Luminary Lunch
Last Thursday we had the great pleasure of hosting California food luminary, Joyce Goldstein. The occasion was Nopa’s bi-monthly staff and purveyor lunch, Complete...
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Chronicles of a Dirt Farmer: On Frost
Each winter, before it gets too muddy, we load up the green frost fans onto our Bobcat, a somewhat precarious proposition, and then schlep...
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Family Affair: Staff Meal at Hillside Supper Club
Hillside Supper Club, Bernal Heights, 9:30pm The last guests are still hovering over dessert when Hillside Supper Club chef and co-owner Tony Ferrari returns...
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Dining to Cook #13: Cured Egg Yolks Part 3
Three weeks since starting this ‘chicken bottarga’ journey, it’s finally time to try them! After the week of hanging, the yolks are now dry...
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The Great Artisanal Ham Tasting
Keith Roberts is the National Sales Manager of Edwards Ham, and man can he talk ham. He just wants to make sure he’s using...
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Magnum Monday: White Zinfandel w/ Chris Brockway
Chris Brockway hails from the midwest originally, but eventually landed in California, first at UC Davis and then Cal State Fresno. At Fresno, he...
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Chronicles of a Dirt Farmer: Barn Owls
If you build it, they will come. Barn owls, I mean. Gray boxes on tall steel poles, holes facing east, loom over many of...
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Wine Digest: Minerality
Each week, Nopa’s Staff gathers for a thematic hour of wine tasting and education. Below are the notes from the prior weeks host, Mr. Nick...
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Dining to Cook #12 – Cured Egg Yolks pt.2
After about a week, the yolks will have mostly solidified from the salt cure and you’ll be able to dig them out of the salt. To...
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Magnum Monday: Tie-Die Lollipop w/ Chris Broomell LIVE
This evening, Nopa will pour Vesper’s fun, curiously named proprietary red blend with Chris joining. Chris’ harvest uniform includes countless oversized Tie-Dye shirts, and his...
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