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Leena Eats: Pedrick’s Produce in Dixon, CA

Leena Eats: Pedricks Produce in Dixon, CA

The outside of Pedrick's Produce from the highway.

When you drive through Northern California and you are not super close to San Francisco, you constantly see signs like the ones above, especially as spring and summer start. Tons of locally grown, delicious produce at dirt cheap prices. When you see signs like this:

Leena Eats: Pedricks Produce in Dixon, CA

Mmm, cheap and local strawberries!

it is difficult not to pull a 360 on the highway, taking out a few mini vans in your quest for some delicious, cheap strawberries. I’m not saying it’s right, I’m just saying it happens, people.

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Leena Eats: Wordless Wednesday Pie Contest

Leena Eats: Wordless Wednesday Pie Contest

Pie eating contest in Oakland

Leena Eats: Wordless Wednesday Pie Contest

Checking out the competition.

~LTG!

Leena Eats (and Drinks): Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival (Photo Essay)

Leena Eats (and Drinks): Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival (Photo Essay)

The Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival: a WHOLE lotta goodness under one tent...like Tyler Florence!

Not too long ago, I was lucky enough to attend the Pebble Beach Food & Wine festival. This happened for two reasons: because the kind folks at Foodbuzz rock (and needed some cheap, on the ground bloggers to the cover the event) and because apparently I WILL work for food and (a few food celeb photos). But with people like hottie meatloaf master Tyler Florence and one of my favorite all-time Top Chef contestants ever, Carla Hall, could you really blame me for being weak?

I sure as hell can’t. More food porn and food celeb photos after the jump, because photos are the ONLY way to describe the orgy of food, wine and celebrities that was Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival.

Get ready. And pack some Tums.

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Amuse Bouche: People taking pictures of their food!

The NY Times reported that there is a rising number of people taking photos of their food before their eat it and posting it on the Web.

Um, yeah. It’s called food blogs. Been happening for years.

Source: April 6, 2010 NY Times

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Amuse Bouche: Noun. Etymology: French: literally, entertains the mouth. A small, complimentary appetizer served at the beginning of a meal to awaken the taste buds. Leena Eats definition: a quick shot of gastronomic knowledge for the brain.

~LTG!

Leena Eats: Dynamo Donuts, where bacon lives in doughnut form!

Leena Eats: Dynamo Donuts, where bacon lives in doughnut form!

Ohmygodtheymakeaneffingbacondooughnut!

Gourmet doughnuts, doughnuts for your dog, and yes, even bacon in doughnut form. Can I get a hell ya from the crowd?! More food porn after the jump!

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Leena Eats: Beef Stew Food Porn

Leena Eats: Beef Stew Food Porn

My take on Tyler Florence's beef bourgignon with horseradish cream and country bread.

~LTG!

Leena Eats: Noodle Theory in Rockridge (Photo Essay)

Leena Eats: Noodle Theory in Rockridge (Photo Essay)

Noodle Theory makes a damn good short rib.

Not the cheapest noodles in the area, but definitely a gourmet spin for a decent price, with Niman Ranch meat and what tastes like handmade noodles and interesting pan-Asian combinations.

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Leena Eats: Berkeley Farmers Market Food Porn

Leena Eats: Berkeley Farmers Market Food Porn

Welcome to Berkeley’s Farmers Market, where locally grown produce and banjo-playing former hippies abound.

You can’t live near Berkeley, love food, and NOT visit their farmers market. It’s not quite illegal (yet), but I’ve heard a band of local yippies will bombard your house with useless pamphlets about water conservation (don’t flush the toilet after each use? YEAH, THAT IS NOT GROSS AT ALL) at all hours of the day.

Consequently, the homeless will also ring your doorbell, minus the water conservation pamphlets and add a little “Need Money” sign. But unless you are planning on feeding them, the homeless don’t give a shit if you go to Berkeley’s Farmers Market.

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Leena Eats: The Holidays 2009

Leena Eats: The Holidays 2009
The pork shoulder we smoked in our back yard on New Years Eve with our new electric smoker. Ain’t it purdy?

I love the holidays. Especially when they occur snow-free, like the year I spent in Australia. Although it is no Australia, California hosts a decent, snow-free holiday season. Any time flowers are blooming on Christmas day, you know it’s a good thing.

Leena Eats: The Holidays 2009
Flowers…growing in my back yard…in DECEMBER!!! Holla!

It means you can use a bbq or smoker in your back yard without getting frost bite or frozen snotsicles stuck to your face, like you would in my old home, Chicago. Smoked meat for everyone! And let’s not forget Nugget the cat’s annual holiday oufit:

Leena Eats: The Holidays 2009
We thought she might be Jewish. Judging by her response to the outfit (hiding under the bed), we’ve decided: she’s a communist.

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Leena Eats: Fancy Pants-Ghetto McGuyver Thanksgiving 2009

Leena Eats: Fancy Pants Ghetto McGuyver Thanksgiving 2009
My delicious (and yes, puke-free) Thanksgiving table 2009.

It is official. The husband, Nugget T. Cat and I are safely and happily living in the sunny state of California! But it was not without obstacles, that is for DAMN sure. Details on those later, but the biggest headache was our moving company, Bekins, who decided they wanted to show up two weeks late, AFTER Thanksgiving, thus raping us up the butt financially. We fought hard and managed to get our stuff the day before Thanksgiving (but not before we raided every Salvation Army from here to the ocean for plates because we thought it would NOT get here by then), but for reals? I have NEVER dealt with a more unprofessional company in my life. Do not use them. Oh yeah, and some drunk person puked on my Thanksgiving table. Hey, it ain’t a party till someone pukes. And at least they didn’t ruin the freaking delicious food. Welcome to my Fancy Pants Ghetto McGuyver Thanksgiving! Read the rest of this entry »

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