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Celebration of Baja California wine and shellfish coming to California

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SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The Mexican Consulate in San Diego is bringing a little bit of Baja California’s Guadalupe Valley north of the border, specifically its world-renowned wines and shellfish.

The Baja Wine & Shellfish Fest is geared toward Americans from Southern California who have yet to venture to the Guadalupe Valley just south of Tijuana near the border.

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Portuguese Fest returns to Turlock fairgrounds

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All things Portuguese will be celebrated this weekend at the third annual San Joaquin Valley Portuguese Festival being held at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds.

“The celebration is open to everyone to come discover the culture and heritage of the Portuguese people and honor their contributions to the San Joaquin Valley and the state of California,” said Julio Valadez of the Carlos Vieira Foundation, one of the event’s sponsors. “This family-friendly event will showcase traditional Portuguese dancing, music and cuisine.”

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CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR & FOOD FESTIVAL RETURNS IN JULY 2022

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Sacramento, Calif. – The California State Fair returns to Sacramento in 2022! Cal Expo’s Board of Directors announced that the event will be back in 2022, running from July 15 through July 31.

“We are thrilled to announce that the California State Fair will come roaring back in 2022,” said Jess Durfee, Chair of the Cal Expo Board of Directors. “While Cal Expo has been honored to provide support and much-needed aid to Californians during this health crisis, our region and state have greatly missed the excitement of the State Fair.”

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SNAP Schedule: April Benefits Disbursal for California

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CalFresh, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP nationwide, distributes monthly food benefits via the Golden State Advantage Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card to eligible low-income individuals and families in California.

Benefit cards are refilled monthly and funds can be used to purchase fresh food items at retail stores and farmers markets that accept EBT cards as payment. EBT cards can be used just like credit or debit cards. Simply swipe the EBT card in the card reader and enter your PIN. If you’re purchasing non-eligible items, you’ll be required to use an alternate form of payment for those items. 

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It started with a pop-up table. Now Modesto farmers market favorite has its own cafe

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Jamie Griswold started with a pop-up table and a love for coffee.

In fact, her plucky pop-up the Culture Coffee Bar was one of the first new ventures I wrote about when I returned to writing the Business Beat in 2017. Then, that humble table turned into a 16-foot trailer, which has been a staple at the Modesto Certified Farmers Market since 2020.

Now, some five years after she first stood outside her former gym with two large coffee carafes, the Downey High graduate has completed her journey and opened her first brick-and-mortar cafe.

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Food truck park proposed for downtown Turlock

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Over three acres of food and fun could soon be coming to downtown Turlock as Torre Reich Construction has submitted to the City plans for a new food truck park.

The construction company is spearheading plans to develop two parcels at 576 S. Center St. and 590 S. Golden State Blvd. so that they can host food trucks, live entertainment, retail vendors and more — a project called Trax Food Park.

Torre Reich Construction project coordinator Jenn Weenk said the proposed project came from a desire to provide another family-friendly entertainment facility in Turlock.

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Finless Foods Bringing Plant-Based Tuna To The Masses, Ramping Up Cell-Cultured Plans with $34 Million In Series B Funding

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Plant-Based Tuna Quinoa Bowl with Lemon Caper Dressing FINLESS FOODS

If you’re having tuna for lunch or dinner (breakfast?), it doesn’t have to come from the sea. There are options like plant-based bluefin tuna from California’s Finless Foods, which doesn’t come with a side dish of putting pressure on the ocean and global fisheries. The “first cell-cultured seafood company” has just closed its Series B funding, totaling $34 million and led by Hanwha Solutions.

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Downtown Modesto gets sweeter. Owners of popular restaurant to open next-door bakery

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The owners of Food Fix Butcher & Baker in downtown Modesto are taking over the former Barkin’ Dog restaurant space to build a new bakery. Photographed in Modesto, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. ANDY ALFARO AALFARO@MODBEE.COM

They met in a bakeshop and now they’re going to own one.

Husband-and-wife team Hank and Ashley Olson have come a long way since they met at their culinary school bakeshop. Now, a dozen years, four children, one food truck and a restaurant later, they’re about to accomplish their shared culinary dreams together.

Seven years ago, they started humbly, opening the Food Fix Truck painted bright orange in what would become their signature color. The truck became a hit on Modesto streets, attracted celebrity endorsements with visits from famous TV chefs like Alton Brown and even was featured on Guy Fieri’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”

Four years later, the Olsons took the next step, a big one, and opened Food Fix Butcher & Baker on 11th Street in the heart of downtown Modesto. The brick-and-mortar restaurant, ironically built in the hull of a failed bakery-restaurant combo, was another labor of love the two embarked on together.

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Selland’s Market-Cafe alum with ‘Top Chef’ ties launches new pizzeria in Folsom

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A chef with local and Southern California ties hope people will “Flock” to his new pizzeria in Folsom.

Jordan Davis’ new restaurant, Flock, opened Feb. 4 at 185 Placerville Rd., Suite 150 just off Highway 50. It marks a return to the region for Davis, who oversaw the El Dorado Hills Selland’s Market-Cafe’s gourmet market and catering programs in the early 2010s before leading highly-regarded restaurants in his native Southern California.

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‘Leave No Person Hungry;’ High Schoolers In Turlock Learn To Cook For Afghan Refugees

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TURLOCK (CBS13) — “Leave no person hungry,” is the mission of a group of teens in Turlock who set out to end hunger in their city.

A successful kitchen moves smoothly, like a dance, and that’s exactly what this group has created at their kitchen in Turlock.

A community of high schoolers and chefs alike, all worked together to create an environment that focuses on giving back.

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