This week we checked in with our pal, Sabrina Modelle of The Tomato Tart. A food writer, recipe developer, photographer, web designer and branding consultant, Sabrina was also the organizer of 2011’s Online Bake Sale for Japan. She derives inspiration from San Francisco’s farmers markets, ethnic groceries, and specialty food [...] Continue Reading…
Behind the Scenes at Papabubble
At Foodzie, we’re passionate about great food, but a big part of that is knowing the people and processes behind the food. We were very excited to feature Papabubble’s exquisite hard candies in our Valentine’s Day box. Each dainty little candy is a work of art unto itself. But [...] Continue Reading…
Posted February 17, 2012 by Sean
Three of a Find: Kimberley Hasselbrink
Today we’re kicking off a new series on the blog, wherein we are reaching out to our favorite tastemakers to find out what food and food-related products they’re in love with right now. Today, we’re talking to Kimberley Hasselbrink of The Year in Food, and contributor to Bon Appetit [...] Continue Reading…
Posted February 15, 2012 by Sean
Mohawks with Olive Oil, Sea Salt and Herbs
I don’t know about you, but Valentine’s Day is one of those nights that I go to great lengths not to go out to eat. In preparation for the onslaught of daters and diners who do go out, many restaurants cobble together prix-fixe menus for efficiency, offering limited selection [...] Continue Reading…
Posted February 13, 2012 by Sean
Eat Right for a Passionate Night
We’re thrilled to have a guest post by Joy M. Nordenstrom, founder of Joy of Romance, Inc., and a certified matchmaker and relationship coach. We love her pithy, thoughtful musings on romance in her Twitter feed and Facebook page, and so we asked her to give us a little [...] Continue Reading…
Posted February 7, 2012 by Sean
Survival-of-the-Fittest Kale Salad
There’s a cafe a couple blocks from the Foodzie headquarters that has a certain kale salad on their menu that has won the hearts of everyone in the office. It’s hearty and crunchy, with a perfect balance of salty and sour in the dressing. It manages to feel at [...] Continue Reading…
Posted January 31, 2012 by Sean
How the New Tasting Club Works
Thanks for all the great feedback on the new Foodzie Tasting Club. We love hearing stories about breaking open the Cooking Box and getting to play Iron Chef at home or that the new option to choose made the Tasting Box a fit for even the picky eaters! We [...] Continue Reading…
Posted January 2, 2012 by emily
A Taste of Kwanzaa
Today we’re featuring a guest post by our friend Luna Raven of Luna’s Kitchen Magic, contributor at one of our favorite site discoveries of the year, Kwanzaa Culinarians. We asked her to talk a bit about the traditions — and food — of Kwanzaa.
Created in 1966 by Ron Karenga, [...] Continue Reading…
Posted December 29, 2011 by Sean
New Year Food: Greens
New Years Day is a natural inflection point, a time to reflect on a year past and on the road ahead. It’s no surprise then that food traditions crop up accordingly. One of our favorite of them is the practice of eating greens on the first day of the [...] Continue Reading…
Posted December 27, 2011 by Sean
Feast of the Seven Fishes for Christmas Eve
My mother’s side of the family is entirely Italian-American, a mini-melting pot of three regions from southern Italy: Abruzzo, Campania and Calabria. Consequently, our food traditions also reflect a melding of those regions. And one of those traditions that is held most dear is the Feast of the Seven [...] Continue Reading…
Posted December 22, 2011 by Sean
