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The Girl and the Fig: 15 Years in Wine Country

Mary Orlin | Posted 12.07.2012 | Home
Read More: Sondra Bernstein, Wine Country, The Girl & the Fig, Plats Du Jour, Suite D, Fig Cafe & Wine Bar, Figfood, Sonoma, John Toulze, Home News
Mary Orlin

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Meatless Monday: In a Pickle and Other Tales of Summer Abundance from Chef John Toulze

Ellen Kanner | Posted 09.29.2012 | Green
Read More: Sondra Bernstein, The Farm Project, Plats Du Jour, Agrarian, Pickles, Summer, Eggplants, Williams-Sonoma, John Toulze, Sonoma, Shallots, Tomatoes, The Girl & the Fig, Rsing Star Chef Award, Meatless Monday, Green News
Ellen Kanner

Summer bumper crops can be beautiful. And overwhelming. But here's the other side -- we waste up to half of our food in this country. Toulze puts everything to use, something he learned from his mother. "My mom has always pickled and jarred as long as I can remember," he says.

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Meatless Monday: Plats du Jour -- Seasonal = Delicious

Ellen Kanner | Posted 03.17.2012 | Green
Read More: Sondra Bernstein, The Girl & the Fig, Seasonality, John Toulze, Sonoma, Walnuts, The Farm Project, Celery Root, Benziger, Imagery Winery, Green News
Ellen Kanner

Before seasonality became a term embraced by foodies, it was how we lived, how we ate. Transportation was limited, refrigeration, other than what the climate and creativity offered, didn't exist.

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