The Aurochs [awr-ox]

There are very few animals as important to civilization (and fine cuisine) as the Aurochs, yet most people have never heard of it. Without the Aurochs we would not have butter, yogurt, sour cream, ice cream or half-and-half. No Brie, Jarlsberg, Comté, Parmesan or Stilton cheese either. There would be

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San Diego Gourmet Food Tour #1

The surf, the beach, the mountains… Yes, there’s a lot to do in San Diego, but you still gotta eat, right? San Diego county has many interesting gourmet food shops. We visited three unique places on a recent Sunday afternoon cruise up I-5. Baker & Olive (oil)  gave us an unexpected

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