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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day 9: Win a pizza pack from industry pro Tony Gemignani including his cookbook, The Pizza Bible

It’s Day 9 of Santa Cruz Restaurant Examiner/Santa Cruz Foodie’s “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.” See end of article for how to win a “pro pizza pack” from pizza guru Tony Gemignani of San Francisco restaurant Tony’s Pizza Napoletana. Still … Continue reading

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James Beard Award finalists include San Francisco restaurant AQ and author John Besh

The final nominees of the James Beard Awards were announced a few weeks ago, and the Bay Area contenders include San Francisco restaurant AQ. Another finalist is John Besh, a Louisiana chef who has several restaurants and two cookbooks including … Continue reading

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Sugar, Sugar authors in San Francisco — plus read this article to win cookbook

Authors Kimberly Reiner and Jenna Sanz-Agero, also known as the Sugar Mommas, are appearing on Saturday November 5 at popular San Francisco culinary bookstore Omnivore Books to promote their new cookbook Sugar, Sugar: Every Recipe Has a Story. And you can … Continue reading

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Award-winning chef Donia Bijan plus free food at Bookshop Santa Cruz

Award-winning Iranian chef Donia Bijan is speaking at Bookshop Santa Cruz and the free event features food samples inspired by Bijan’s new book. The samples are being provided by the wonderful downtown Santa Cruz restaurant Laili. The author talk, book … Continue reading

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Learn how to make gourmet ice cream: Scoop includes recipes from Bay Area shops

Just because summer’s over doesn’t mean you have to give up summertime desserts like ice cream – and you can even learn how to make your own gourmet ice cream with the new book “Scoop” by Ellen Brown. Many of … Continue reading

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Cookbook author reading in Berkeley with Romney Steele of Plum Gorgeous

Talented Bay Area author Romney Steele published her new cookbook, “Plum Gorgeous: Recipes and Memories from the Orchard,” on July 19, 2011 and she’s giving a reading on August 23 in Berkeley to celebrate. Oakland resident Steele is the featured … Continue reading

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