My daughter waits all year for sugar snap pea season, the perfect sweet and crunchy snack. The sugar snap pea is a hybrid of snow peas and garden peas, known for their plump, edible pods, low glycemic index value, and nutritional benefits. Sugar snap peas are a great source of vitamin C, which is incredible […]
When local investment empath (and healthy hair exemplar) Graham Duncan bought Pierre Lafond’s beloved and fallow Wine Bistro space in the Upper Village, local eyebrows arched as one. There were whisperings in the woods. A jewel in the Upper Village crown, the cozy retail oasis perched above the miraculous Corner Green has long been a […]
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For 16 years, our team of volunteers, farmers, and neighbors has been simmering, stirring, and serving soups that do more than feed the belly – they nourish our community. Organic Soup Kitchen provides restorative, organic meals designed to support people in cancer treatment and recovery, while also ensuring food security for low-income seniors and others […]
The resemblance between a walnut and the human brain is uncanny – the wrinkled surface, the two hemispheres – and it so happens that walnuts are super beneficial for our brain health. Walnuts from Rancho la Vina Farm are a farmers market staple and for good reason; these local walnuts are delicious. The omega 3 […]
Oren Giladi, owner of organic meal service Organic Oren, never set out to be a chef. Yet the path revealed itself almost effortlessly, as though he’d been destined for it from the beginning. His original plan was to become an artist. In college, he studied art as an undergraduate in New York. While he cooked […]
Gai lan or Chinese broccoli belongs to the same family as broccoli and kale – the Brassica family. Gai lan originates in China, and is in season right now in all its gorgeousness at Chavez Family Farms. In traditional Chinese medicine, gai lan is thought to be a detoxification vegetable, aiding and supporting the fire […]
Over the years, every time I visited Ojai, I’d stop at the bend in the curve on Besant Road at The Ranch House’s kitchen door bakery to grab a loaf of their rye bread to bring home. Sometimes there would be a meal there – but there was always a bread stop accompanied by a […]
Montecito’s Upper Village is about to welcome a new culinary gem: Little Mountain, a refined, ingredient-driven restaurant helmed by acclaimed Chef Diego Moya. Slated to open soon, the restaurant will showcase Moya’s signature wood-fired, seasonal cooking rooted in sustainability and global technique. His diverse culinary journey spans top kitchens from Lima to Paris to New […]
Call me crazy, but I just had my first mulberry this past week and wow! How have I never had one of these delectable berries before now? The market is bursting with them at the moment; get them now at Earth Trine Farm while they are in season. Mulberries come in red, black, and white […]
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It’s the beginning of stone fruit season and Burkdoll Farm has some of the very first peaches! Plump, juicy, ranging in color from white to deep golden, the peach is one of those quintessential summer treats. The peach originated in China over 8,000 years ago and is packed with nutritional value. A peach is chock […]
A long-gone California pastime was catching abalone off the coast, but in 2001, white abalone became the first marine invertebrate to be added to the endangered species list, and soon after, all commercial and recreational capture of abalone became outlawed. But just a quick drive up to Gaviota, one can relive the past and see […]
The Jerusalem artichoke – also known as the sunroot, sunchoke, wild sunflower, or earth apple – is the root of a wild sunflower native to central North America, and Mt. Olive Organic Farm has some for a short time. This knobby tuber looks vaguely like ginger root and is crisp and crunchy when eaten raw, […]
Her Produce has my favorite tuber in-house, and that is the purple sweet potato –also known as the Okinawan or Stokes Purple. These potatoes originated in South America, but have made a home in Okinawa, Japan. The rich color of the purple sweet potato makes it rich in antioxidants; anthocyanins to be exact. Anthocyanins have […]
Montecito just got a little more delicious. The latest gem to grace the neighborhood is Ospi – a California-Italian restaurant with a bold Brooklyn soul and an unmistakable Westside edge. It’s not just another opening, it’s an invitation to live la dolce vita, one forkful of rigatoni alla vodka at a time, which by the […]
