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...
Read Full StoryLast 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...
Read Full StoryEach winter, before it gets too muddy, we load up the green frost fans onto our Bobcat, a somewhat precarious proposition, and then schlep...
Read Full StoryHillside 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...
Read Full StoryThree weeks since starting this ‘chicken bottarga’ journey, it’s finally time to try them! After the week of hanging, the yolks are now dry...
Read Full StoryKeith Roberts is the National Sales Manager of Edwards Ham, and man can he talk ham. He just wants to make sure he’s using...
Read Full StoryChris Brockway hails from the midwest originally, but eventually landed in California, first at UC Davis and then Cal State Fresno. At Fresno, he...
Read Full StoryIf you build it, they will come. Barn owls, I mean. Gray boxes on tall steel poles, holes facing east, loom over many of...
Read Full StoryEach 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...
Read Full StoryAfter 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...
Read Full StoryThis 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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