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Butcher Shop Sign Paso Robles

J&R Natural Meats: Keeping it Local and Simple in Templeton

How much can one plaza give? So far, the retail oasis just west of Highway 101 at Exit 224 furnished me with high value seafood at Pier 46 Seafood and locally roasted, fresh-brewed pourover...
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Farmers Market Honolulu

Kapi’olani Community College Farmers Market: Hawaiian Flavors Near Diamond Head

There were so many tourists and locals that Kapi’olani Community College Farmers Market felt like a farmer-filled Mardi Gras. Of course, New Orleans has nothing as scenic as Diamond Head, the famous volcanic crater...
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Fishing Boats Honolulu

Honolulu Fish Auction: Selling Prized Pacific Catches to the Highest Bidder

The sun still hadn’t started to rise when our bus pulled up to a dockside building and we met Brooks Takenaka outside the Honolulu Fish Auction. It was just after 5:30 a.m., but fishermen...
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Farmers Market Big Island

Volcano Village Farmers’ Market: Building on Big Island Magma

My first morning in Hawaii involved a drive down the east coast of the Big Island along Highway 11 to visit the Volcano Village Farmers’ Market. It was worth an early wake up call...
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Market Silicon Valley

Aladdin Gourmet: Freeway-Friendly Arab Fare in Silicon Valley

The last stop on my summer-long exploration of the Silicon Valley culminated in San Mateo, within earshot of the 101 freeway, at Aladdin Gourmet, which can cover any hookah, produce or mesquite-grilled kebab needs....
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Pickle Shop New York City

The Pickle Guys: Pucker Up on New York’s Lower East Side [MOVED]

Seemingly every farm-to-table restaurant has introduced a pickling program as a way to prolong the seasons, but in New York City‘s Lower East Side, they’ve pretty much had that briny concept covered by the...
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