You may have noticed that I haven't posted much recently. I've been busy welcoming a new addition to the staff: Eva Rolke (pictured above). She'll be covering a limited beat, focusing on local milk products. But you'll also see some guest posts from other area foodies in the cominig weeks. The first is from Paul Somerhausen of Sacramento Epicureans. If you don't know about that group, look it up to see all of the upcoming tasting events on the schedule, such as the group's 4th anniversary Moroccan meal on November 30, and a Peruvian meal, coming in January! Paul also sends out local food news, such as this recent email:

A friend of mine has started a site where he wants to list all the taco trucks in N. California. If you know of one or more and feel like helping out, click here.

Let me know if you'd like to guest post anytime on a local food source, restaurant, or other delicious find. I'll be taking all the input I can get while I get the new hire trained!

Posted by Ann Martin Rolke at 2:58 PM | Permalink | Comments (6)

Ann is a culinary consultant in Sacramento and a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. She has worked extensively in the food world in restaurants, test kitchens, food marketing, publicity, copyediting, and writing. She has cooked at Red Sage in Washington, DC; Bread Alone Bakery in Woodstock, NY; and at BIX and Mecca in San Francisco. Ann worked for over four years at Ketchum in San Francisco, in the test kitchen and in the food marketing department, helping to promote the food products of clients as diverse as Kikkoman International, Inc., the Almond Board of California, and the National Potato Promotion Board. She has most recently developed recipes for companies such as Perrier and Driscoll’s and copyedited the 8th edition of The Professional Chef for the Culinary Institute of America. Her first cookbook, Hands-Off Cooking, will be published by Wiley & Sons in 2007.

But mainly she likes to eat good food.

Posted by Ann Martin Rolke at 1:07 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Here is what I know; a little over a year ago my husband and I launched a food magazine. The magazine has been a gift on so many levels but there are limitations. First and foremost, our publication is quarterly and obviously so much is consumed, learned, opened and closed in between issues. This blog gives me the chance to address food in Sacramento in real time. Secondly, I have never felt that the publication was the appropriate vehicle with which to give my un-edited opinion about the local food scene and trust me I am opinionated. Okay, already not really a bio...but I will end by saying that food at its best is the ultimate moment. It is beyond the act of eating, it is that moment when you taste or bite into that perfect flavor and texture. I have these moments in our Capitol city all the time and I want to share them. There is nothing better then knowing where you can find that perfect espresso, or the best hamburger or deli sandwich, or that pie crust that leaves you breathless. So it really doesn't matter who I am, what matters is that you will hopefully find my words helpful in the discovery of great food in our community. Besides, Ann, my partner in crime, has a weighty enough resume for the both of us.

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