Spice route to the past

SUBHA J RAO   –   The Hindu Niche ‘heirloom’ pickles made and preserved using age-old methods are gradually finding space for themselves on store shelves and in our homes, discovers SUBHA J RAO Think pickles and you’re immediately transported to childhood. When summers meant mothers, aunts and grandmothers working their way through mounds of cut […]

In season: cucumbers

Joe Reynolds of Love is Love Farm at Gaia Gardens near Decatur offers a market-style community-supported agriculture program. Instead of receiving a box or bag of that week’s produce, his customers come to the farm and put together their own share based on what’s available that week. One head of lettuce, six tomatoes, four zephyr […]

One Brine Day – Pickle maker Gordy’s just started selling spicy brine in a can

BY ALISON SPIEGEL   –   Tasting Table Pickle juice fans, it’s time to proudly wave your freak flag. You’ve now officially been given permission to unabashedly express your love for the brine that comes in the pickle jar. Whether you’re a pickleback shooter (a shot of whiskey chased by a shot of pickle juice, for […]

These jalapeno poppers made grown men cry

Sarah Stone, Special to The News Leader When Snapdragon Pho moved into town, it confirmed in my mouth that Staunton is well on its way to having every single variety of food within walking distance of City Hall. We have late-night soup, we have pizza by the slice, we’ve got burritos as big as your […]

Hawaii chefs start deli-style meats and pickled veggies company

by Duane Shimogawa   –   Pacific Business News Three Hawaii restaurant industry chefs are debuting their first joint venture at an Oahu farmer’s market this month that sells pickled items and deli-style meats made in the state, one of its owners told Pacific Business News this week. Pipikaula & Pickles Hawaiian Style Deli is the brainchild […]