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Artist NIcky Gaston Hop Kiss Labels Corralitos Brewing

Hop Kissed: Local Artist Designs Labels for Corralitos Brewing Company

July 21, 2020August 11, 2020 slvpostbeer, homebrew0 comment

Boulder Creek artist Nicky Gaston, the creative juice behind the beer labels for Steel Bonnet Brewing Company in Scotts Valley, just wrapped up a two-year artistic collaboration with Corralitos Brewing Co. Read More

Columns Food & Drink

Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food

July 6, 2020July 24, 2020 slvpostagriculture, food&drink, sustainability0 comment

By Penny Ellis I remember the first time I realized that conventional farming was damaging to the Earth. Back in the mid 70s, my boyfriend’s father hired us to work his farm in Buford, Ohio to help bankroll our move to Seattle. His father had 300 acres of corn, soybeans, and tobacco. We did the entire process, disking the soil,… Read More

Columns Food & Drink

Don’t Fear the Fava

July 1, 2020July 22, 2020 slvpostChef Chausse, food&drink0 comment

What really piqued our interest this week was the unfairly maligned FAVA BEAN! It’s reputation was all but destroyed by that awful Hannibal Lecter, but we’re here to tell you, don’t fear the fava. It really is a highly underutilized broad bean that grows well around here and is sometimes used as a cover crop. A larger bean with a... Read More

Business Food & Drink

Juice of the Vine

July 1, 2020July 21, 2020 slvpostwineries0 comment

Open and serving status of Santa Cruz Mountains wineries Read More

Food & Drink Recipes

Monterey Bay Halibut Tempura

June 1, 2020June 5, 2020 slvpost0 comment

Monterey Bay Halibut served with Butter Braised Cabbage and Ponzu Sauce Read More

Mountain Fermenter Steel Bonnet Brewing Company

Columns Food & Drink

Spotlight on Steel Bonnet Brewing Company

June 1, 2020June 5, 2020 slvpostbeer0 comment

We’d like to kick off the Mountain Fermenter by taking a look at what brewing during the COVID-19 crisis has been like for our local breweries. We were able to chat with Donald Cramb (via email of course), co-owner of Steel Bonnet Brewing Co. in Scotts Valley. Read More