Rancho Gordo in SIngapore!
Gerald Tan has opened his Cut the Mustard store in Singapore and we are lucky enough to have our beans featured there. Expats and locals can now dig those heirloom...
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Noche Mexicana: More Images and Fun
Bean farmer Roberto demonstrates one way of making a nice crunchy tostada without deep frying. Lupe offers a platter of taquitos. The salsas she served with them were out of...
Noche Mexicana Tour: Making Tamales
I don't think you can take too many classes on tamal making. Each teacher has a slightly different trick or technique and it's always fun to get together and make...
Noche Mexicana Tour: Morning of Corn, Corn and More Corn
I always chant that the foundation of Mexican cuisine is chiles, beans and corn. Restaurants that don't specialize in these things may have some nice dishes or a hip bar,...
Noche Mexicana in Hidalgo
I just spent an amazing few days with some of my wonderful Rancho Gordo customers from the US in Hidalgo. It was a pipe dream a few months ago but...
25th Anniversary Party at Cakebread Cellars
The American Harvest Workshop has been an integral part of the Napa Valley and blink, it's been 25 years since those first chefs came to Cakebread to work with local...
Poster for Noche Mexicana
Look what just came in from Hammer Press in Kansas City! The signed, numbered letterpress posters commemorate our Mexico tour. I was expecting something wonderful but I was really taken...
Iguanas at Uxmal
it's Friday. I'm tired. I'm swamped. I have a blog entry due. I think I'll look at my travel photos instead! Here are some scenes from Uxmal in Yucatan, Mexico....
Farm Dinner in Missouri
During our trip to Kansas City, Rancho Gordo General Manager Susan Sanchez and I felt like the toasts of the town. Susan, being a KC native, actually was. Between meeting...
Harvesting Color Book Party at Jimtown
Carrie Brown writes that she's having a party this Sunday at Jimtown. I have the book already and it's a winner. This will be your chance to meet author Rebecca...
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...
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...