In San Francisco, many people are striving to be locavores and their goal is to eat food that has been locally produced. To many this is also an opportunity to practice sustainability and eco-consciousness. Sounds simple, right? If it’s not grown locally, don’t eat it. The reality, at least for me, is not so simple. Read more →
Food
Searching for Peruvian Spices on Mission St.
A friend recently asked me where they could get some Peruvian spices like aji amarillo, and my impression was that just about any Latino market on Mission St. in San Francisco would carry them. But to be really sure, I decided to walk the Mission St. strip from 16th to 24th and contrary to what I had thought, there were… Read more →
Chifa
Growing up, the answer to where are we going for dinner was almost always ¡Vamos al Chifa! — where we enjoyed sharing a meal, family style. Today, it is impossible to talk about Peruvian cuisine without mentioning the Chifa, or the fusion of Peruvian and Chinese foods. In 1849, when Pisco arrived in San Francisco during the Gold Rush, the… Read more →