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    Questions About the Farmers’ Market

    Questions About the Farmers’ Market

    By Debra Morris– We’ve received quite a few questions about the farmers’ market in the last few months, such as whether farmers always sell what they grow, when produce will…

    Favorite Oakland Restaurants

    Favorite Oakland Restaurants

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– It’s that time of year again. Oakland is celebrating all things restaurant-wise with its annual Oakland Restaurant Week (March 16–26). From food trucks to…

    Puerto Vallarta: An LGBTQ+ Dream Vacation

    Puerto Vallarta: An LGBTQ+ Dream Vacation

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, is an idyllic locale made famous in the early 1960s when Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, and Deborah Kerr filmed Tennessee Williams’…

    Culinary Stars Visit Rockridge Market Hall

    Rockridge Market Hall, a welcoming marketplace destination in the East Bay just across from the Rockridge BART Station in Oakland, has presented several book signings over the past months. Among…

    Keep the Valentine’s Day Vibe Going with This Romantic Rosé

    Keep the Valentine’s Day Vibe Going with This Romantic Rosé

    By Leslie Sbrocco– 2021 Beronia Rosé, Rioja, Spain $16 https://www.beronia.com/en/wines/unbeatable/rose Looking for an affordable wine to celebrate February fun? One of my favorite rosés, this Spanish sip captures the juicy…

    Rosemary & Pine: Appetizing Alchemy

    Rosemary & Pine: Appetizing Alchemy

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– Amidst warehouses, new residential and office buildings, and showrooms south of Market in San Francisco’s design district sits an unlikely culinary find: namely, Rosemary…

    The Cauliflower Craze

    The Cauliflower Craze

    By Debra Morris– Cauliflower has recently become the trendy, go-to vegetable since keto and other low-carb diets have taken over the diet-crazed world. Its low-carb versatility is what sets it…

    The Islands Are Calling: A Hawaiian Update

    The Islands Are Calling: A Hawaiian Update

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet — With all the recent rainstorms and cold, blustery winds in the Bay Area, there’s no doubt that winter has arrived. It makes one…

    The Big Boys of Citrus: Pomelo vs. Grapefruit

    The Big Boys of Citrus: Pomelo vs. Grapefruit

    By Debra Morris– The season for citrus is here, and in California, that means a chorus of quintessential, show-stopping fruit, from itty-bitty kumquats, tangy lemons, and red-fleshed blood oranges, to…

    Sam Gravitte: Born for Broadway

    Sam Gravitte: Born for Broadway

    By David Landis– His Mom and Dad are both theatre and TV stars, so is it any surprise that singer/actor Sam Gravitte gravitated towards a life on Broadway? At 27…