In Food Heroes, Pellegrini introduces readers to the lively stories of artisanal food devotees such as New York mushroom forager Marion Burroughs, French fig collector Francis Honore, fish missionary Jon Rowley in Washington State, and Ugo Buzzio in New York City, one of the last …

The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market is a California Certified Farmers Market operated by CUESA, the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture. On Saturday, September 11th will be the “Tomato and Pepper Festival” with two seasonal cooking demonstrations.

11 am    Seasonal Cooking Demonstration – Joyce Goldstein, …

The Festa Coloniale Italiana celebrates the rich Italian and Italian-American heritage that has existed in San Francisco for generations and along Stockton St. between Union and Filbert Sts., there will be continuous live Italian music, pizza-toss demonstration, costumed dancers, mouth-watering calamari, sausages and peppers, cannoli, …

The Second Annual Taste of Fillmore Festival closes down one block of Fillmore Street between Pine Street and California Street in San Francisco and will be offering “Tastes” of Fillmore Street.  Fillmore Street merchants and restaurants will …