It takes a very specific kind of curiosity to be out on Humboldt Bay at 8 in the morning just to see oyster beds, and on June 11 that curiosity was on full display when nearly 40 people boarded the Madaket for the first of a series of tours being put on by the University […]
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Update: Oyster Fest Mess
The $10 Oyster Fest admission fee – which raised the ire of many oyster-eaters and the approval of many others – won’t line the pockets of the Arcata elite, says Arcata Main Street Executive Director Jennifer Koopman. Because of recent financial woes, Koopman said, Main Street needs money to keep Oyster Fest afloat. Not to […]
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You Have One Last Chance To Put Bon Boniere in Your Face
“Bon Boniere is currently closed. We will be serving our last ice cream on March 2nd starting at 5 p.m. Come say goodbye. We have enjoyed serving you over the years.” Thus proclaimeth the answering machine message for Eureka’s Bon Boniere signaling that, after more than 100 years in Humboldt, the scooping will soon cease. […]
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Brown Sugar
I super heart brown sugar, especially in fall, when rich stews, pumpkin pie and dark, caramelly flavors seem cozy and appealing (ditto thick sweaters and Maine accents). I adore sweet things in all forms, but particularly anything dark and caramelized. Why does white sugar even exist? What isn’t improved by the rich, butterscotch hug of […]
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Ice Cream You Scream
The ice cream parlor/restaurant Bon Boniere, a longtime institution on the Arcata Plaza, abruptly closed up shop and said goodbye yesterday. Owner Kellen Moore, who took over the business in 2001 with several partners, is not leaving the ice cream business completely; her staff will still be selling ice cream cones and sandwiches out of Bon Boniere’s […]
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Food Safety Inspection Map
This week’s cover story, called “Queasy Eats,” is the result of a months-long investigation by HSU students enrolled in an advanced reporting class taught by Asst. Professor (and the Journal‘s Media Maven) Marcy Burstiner. The issue is on the streets now and will be online tomorrow morning. But this here feature is so cool that we […]
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Joel Salatin at Redwood Acres
We featured an interview with farming guru Joel Salatin in last week’s Good Food issue as a prelude to his keynote speech at the North Coast Co-op’s Sustainable Agriculture Expo. Now we bring you the speech itself, with a big thank you to the folks at KMUD and in particular reporter Kerry Reynolds, who recorded […]
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The Impact of Guy
He’s arguably Humboldt’s most famous semi-native son. Since winning the title “The Next Food Network Star” in 2006, Ferndale-raised Guy Fieri has become more than a star foodie — he’s a phenomenon. Most recently seen pimping Ritz crackers on ubiquitous TV commercials (and in a new recipe contest), he’s also a spokesman for AFLAC, the […]
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Care for a Menu?
We in the North Coast Journal editorial department don’t have much to do with the production of our annual Menu of Menus restaurant directory. We just use the living Hell out of it like everyone else. Good news! The 2010 edition is just about to hit the streets, and it’s an 88-page behemoth. This is, […]
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An Encounter with the Messiah
When I talked with Raj Patel , a couple of years ago about the politics of food scarcity ( Why Does Food Cost More? ), I had no idea he would be proclaimed Maitreya , the Messiah for followers of a New Age cult known as Share International . But there he was on the […]
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The Nonsense of Wine
it.The Nonsense of Wine: Fieldbrook Winery chief Bob Hodgson, husband of Journal owner Judy Hodgson, talks with Reuters about his statistics-driven scientific paper which mostly proves that wine competitions are bunk. The shocker comes at the end: Hodgson advises salting your wine before quaffing.
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Food Freedom! Laundry Liberation!
Because what could be more liberating than financial independence? Oh, sure, life and liberty and the whole pursuit of happiness thing factor in, but have you priced them lately? Well, I can’t solve your big problems – refusing to save, spending more than you earn, insisting on indulging in those optional treats like education, health […]