Happy El Niño everyone, It’s a double edged sword, all of this rain at once. While we so need the water, it may seem as tho there isn’t a ton of variety at the market. But this is a great time for fermenting. Turnips, radishes, kale, apples, cauliflower, even citrus all offer opportunities to put […]
Greetings from freezing Sonoma! The holidays find us busy and grateful. Pretty much like the rest of the year, but just ratcheted up a notch. While Anthony is on the verge of being fully swallowed by his work as the chef of Lalime’s restaurant in Berkeley, I have been really enjoying the festive air at […]
Welcome! Thanks for joining us. “We” are Sam and Anthony, and we are Golden State Pickle Works. We are husband and wife, professional chefs, and pickle dorks. When buying (or riaisng / growing) large amounts of food you become sensitive to the waste that can happen in our food system, frugality becomes a necessity and waste is avoided at all cost. Necessity […]