Author Archives: Don Genova

Pacific Palate Returns!

Hey everyone, Pacific Palate returns to the airwaves of The Early Edition for another new season!  I’ll be on the air around 8:20am on Tuesday, September 5th with a report from the Sardine Festival being held in Steveston this Saturday.  … Continue reading

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Food For Thought – Tabasco!

This week on Food For Thought, a visit to the only place in the world Tabasco Sauce is made, Avery Island, Louisiana.  Pictured here are the barrels of ‘pepper mash’, sealed with salt, which ferment for 3 years before being … Continue reading

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So Much On My Plate – Figs

This week on So Much On My Plate I talked about fresh figs and what to do with them.  The figs in this photo are green figs from the tree in my backyard, and I’m having a bumper crop this … Continue reading

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Food For Thought – New Orleans Restaurant Survivors

This week on Food For Thought, my report on how restaurants in New Orleans have bounced back after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina of almost one year ago.  I was there during the 3rd Annual Tales of the Cocktail.  To … Continue reading

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Food For Thought – New Orleans Cocktail Tour

This week on Food For Thought, highlights from my recent Cocktail Tour of the French Quarter of New Orleans.  Yes, I even got to have my first taste of Absinthe.  (French absinthe spelled Absente on the glass you see here)  … Continue reading

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BC Day Barbecue

On the BC Day long weekend I let someone else do the work.  Bill Jones of Deerholme Farm held his annual barbecue, which I had missed for the past three years because I was always out of town.  This year, … Continue reading

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