March 30, 2011

Susan Todoroff from Juicy Kitchen has a lot of good cookin' experience under her belt, and she brought it all with her last Thursday evening. Thanks Susan, for making prep night so easy, and so much fun. Susan thrilled us with a breakfast strata, featuring Avalon Bread, Zingerman's Creamery chevre, and dark greens from both Tessmer Farm and The Careful Farmer. Susan served the strata with a side of Tantre Farm potatoes, Back Forty Acres Bacon, and topped it with a ... Continue reading

March 24, 2011

Selma Cafe chefs, and vegan cooks extraordinaire, Phillis Engelbert and Joel Panozzo are the brains, creativity and owners of one of the new food carts opening for business this spring in the latest Down Town Home and Garden project, Mark's Carts. Their cart, called The Lunch Room will offer a wide variety of vegan options, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, side dishes and desserts. I recently had a chance to speak with Phillis and Joel about their latest venture, and I'm happy to share it with you here. What ... Continue reading

March 22, 2011

Here's Chef Kieron Hales and Chef Alex Young from Zingerman's Roadhouse showing the love on Friday morning, bringing us two platters of food that were representin' these boy's backgrounds. It was a morning of pond jumping, starting with a full-on Devonshire Breakfast, then back state side with a true cowboy and cowgirl kind of fare. Here's the British special: Blood sausage, Devonshire sausage, bacon, wine poached pickled egg, beans and tomatoes, toast, eggy bread, and rosti potatoes. Taste sensations galore, and enough food ... Continue reading

March 13, 2011

Thank you Sarah Ladd and Gabe Bluer from Mill Pond Bread Bakery for making us such a delicious and satisfying breakfast. For starters, they brought boxes and boxes of Mill Pond's amazing blueberry scones, enough for everyone to have one to start their breakfast experience off with a wonderful treat. Mill Pond makes really perfect biscuits, and this time Gabe and Sarah topped them with a rich and flavorful sausage and milk gravy, served with a fresh fried egg and a big ... Continue reading

March 5, 2011

Jackie Victor, co-owner of Avalon International Breads, holding a plate of Challah Praline French toast.

Melanie Adams, with Jolly Pumpkin's Maggie Long.

Avalon staff Curtis Wooter, Elizabeth Jahl, Jackie Vector, Lesley O'Connel, Emma O'Connel, Lauren Trendler

Lauren, Jackie, Maggie & Danielle Le Fevre

Lisa, Maggie & Jackie

(can you tell we just got the news that it was a record breaking day?)

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March 3, 2011

Selma Cafe is pleased to announce our lastest project! Beginning June 15th, we will build 20 hoop houses in 20 days. This exciting adventure will culminate on the 4th of July, with an Independance Day party to celebrate our freedom from corporate control of food, and to enjoy all the fruits of our labor together with food, drink and a beautiful bonfire at Sunseed Farm. Of course, in order to make this project a success we need your help! We are ... Continue reading