As of July 14, Marcy Coburn will be the new Executive Director of the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture, aka CUESA, the organization behind the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market.
Coburn and CUESA looks to be a great match. She's from a farming family in the San Jaoquin Valley and was formerly the Executive Director of Food Craft Institute and the Eat Real Festival, as well as the Director of Communications at the Ecological Farming Association. There, she focused on building community, capacity, and commitment between farmer-members and a diverse stakeholder base.
See also: CUESA Farm Tours: Viewing the Small Farmer in His Natural Habitat
It's no trivial thing to spot Falafel Tazah, the tiniest of the all identical-looking storefronts with the same generic orange lettering in its Redwood Shores mini-mall. You're deep in the heart of yacht clubs, tech campuses, and quiet residential streets here, close to 101 but far from any real "downtown" (San Carlos would be considered closest). But this shoebox-sized space is now home to the Peninsula's premier falafel -- and I'd even dare to say it would be the leading falafel in San Francisco if Falafel Tazah were located in the city.
South Berkeley residents rejoice, Mexican brunch has arrived. Tomorrow (June 5) longtime caterer Los Cilantros launches a full breakfast and lunch menu at La Peña Cultural Center. It's a sweet homecoming for chef and owner Dilsa Lugo, who's raised two kids in Berkeley while cooking at Copita in Sausalito and working with kitchen incubator La Cocina to launch her own business.
It's possible that some people might be skeptical of The Cook and Her Farmer, based on a name that sounds like a Belle and Sebastian song or Zoe Deschanel festival short. Check those preconceptions at the door, because this Old Oakland oyster-bed-to-table restaurant has enormous potential.
