The owner of the popular Westside butcher shop El Salchichero on handcrafted charcuterie, the first rule of sausage-making and what keeps him sane.
Posts Tagged: El Salchichero
Foodshed Project Spotlights Local Foods
Meat maestro Chris LeVeque of El Salchichero knows his way around a fiery barbecue sauce. Gearing up for the biggest barbecue day of the year, LeVeque will be joined by charcuterie artist and chef Brad Briske in a barbecue demo and tasting on July 4, 3-5pm. And it’s all part of an exciting new food awareness program that will include farmers, food artisans, community organizations and local chefs. Thanks to a USDA grant, our Santa Cruz Community Farmers Markets have joined forces with the Ecological Farming Association to offer a summer-long series of lively educational celebrations.
Gourmet Goodies in the Picnic Basket
Artisanal food impresarios Zach Davis and Kendra Baker continue their handmade roll through the tastebuds of Santa Cruz. It wasn’t enough that this entrepreneurial duo gave us downtown’s Penny Ice Creamery, and plenty of national coverage for the little shop’s innovative hand-made desserts. They needed to bring us more. Much more. And so there is the delightful, beachfront Picnic Basket, facing the Boardwalk and seaside volleyball courts. Yes, the same Picnic Basket that got yet another shoutout in this month’s Sunset Magazine.
Of Pigs’ Ears And Cherries: A Truly Twisted Beer Tasting
Nicole Beatie says she’s pretty certain Friday evening’s Twisted Tasting will be a fun event—partly because its menu of exotic beers paired with unique, locally produced foods is bound to attract adventurous people. But ultimately, she says, it’s not as scary as it might sound.
