Gourmet quality olive oil at supermarket prices.
We are all about Stutz Olive Oil. It’s a perennial staff favorite. This local company is just up the road in Piedmont, and produces three varieties of extra virgin olive oil. Californian has a more peppery flavor and the Mediterranean tastes Read more…

Outstanding Sausage
As summer goes on, grillers seem to keep on bringing out the hot dogs and hamburgers. You can do better with variety and flavor by grilling these delicious Caggiano sausages.

Nothing is easier to grill than sausages. You simply cook them slowly and turn often. Read more…

Fall in love with ice cream.
Many of us remember Loard’s as a favorite ice cream spot growing up in the Bay Area. The iconic ice cream shop that was founded in the 1950s has not changed their recipe, and the result is really, really good creamery style ice cream.
This truly old-fashioned Read more…

Roberto’s of Santa Cruz makes some extremely tasty salsa. It is about as good as it gets.

The flavors are fresh and complex, and it always tastes like it was just made at your favorite restaurant. (In fact, it outshines a lot of restaurant salsa.)

Plus, it’s local and authentic. Read more…