Modern Beans on Toast
I think one of the reasons beans have such a bad reputation is beans on toast. It's a pretty dire dish, if you ask me. But then I had a...
The Rancho Gordo Blog
Beat the Heat with Beans
Here's a shot of a beautiful, cool cenote (sinkhole with groundwater) in Cazuma', Yucatan. Outside it was hot but the water was cool and obviously refreshing. Jumping was fun and...
The Return of Black Calypso
Every once in a while we get a customer who tries to get the beans to be beautiful once they've been cooked. I've always said it's nature's joke. They're pretty...
A Rare Night Out in San Francisco
We had a reception at the Colonial Arts gallery in San Francisco last night. There was tequila, tamales (from our heirloom corn) and cheesecakes made with our xoconostle marmalada. Plus...
CUESA's Summer Celebration
I had a ball last night at CUESA's Summer Celebration, a great way to help out the organizers of our San Francisco farmers market and sample the ware of some...
Notes from the Road
I've been on a little tour of my native state with my two sons. We're trying to see as many missions as possible. That's the goal. The reality is I...
Montalvo Food and Wine Classic
Last month I served our heirloom beans at the Montalvo Food and Wine Classic in Saratoga. If you live anywhere in the south bay, I suggest you try and go...
More Fun in Kansas City: The Rieger Hotel
The boozy cloud of my Kansas City trip has finally lifted and it's been fun going over my photos. Excuse me for repeating myself, but what a great town. On...
Happy Father's Day
Due to logistics we're celebrating Father's Day today. The youngest admitted all he had was a homemade card and I said that's what I preferred. He said he'd feel burned...
Kansas City Barbecue
This post is obviously not for my vegetarian or vegan friends. I may be joining you soon after this week's meat overload! I spent a really swell four days in...
Meat Me in Kansas City
I just returned from Bryant's barbecue. How do these people do this? So delicious but I aneed day to digest all this love. We're having a series of dinners and...
One Last Post in Praise of Quinoa
There's no one as obnoxious as the repenting sinner, but I'm just nuts about quinoa. It's healthy, filling, delicious and relatively inexpensive. Imagine the nutrional powerhouse of chicken stock, beans,...