New Beginnings and our San Francisco Tour

Like many others, we're joining the country in celebrating new beginnings for all of us.  On our San Francisco Tours, we're hoping this signals an openness to new ideas.  On our San Francisco Food Tours, this is an issue very close to us.  From our perspective on our San Francisco Culinary Tours, what we do on a local level affects not only our local community, but also the nation and the world. 

As we see on our San Francisco Tours, when we eat locally and seasonally, not only does the income stay in our local community, it is also reinvested in our local community.  As we see on our San Francisco Food Tours, we also lift others by not pitting one group against another. In words, the threat of cheap labor and poor working conditions in other areas,  pulling down our income, does not work if each neighborhood is buying locally and seasonally.  As we see on our San Francisco Culinary Tours, if each community is not engaged in a race to the bottom, we all get lifted up.

On our San Francisco Tours, we see the diversity of our neighborhoods. That diversity makes up all stronger.  On our San Francisco Food Tours, we see the commitment we have in San Francisco to support that diversity.  All of us are some kind of minority. As we see on San Francisco Culinary Tours, the "majority" has to make commitment to support the "minority". Otherwise, all of us end getting thrown to the wolves.

This new beginning we hope we see from our San Francisco Tours, is a desire to lift all of us up. Eating locally and seasonally requires that we see the longer picture. As we see on our San Francisco Food Tours, that means that we understand that when we support our local community, everyone gets lifted up.  That fact that we understand that when we are all a "minority", we are all responsible for supporting each other. On our San Francisco Culinary Tours, we see how our neighborhoods are stronger and our individual lives are enhanced when we support each other.

January on our San Francisco Tours

It's January on our San Francisco Tours and we're enjoying new olive oil harvest. On our San Francisco Food Tours, we're enjoying the new flavors of the season. The olive oil is little peppery this time of year, which goes wonderfully with the clams from Point Reyes. Just saute some onions and garlic, brown some chicken and basil sausage, pour in about a cup of white wine, add some herbs and the clams and it is delicious. By comparing the various olive on our San Francisco Culinary tours, we're able to find which one we like best.

Tasting the difference between olive oil different times of year on our San Francisco Tour is a great example of the food we enjoy on our San Francisco Food Tours. We always enjoy looking forward to different seasons on our San Francisco Culinary Tours.

Regardless of where you live, you can eat the same way we do on our San Francisco Tours. A great place to start is your local farmers market. The same method that we enjoy eating on our San Francisco Food Tours is the best way to eat where you are. Local food has the best flavor and when it is fresh, you barely need to do much to it. As we enjoy on our San Francisco Culinary Tours, each season brings new food that not only taste good, but are also good for you.

The method of eating that we enjoy on our San Francisco Tours also supports your community. From local farmers to local stores, when you not only eating locally, your local community suffers from a lack of support. The places we visit on our San Francisco Food Tours support our local community and local farmers. The same kind of places we visit on San Francisco Culinary Tours exist in your community. During an economic downturn, they need your support even more. These are your neighbors and your friends. Your choices today will make the difference about whether they are there later.

The economy on our San Francisco Tours

On our San Francisco Tours, we are affected by the economy just like most of us. The question for us is how we react on our San Francisco Food Tours. Do we turn to what appears to be the lowest cost suppliers or do we take a more realistic views of what is really the lowest cost on our San Francisco Culinary Tours?

The question confronting us on our San Francisco Tours is confronting all of us.  When we engage in a race to the bottom for costs, we end up pushing others in our communities lower and set up the path for us to follow. As we see on our San Francisco Food Tours, when we force to compete with others making less than a living wage, our incomes as go down, as all of us end competing with other making less than a living wage.  As we see on on our San Francisco Culinary Tours, when we advocate to lift up others, we are all lifted up.

On our San Francisco Tours, the coffee we enjoy is fair trade coffee. That means on our San Francisco Food Tours, we can enjoy the coffee, but also feel good about it, knowing that the people growing are making enough income to support their families. Or, we know that the bread from the bakeries on our San Francisco Culinary Tours supports our communities.

Buying Locally on our San Francisco Tours

On our San Francisco tours, we realize the importance for buying locally.  In a slow economy, this becomes even more important.  Buying locally supports our neighbors in a time when they need our help the most. As we see on our San Francisco Food Tours, we see how shopping in our communities lifts us all up.  These local merchants can adjust to our local needs. It can be tempting to forget this in difficult times. As we see on our San Francisco culinary tours, we need to look beyond the short terms and shop in a way that supports our communities in the short and term. 

Time to Celebrate the Holiday on our San Francisco Tours

On our San Francisco Tours, we really enjoy the holiday season.  It's a great time to taste some of the special foods of the season on our San Francisco Food Tours.

Each neighborhood on our San Francisco Tours has special foods for the holiday season, from Chinatown to North Beach\Little Italy. And on our San Francisco Food Tours, we enjoy adding on special foods for the holidays.

Our Holiday Tours are a great example of eating locally and seasonally. These San Francisco Tours highlight the best of the season.

Perspective from our San Francisco Tours

On our San Francisco Tours. we focus on local food, We also believe that individuals can change their communities. Communities can be changed for the better or for the worse.  In a few days, those of in the US have a choice, between those who would lift us up and those who would tell us that the only way forward is to do so on the backs of others.  In listening to all of arguments, I'd suggest you ask yourself which arguments lift us up.

On our San Francisco Food Tours, we believe the communities progress when they move together and whenever everyone is lifted up. When we shop locally and eat seasonally, we lift up the entire community. From the shop owner who sells the food to the farmer who grows the food. When we look at our communities, there is no isolated part of our community and another isolated part of the community.    We are all part of the same community. It is only when we lift up the entire community that all of us are lifted.   

Holiday Foods on our San Francisco Tours

As I have found our San Francisco Culinary Tours, everybody has similar ideas about what are holiday foods. For me, apples remind me of the holidays. One of the best ways to enjoy apples is Apple Crisp. Just slice up some apples, toss in some cinnamon and all spice, cover with a combination of oatmeal, flour, and shortening,  bake and you've got apple crisp.  In my case, I like to use vegetarian shortening.   Find out what is in season near you, just like we do on our San Francisco Food Tours and go from there.