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IACP 2017 Conference Download – The Business of the Food Tour: How to Launch, Operate, and Profit from Culinary Tours

Welcome attendees of the International Association of Culinary Professionals 2017 conference in Louisville, KY. This is the download mentioned during our panel discussion. Thank you for attending, and feel free to contact any of us to follow-up. Download the handout Presented at the 2017 IACP Conference in Louisville, KY Karen Solomon, Moderator, Guide for Edible Excursions in San […]

Make Your Own Kombucha Recipe

I’m addicted to this crazy swamp water. I really hated kombucha at first, but this fermented brew of tea and sugar feasted upon by our blobby friend THE SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast) has become a constant in my fridge. The caffeine is annihilated, the sugar converts to bubbles and a tinge of alcohol (so little that […]

Favorites: Good Food Awards and Fancy Food Show 2016

I never want to eat food from a folding plastic spoon again – at least not until next year. This past MLK weekend was a whirlwind of sweets, condiments, pickles, oils, meats, cheeses, spirits, beer and everything in-between. San Francisco has kindly and conveniently combined two of the greatest what’s-new-and-great-in-artisan-food events – the Good Food Awards and the Winter Fancy Food […]

Pickled Herring Recipe (From Fresh Herring) And BONUS Baked Chopped Herring Recipe

Some foods are just divisive. Love it or hate it. This is one of them. But while Asian pickles are my passion, Jewish pickles are my heritage. Kosher dills, straight-up kraut – I love them all as much as a corned beef sandwich and, of course, every smoked and pickled fish I’ve ever met. Pickled herring is certainly an […]

Fermented pickled radishes, daikon, cucumbers, carrots

Fast Fermented Pickle Recipe – Radish, Daikon, Cucumber & Carrot

This picture is just so bright and sunny… This is a super easy fermented pickle of beautiful vegetables I got from the fall farmers market, and it follows my basic method for easy ferments. In this jar: One bunch of French breakfast radishes, washed and scrubbed really well. I chopped the greens (on the bottom) and sliced the radishes in […]