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    Castro Farmers’ Market to Open for the Season

    By Debra Morris– Your neighborhood Castro Farmers’ Market is returning for the season, a reminder that everything good comes to those who wait! Noe and Market Streets will be filled…

    Poesia 15th Anniversary Celebration

    Poesia 15th Anniversary Celebration

    Poesia in the Castro (4072 18th Street) on Monday, March 13, celebrated its 15th Anniversary with a Fellini-inspired party that was the vision of the restaurant’s founder, Francesco D’ippolito. He…

    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…