Creating Local Demand

On our San Francisco tours, we go behind the scenes at local artisans. We often hear our guests comment how lucky we are to have these local artisans. I'm of the belief that demand creates supply. In other words, the more people demand local butcher shops, the more local butcher shops will open. One the fun things to do in San Francisco is to try foods at local artisans. On our San Francisco Food tours, you'll experience meeting local artisans. Try it in your own backyard. The result may be that more local artisans are available where you live.

Fair Trade and Eating Locally

On our San Francisco tours we emphasize foods that are seasonal and local. Some foods are not grown here, like coffee. There is currently an excess of coffee in the world. The result is that the coffee growers are being pressured to lower their prices. The other result is that coffee growers may not be able to make enough money to feed themselves. On the fun things to do in San Francisco is to enjoy coffee. We find that we enjoy coffee even more when it is fair trade coffee. Fair trade coffee is coffee that the grower makes enough money to feed themselves. On our San Francisco tours, we are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we deal with benefits from what we do. Fair trade coffee ensures the people growing your coffee benefits, as well.

Sustainability

One of the important things on our San Francisco Tours is sustainability. On our San Francisco Foods tours, we focus on local foods, produced using sustainable methods. One the fun things to do in San Francisco is to enjoy salmon in the summer. This summer, we may not have any. For a number of years, there have been water diversions in a number of rivers in Northern California. The assumption is that the environment can simply adjust. The reality is that it can not. On our San Francisco tours we learn how food is made that not only tastes great, but is produced using sustainable methods. One of the fun things to do in San Francisco and elsewhere to enjoy those kinds of food. They not only nourish you, they nourish the environment.

Asparagus Season

If you've joined us on one of our San Francisco Tours, you probably know that we get really excited about eating seasonally. One of the fun things to do in San Francisco is to take advantage of asparagus season. When the asparagus comes in from the delta, it is amazingly sweet. A great way to enjoy asparagus is to grill it, then serve it with parmesan cheese and olive oil. On our San Francisco tours, we try several types of local olive oils, which are delicious with the asparagus.

Almost End of Crab Season

It's almost end of Dungeness Crab Season, but fortunately, not yet. A number of wineries are having their annual crab feasts. We'll take a quick jaunt from our San Francisco Food Tours to head up Healdsburg and Sonoma and fill up on crab. On the fun things to do in San Francisco is to pair some regional wines with local crab. On our San Francisco tours, we'll be trying some local oils, which goes great with the crab. I like olive oil with crab way more than butter.

Given that at the last crab feast, the winery finished dinner with a nice port wine, we'll be bring truffles from San Francisco tours to pair with the port wine.

Chinese New Year

One of the interesting concepts of Chinese New Year is the significance of oranges. The seeds help spread good luck for the coming year. On our San Francisco tours, that same concept is very important. I hope that by "spreading seeds", our guests will take the seeds from our tours and search local out artisans. On the the fun things to do in San Francisco and everywhere it to search our local artisans back home. A great resource is www.slowfood.com

Valentine's Day

We're getting ready for some special San Francisco Tours. One of the fun things to do in San Francisco is to celebrate Valentine's Day for most of February. On our San Francisco Tours, we've got some special surprises in North Beach\Little Italy during the day and also at night. Just in time, we've found some special foods, just in time for Valentine's Day.