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Californian food and drink

May 2023

  •  Brown crab cacio e pepe.

    Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipes
    Recipe for brown crab cacio e pepe by Chris Leach

    Californian food inspired these interesting flavours

January 2023

  • Rebecca Fineman (holding her daughter Josephine? <check name) and partner Chris Gaither, at their restaurant/wine bar Ungrafted in San Francisco's Dogpatch district.

    The New Face of Small Business
    How a master sommelier couple built a wine bar with a diverse following

    In an industry still dominated by white men, San Francisco’s Ungrafted is a refreshing change from the stuffy wine bars of old

May 2022

  • A triptych of photos shows scenes from Wahpepah's Kitchen. In the first, are two dishes, one a plate of greens adorned with berries, the other a salad with roasted fiddleheads. In the middle panel is Crystal Wahpepah smiling in a gray chef's coat standing in front of a mural. On the right are bright yellow shelves holding jars of seeds and grains.

    Our unequal earth
    Chef Crystal Wahpepah on the power of Indigenous cuisine: ‘Native foods are overlooked’

    The game meat, corn and berries featured on the Indigenous chef’s menu have helped to launch her overnight success

February 2022

  • Sunset with fall colored vineyards at Castello di Amorosa. Napa Valley, California. Property released<br>BP68EG Sunset with fall colored vineyards at Castello di Amorosa. Napa Valley, California. Property released

    David Williams's wines of the week
    California dreaming: the sunshine state’s best wines

    All too often the wines from California are seen as over-blown and over-priced, but spend wisely and there are some superb options to be enjoyed, says David Williams

January 2020

  • California is showing a less pretentious side these days.

    David Williams's wines of the week
    California lightens up: three of its most drinkable wines

    Two reds and a white that redeem one of the world’s most self-important wine regions

June 2019

  • Thomasina Miers’ apricot salad with burrata, kale and crunchy seeds.

    The simple fix
    Thomasina Miers’ Californian apricot salad – recipe

  • Meera Sodha's bread salad with kale, pine nuts and roast lemon.

    The new vegan
    Meera Sodha’s San Francisco-style vegan bread salad with roast lemon

  • Yotam Ottolenghi's cobb salad with mango and lime dressing.

    Yotam Ottolenghi recipes
    Yotam Ottolenghi’s Californian recipes

  • Samin Nosrat’s silky sweetcorn soup with herb salsa.

    Four favourite recipes
    Samin Nosrat’s Californian classics – recipes

  • Fiona Beckett on drinks
    Wine: Californian bottles that don't cost an arm and a leg

  • The modern cook
    Anna Jones's carrot burger and rainbow bowl – recipes

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