Full Belly . Tracking food news, events, and happenings. Also features photo archives, and restaurant reviews for New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Saute Wednesday. Directory of food blogs, recipes, resources, and more
Food essays written by Bruce Cole, and a collection of links from food sections in newspapers and magazines worldwide.

Simply Recipes . Blog maintained by Elise Bauer offers a collection of recipes using primarily whole food ingredients with belief in a varied, healthy diet, using real butter, real cream, eggs, and protein from meat, fish, and cheese.
A few years ago I started writing down the recipes I had grown up with and posting them to my website. I had just turned 40, and had spent most of my adult life working as a hectic Silicon Valley consultant with little time to cook, let alone learn how to cook beyond what I had learned growing up. I come from a big family - six kids - and thought what a terrific family project, to document our family recipes! Both my mother and father are excellent home cooks, mom by necessity to raise us all, and dad because he loves to eat well and enjoys the experimentation of trying out new recipes.

Mendocino Crab and Wine Days. [January] Mendocino County Alliance. 525 S. Main Street, Suite E. Ukiah, CA 95482. Tel: (707) 462-7417 voice Fax: (707) 468-9887.
Since Mendocino County was founded in the 1850's, our rugged coastline has been home of fishermen and their families harvesting the bounty of our cold clear Pacific Ocean.

Artichoke Festival [May] Castroville Festivals. P.O. Box 744, Castroville, California 95012. Tel: 831 633-2465 Fax: 831 633-0485.
Two days of live music! Everything from Swing to Mariachi, Country to 50’s Rock & Roll. Children’s Activities: Games, pony rides, face paints, clowns, stilt walkers, puppets and more. Food: Artichokes fried, sautéed, grilled, marinated, pickled, fresh, and creamed in soup. Plus foods from the many ethnic groups that give this area its character. Cooking & Flower Arranging Demos: The area’s finest showcase the versatility and unique techniques for preparing and using artichokes. Wine Tasting: Sample the best from the area’s award winning producers. Arts & Crafts: Unique gifts and apparel crafted by artisans from throughout the country. Plus artichoke souvenirs galore. Farmers Market: Artichokes and more, fresh from the heart of the salad bowl. Field Tours: Hop a bus to the artichoke patch for grower talks and photo ops.

Gilroy Garlic Festival [July] Media contact: Peter Ciccarelli Ciccarelli & Associates P.O. Box 143 Capitola by the sea, CA 95010 831/476-7275 831/476-6321 (fax) 408/316-1930 (cell).
It all began when Rudy Melone, then president of Gavilan College, read an article in mid-1978 about a garlic festival in Arleux, France. This little community of several thousand people claimed to be Garlic Capital of the World because their event drew nearly 80,000 people over a three day period to sample their garlic soup. Dr. Melone believed that Gilroy was the Garlic Capital of the World and decided to prove it.

The Definitive Bottled Water Site. Best Cellars, LLC. Post Office Box 5658. Santa Barbara, CA 93150. Tel: (805) 879-1564. Fax: (805) 879-1565.
The portal for the bottled water industry. The BottledWaterWeb® has been the leading information center on the Internet since it was launched in 1995.

Winter Barrel Tasting; Wine Tasting & Food Gala. Association offices are located in the heart of Wine Country on the grounds of the Van Roekel Winery.34567 Rancho California Road, Temecula, California 92591. Mailing address: TVWA * PO Box 1601 * Temecula, CA 92593. Office Hours: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Monday - Friday. Tel: 951-699-6586. 800-801-9463. Fax 951-699-2353.
Visit up to 20 wineries, one time each over a one or two day period. Barrel and tank samples paired with the perfect complementary food item.