This past weekend, my pal Susie and I flew to California, with a brief stay in San Fran and then down to Esalen Institute for 3 nights. It was an epic trip not only for the basking in the moonlit hot springs and yoga, but because we drove 20 miles across the bridge to Berkeley, for a side bar voyage to a legendary pickle shop.
I happened across the "Cultured Pickle shop" via a Diane a food blogger, writer and community food activist. She sent me this video and ever since, Alex Hozven, the chef/ pickler has been a celebrity of types in my world.
While there, I ogled her shop, the casks of fermenting cabbage, beets, seaweed, turnups, carrots and the 10 gallon glass tanks of fermenting kombucha that lined the walls were enough bring me to sheer joy. Cultured products like this are sold in store, to local restaurants & farmers markets (lucky bay area!)
Susie & I shared strawberry turnip kombucha & sassafras ginger kombucha.
Watch & enjoy.
I am a Vancouver based Nutritionist serving up real food education! I hope to share food resources, stir the pot, make you think, expose epic feasts, debunk nutrition myths, debate food farces, talk food politics, discuss health issues, uncover what is in season, cook up a storm, eat with passion & make mouths water in the process.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Pickle inspiration
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