In the travel section of yesterday’s L.A. Times, writer Nancy Hoyt Belcher describes the three-hour walking tour she took of Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto courtesy of one of Lisa Rogovin’s culinary excursions.
Belcher bit into Cowgirl Creamery Red Hawk from the Cheese Board, full- and half-sour pickles from Saul’s, bought Sumatra Blue Batak from Peet’s and supped a glass of Merlot from Vintage Berkeley. She also took in the Juice Bar Collective on Vine (pictured above), Love at First Bite bakery and the Epicurious Garden.
As she says: “Food, glorious food, is mostly what the Gourmet Ghetto is all about.”
Read the full story here.
By Tracey Taylor. |
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Post tags: Cheese Board Collective, Chez Panisse, Epicurious Garden, Juice Bar Collective, Love at First Bite Cupcakery & Bakery, Saul's Delicatessen, Vintage Berkeley