Published: December, 2003 New oil provides the most intense aroma and flavor of the harvest season. Leading U.S. producer of certified organic extra virgin olive oil offers Olio Nuovo for a limited time at their new Ferry building location. In Petaluma, Calif. Nan Tucker McEvoy, proprietor of McEvoy Ranch, announced the 2003 harvest is under […]
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Dungeness Crab Season Open
Published: December, 2003 Dungeness crab season officially opened Saturday, November 15. This year, San Franciscans and Dungeness crab fans nation-wide await what is promised to be one of the best crabbing seasons. San Francisco crab boat fleets are scheduled to return with their precious cargo as early as Monday, November 17. The tasty crustaceans will […]
Bay CrossingsJournal
Published: December, 2003 Quiet had sunk in through the night. Sawdust stilled, power saws turned off, old fashioned wooden sliding doors closed to the public, we arrived one by one for the 9:00a.m. class held at the Mariner Museum Boatshop. A class on rigging and sailing old fashioned downeast wooden sailboats. Welcome, my name is […]
Be my Pomegranate
Published: December, 2003 When bright red bows appear on lamp posts it is like a checkered flag to many to shop for those on their Holiday list. Its Pomegranates that are a cooks signal to get excited that the "Holidays are here". Fresh Pomegranates can be used on so many meats that the possibilities seem […]
Making the Ferry Your Connection to Holiday Cheer!
Published: December, 2003 Whether enjoying Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanukkah, "Festivus" (for the rest of us!) or trying to ignore the holidays why not avail yourself of all that San Francisco inevitably has to offer during the month of December? Avoid the fuss and muss of holiday traffic and expensive garages by arriving in the City via […]
Waterfront Living at the Top
Published: December, 2003 Inside the Golden Gate, dotted around San Francisco Bay, are several islands. Alcatraz, Angel and Treasure Islands are well known, but there is another island jewel set on the Bay, a community that was once a separate island and still has feel of a remote and peaceful place. It’s a town called […]
Man Behind Marketplaces’ Magic
Published: December, 2003 Now restored to its original grandeur, the beautiful arcade of San Francisco’s beloved Ferry Building now serves as a food lovers’ mecca. The building’s interior marketplace, which houses a rare collection of fine artisan food shops, attracts hungry hoards each day— financial district employees, tourists and buyers for fine San Francisco restaurants. […]
Bay CrossingsWorking Waterfront
Marilyn Nemzer– A Heartfelt Venture By The Bay, The Book Exchange By Mary Swift-Swan Published: November, 2003 Old Books, schoolbooks, textbooks, encyclopedias, and library books add tons to America’s landfills. In 1987, Marilyn Nemzer of Tiburon needed books for her home tutoring and teacher placement business, working primarily with private schools in Marin. She asked […]
Bay CrossingsCuisine
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: November, 2003 Surrounded on all sides by fabulous views of San Francisco Bay, celebrants can enjoy freshly cooked Italian-style fare while sailing with Compass Rose Yacht Charters. Started in 1989, the chartered yacht is available for elegant private parties and corporate events, with food from Alameda’s Marina Village cooked while afloat. […]
The Great Aluminum Problem
By Guy Span, S.D. Published: November, 2003 In 1999, Nichols Brothers Boatyard built a new Incat design, Jet Cat Express for Catalina Island service (this should not be confused with the Jet Cat Express that operated for Vallejo). Shortly after entering service, mysterious hull cracking and pitting developed. Nichols replaced a shaft bearing, believing that […]