delivery. Check the menu online.

• 510 San Anselmo Ave. in San Anselmo. Call 415-454-2942 or 415-378-1435 or go to cucina-sa.com.

Flour Craft Bakery

Source a day’s worth of healthy meals with the new Pickup Meal Series. Order by phone or online by noon to be picked up the following day between 1 and 3 p.m. in Mill Valley or San Anselmo. Also open for takeout with pickup at the storefront or dropped at your car from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

• 129 Miller Ave. in Mill Valley. Call 415-384-8244.

• 702 San Anselmo Ave. in San Anselmo. Call 415-453-3100 or go to flourcraftbakery.com

Guesthouse Marin

The daily curbside pickup menu is posted on the website at noon and is available from 4:30 to 8 p.m. nightly. There is no minimum. The restaurant makes an effort to provide delivery to guests over the age of 65 with no delivery fee but requests a $50 minimum. A 25% discount is being applied to all gift card purchases during the shelter in place.

• 850 College Ave. in Kentfield. Call 415-419-5101 or go to guesthousemarin.com.

Insalata’s

As always, the restaurant’s takeout case and refrigerators are full of proteins and mains, salads and veggies, pasta and grains, and soups and sweets. Call or go online for the daily selections. Orders are brought to the car or delivered if assistance is necessary. Gift cards can be purchased online. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.

• 120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in San Anselmo. Call 415-457-7700 or go InsalatasTakeOut.com.

Lou’s Takeaway

It’s business as usual with a limited but eclectic and daily changing menu. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays and Saturdays and 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays. Closed Sundays and Mondays.

• 621A Del Ganado Road in San Rafael. Call 415-226-7994 or go to loustakeaway.com.

Marché aux Fleurs

Takeout and delivery are offered from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, including pantry items like soups, broths, meatballs, tomato sauce, bacon, dried beans and rice. Check the website for updates or to order gift cards.

• 23 Ross Common in Ross. Call 415-925-9200 or go to marcheauxfleursrestaurant.com.

M.H. Bread and Butter

The restaurant and bakery is accepting bread, pastry, coffee drink and kitchen orders (limited menu) from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• 101 San Anselmo Ave. in San Anselmo. Call 415-755-4575 or go to mhbreadandbutter.com.

The Parkside

The café is closed but the snack bar (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.), coffee bar (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and marketplace (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.) are open for pizza, sandwiches, provisions and dinner entrees to-go. Gift cards are available to purchase online.

• 43 Arenal Ave. in Stinson Beach. Call 415-868-1272 or go to parksidecafe.com.

Playa

Get your guacamole, tacos, tequila and more from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Orders for curbside pickup placed directly with the restaurant are discounted by 10%. Delivery is through Dine-in Marin and DoorDash. Wine, beer and spirits are available at reduced prices.

• 41 Throckmorton Ave. in Mill Valley. Call 415-384-8871 or go to playamv.com.

The Kitchen Table

Place orders for takeout from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays or purchase gift certificates online.

• 1574 Fourth St. in San Rafael. Call 415-521-5568 or go to thekitchentablesr.com.

Taco Jane’s

Place orders over the phone, then pull into the driveway and honk for curbside pickup. Hours are noon to 3 p.m. for lunch and 5 to 8 p.m. for dinner.

• 21 Tamalpais Ave. in San Anselmo. Call 415-454-6562 or go to tacojanes.com.

Tony Tutto Pizza

The menu remains the same, including pizzas, changing specials and farmers market sourcing. Order by phone or at the restaurant from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays or 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

• 16 Ross Common in Ross. Call 415-383-8646 or go to tonytuttopizza.com.

World Wrapps

Open for takeout and online or phone orders for delivery from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

• 208 Corte Madera Town Center in Corte Madera. Call 415-927-3663 or go to worldwrapps.com.

Specialty food producers

Shop locally and directly from small Marin producers including:

Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.

Cheese boards are just as delicious at home and are available to ship directly to your door. Call 800-591-6878 or go to pointreyescheese.com.

Cowgirl Creamery

The Point Reyes Station shop and café is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays to Sundays for curbside pickup. Order provisions and gift certificates on the website.

80 Fourth St. in Point Reyes Station. Call 415-663-9335 or go to cowgirlcreamery.com.

Closures

A number of restaurant have decided to temporarily close including Marinitas in San Anselmo, Sam’s Anchor Café in Tiburon and Equator Coffees in Sausalito, Larkspur and Mill Valley (coffee bean shipping fees are waved when ordering online).

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please email her at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com with your local food news, restaurant experiences and general feedback. You can follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin.

As we’re passing the one-week mark and digesting the reality that home base living is the way it’s going to be for awhile, figuring out at least a loose routine around the day’s meals is a work in progress. It’s becoming increasingly challenging as restrictive government mandates grow simultaneously with mindsets around what’s socially acceptable.

Just a mere couple of weeks ago, it would have been unheard of to pass people in public, well outside the respectful edges of personal space, and be overtly shunned as they bristle like a cat and throw themselves under-arrest style against the nearest vertical service. But now, steering clear of others has become the norm.

So how does this work when it comes to addressing our need to gather food and eat three times a day? The act of supermarket shopping presents multiple public touch points, lines mean waiting among people and stores are sometimes out of certain necessities that can make a suggested once a week shop difficult.

The grocery ordering option is a possibility but, and I’m simplifying, it raises the bill and requires technological access and know-how. And if we all did it, the shoppers would overflow the markets.

Then there are the restaurants. It’s hard not to mourn the loss of dining being the great unifier, chefs as our culinary caregivers and the spaces being our self-selected, albeit temporary, “shelter-in-place,” shared with whomever we choose.

As a restaurant frequenter, it’s painful to witness the hardship of the impressively motivated individuals I’ve gotten to know who devote their deep passion and unique skill to pleasing people though food. My mind flows from one place to the next, snippets of conversation and bursts of enthusiasm undoubtedly changing drastically in tone as they, and we, navigate uncertainty.

All they can do is what they can do and what spurred these chefs to tackle an incredibly challenging profession with inherently low margins has been nobly redirected to imaginative and resourceful ways to adapt.

Many of the restaurants listed here and in last week’s column have revamped menus for takeout. Pay online and get the bagged or boxed meal put directly into your car or have it left for pickup. This requires little to no person-to-person contact. Find useful information on COVID-19 food safety at seriouseats.com/2020/03/food-safety-and-coronavirus-a-comprehensive-guide.html and SF.gov for up to date information on restrictions.

Many offer free delivery by arranging directly with the restaurant, bakery, etc. or through delivery services like Grubhub, Dine-In Marin and DoorDash. Uber Eats is waving delivery fees from local restaurants for the time being.

What else can we do? Like so many other aspects of our lives, we can work to unify our support. Purchase a gift card online for a gift or your future use. Maybe reach out virtually and check in with your favorites where the staff has become like family. They all have a story to tell, some related to their own hardship, but most about helping employees that had to be let go.

Some, including El Huarache Loco in Larkspur and Piazza D’Angelo in Mill Valley, have set up GoFundMe campaigns to support their employees during the closure. Search for the restaurant name at gofundme.com.

This is a lengthy list. I’d like to preface that I’m not encouraging breaking mandated protocols and making the rounds. Please use common sense. For those I’ve missed, please let me know via email.

New hours are listed, but restaurants are constantly in flux so always check the website or call to check.

I have a continuously updated list of restaurants and specials in my story highlights on Instagram. Also, restaurants offering delivery or curbside pickup can tweet with the hashtag #MarinFood and it will appear on marinij.com.

Eat well, use caution, keep your distance and let’s get through this.

Aggregated town links

Find all your restaurant news including hours, menus and special offers for San Anselmo at sananselmoeats.com and San Rafael at downtownsanrafael.org.

Homey, filling, fresh

Joinery, Sausalito

Fried Brussel sprouts, guacamole, pulled pork tacos, fried chicken and porchetta sandwiches, fattoush salad, rotisserie chicken with sides, Straus Creamery milkshakes and more. Refresh with six packs of Fort Point’s KSA and Animal. Gift cards online.

• 300 Turney St., Sausalito. 415-766-8999; joineryca.com

Foodniks, Tiburon

Call ahead and pick up fresh pre-packaged salads and deli sandwiches and fresh and frozen entrees. 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays.

• 1 Blackfield Drive, Tiburon. 415-383-3663; foodniks.com

Comforts, San Anselmo

Takeout, delivery and curbside pickup from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekends. Find menu and daily specials on website.

• 335 San Anselmo Ave. Call 415-454-9840 or go to comfortscafe.com.

The Lodge, Fairfax

Breakfast, sandwiches, sliders, salads, tacos and share plates for pickup brought to the car. Check the website for menu and updated hours.

• 1573 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Call 415-991-5625, text 415-295-6482 or go to thelodgefairfax.com.

Crepevine, San Rafael

Curbside takeout and delivery (Caviar, Grubhub, DoorDash, Uber Eats and Dine-In Marin) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• 1133 Fourth St. in San Rafael. Call 415-257-8822 or go to crepevine.com.

Marin classics

Marin Joe’s, Corte Madera

Serving limited Italian-American menu, including a burger with a 66-year-old reputation, from 4 to 8 p.m.

• 1585 Casa Buena Drive. Call 415-924-1500 or go to marinjoesrestaurant.com.

San Rafael Joe’s, San Rafael

Takeout and curbside pickup.

• 931 Fourth St. Call 415-456-2425 or go to sanrafaeljoes.com.

Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio

The to-go menu has been pared down to favorites, including the Rancho burger. Delivery to those in need. Open from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily. General store for staples and provisions is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• 1 Old Rancheria Road. Call 415-662-2219 or go to ranchonicasio.com.

Neighborhood Italian

Servino Ristorante, Tiburon

Southern Italian homemade pasta, free-range meat, sustainable seafood and wood oven thin crust pizza from 4 to 7 p.m. for takeout, curbside pickup or delivery. See the to-go menu online. Wine and beer available; inquire at pick up.

• 9 Main St. Call 415-435-2676 or go to servino.com.

Gaspare’s Pizzeria Ristorante

Bruschetta, minestrone soup, chicken Parmesan panini, cannelloni with chicken, spinach and cheese, veal scaloppini with mushrooms, tiramisu and much more. Order pickup and delivery online from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 4:30 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

• 200 Merrydale Road in San Rafael. Call 415-472-7101 or go to gasparespizzeria.com.

Valenti & Co., San Anselmo

Order in advance for curbside service. Menu posted on website.

• 337 San Anselmo Ave. Call 415-454-7800 or go to valentico.com.

Frandelizios, Fairfax

Simplified menu of Northern Italian dishes with California flair delivered to the door or curbside. Place over the phone from 4 to 8 p.m. Closed Tuesdays. One parking space reserved in front of the restaurant for easy pickup.

• 35 Broadway Blvd. Call 415-459-1618 or go to fradelizios.com.

Sorella Caffe, Fairfax

Homey Italian with pastas, seafood, homemade tiramisu and specials. Takeout, drive-thru pickup and delivery. Wine and beer available to-go with your meal.

• 107 Bolinas Road. Call 415-258-4520 or go to sorellacaffe.com.

Family-style

Piatti, Mill Valley

Takeout menu of favorites and family-style meals from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. delivered curbside. Also ready-to-heat-and-eat, or store or freeze, dishes from Piatti Provisions.

• 625 Redwood Highway. Call 415-380-2525 or go to millvalley.piatti.com.

South of the border

Parranga, Mill Valley

Order tortas, salads and rotisserie meals online for pickup or delivery.

• 800 Redwood Highway. Call 415-569-5009 or go to parranga.com.

The Cantina, Mill Valley

Open for curbside takeout including family-style fajita dinner for four and beer and wine from 3 to 7 p.m. Delivery through Dine-In Marin or Uber Eats.

• 651 East Blithedale Ave. Call 415-381-1070 or go to thecantina.com.

Flores, Corte Madera

Shareable meats, family meals for four and other menu favorites from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily at the restaurant’s new drive-thru, or get delivery through Caviar.

• 301 Corte Madera Town Center. Call 415-500-5145 or go to cortemadera.floressf.com.

Taco Jane’s, San Anselmo

Organic green chili chicken enchiladas with queso fresco cheese, rice, beans and griddled plantains.

• 21 Tamalpais Ave. Call 415-454-6652 or go to tacojanes.com.

Cascabel, San Rafael

Braised pork taquitos, Baja-style fish tacos, Cancun salad and more. Open for takeout and delivery (Caviar, Grubhub, DoorDash, Uber Eats and Dine-In Marin) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• 1131 Fourth St. Call 415-785-7653 or go to cascabelbayarea.com.

Las Guitarras Restaurant, Novato

Takeout for curbside pickup or free delivery from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

• 1017 Reichert Ave. Call 415-892-3171.

Hearty American

Miracle Mile Café, San Rafael

Extensive menu, including specialty cinnamon roll pancakes, available for curbside pickup and free delivery from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.

• 2130 Fourth St. Call 415-454-7700 or go to miraclemilecafe.com.

Bacon, Novato

Call for takeout and delivery from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily.

• 1500 Grant Ave., Suite 1400. Call 415-892-9900 or go to baconnovato.com.

Eduardo’s, San Rafael

Soups, salads and sandwiches for 40 years. Lunch hours for pickup or delivery from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.

• 4200 Redwood Highway. Call 415-479-7500 or go to eduardosofmarin.com.

Burgers and fries

Gott’s, Greenbrae

Call or order online for curbside pickup. A medley of burgers, salads, fries, tacos and shakes. Receive a text when your order is ready. 100% of food, merchandise and gift card sales goes to employees.

• 302 Bon Air Center. Call 415-785-4233 or go to gotts.com.

The Counter, Corte Madera

Place orders for delivery at order.thecounter.com/menu/counter-corte-madera.

The Hub, San Anselmo

Grass-fed burger, superfood salad or Straus soft serve cone? Curbside service on food orders. Discounted gift cards.

• 882 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Call 415-785-4802 or go to hubsananselmo.com.

Pizza, please

Bar Bocce, Sausalito

Takeout and delivery of meatballs, blistered shishito peppers, salads, lasagna, pizzas and more from noon to 8 p.m. daily.

• 1250 Bridgeway. Call 415-331-0555 or go to barbocce.com.

Tamalpie, Mill Valley

Takeout and delivery of 48-hour rise pizzas, small plates, entrees and salads from 4 to 9 p.m. daily.

• 477 Miller Ave. Call 415 388-7437 or go to tamalpiepizza.com.

Waypoint Pizza, Tiburon

Check the website for menu, takeout and delivery information and hours.

• 15 Main St. Call 415-435-3440 or go to waypointpizza.com.

Pizzeria Picco, Larkspur

Call for takeout and delivery of salads, traditional Neapolitan thin-crust wood-burning pizzas and beer and wine available from 5 to 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and noon to 8 p.m. weekends.

• 316 Magnolia Ave. Call 415-945-8900 or go to pizzeriapicco.com.

Mulberry Street Pizzeria, San Rafael

Salads and pasta for takeout or delivery (Grubhub and Dine-In Marin). Normal business hours. Call for counter or curbside pickup.

• 101 Smith Ranch Road. Call 415-472-7272 or go to mulberrystreetpizzasanrafael.com.

Step it up

Bungalow 44, Mill Valley

Get your buckets of chicken and much more from 5 to 8 p.m. daily. Pickup in parking lot. Bottles of beer and wine available, too. Direct delivery for elderly or arrange through Dine-In Marin.

• 44 East Blithedale Ave. Call 415-381-2500 or go to bungalow44.com.

Buckeye Roadhouse, Mill Valley

Special shelter-in-place takeout menu of favorites from 4 to 8 p.m. daily. Pickup in the parking lot. Delivery through Dine-In Marin. Buckeye Joe coffee cart also open with breakfast burritos and pastries from 6 to 10 a.m. weekdays.

• Call 415-331-2600 or go to buckeyeroadhouse.com.

Luna Blu, Tiburon

Open for curbside pickup and free delivery 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays.

• 35 Main St. Call 415-789-5844 or go to lunablurestaurant.com.

Madcap, San Anselmo

Iron Chef Ron Siegel is preparing family-style dinners for curbside pickup from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays. Check the website for nightly specials. Wines are sold at a reduced price. Advance orders required via email. Find purchasing information on the website.

• 198 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Call 415-453-9898 or go to madcapmarin.com.

Sweet treats

Sweet Things Bakery, Tiburon

Curbside pickup at the Cove Shopping Center location for cakes, pies, tarts, cookies, bars, pastries and Equator Coffees espresso bar from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. No charge for delivery.

• 1 Blackfield Drive. Call 415-388-8583 to order or go to sweetthings.com to view menu.

Johnny Doughnuts, Larkspur and San Rafael

Bismarks, fritters, crodough or old-fashioned? Call ahead and pay online for curbside pickup from both Marin locations. Equator Coffees espresso bar. Delivery through DoorDash or Caviar.

• Marin Country Mart at Larkspur Landing open-air walk-up window open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Call 628-240-3382.

• San Rafael open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily at 1617 Fourth St. Call 415-450-1866. johnnydoughnuts.com

Teeny Cake, Novato

Give the gift of baker Michelle Mahoney’s cupcakes, cakes and mini desserts and send a smile. Or deliver a monthly goody box. Cookie and cupcake decorating kits coming soon.

• Call 415-895-5003 or go to teenycake.com.

Rustic Bakery, Tiburon, Larkspur and Kentfield

Phone in orders for curbside delivery of breads, pastries, soup, sandwiches, market salads and more from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Go to rusticbakery.com for addresses and contact info.

Creekside Bakery, Novato

Local-ingredient quiches, soups, salads, hot sandwiches, entrees, desserts and gourmet weekend brunch available to-go from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekends. Call one day ahead to reserve dinner specials like roast chicken with carrots, potatoes, green salad and garlic bread for curbside pickup at 6 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays.

• 1719 Grant Ave. in Novato. Call 415-892-7655 or go to instagram.com/creeksidebakery or find on the Instagram app @creeksidebakery to view the menu.

Tommy’s Salsa, Novato

One of my 2017 best dishes in Marin – “the chicken soup is made the old-fashioned way with a soul-satisfying, deeply flavored stock and plenty of tender chicken, fresh veggies and rice to make it a meal.”

• 1553 South Novato Blvd. Call 415-898-1351 or go to tommyssalsa.com.

Beefy sandwiches

Checker’s Deli, Novato

Lofty New York-style sandwiches at the Vintage Oaks Shopping Center. Order online for pickup.

• 104 Vintage Way. Call 415-209-0099 or go to checkerdeli.com.

Michael’s Sourdough Sandwiches, San Rafael and Novato

Fresh-baked sourdough sandwiches for takeout. Order by phone, online or in-line. Daily specials (I’ve been known to calendar the Wednesday turkey bacon club) and salads.

• 999 Andersen Drive in San Rafael. Call 415-485-0964 and 42 Digital Drive in Novato. Call 415-883-5110. Go to michaelssourdough.com.

Ethic takeout

Tommy’s Wok, Sausalito

Open for takeout from noon to 2:30 p.m. and 4 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays through Saturdays and 4 to 8 p.m. Sundays. Closed Tuesdays. Check the menu online and place orders over the phone.

• 3001 Bridgeway. Call 415-332-5818 or go to tommyswok.com.

Sol Food, Mill Valley and San Rafael

Pollo al horno, bistec encebollado or vegetariano? Latin American cuisine for takeout and delivery.

• Mill Valley from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 401 Miller Ave. Call 415-380-1986.

• San Rafael from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily at 903 and 901 Lincoln Ave. Call 415-451-4765 or go to solfoodrestaurant.com.

DJ’s Chinese Cuisine, Larkspur

Open for takeout during regular hours.

• 435 Magnolia Ave. Call 415-924-0717 or go to djchinesecuisine.com.

Seasonally inspired

Watershed, Mill Valley

Order seasonal appetizers, salads, sandwiches, pizza and mains on website for curbside pickup from noon to 8 p.m. daily. Special menu items added daily. Beat the rush and order uncut pizzas ahead for easy reheating. Wine and beer to-go.

• 129 Miller Ave. Call 415-888-2406 or go to watershedmv.com.

Rickey’s, Novato

Fresh American cuisine and seafood for takeout or free delivery in Novato with $50 minimum from 4 to 8 p.m. Find the menu online.

• 250 Entrada Drive. Call 415-870-2990 or go to RickeysRestaurant.com.

Point Reyes Station

Station House Café

Takeout menu of starters and small plates, salads, mainstays and burgers. Call in the order, pay by phone with name and number, pull in and your order will be brought out. Open from noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

• 11180 Highway 1. Call 415-663-1515 or go to stationhousecafe.com.

William Tell House

Salads, veggies, soup, beer-battered fish and chips, Reuben, tacos, cocktails, beer, wine and more. Offerings change weekly. Check website for menu. Delivery to Tomales and Dillon Beach. Thursdays through Sundays from 5 to 8 p.m.

• 26955 Highway 1, Tomales. Call 707-879-200.

Smoked meats

Pig in a Pickle

Brisket, pork, ribs and chicken and more with scratch buns, rubs, sides and sauces for curbside pickup or delivery through Dine-In Marin from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

• 341 Corte Madera Town Center. Call 415-891-3265 or go to piginapickle.com.

Sushi fix

Sushi Ran, Sausalito

Curbside pickup from noon to 7:30 p.m. with 30% discount on wine and sake. Gift cards available on website.

• 107 Caledonia St. Call 415-332-3620 or go to sushiran.com.

Taki Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar

Family-owned for 30 years. Find the menu online and call for pickup.

• 452 Ignacio Blvd. Call 415-883 2423 or go to takisushibar.com.

Masa Sushi, Novato

Takeout or delivery of sushi and more from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 8:30 p.m. daily.

• 813 Grant Ave. Call 415-892-0081 or go to masanovato.com.

Clean and healthy

Urban Remedy, Mill Valley, San Rafael

Healing, plant-based juices, ready-to-eat meals and snacks delivered. Order ahead for free delivery to your door or curbside pickup. Download the app or order online. Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• 1904 4th St. in San Rafael or 34 Miller Ave. in Mill Valley. Go to order.thanx.com/urbanremedy.

Pearl, Novato

Poke, bahn mi, Thai curry and sushi for pickup or delivery. Order online from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. or for delivery beginning at 11:30 a.m. Mondays though Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays.

• 942 Diablo Ave. Call 415-761-9469 or go pearlnovato1.com.

Sustainable eating

Belcampo, Larkspur

Order pickup or delivery from the restaurant or butcher shop from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Delivery charges over $15 made via the Belcampo app are waved for the near term.

• 2405 Larkspur Landing Circle. Call 415-448-5810 or go to belcampo.com.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Send her an email at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com with your comments, food news or restaurant recommendations. Or you can follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin.

Exactly how long has it been since we were forced to adopt a whole new set of pandemic-driven standards for gathering ingredients to cook or picking up meals at a restaurant? It’s hard to discern as the days begin to bleed together without the rudder of habitual routine.

Having no fixed end to this unusual rigidity exacerbates the discomfort.

“It doesn’t matter what happens until everyone feels good about going out,” says Marin chef Ron Siegel of San Anselmo’s Madcap restaurant during a recent phone conversation. “If a reasonable date was circled in the calendar to plan around, it would make a big difference and feel better. Not knowing is the hardest part, but I’m trying to be patient.”

He’s one of the luckier ones. Madcap is small and Siegel doesn’t have a sizeable staff that depends on him. For larger restaurant establishments, it has been heartbreaking to let employees go.

Mill Valley restaurateur Peter Schumaker (Buckeye Roadhouse, Playa and Bungalow 44) sees no end in the future but credits the local community for generously supporting the restaurant’s GoFundMe accounts set up for his employees.

“Of course at some point, that might stop, so getting the word out that even $25 for your favorite cafe, bar, restaurant or staff member will make a difference,” he says.

Like many, he hopes takeout food income will help to pay bills and employ at least a small percentage of his staff. It helps morale and hopefully prevents the business from having to shut down completely.

Gustavo Ortega, of San Rafael Peruvian restaurant El Perol, also hopes to stay open during the crisis.

“We are doing our best, especially for our employees, but we are struggling to get any orders in,” he says.

Miracle Mile Café owner Karen Garcia echoes the sentiment.

“As a small family-owned business, we have been hit hard on our sales in a blink on a eye and our staff was the most affected since they all work in different restaurants, which are now closed,” she says. “We are taking all of the healthy precautions to provide clean and safe service to our customers and will try to keep going for takeout and delivery orders.”

As I covered last week, it’s challenging as food consumers to know exactly how to best manage while sheltering-in-place. No one can argue that going nowhere is the most ideal option, but it’s just not always feasible to get food on the table.

Below is the third list of restaurants offering takeout and delivery in Marin, building on the first two that you can find in the Zest section under Bread & Butter. Restaurants are constantly in flux, so always check the website or call for current hours and menus.

Keep in mind that, if given a choice, restaurants are best served by direct orders rather than delivery apps. Some of these are free to customers but charge the restaurants high commission fees that offset any profit.

Some restaurants are offering gift card purchases directly from their websites, a few with discounts. Or check saveourfaves.com for an aggregated listing.

A number of eateries have established employee relief funds for displaced staff on crowdfunding platform GoFundMe. Search by restaurant name or location to donate. Or go to Tipjarmarin.com for a compiled list.

Play Marin is distributing 300 to 600 free packaged dinners every weekend in Marin City through June 21 by purchasing dinners from Marin restaurants. Find out how you can donate at charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/meals-for-play-marin.

Donations are being accepted at Feed the Frontlines Marin. Mill Valley’s Shoreline Coffee Shop, Watershed and Juice Girl are providing meals to frontline workers throughout county. Go to donorbox.org/feed-the-frontlines-marin.

Johnny Doughnuts has launched a pay-it-forward initiative to send doughnuts and coffee to local medical staff in San Francisco and Marin. Find out more at johnny-doughnuts-2.square.site.

Restaurants offering delivery or curbside pickup can tweet with the hashtag #MarinFood and it will appear on the IJ website, marinij.com

Sausalito

Anchorage 5 Restaurant: Takeout from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call ahead for hours and days of the week they are open.

• 475 Gate 5 Road. Call 415-331-8329.

Angelinos: Antipasto plate, lasagna bolognese, tortelloni and more available for takeout from 5 to 9 p.m.

• 621 Bridgeway. Call 415-331-5225 or go to angelinorestaurant.com.

Arawan Thai Cuisine: Takeout and delivery (Grubhub) from 4:30 to 9 p.m. weekdays and 1 to 9 p.m. weekends.

• 47 Caledonia St. Call 415-729-9395.

Avatar’s Restaurant: Takeout or free delivery for Sausalito residents from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Order online or by phone.

• 2656 Bridgeway. Call 415-332-8083 or go to avatarsrestaurant.com.

Aurora Ristorante: Takeout and delivery (Grubhub) from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Bottles of wine are half-price.

• 300 Valley St. Call 415-339-8930.

Cibo Bakery pop-up drive-thru: Fresh baked bread, focaccia, croissants, morning buns, scones, tarts, turnovers, croissant donuts and more. Open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• 200 Gate 5 Road. Check Instagram for the day’s menu @cibosausalito and find the hours for Portside’s pop-up at portsidebakery.com or for Croissami at croissami.com.

Fast Food Français: Curbside pickup and delivery (Caviar), including family meal packs and grocery provisions from 5 to 8 p.m. daily. Gift cards available online.

• 39 Caledonia St. Call 415-887-9047 or go to eatf3.com.

Firehouse Coffee & Tea: Takeout from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

• 317 Johnson St. Call 415-729-9159.

Fish: Open for takeout fresh fish chowder, ceviche, sandwiches, salads, tacos, beverages and more. Check shifting hours on the website.

• 350 Harbor Drive. Call 415-331-3474 or go to 331fish.com.

Hamburgers: Fire-grilled burgers for takeout from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

• 737 Bridgeway. Call 415-332-9471.

Kitti’s Place: Takeout from noon to 6 p.m. weekdays.

• 3001 Bridgeway. Call 415-331-0390 or go to kittisplace.com.

Poggio: Find the takeout cocktail, wine (50% off deals) and dinner menu that includes fresh fish caught by executive chef Benjamin Balesteri on the website. Place pickup orders over the phone from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 4 to 8 p.m. daily.

• 777 Bridgeway. Call 415-332-7771 or go to poggiotrattoria.com.

Osteria Divino: Call or order online for takeout and delivery from 4 to 8 p.m. and fresh coffee and pastries from 8 to 10 a.m. daily. Free delivery within five miles. Menu changes daily.

• 37 Caledonia St. Call 415-331-9355 or go to osteriadivino.com.

Sartaj India Cafe: Call for takeout between 11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Hours subject to change.

• 686 Bridgeway. Call 415-332-7103.

Aggregated town link — sausalito.org/take-out-delivery-restaurants

Mill Valley

Antone’s East Coast Sub Shop: Takeout and delivery (Uber Eats, Grubhub), including curbside pickup.

• 558 Miller Ave. Call 415-888-3585 or go to antoneseastcoast.com.

Avatar’s Punjabi Burritos: Takeout from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

• 15 Madrona Ave. Call 415-381-8293.

Boo Koo: Order and pay online for takeout and delivery.

• 25 Miller Ave. Call 415-888-8303 or go to eatbookoo.com.

• Café Del Soul (also in San Rafael): Veggie and chicken wraps, salads, rice and quinoa dishes, nachos and quesadillas for takeout and delivery.

• 247 Shoreline Highway. Call 415-388-1852 or cafedelsoul.net.

Equator Coffees: Pre-ordering and paying through the Equator mobile app. Markers on sidewalk are set 6 feet apart at an outside table for contactless transactions. Find out more on the website, where a link has been set up to tip the baristas who have lost hours.

• 2 Miller Ave. Go to equatorcoffees.com or download the Equator Coffees app.

Extreme Pizza (also in San Rafael): Pickup and delivery from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and Sundays and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

• 393 Miller Ave. Call 415-888-3191 or go to extremepizza.com.

Floodwater: Call for curbside takeout of full food menu and cocktails to-go or arrange for delivery by DoorDash from noon to 8 p.m. daily. Discounts on gift cards purchases; a GoFundMe campaign has been established for staff.

• 152 Shoreline Highway. Call 415-843-4545 or go to floodwatermv.com.

Grilly’s: Full menu for takeout from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily.

• 493 Miller Ave. Call 415-381-3278 or go to grillys.com.

Hook Fish Co. at Proof Lab Beer Garden: Sustainable fish tacos, burritos, bowls, sandwiches and more through a contactless takeout system. Orders taken from 4 to 8 p.m. and are completed 15 minutes after placing online, unless otherwise notified. Pickup curbside at a designated table by the side gate. Also buy your favorite beers in draft pints or growlers (swap-outs available) and wine, ciders and kombuchas to-go.

• 254 Shoreline Highway. Go to hookfish.com.

Juice Girl: Order and pay by phone and pickup curbside or free delivery from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily or extended delivery time through Caviar from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays or 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends.

• 45 Camino Alto. Call 415-322-6160 or go to juicegirlmv.com.

Lam’s Kitchen: Open for takeout from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

• 89 East Blithedale Ave. Call 415-383-6368 or go to lams-kitchen.com.

Rocco’s Pizza: Open for takeout and delivery from noon to 9 p.m. daily.

• 711 East Blithedale Ave. Call 415-388-4444 or go to roccospizzamillvalley.com.

Shoreline Coffee Shop: Takeout from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily. Gift cards online.

• 221 Shoreline Highway. Call 415-388-9085 or go to shorelinecoffeeshop.com.

Stefano’s: Curbside pickup and delivery from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily.

• 11 East Blithedale Ave. Call 415-383-9666 or go to stefanossolarpizza.com.

Super Duper Burger: Takeout orders taken from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, over the phone or online, or order delivery from Caviar.

• 430 Miller Ave. Go to superduperburgers.com.

Thep Lela: Takeout and delivery from 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• 615 Strawberry Village. Call 415-383-3444 or go to theplela.com.

Vitality Bowls Superfood Café: Takeout and delivery from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Website and phone orders preferred.

• 160 Donahue St. Call 415-729-9795 or go to vitalitybowls.com.

Robata Grill and Sushi: Takeout and delivery (Dine-In Marin) from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

• 591 Redwood Highway. Call 415-381-8400 or go to robatagrill.com.

Samurai Japanese Restaurant: Takeout from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Phone orders only.

• 425 Miller Ave. Call 415-381-3680.

SweetE Organic: “Candy with a conscience” open from noon to 2 p.m. weekends for curbside pickup.

• 612 Strawberry Village. Call 415-380-5000 or go to sweeteorganic.com.

Tiburon and Belvedere

Lola’s Taqueria: Open for takeout.

• 110 Main St. Call 415-797-6196 or go to lolas-taqueria.business.site.

Aggregated town link — tiburonchamber.org

Greenbrae

Victoria Bakery & Café: Fresh pastries, quiche by the slice, scones, bars, tiramisu, specialty cakes and more for takeout.

• 292 Bon Air Center. Call 415-461-3099 or go to victoriabakerymarin.com.

Corte Madera

Stefano’s: Curbside pickup and delivery from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily.

• 225 Corte Madera Ave. Call 415-924-9666 or go to stefanossolarpizza.com.

Larkspur

Hog Island Oyster Co.: The fourth Bay Area location opens this week at Marin Country Mart. For now, certified sustainable shellfish straight from Tomales Bay is only available for takeout and delivery. Limited menu includes clam chowder, shrimp linguine, oyster po’ boy, meal kits, wine and pre-batched cocktails from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays.

• 2401 Larkspur Landing Circle. Call 628-253-5905 or go to hogislandoysters.com/restaurants/larkspur.

El Huarache Loco: Pickup and delivery (DoorDash, Grubhub, Caviar) from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• 1803 Larkspur Landing Circle. Call 415-925-1403 or go to huaracheloco.com.

Emporio Rulli’s: Open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for takeout of cakes, torts, cookies and pastries.

• 464 Magnolia Ave. Call 415-924-7478 or go to rulli.com.

Farm House Local: Takeout and delivery from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Order online.

• 25 Ward St. Call 415-891-8577 or go to farmhouselocal.com.

Pressed Juicery: Open for curbside pickup or delivery (Grubhub, Postmates, DoorDash) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

• 2247A Larkspur Landing Circle. Call 415-925-1301 or go to pressedjuicery.com.

Roma Antica: Open for curbside pickup and delivery (Caviar, UberEats and DoorDash) from 4 to 8 p.m. daily. GoFundMe account set up with 100% of funds distributed to displaced employees.

• 286 Magnolia Ave. Call 415-891-3979 or go to romasf.com.

Shake Shack: Pickup and delivery from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• 1401 Larkspur Landing Circle. Call 628-212-2050 or go to order.shakeshack.com.

Sushi Ko: Takeout and delivery (Dine-In Marin and Grubhub) from 5 to 8:30 p.m. daily. 30% off sake and wine.

• 1819 Larkspur Landing Circle. Call 415-461-8400 or go to sushi-ko.com.

Tha Siam: Pickup and delivery. Open 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• 1813 Larkspur Landing Circle. Call 415-461-0189 or go to thasiam.net.

San Anselmo

Auryn Thai Cuisine: Order online for takeout.

• 810 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Call 415-455-8300 or go to aurynthaicuisine.com.

Baan Thai Cuisine: Order online for pickup.

• 726 San Anselmo Ave. Call 415-457-947 or go to baanthaimarin.com.

Comforts

Stocked case full of daily changing dishes, including specials, salads, soups and freezer-friendly meals, ready to go from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekends.

• 335 San Anselmo Ave. Call 415-454-9840 or go to comfortscafe.com.

Marin Coffee Roasters: Opens for coffee at 6 a.m. Pastry specials from noon to 4 p.m. with lunch deals offered.

• 546 San Anselmo Ave. Call 415-258-9549 or go to sananselmoeats.com.

Pizzalina: Curbside takeout from noon to 8 p.m. daily including a changing family meal and wine specials. Delivery through Grubhub.

• 914 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Call 415-256-9780 or go to pizzalina.com.

Stefano’s: Curbside pickup and delivery from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily.

• 330 San Anselmo Ave. Call 415-460-6330 or go to stefanossolarpizza.com.

Sushi 69: Curbside pickup including discounted sake and beer.

• 69 Center Blvd. Call 415-459-6969 or go to shallwego69.com.

Taqueria Mi Pueblo: Takeout and delivery from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Opens at noon on Sundays.

• 208 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Call 415-460-1027 or go to EatMiPuebloSanAnselmo.com.

Aggregated town link with daily specials — sananselmoeats.com

Fairfax

Café Lotus: Takeout or delivery is available at all three Lotus restaurants. Order food on the website or gift cards to buy a meal for a friend or use for yourself in the future.

• 1912 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Call 415-456-5808 or go to lotusrestaurant.com.

Ghiringhelli’s Pizzeria: Takeout and free delivery.

• 45 Broadway. Call 415-453-7472 or go to GhirPizza.com.

Perry’s Deli: Hearty sandwiches, burgers, salads, fries, shakes and more from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends for curbside takeout and delivery.

• 1916 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Call 415-456-3580.

Split Rock Tap & Wheel: Call for takeout food and beer from 4 to 8 p.m. weekdays and 1 to 8 p.m. weekends.

• 2020 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Call 415-721-7644 or go to splitrocktapandwheel.com.

Village Sake: Pre-order takeout bento boxes, skewers, maki, and sake and wine by the bottle from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Menu appears online on Wednesdays.

• 19 Bolinas Road. Call 415-521-5790 or go to villagesake.com.

Way Station: Takeout and delivery of food, beer and wine from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and noon to 8 p.m. weekends.

• 2001 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Call 415-300-3099 or go to waystationmarin.com.

San Rafael

Aloh-o: Order nigiri, sushi, poke, bento boxes and more online for pickup between 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

• 276 Northgate Drive. Call 415-306-7111 or go to alohotogo.com.

Arizmendi Bakery, Cafe & Pizzeria: Worker-owned cooperative is open for curbside takeout. Deadline for ordering fresh baked pastries, cookies, muffins, granola, sourdough breads, pizza dough, whole par-barked pizzas, beer and wine is 2 p.m. for pickup the following Thursday, Friday or Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

• 1002 Fourth St. San Rafael. Call 415-456-4093 or go to arizmendi-sanrafael.com.

Café Del Soul (also in Mill Valley): Takeout and delivery.

• 1408 Fourth St. Call 415-457-5400 or go to cafedelsoul.net.

Extreme Pizza (also in Mill Valley): Pickup and delivery from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and Sundays and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

• 703 Fourth St. Call 415-454-6111 or go to extremepizza.com.

Kababbq: Open for takeout and delivery through DoorDash, Caviar or Dine-In Marin from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

• 555 East Francisco Blvd. Call 415-256-9878 or go to kababbq.com.

LaVier Latin Fusion: Open from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily for takeout. Call the restaurant for available dishes or find the menu for delivery through DoorDash, Uber Eats and Dine-In Marin.

• 1025 C St. Call 415-295-7990.

Le Comptoir: Limited takeout menu for curbside pickup and Epicerie Shop open for provisions from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

• 1301 Fourth St. Call 415-454-5454 or go to LeComptoirSR.com.

Lotus Cuisine of India: Takeout or delivery is available at all three Lotus restaurants. Order food on the website or gift cards to buy a meal for a friend or use for yourself in the future.

• 704 Fourth St. Call 415-456-5808 or go to lotusrestaurant.com.

Revel & Roost: Seasonal salads, appetizers, flatbread pizzas, buttermilk-fried chicken, paellas and more. Online ordering, delivery information and menu on the website. Or walk in and use the ordering kiosk. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays.

• 901 B St. Call 415-870-9946 or go to revelroostkitchen.com.

Whipper Snapper: Full menu and nightly specials like slow-roasted pork shoulder, Prather Ranch beef sliders and grilled vegetable quesadilla for takeout from 5 to 8 p.m. nightly.

• 1613 Fourth St. Call 415-256-1818 or go to whipsnap.biz.

Woking: Takeout Hunan and Mandarin-style cuisine.

• 418 Las Gallinas Ave. Call 415-499-1188 or go to wokingmarin.com.

Kamikaze Sushi Bar: Curbside service or delivery (Dine-In Marin or DoorDash). Find hours and the menu on the website from 4:30 to 8 p.m. daily.

• 223 Third St. Call 415-457-6776 or go to eatatkamikaze.com.

El Perol: Call directly for takeout or order delivery through Caviar or DoorDash from noon to 2 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 1 to 5 p.m. weekends.

• 916 B St. Call 415-295-7980 or go to elperolrestaurant.com.

Stefano’s: Curbside pickup and delivery from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily.

• 424 Las Gallinas Ave. Call 415-472-6277 or go to stefanossolarpizza.com.

Mi Pueblo Marin: Takeout and delivery from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Opens at noon on Sundays.

• 5800 Northgate Drive. Call 415-295-7373 or go to EatMiPuebloMarin.com.

Aggregated town link — downtownsanrafael.org

Novato

El Rey: Takeout or delivery from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Closed Mondays. Kids dependent on school meals eat free (cheese quesadilla, rice and beans or bean and cheese burrito) from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays. One child per entrée.

• 940 Seventh St. Call 415-892-1471 or go to elreymexicanbarandgrill.com.

Finnegan’s Marin: Call directly for curbside pickup or for home delivery via DoorDash from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. View the menu, including family meals and bottled beer and wine to-go, and purchase gift cards on the website.

• 877 Grant Ave. Call 415-899-1516 or go to finnegansmarin.com.

Ghiringhelli’s Trattoria: Takeout and free delivery.

• 1535 South Novato Blvd. Call 415-878-4977 or go to GhiringhellisNovato.com.

Lotus Curry House: Takeout or delivery is available at all three Lotus restaurants. Order food on the website or gift cards to buy a meal for a friend or use for yourself in the future.

• 807 Grant Ave. Call 415-456-5808 or go to lotusrestaurant.com.

Mi Pueblo Novato: Takeout and delivery from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Opens at noon on Sundays.

• 905 Grant Ave. Call 415-295-7373 or go to EatMiPuebloMarin.com.

Rickey’s: Takeout and free delivery.

• 250 Entrada Drive. Call 415-870-2990 or go to RickeysRestaurant.com.

Stefano’s: Curbside pickup and delivery from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily.

• 1553 South Novato Blvd. Call 415-878-4959 or go to stefanossolarpizza.com.

Thailand Restaurant: Takeout and delivery (DoorDash) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 3 to 8 p.m. Sundays.

• 5800 Nave Drive. Call 415-381-1800 or go to novatothailand.com.

Aggregated town link — shoplocalnovato.com/community-businesses-open-during-coronavirus-restrictions

Point Reyes Station

Bovine Bakery: Home-baked goods, quiche and pizza. Limited hours. Accepting pre-orders over the phone.

• 11315 Shoreline Highway. Call 415-663-9420 or go to bovinebakeryptreyes.com.

Cowgirl Creamery Cantina: Curbside pickup from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays for cheese, takeout menu items of ready-to-eat sandwiches, salads and treats, beverages, wine, beer and cider. Check the website for daily specials and meal kits to-go.

• 80 Fourth St. Call 415-663-9335 or go to cowgirlcreamery.com/pt-reyes-shop-creamery.

Inverness Park Market: Organic groceries and prepared meals for pickup or curbside takeout from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Dscount on all deli orders. Daily takeout dinner specials from noon until closing Friday through Tuesdays are posted online and include sushi and Thai night.

• 12301 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Call 415-663-1491 or go to invernessparkmarket.com.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Send her an email at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com with your comments, food news or restaurant recommendations. Or you can follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin.

The popular takeout counter at Insalata’s would have been a natural fit for today’s carryout norm, but co-owners Heidi and Mark Krahling made the early decision to close their San Anselmo restaurant.

Instead, the kitchen is preparing 150 nutritious meals a day, five days a week, and donating them to local nonprofit ExtraFood for distribution to food-insecure children, seniors and families, for the next two months. This week’s inaugural menu is roasted yogurt chicken with salsa verde, pasta Bolognese, broccoli with lemon and fruit salad.

“It’s hard to be closed but harder not to do something,” says Heidi Krahling, a founding board member of ExtraFood.

The Krahlings set up the Insalata’s Relief Fund on GoFundMe to provide financial assistance to employees and put the kitchen back in action to serve those in need.

“But, I couldn’t ask if I didn’t give,” she says explaining that the restaurant covers the overhead required to operate.

Search for Insalata’s at gofundme.com to find out more or make a donation.

Chelsea Hutchinson at BŌL Superfood Café in the Mill Valley Lumber Yard is putting her food is medicine mission into action. She established a Pay It Forward campaign on her website to cover ingredient costs (the cafepays for labor and delivery) for custom, pre-ordered supermeals being delivered to local hospitals, sheriffs’ offices and other first responders. Donations start at $15.

If the cafe is able to hit 600 meal donations by Easter Sunday, neighboring Mon Rêve Chocolate Art Studio is sweetening the meal with handmade Valrhona milk chocolate eggs. Go to boloflove.com/merch-mv/pay-it-forward-meal for more information or to donate.

San Rafael’s Moonlight Deli provides healthcare workers and first responders with a free lunch (sandwich, chips and drink), as does World Wrapps in Corte Madera.

Produce pickups

Although farmers markets remain open, and with increasingly strict social distancing protocols, shoppers can now order and pay online for small ($25) and large ($45) seasonal fruit and veggie Bounty Boxes. Beginning Thursday, order ahead and pick your produce up at the curb at the weekly Thursday Civic Center Market. Find ordering information at agriculturalinstitute.org/bounty-box. AIM continues to accept CalFresh/EBT and provides a market match of $10 a day.

Star Route Farms in Bolinas has farm fresh produce boxes ready for pickup at M.H. Bread and Butter in San Anselmo on Thursdays or at the Sunday Marin Farmers Market in San Rafael. Go to starroutefarms.org for ordering information.

Fast Food Français in Sausalito is putting together hefty boxes of supplies for curbside pickup or delivery including baking supplies, pantry essentials, fresh meats and fish, dairy products and fruits and vegetables.

All orders require at least 48 hours notice. Find instructions at eatf3.com or call 415-887-9047.

Holidays to-go

In the spirit of the Easter and Passover holidays, Mill Valley’s Floodwater is resurrecting chef Michael Siegel’s San Francisco Jewish delicatessen, Shorty Goldstein’s, with a lunch pop-up from noon to 3:30 daily featuring his hot Reuben, Rachel and turkey sandwiches, matzo ball soup, Dr. Brown’s sodas and all the accompaniments — coleslaw, potato salad, knish, chopped liver, pickles and more.

Floodwater is at 152 Shoreline Highway and is open from noon to 8 p.m. daily. Find menu and ordering information at floodwatermv.com.

West Marin residents can outsource their Easter meal at William Tell House in Tomales with ham ($125 to $145, serving four to six) or lamb dinners ($135 to $165, serving four to six), including baby kale salad, potato gratin, braised spring root vegetables and brioche dinner rolls, and a DIY Easter cookie decorating kit, banana walnut cake or flourless chocolate cake. Cocktail for a Week kits, wine, beer and spirits are also available.

Place orders by emailing info@williamtellhouse.com by 5 p.m. Thursday and pickup on the weekend  at 26955 Highway 1. You can also find the restaurant on feedtheline.org/donate-meals and contribute to a chef-prepared meal for MarinHealth in Novato.

Gather Easter treats at Sugar in San Anselmo where bunny bags can be picked up curbside, delivered or shipped. Call 415-454-7872.

Comforts in San Anselmo has Easter basket fillers as well as Easter egg cakes, house-made sugar cookies and spring cupcakes. Call 415-454-9840 or to go comfortscafe.com.

Also Teeny Cake bakery at teenycake.com will deliver sweets on Easter Sunday. Or pick up your holiday gifts and sweets at Mill Valley’s SweetE Organic at 800 Redwood Highway. Go to sweeteorganic.com.

Marin’s restaurants

Below are more Marin restaurants open for takeout and delivery; see all in the IJ website’s Zest section under Bread & Butter. Restaurants offering delivery or curbside pickup can tweet with the hashtag #MarinFood to add their information to the IJ website.

Sausalito

The Trident: Curbside pickup and delivery from noon to 7 p.m. daily, including family packs from 4 to 7 p.m. Cocktails to-go and 25% off wine with food purchase. 558 Bridgeway. Call 415-331-3232 or go to thetrident.net.

Mill Valley

Thailand Restaurant: Phone in takeout orders. Menu online. 721 East Blithedale Ave. Call 415-381-1800 or go to millvalleythailand.com.

Joe’s Taco Lounge and Cup of Joe’s: Call for curbside pickup. Taco Joe’s open from 11:30 am. 8 p.m.,Cup of Joe’s from 7 a.m. to noon. 382 Miller Ave. Call 415-383-8164 or go to joestacolounge.com.

Lucinda’s: Takeou,t including large orders and freezable wrapped items, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. 930 Redwood Highway. Call 415-388-0754.

Phyllis’ Giant Burgers: Takeout and delivery. 8 East Blithedale Ave. Call 415-381-6010 or go to phyllisgiantburgers.com.

Prabh Indian Kitchen: Takeout or delivery from 5 to 7 p.m. daily. 24 Sunnyside Ave. Call 415-384-8241 or go to prabhindiankitchen.com.

Tiburon

Salt & Pepper: Takeout from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. daily. 38 Main St. Call 415-435-3594 or go to saltandpeppertiburon.com.

Servino: Southern Italian specialties with wine or beer for curbside pickup and delivery from 4 to 7 p.m. ​9 Main St. Call 415-435-2676 or go to servino.com.

Corte Madera

Burmatown: Pickup between 3 and 8 p.m. and delivery until 7 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays. Find ordering instructions on the website. 60 Corte Madera Ave. Call 415-945-9096 or go to burmatown.com.

San Rafael

Yet Wah: Chinese cuisine for pickup. Ordering instructions on the website. 1238 Fourth St. Call 415-460-9883 or go to yetwahsanrafael.com.

Novato

Sam’s Place: Takeout from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays. 1545 South Novato Blvd. Call 415-209-6668 or go to samsplacenovato.com.

Stinson Beach

Sand Dollar: Takeout food, beer, wine and cocktails from 4 to 8 p.m. weekdays and 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekends. Find the menu on the website. 3458 Shoreline Highway. Call 415-868-0434 or go to stinsonbeachrestaurant.com.

Point Reyes

Osteria Stellina: Takeout orders taken by phone from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays through Sundays. 11285 Highway One. Call 415-663-9988 or go to osteriastellina.com.

Toby’s Coffee Bar: Fresh coffee, espresso and pastries served from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily. 11250 Highway One. Call 415-663-1223 or go to tobysfeedbarn.com.

Café Reyes: Woo- fired pizzas for curbside pickup from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. 11101 Highway One. Call 415-663-9493 or go to cafe-reyes.com.

Sir and Star: Orders taken by phone. Pick up at the kitchen door between 5 and 7 p.m. 10000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Call 415-669-1034 or go to sirandstar.com.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please email her at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com.

When his 12-hour day in the kitchen lessened enough to keep the morning hours free, avid fisherman and Poggio executive chef Benjamin Balesteri knew just how to fill them. The 17-year-old Sausalito restaurant has halted lunch service for now, affording the chef enough time to head out on the bay a couple of days a week to augment the restaurant’s classic Italian dinner menu with the freshest of halibut, rock cod and lingcod.

“I’ve been fishing and foraging ingredients my whole life,” says the Salinas Valley native. “My mom was from a farming family and my dad was a descendant of Sicilian fishermen, so my culture has always been land- and water-to-table.”

Balesteri got his commercial fishing license prior to the restaurant’s pandemic-driven transition to takeout, and now you’ll see his fresh catch showing up on the menu the following day. Most recently, he seared lingcod and served it with braised butter beans, sugar snap and English peas, asparagus, infused olive oil, preserved lemon and capers.

The fisherman has become a firm believer in the Ikijimie method, a specific set of steps for killing the fish that’s more humane and better preserves the flesh to improve its texture and flavor. He’s found this sustainable process “makes a 100% difference in the quality.”

As for how the 2019 Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant is holding on these days, Balesteri says it’s an unfortunate new reality.

“I don’t see the light at end of tunnel for us yet, but we are trying our best to stay open for the community,” he says.

Poggio, at 777 Bridgeway, is open from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. daily for coffee and pastries and 4 to 8 p.m. weekdays and 2 to 8 p.m. weekends for dinner. Find the menu and wine list priced at 50% off at poggiotrattoria.com and order takeout by calling 415-332-7771 or delivery through Grubhub.

Dine11 steps up

Six Marin volunteers led by Jennifer Lefferts, of San Anselmo, have rapidly sprung to action to adopt a Marin offshoot of the successful Los Angeles-born fundraising model, Dine11.

Dine11 Marin is on mission to “feed the healthcare workers at Marin medical facilities, support local restaurants that have had to restrict operations to takeout services and unite the Marin community in helping during the COVID-19 crisis.” Several Marin-based senior and assisted living facilities have been added to expanding network of care communities benefiting from the generosity of Marin donors. Dine11 Canal is providing Canal restaurant meals from El Palmar, Los Palillos, El Lucerito, Lotus Cuisine of India and Luna de Xelaju to immigrants in need.

By the end of this month, the new nonprofit will have delivered 1,745 meals to local hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, thanks to $25,000 in tax-deductible donations. Every dollar funds meals purchased from a network of Marin-based restaurant partners that provide meals — Cucina, Buckeye Roadhouse, Burmatown, Gott’s, Hummingbird, Iron Springs, Juice Girl, La Toscana, Magnolia Park Kitchen, Parranga Taqueria, Perry’s Delicatessen, Playa, the Hub, the Lodge, Uchiwa Ramen, Village Pizzeria and World Wrapps.

“Overnight, we had to shift to relying on takeout orders with curbside pickup and delivery options,” says Donna Seymour of Cucina Restaurant in San Anselmo. “For the sake of our community and staff, our priority is to keep going so that we can all survive this crisis. We appreciate organizations like Dine11 Marin and the opportunity to prepare delicious meals for people working on the front lines.”

Dr. Kristen Matsik, an obstetrician and gynecologist at MarinHealth Medical Center, says, “The anxiety and stress among our healthcare workers cannot be overstated. To have a delicious meal delivered during your shift is a very welcome relief and morale booster.”

Find out more, donate, volunteer or add your hospital or restaurant to the roster at Dine11Marin.org, charity.gofundme.com/dine11marin or dine11marin.org/dine11-canal.

Got coffee?

Over the course of less than two years, San Rafael-based Addictive Coffee Roasters expanded from a garage in Terra Linda to an airplane hangar in San Rafael to becoming the featured coffee in the offices of businesses like Facebook, LinkedIn, Fitbit, Electronic Arts Inc., Oracle and more, and locally at Andy’s Local Markets, Libations Taproom, Marinwood Market, Mill Valley Market and Pond Farm Brewing Co.

With recent office and restaurant closures, chief executive officer Mike Ralls is returning his focus to direct-to-consumer and retail sales, giving us the opportunity to order the 100% arabica specialty coffees directly from the website. Read more about why it’s so addictive and place orders at addictivecoffee.com. Marin residents are eligible for discounts, including three bags for the price of two (MARIN241); 20% off orders over $20 (MARIN20); and free shipping through the end of May.

Curbside provisions

Servino restaurant in downtown Tiburon has transitioned its Italian menu to takeout, but has also become a neighborhood Italian market with curbside pickup of homemade fresh pasta, sauces, pantry items, cleaning essentials, wine, small-batch liquors and even a 27-pound box of vegetables. You can also order children’s pizza kits and family-style Sunday dinner. The restaurant is at 9 Main St. Call 415-435-2676 or go to servino.com.

Tiburon’s Caffe Acri has re-opened and in addition to offering its regular menu items (coffee, espresso, produce, baked goods, soup, sandwiches and beer), it’s a corner market source for pantry and baking supplies, including harder-to-find items like yeast, flour and toilet paper. All items can be ordered online and picked up within 30 minutes between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily. It’s at 1 Main St. Call 415-435-8515 or go to caffeacri.com.

Both restaurants are feeding local front-line workers in partnership with Frontline Foods. Find out more or donate at frontlinefoods.org.

Virtual learning

Finding it’s finally the time to learn how to ferment almost anything? Karin Diggs, of Kraut Source, is offering a free livestream fermentation class at 6 p.m. Thursday on Facebook at @DriversMarket. The expert will teach how to turn vegetables, nuts and mushrooms into superfoods using traditional techniques and modern tools, and demonstrate basic kraut-making techniques. She’ll also cover the health benefits of fermented foods and how to incorporate them into your diet.

Participants are encouraged to have a Kraut Source device (a clever, stainless steel gadget that fits on a mason jar) to make the ferments at home. Find out more and register at driversmarket.com.

More takeout

Find a complete and regularly updated list of Marin restaurants offering takeout and delivery on the Marin IJ website’s trending bar. If you’d like to be added, tweet with the hashtag #MarinFood or send me an email.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please email her at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com or follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin.

Marin’s restaurants and food purveyors continue to exhibit resilience, stretching beyond the customary formula of providing hospitable spaces in which we can escape our four walls and redundant pantry offerings.

To help offset their modest food margins, and thanks to temporarily relaxed ABC regulations, many restaurants have become a source for bringing convivial spirits home with premixed cocktail kits, including Left Bank Brasserie, Bungalow 44, Floodwater, Finnegan’s Marin, the Trident, Gravity Tavern, Playa, Piatti, William Tell House, Poggio, Copita Tequileria y Comida and many more.

At Hog Island Oyster Co., a bloody Mary (alcohol not included) becomes a meal in the brunch box that contains 36 extra-small oysters, a jar of signature bloody Mary mix and house-made pickles. The online store also has Cowgirl Creamery grilled cheese kits prepped and ready for the griddle. A clam chowder kit has all the essentials — Manila clams, Yukon gold potatoes, carrots, leeks, celery, bacon, fresh thyme, cream and cooking instructions. Order at shopoysters.hogislandoysters.com/collections/weekly-mail-order.

Or skip the shipping and stay local. Order takeout or delivery from the brand-new location at Larkspur’s Marin Country Mart. The menu includes salads, chowder, bouillabaisse for two, a Stemple Creek burger, fish tacos, steamed mussels, large batch mixed cocktails, wine, beer and fresh seafood and shellfish by the pound. The shop at 2401 Larkspur Landing Circle is open from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Hog Island Farm in Marshall at 20215 Shoreline Highway is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays for takeout oysters, clams, mussels, shucking tools and meal kits (depending on availability). Place orders for takeout in Larkspur or Marshall at hogislandoysters.com.

On the subject of cocktails, check out Marin IJ Barfly columnist Jeff Burkhart’s how-to Facebook series called “Easy Sheltering in Place Cocktails” and glean a few recipes for shaking spirits at home. Search for Jeff Burkhart on Facebook.com.

Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. has upgraded its most popular Crowd Pleaser collection in time for Mother’s Day. Every purchase of the Mom Pleaser box ($120) of artisan cheeses and accompaniments includes a live, invitation-only cooking class to do virtually with Mom at 11 a.m. May 9. A shopping list with recipes will be sent ahead of time with a private link to join the class via Zoom.

Go to pointreyescheese.com for free second-day shipping through May on a full selection of individual cheeses and gift packs. Pasture-raised, grass-fed meats from nearby family-owned Rossotti Ranch are also available online, including the Point Reyes burger box with Original Blue and Toma cheeses, a recipe cookbook and a cooler bag. Order at rossottiranch.com/product-category/grotto-specials.

Lastly, the Giacomini sisters are offering a livestream Happy CheeseHour at 3 p.m. Friday and will be dishing on their favorite spring recipes, cocktails and cheese pairings at facebook.com/pointreyescheese.

Giving back

The San Rafael Elks Lodge 1108 has established the Elks Kitchen Cares project in response to the forced closure of St. Vincent De Paul Society’s free dining room in San Rafael. It is gifting up to 150 nutritious brown bag meals daily to individuals in need.

Meals include burritos filled with chicken in tomato sauce, seasoned black beans, spinach rice with vegetables sourced from the Elks’ own garden, a home-baked brownie, an apple and a bottle of water at a cost of $2 per meal.

The organization is funded for 2,500 lunches but expects to surpass that number with the extended stay-at-home order. It is raising additional funds to keep the project running for as long as Marin County needs it. Donations in any amount go directly into the program. These can be made at elks1108.org/post/elks-kitchen-cares. Or send a check to San Rafael Elks Lodge 1108, PO Box 150789, San Rafael, CA 94915.

Virtual baking

Marin author and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Tiffany Shlain is hosting a virtual challah baking class on Zoom at 10 a.m. Fridays.

“Our weekly baking sessions have been such joy during this stressful time,” she says. “We have great people baking together from all over the world.”

Tune in Friday when her special guest bakers are New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay and Design Matters podcast creator Debbie Millman. Register for the free class on her website and to find the Everything Challah recipe that’s featured in her book “24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week.” For much more go to 24sixlife.com.

Here and there

The Town Center Corte Madera Farmer’s Market from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays has moved to the outer edge of the mall parallel to Madera Boulevard for easy in and out access.

Mill Valley’s Piazza D’Angelo opened this week for curbside pickup and delivery through apps from 4 to 8 p.m. daily. The restaurant is at 22 Miller Ave. Call 415-388-2000 or go to piazzadangelo.com.

All Marin Equator Coffees locations are now open for coffee drinks, teas, baked goods, breakfast tacos, beer, wine and basic provisions like milk, eggs, toilet paper and, of course, coffee beans. Order through the Equator Coffees app and pick up in Sausalito at 1201 Bridgeway, Mill Valley at 2 Miller Ave. or 244 Shoreline Highway, or Larkspur at 240 Magnolia Ave.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please email her at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com or follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin.

The noble mission to offer Marin City youth the opportunity to participate in organized sports has become a vital charge to help feed residents in need for Paul Austin, who runs Southern Marin-based Play Marin.

When the nonprofit’s recreational programming was stripped in March due to the stay-at-home order, the volunteer-based organization pivoted its resources to address heightened food insecurity in Marin City by facilitating access to nutritious meals.

“We shifted to trying to figure out a way to feed people in need,” Austin says.

Every weekend, Play Marin and its donors provide more than 600 meals made by 11 Marin restaurants on a rotating basis. The participating restaurants are Avatars, Fast Food Français and Joinery in Sausalito; Hook Fish, Floodwater, Boo Koo, Grilly’s, Joe’s Taco Lounge and the Cantina in Mill Valley; World Wrapps in Corte Madera; and Gott’s in Greenbrae. Meals are distributed at 4 p.m. from three Marin City locations. According to Austin, the program is operational through June.

To help continue its services beyond that date, consider making a donation at playmarin.org/#contact.

Mom’s Day meals

The waterside deck remains off-limits for now but the kitchen and bar at Sam’s Anchor Café at 27 Main St. in Tiburon is now open for takeout and delivery from noon to 8 p.m. daily. Find the full food and drink menu, including Mother’s Day brunch and dinner, at samscafe.com and order online or call 415-435-4527.

Left Bank Brasserie in downtown Larkspur has resumed operations for takeout and delivery from noon to 8:30 p.m. daily. A three-course Mother’s Day menu for two includes Caesar salad; a choice of surf and turf (filet mignon and prawns), whole branzino, half roasted chicken, ribeye steak or vegetarian couscous; roasted asparagus and carrots with lemon garlic sauce; and either layered chocolate cake with bourbon vanilla caramel or white chocolate raspberry cheesecake with salted caramel. A floral bouquet from neighboring the Little Flower Shop ($55), a child’s plate ($15) and cocktails and wine are available to add-on to the order.

Orders placed with 24-hour advance notice will receive a complimentary half-dozen chocolate-covered strawberries. The “buy $100, get $25” gift card promotion continues and wines on the menu are priced at 30% off.

Place orders for pickup at 507 Magnolia Ave. by calling 415-927-3331 or go to leftbank.com/pick-up-and-delivery to arrange for delivery.

After stepping away from its takeout conducive counter to provide meals for Marin nonprofit ExtraFood, Insalata’s in San Anselmo reopened on Monday. “We are ready to safely serve our lusciousness to our community once again between the hours of 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.” the restaurant announced. “Customers can come in, but we will limit the number and ask people to wear masks and practice social distancing.”

Call 415-457-8223 for curbside pickup at 120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and check the extensive “What’s in the Case Today” list of proteins and mains, salads and veggies, pastas and grains, soups, breads, sauces, condiments and sweets updated at 10:30 a.m. daily at insalatas.com.

Gravity Tavern in Mill Valley has a three-course dinner menu, including quiches; lemon-herb roast leg of lamb with mint jus; or crab-stuffed petrale sole with lobster sauce. All include roasted beet salad; rosemary onions and little potatoes; grilled farmers market vegetables, and white chocolate cheesecake. Additional à la carte menu items and featured celebration beverages are also available.

Find ordering information for pickup at 38 Mill Way or for delivery at gravitytavern.com or call 415-888-2108.

Novato’s Creekside Bakery has a Mother’s Day brunch box for six ($100) with deviled eggs; smoked trout roe with crème fraiche and chives; fresh quiches; organic strawberry salad with baby lettuces, whipped ricotta and pistachio honey lavender vinaigrette; asparagus with brown butter, hazelnut dukkah and microgreens; and Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. TomaTruffle, roasted potato and herb scones. Creamy cheesecake with Meyer lemon curd and raspberries is an added $25.

Call 415-892-7655 to place orders at least one day prior to pick up at 10 a.m. Sunday at 1719 Grant Ave. Baking supplies are also available, including superior stoneground flours from Central Milling and yeast.

Fast Food Francais (F3) in Sausalito has two Mother’s Day celebration kits ready for pickup on Friday or Saturday at 39 Caledonia St. The brunch and mimosa kit ($69) includes fruit, Panorama Bakery English muffins, organic eggs, applewood smoked bacon, red creamer potatoes, chives, California Hass avocado, orange juice and Louis Pommery Brut California Sparkling. The lobster roll dinner kit ($65 for two, $130 for four) contains fresh Maine lobster meat seasoned with apples, tarragon and aioli, brioche rolls, corn, herbed red potato salad and chocolate mousse.

Place orders, find additional menu details, including exact quantities and learn what’s inside the restaurant’s meat, fish, dry goods, dairy, fruit and vegetable and other boxes at eatf3.com or call 415-887-9047.

Servino in downtown Tiburon is preparing a Bubbles, Feast and Sweets brunch ($249 for four). The meal includes a choice of lobster tails or rib roast; baby greens with almonds, strawberries, goat cheese and balsamic vinaigrette; smoked salmon, country bread, cream cheese, red onion and capers; asparagus frittata; rosemary-roasted potatoes; cheese and crackers with jams; chocolate flourless cake; prosecco and fresh orange juice.

Order in advance at servino.com and pickup from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at 9 Main St. Also find produce boxes, fresh pasta and sauces, cocktails, beer, wine, flower bouquets, pantry and household essentials.

Caffe Acri will have a prepacked assortment of six pastries (croissants, scones, muffins and cinnamon twists) and a pound of fresh roasted coffee beans for $29.95 available for pick up on Saturday or Sunday at 1 Main St. in Tiburon. Order at caffeacri.com.

Treat your mom to a Mother’s Day box of Johnny Doughnuts that includes three popular varieties with matching holes ($25). Boxes are wrapped with twine and tied with a flower. Order by phone by Friday at 415-450-1866 for pickup at 1617 Fourth St. in San Rafael, or 628-240-3382 for pickup at 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle in Larkspur or on the website at johnnydoughnuts.com.

Cowgirl Creamery has put together a special Mother’s Day collection of cheese and more that’s available to ship for free nationwide ($100). Find this and other assortments, including the Good Neighbors Collection that helps support World Central Kitchen’s Emergency Food Relief fund, at cowgirlcreamery.com.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please email her at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com or follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin.

Looking for a few alternatives to navigating the supermarket aisles to procure provisions? There are a growing number of purveyors and restaurants offering neatly packaged, ready-to-go boxes of staples, produce, fish, cheese, bread, baked goods, flowers and more for pickup or delivery.

Inspired to assemble the perfect cheese platter? Get artisan goods delivered to your door from Mission Cheese, a San Francisco cheese bar and wine shop owned by Mill Valley resident Sarah Dvorak.

“This crisis has hit the food industry in a remarkably brutal way, and part of that is leaving produce in fields and cheese aging on shelves,” Dvorak says. “We need our producers to make it through this, so we can work together to reopen.”

In an effort to “support thoughtful producers instead of commodity goods,” Dvorak is offering an assortment of domestically produced cheeses, wine, beer and other items such as cornichon, house pickles, tinned fish and crackers for delivery on Fridays to parts of Marin, including Sausalito, Mill Valley, Corte Madera and Larkspur. Shop at missioncheese.net.

Get a week’s worth of veggies from County Line Harvest organic farm. CSA boxes are prepacked and ready for pickup from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at Larkspur’s Marin Country Mart or from  8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays at the San Rafael Farmers Market. Order at countylineharvest.com.

Got Harvest brings organic, veggie-in-place County Line Harvest farm boxes containing a variety of fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers and more directly to your doorstep if you live within a 20 miles radius of San Francisco. Place orders by 1 p.m. Thursdays at got-harvest.com.

Alternatively, pick up from one of two Marin locations on Fridays. Pre-ordered boxes are available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Marshall Store at 19225 Highway 1 in Marshall or from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Cibo Bakery Pop-Up’s new location at Angelino, the family’s restaurant at 621 Bridgeway in Sausalito, where you can add a few of pastry chef Tera Ancona’s baked goods, breads or seasonal soups. Her pop-up is open for takeout from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and Fridays and Saturdays (this Saturday is Pie Day). Order at cibosausalito.com.

Ross restaurant Marche aux Fleurs at 23 Ross Common offers a selection of local grocery items, including Marin Sun Farms and Devil’s Gulch Ranch meats and fruits, vegetables, rice, beans and grains, dairy and non-dairy cheese, pantry items, prepared in-house foods, coffees and teas, ice cream, cookies, wine, beer and food and beverage bundles, in addition to a full dinner menu and daily specials. Pick up inside or at the curb from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Find out more and place orders at marcheauxfleursrestaurant.com or call 415-925-9200.

Brickmaiden Breads in Point Reyes Station is open for window service from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays at 40 Fourth St. In addition to breads, soups, sandwiches and quiche, the menu includes savory and sweet scones and tarts, muffins, croissants, hand pies, chocolate babka, cookies, brownies and packaged goods like crackers, biscotti, croutons, granola and teas.

Order by 2 p.m. 48 hours prior to the desired pickup date by emailing info@brickmaidenbreads.com. Visit Brickmaiden from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays at the Marin Farmers Market at the Marin County Civic Center and from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fridays at the Mill Valley Farmers Market at 759 East Blithedale Ave.

Get fish by the pound at Hook Fish in Tam Valley, where the fresh catch recently included California halibut, rockfish from Half Moon Bay and Marin Miyagi oysters from Tomales Bay. You can also purchase poke, ceviche, guacamole or a fish taco, burrito, sandwich or salad, as well as fish and chips, craft beer, hard cider and natural wines. Beginning this weekend, Hook Fish will be open for lunch. Order ahead at hookfishco.com and pick up at the Proof Lab Beer Garden at 254 Shoreline Highway from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

Sausalito-based Patagonia Provisions is now offering an expanded marketplace for not only its own brand, but also for a broad assortment of products from like-minded farmers, artisans and suppliers committed to regenerative organic practices, many of whom operate small regional farms, ranches and fishing networks. Order healthy, nourishing shelf-stable pantry items at patagoniaprovisions.com, where you’ll also find recipes.

Takeout and delivery

Mill Valley’s 22-year-old Vasco restaurant reopened for takeout service on May 7. Owner Paul Lazzareschi credits his longtime customers who provided employee support through a GoFundMe campaign during his six-week stay-at-home closure. Find the menu at vascorestaurantmillvalley.com and call 415-381-3343 to place an order or stop by 106 Throckmorton Ave. from 5 to 8 p.m. nightly.

Pizza Antica at 800 Redwood Highway in Mill Valley is open for takeout and delivery from 4 to 8 p.m. nightly. All sales are used to support employees. Walk-ups are also welcome. Go to pizzaantica.com or call 415-383-0600.

Il Fornaio at 223 Corte Madera Town Center is open for food and wine to-go at the curb or by delivery from 4 to 8 p.m. daily. Find the menu and ordering information at ilfornaio.com/corte-madera-order-online or call 415-927-4400.

The SF-Marin Food Bank is expanding its reach in response to COVID-19 by opening 23 pop-up pantries across Marin that are open to all and provide meals to-go, as well as pre-bagged groceries, fresh produce, proteins and grains averaging 30 pounds of food per household. These pop-ups supplement existing pantries and accommodate a growing number of county residents who have faced loss of income and food access.

Pickup locations are at the Child Care Council in San Rafael from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays; Bayside MLK in Marin City from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Wednesdays; San Geronimo Valley Community Center from noon to 2 p.m. Thursdays; Tamalpais High School from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays; and Kerner Drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.

Find additional information, including addresses and delivery details, at sfmfoodbank.org/response-to-covid19. Or contact the team at 415-820-1699.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please email her at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com or follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin.

Highly acclaimed chef and Sausalito resident Mourad Lahlou, lauded for his Michelin-star-awarded Cal-Moroccan cuisine at San Francisco restaurants Mourad and Aziza, is a finalist for the 2020 James Beard Award in the new best chef in California category, a spot he has been in a few times before. The organization will announce the winners in a virtual ceremony on Sept. 25 in Chicago.

During this unprecedented pandemic-driven crisis in the restaurant industry, Lahlou’s efforts outside of the kitchen are also garnering recognition.

“This pandemic has exposed cracks in the system and is bringing an opportunity for us to make things better,” he shares in a recent phone conversation. “Now that all of the pieces have fallen to the ground and we’ve been shattered to the core, there’s a chance to rebuild based on equality, justice and fairness.”

In addition to preparing meals for shelters, hospitals and first responders from the kitchen at Mourad and staying open for takeout and delivery at Aziza, Lahlou has helped establish the Bay Area Hospitality Coalition.

“It’s become like a full-time position,” he says.

The organization is composed of restaurant representatives, legislators, lawyers and businesses, all of whom share their perspective, suggestions and expertise.

“The shift was so abrupt that no one could figure out what was going on or how to move forward, so I called for a meeting among all of the chefs I know in the Bay Area and four or five times as many showed up,” he says.

Lahlou says the first phase was serving as a resource center. Since then, the group has progressively worked to help interpret regulations and bills in Congress, advocate for policy changes, lobby for more meaningful assistance and develop workable guidelines for restaurants.

“We need to value food and what it means, which is not just calories, but the glue that helps build neighborhoods and keep society together,” he says.

Find out more about the coalition at bayareahospitalitycoalition.com and the James Beard Foundation, including its new Open For Good campaign, at jamesbeard.org.

Meal kits and more

Tired of flipping through cookbooks and websites for inspiration on what to cook next, only to find that many of the listed ingredients necessitate a trip to the store?

Leave it up to a number of Marin restaurants that are compiling meal and cocktail kits with all of the assembled components, as well as family-style meals to-go.

Floodwater in Tam Valley is preparing barbecue boxes for four for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, with a choice of burgers, baby back ribs or brisket, with sides such as potato salad, baked beans, coleslaw and corn on the cob ($60 to $80, or $175 for all three with apple pie). Call 415-843-4545 by Wednesday to place an order for pick up at 152 Shoreline Highway on Saturday.

Boudin at the Village at Corte Madera has a Memorial Day weekend surf and turf feast available to order ahead for pickup this weekend at 1734 Redwood Highway. It includes fresh Dungeness cracked crab with drawn butter and homemade cocktail sauce; grass-fed center-cut filet mignon with seasoning and demi-glace; linguine with pesto sauce; Caesar salad; and a Boudin’s golden sourdough loaf ($99 for two). To order, call 1-877-988-1849 between 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Thursday or from 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday.

Local gluten-free food empire Flour Craft Bakery has curated the makings for three organic dinners for four adults ($125) with new menus every week. The spring meal kit holds the provisions for seared McFarland Farms trout with citrus-tarragon pan sauce and roasted beet and quinoa salad with frisée, almonds and oranges; baked risotto with kale, spiced carrots and goat cheese; and curried cauliflower soup with little gem salad. Order Wednesdays for pickup on Saturdays at 129 Miller Ave. in Mill Valley. The San Anselmo store is open on a pop-up basis only. Find details and menus at flourcraftbakery.com.

Southern Italian restaurant Piazza D’Angelo in Mill Valley has created an Alimentari, or little Italian mom-and-pop market, for gourmet goods like fresh pastas, sauces, dressings, pizza dough and take-and-bake lasagna. This supplements the restaurant’s regular menu that includes family-style meals for four such as house ricotta cheese- and spinach-stuffed tortelloni with San Marzano tomato sauce, or chicken scaloppini with lemon, capers and white wine and a side of mashed potatoes. Both come with Caesar salad and tiramisu. Call 415-388-2000 or go to piazzadangelo.com/menus.

Rickey’s in Novato has a weekly changing list of 12 family-style meals available from 4 to 8 p.m. daily. Options include a fried chicken bucket with mashed potatoes, gravy and seasonal vegetables; French dip sandwiches au jus with horseradish cream and hand-cut fries; carved leg of lamb with fresh herb stuffing, rosemary red wine gravy and grilled vegetables; or crayfish risotto with sautéed garlic, onions, mushrooms, peas, roasted butternut squash and asiago cheese. Add a bottle of red or white private label wine to any family meal for $18 or bottled beer for $5. Batch cocktails are also available for takeout.

Place orders at RickeysRestaurant.com or call 415-870-2990 for pickup at 250 Entrada Drive or order delivery through Uber Eats or DoorDash.

Sausalito’s Osteria Divino is selling its organic house-made pasta by the pound with sauces, sheets of lasagna and organic pantry essentials, in addition to its regular dinner menu, cocktails, beer and wine from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. The coffee bar is open for espresso drinks and pastries from 8 to 10 a.m. weekends. Order online at osteriadivino.com or call 415-331-9355 for pickup at 37 Caledonia St.

Buckeye Roadhouse in Mill Valley has an all-natural Wagyu cheeseburger kit for four ($69) available from 4 to 8 p.m. daily. It contains four 8-ounce beef patties, Panorama buns, cheddar cheese, house-made pickles and spiced potato chips, tomato, onion, lettuce and Buckeye coleslaw. Order ahead at least one day in advance for pickup at 15 Shoreline Highway. View the full takeout menu and find delivery information at buckeyeroadhouse.com or call 415-331-2600.

Mill Valley Mexican restaurant Playa has taco and margarita take-home kits. The carnitas taco box has a pound of chef Aaron Sabido’s carnitas, black beans, cilantro rice, green tomatillo-avocado salsa verde, house-made pickled jalapenos and veggies, pico de gallo, limes and tortillas ($55). These are assembled cold with instructions for reheating at home

The Playa signature cocktail box includes either tequila ($99) or mezcal ($125) with house-made mixers such as pineapple-habanero shrub, sangria, juices and syrups. It also contains a shaker and card with recipes and instructions.

Playa is open from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, noon to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays. Call 415-384-8871 or go to playamv.com to place orders for pick up at 41 Throckmorton Ave., or order through Dine-In Marin or DoorDash.

Restaurant opening

Il Davide at 901 A St. in downtown San Rafael has reopened its doors from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays for curbside pickup and delivery. Find the menu, including a discounted wine list and ordering information, at ildavide.net or call 415-454-8080.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please email her at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com or follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin.

Our new lockdown mode of food procurement continues to evolve, sometimes incorporating a charitable component.

The 3-year-old, garden-based job-training program GEM, or Growing Excellence in Marin, sells monthly CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) boxes containing freshly harvested, organically grown produce, flowers and hand-dried teas while supporting local individuals with disabilities. It’s part of Marin-based Integrated Community Services, a 25-year-old nonprofit that assists its more than 300 clients in forging a path to independence, from learning crucial life skills to securing stable housing and building a career.

Two vegetable gardens, one in San Rafael and another shared with Homeward Bound of Marin in Novato, deliver an experiential learning opportunity to clients by providing transferable skills in customer relations, food safety guidelines, and newsletter and social media content creation.

“They do all-around work for the gardens and a social enterprise that includes selling our produce directly to community members through our Community Supported Agriculture program,” writes Josh Milstein, ICS director of social enterprises.

Monthly CSA boxes are available for delivery or pickup from May through October.

“We grow a wide range of crops using sustainable and organic methods,” Milstein says. “Right now, we are busy planting our warm season crops: cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, beans and squash that are grown from seed and harvested by individuals with disabilities.”

Find out more about GEM, how to join the CSA and other ways to help at connectics.org/gem-csa-home. Or sponsor a client in need by donating a CSA subscription for the full season with the new Share Some Love program. All CSA proceeds go back into the program and allow the organization to make weekly produce donations to individuals experiencing homelessness and older adults in Mill Valley.

Groceries to you

Whistlestop in San Rafael has kept up its mission to provide support services for older adults and people living with disabilities with free, personalized grocery delivery in partnership with United Markets. The new WhistleShoppers service facilitates food shopping for Marin residents without internet access or technical know-how or who are unable to leave home. To place a grocery order, call 415-454-0964.

The organization’s Jackson Café is open from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays for a selection of fresh, affordable takeout meals that are sold through the front door of the Active Aging Center at 930 Tamalpais Ave. in San Rafael. View the day’s menu and a list of additional Whistlestop programs that remain operational during the stay-at-home order, including local restaurants that deliver and the brown bag food pantry, at whistlestop.org or call 415-456-9062. You’ll also find links on the website for making a donation or offering volunteer help.

Heirloom flour

Have you tackled bread baking yet? Honoré Farm has established a CSA  for home bakers as a means of helping to rebuild the local grain economy by supporting farmers and millers. Local, sustainable heirloom flour coffers are running low, so if baking bread or other goodies has become your thing, join the farm’s annual CSA to ensure your kitchen supply doesn’t run dry.

“Your participation in our CSA not only provides you access to the finest culinary flour available, it also supports our farmers and millers, as well as the nonprofit work that Honoré is doing to invest in soil health, improve water quality and increase carbon drawdown while supporting skilled jobs — on the farm and at the mill,” says founder Elizabeth DeRuff.

The fresh, stone-milled flour is delivered quarterly beginning June 15 and should last a year.

“Heirloom, stone-milled flour is very digestible and is like nothing you’ve tasted, slightly sweet, nutty and truly superior in baking characteristics, nutrition and enjoyment,” DeRuff says.

To find out more or sign up, go to honoremill.org/flour-merchandise/csa-for-home-bakers.

Brazilian Breads

In the midst of pandemic-related hardship, it’s a refreshing uplift to announce the opening of Brazilian Breads in San Rafael. Owner Del Rodrigues has been operating her small Brazilian coffee shop in Berkeley since 2015, specializing in traditional, stuffed, gluten-free Brazilian cheese breads (pão de queijo). She also makes individual and family-sized meals that are packaged and refrigerated for later such as rice, beans and meat; chicken casserole (fricassee); yuca shepherd’s pie (escondidinho), black bean stew (feijoada); golden cassava flour (farofa) and vegetarian options, as well as several ready-to-go snacks and traditional black Brazilian coffee.

Order online at brazilianbreads.com or by calling 415-521-5651 for pickup at 26 Medway Road from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

Cocktails to go

Moscow mule with fresh-pressed ginger and lime? Paloma with blanco tequila and grapefruit bitters? Far East gimlet with Plymouth Gin and house lime cordial?

While congregating at the swanky, 1906 mahogany bar or Gold Rush-era lounge at 848 B St. in San Rafael will have to wait, California Gold is now serving takeout cocktails. These come in serving sizes for one or two imbibers. Order cut off is 6 p.m. the previous day for pick up between 3 and 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. The bar also has growlers, bottled beer, wine, liquor, gift cards and merchandise for same-day pickup. For details and restrictions, go to californiagoldbar.com.

Virtual cooking

The Headlands Center of the Arts has gotten a handle on inspiring creative expression from afar through its public “Headlands at Home” programs. This includes weekly cooking demos with Headlands chef Damon Little and sous chef Cathy Kossack. They have been adapting some of their classic recipes that have been developed in-house and from favorite cookbooks, family and friends. To date, this includes an eclectic mix — pasta puttanesca, sprouting lentils, anise biscotti, kefir, soured oats and cultured butter, and tom kha. The chefs use a make-do-with-what-you-have-on-hand approach and share their techniques in action to facilitate cooking at home.

Find an archive of cooking demos, each with a summary, recipe and video, at headlands.org/headlands-at-home or instagram.com/headlandsarts.

Leanne Battelle is a freelance food writer. Please email her at ij.lbattelle@gmail.com or follow the Marin dining scene at instagram.com/therealdealmarin.