Sam Spade's San Francisco

Here's a great tip from Foodie 411, Marcia Gagliardi's restaurant and food blog from TasteSF

The Bay Area Local Food Guide is about to be released, giving the public access to information on over a thousand farms, farmers’ markets, CSAs, restaurants, retailers, institutions, and specialty grocery stores that feature local food within the nine counties of the Bay Area. A celebration in honor of the guide’s release will be held at the Officer’s Club at Fort Mason on Thursday, June 26th, and will feature samples of some of the finest local food and wines. A panel of experts will discuss why local food is the answer.

Doors open at 4:30pm, and the local food panel begins at 6:30pm; speakers include Paula Jones (SF Dept. of Environment), Sibella Kraus (Sage), Alison Negrin (John Muir Health), Simon Richard (Bi-Rite Market) and Jered Lawson (Pie Ranch). Moderated by Bill Fujimoto of Monterey Market. At 7:30pm is dessert, plus farmer and chef/retailer networking. (Event runs until 8:30pm.)

The Bay Area Buy Fresh Buy Local Food Guide is free and will be distributed via retailers listed in the guide, farmers’ markets and at special events. Additionally, the guide is available online for downloading and in a searchable format at www.buylocalca.org.

Other reports from Sam Spade's San Francisco that may be of interest to you:
Restaurants in San Francisco - Inside Local Tips - The Ultimate Local Guide
San Francisco's Fabulous Lesbian Chefs
Coffee in the Castro
Garden Court at the Palace Hotel - SF's Most Elegant Sunday Brunch!
Taxicab Crooks and Scam Cabs in San Francisco
San Francisco Ferry Building Marketplace - A Complete Guide

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