For the debut of Soul Food Farm’s new series of cooking workshops, personal chef Melissa Fernandez will teach a select group of 10 how to make authentic Oaxacan black mole with roasted chicken (guess whose?) and homemade tortillas.
A cook for the past 15 years, Melissa spent the first 7 of those working in kitchens in [...]
The Soul Food Farm CSA launched October 7, 2009 with our first delivery at my house in Emeryville, during a very difficult time — about a month after the devastating fire that crippled the farm. It’s still a work in progress, jerry-rigged from Google Docs and emails and the vast patience of our 150+ subscribers. [...]
Daniel Patterson (Coi), a longtime Soul Food Farm supporter, has chosen to use the farm’s chicken in a high-profile fundraiser with Manresa Chef David for the Bocuse d”or Foundation. From SF Weekly:
Patterson and Kinch to Team Up for Epic Bocuse d’Or Dinner
In December, the Bocuse d’Or USA Foundation announced the 12 semi-finalists for the next [...]
The UK’s respected Financial Times newspaper has a delirious review of Frances, Melissa Perello’s new restaurant. Melissa is a highly recognized chef who also happens to be a staunch farm-to-table supporter.
From the review:
Named after the chef’s grandmother, it is a family effort. Perello’s father helped her with the walls and the wood finishing. Her mother [...]
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