And welcome to our table! We've received feedback from you, our trusted On KQED readers, that you love when we give you food-related articles, so we're giving you a whole bonus email all about FOOD.
Did you know that March 20th marked the first day of spring? It sure did feel very spring-y over the weekend since we were thankfully blessed with some sun, a superbloom, and, personally, I got to enjoy a lovely sandwich from Parkside Market at the beach that my dog tried to trick me out of — she did not succeed by the way.
The Mideast Touch from Parkside Market
It's only right that we also mark the start of spring with a fresh newsletter from the food team at KQED. You might know us for our James Beard Award-winning television show, Check, Please! Bay Area! (which returns to KQED 9 on April 11th), but we also have tons of recipes, guides, and community spotlights from the Bay Area and beyond to share with anyone who loves food...and, really, who doesn't love food?
If you have questions, comments, concerns, or just want to say hi, you can always email me — I don't bite! And now...on to the main course.
Grace Cheung Check, Please! Bay Area; Digital Producer
The Main Course
Want to Support Female-Owned Eateries? Here's a Bay Area List
From chefs to food advocates to restaurateurs, there are women shaping what we eat and drink and how we do it. Support their business this month and beyond (and let us know if there's someone we need to add)! Continue reading...
Bay Area's High Cost of Living Squeezes Restaurant Workers, Chefs and Owners
The San Francisco Bay Area is known for its love of fine food. It's also increasingly becoming known as an area where it's almost impossible to live on a service-industry wage. Continue reading...
An Illustrated Guide to Master the Elements of Cooking — Without Recipes
Netflix star and acclaimed chef Samin Nosrat announced that she has a new book in the works...but let's not forget her first cookbook about the four elements needed for good cooking. Continue reading...
Celebrity Chefs Recipes: Brown Sugar Kitchen's Acclaimed Buttermilk Fried Chicken
In honor of Tanya Holland's new Brown Sugar Kitchen locations in Oakland and San Francisco's Ferry Building, recreate her famed Buttermilk Fried Chicken in your own kitchen. (Waffle recipe can be found on our site too.) Continue reading...
Thanks to rising rent prices and new technology, the last San Francisco fortune cookie company is on the verge of closing, but the owner says he'll never give up. (BBC)
