On Memorial Day weekend, eat, drink and give back
The Muir Beach Volunteer Fire Department’s 50th annual family-friendly barbecue and live music bash is from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Santos Meadows near Muir Beach. Firefighters will dish out...
View ArticleSausalito chef shares the fun of foraging in new cookbook
Farmers markets are a mutually beneficial link between California’s rich agricultural regions and our denser suburban communities, but there are also less commonplace sources for gathering the makings...
View Article2 Marin home bakeries for fancy cookies and cakes
Intricately piped, extraordinarily realistic buttercream floral arrangements festoon the sophisticated single and multi-tiered cakes made by Trang (pronounced Chang) Wiegel of Blooming Cakes, a bakery...
View Article7 great seasonal farmers markets in Marin
After an extended hiatus, the Sausalito Farmers Market is back at the Dunphy Park parking lot at 1600 Bridgeway from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays through October. Browse organic produce stands and...
View ArticleNovato chef opens new Japanese restaurant in Mill Valley
Oni Kuma is a term in Japanese folklore meaning “demon bear,” a strong mythical creature with a long lifespan. It’s also Mill Valley’s new Izakaya & Hand Roll Bar that opened this month in the...
View ArticleMarin celebrity chef Tyler Florence releases new cookbook on grilling
As we step over the threshold into the official summer season, cooking outdoors becomes as much about seasonal ceremony and social ritual as it does a utilitarian means of putting a meal on the table....
View ArticleNew taco spot comes to Tomales
I’ve heard enough about the un-pub grub menu magic spun up at the unassuming old-time Casino Bar & Grill in Bodega to know that I’m not the only one who gets a thrill from finding inspired cuisine...
View ArticleLe Marais Bakery team opens second French cafe in Marin
After lengthy permitting delays, the wait for French cafe, crêperie and wine bar Buvette du Marais has ended with last week’s reveal at the Marin Country Mart in Larkspur. The team was given the...
View ArticleFun food events coming up this summer in Marin
The Thursday summer concert series at the Marin Art and Garden Center in Ross continues through Aug. 29 with live music, children’s activities, boxed dinners, snacks, beer, wine and nonalcoholic...
View ArticleCool new ice cream shop opens in Mill Valley
Not since the closure of Baskin-Robbins in 2011, or the shuttering of Honeymoon a few years later, has an ice cream-exclusive scoop shop served downtown Mill Valley. This longtime absence brings...
View ArticleMarin chefs cook for a good cause
Bay Area chefs spin together ingredients sourced from Agricultural Institute of Marin’s (AIM) certified farmers markets at Gather for the Planet, their annual fundraising event, from 4:30 to 8 p.m....
View ArticleNew Japanese restaurant opens in San Anselmo
When chef Hiroyuki Makino, owner of the former Sushi 69 in San Anselmo, closed his 17-year-old restaurant and retired to Japan late last year, he sought a buyer close to home. Six months later, Jackie...
View ArticleMarin chef to open gourmet shop in Mill Valley
Tam Valley resident and chef Tony Adams, owner of Mill Valley Pasta Co., is ready to bring a kaleidoscope of possibilities to your kitchen with this weekend’s grand opening of his new downtown Mill...
View ArticleArtisan burger spot to open in Corte Madera
Roam Artisan Burgers, the fine-casual Bay Area restaurant known for its grass-fed burgers, seasonal salads, soft-serve shakes and dedication to all-natural ingredients, opens its sixth location — and...
View ArticleMarin celebrity chef opens boutique food trailer in San Anselmo
After a three-decade, far-reaching culinary journey that’s earned him international acclaim, local chef Ryan Scott is making his mark in the historic Yolanda Station neighborhood of San Anselmo, where...
View ArticleCheers to Fairfax Brewing Co., the town’s newest brewpub
This week, the opening of Fairfax Brewing Co. by a group of Marin locals brings new life to the former Iron Springs Pub & Brewery space in Fairfax. The full-service gastropub not only revives a...
View ArticleSausalito’s chili cook-off and more food events coming up
Though the Bay Area’s weather may not always mirror the conditions we tie to the seasons, a lineup of annual events — each featuring great food — reliably ushers in the arrival of fall. Chili time...
View ArticleWhat’s new in Marin: The Rustic and Sana’a Cafe open
Ali “Zoti” Turap, the owner and general manager of San Francisco’s year-old Cal-Italian restaurant The Rustic, saw an opportunity to bring his Mission Dolores neighborhood eatery to downtown Larkspur...
View ArticleMarin resident opens Siren Sisters Kitchen in Fairfax
From the kitchens of wooden tall ships that sail the globe to handling gourmet cooking duties at Richmond’s historic East Brother Light Station, Fairfax resident Dina Berkhout is now anchored in her...
View ArticleFairfax’s Biketoberfest and more food events coming up in Marin
The savory whirlwind of festivals, fairs and fundraisers continues before the holiday season sets in. Tastes and tunes A Toast to Sausalito returns for year two to Caledonia Street from 1 to 5 p.m....
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