Posts Tagged ‘food’
Locally Richmond: Angelo’s Gourmet Delicatessen
Many things change over the course of two decades. But change is rare at Angelo’s Gourmet Delicatessen, where the prices have increased only once. In the newest edition of Locally Richmond, meet Anna Lee and Jae Choy, the owners of Angelo’s Gourmet Delicatessen for the last 20 years.
Read MoreThe ‘Ben and Jerry’s’ of cannabis ice cream
Isaac Lappert, 24, has been making and serving ice cream since he was six. In the last year, he has been making and selling medicated ice cream from his business Cannabis Creamery.
Read MoreRichmond residents buy food for their neighbors one Cool Green Bag at a time
Let’s Grow Richmond, a brand new non-profit organization, has already managed to collect about 1500 pounds of foods through its’ new initiative, The Cool Green Bag, dispersing it to hungry families across Richmond.
Read MoreRichmond’s La Perla restaurant undergoes makeover
The restaurant on Nevin Street continues to serve tacos and enchiladas, but will soon re-open with a new name: the ‘Vege & Soul International Cuisine’.
Read MoreHilltop Church of Christ celebrates Thanksgiving early with free meal
Saturday was the ninth annual free dinner hosted at Hilltop Church of Christ. The event, which also includes a turkey and ham giveaway, attracted a huge turnout — organizers estimated that it was the biggest one to date.
Read MoreReduce, recycle, reuse and rot in El Cerrito and Richmond schools
A new project aims to usher in a waste management transformation. This month, the Environmental Protection Agency awarded the Watershed Project, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting East Bay watersheds and ecosystems, a $30,000 grant to educate children and their community about recycling, reusing and composting.
Read MoreLittle Caesars Love Kitchen feeds families in need
Little Caesars warmed the hearts of the homeless when its 53-foot-long semi truck, known as the Love Kitchen, rolled into the Greater Richmond Interfaith Program’s (GRIP) parking lot on 165 22nd Street on Saturday to give away free slices of piping hot pepperoni pizza. Staff from nearby San Pablo, El Cerrito and Richmond Little Caesars…
Read MoreRich-Con Cooks 2012
Two years ago we began sharing the secret ingredients to the dishes that have made our lives yummy. This year we bring you our best. From drinks to dessert, we present a modest menu that will compliment any table. Happy Holidays, Richmond!
Read MoreThe table is set: Free holiday meals
For those without a place to stay or food to eat, Thanksgiving may conjure mixed emotions. Several Richmond churches and non-profits are fostering togetherness and nourishment by offering free meals for the community this Thursday. The following locations are linked above. Greater Richmond Inter-Faith Program GRIP will serve Thanksgiving Brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45…
Read MoreCafeterias digest lunch regulations
In Richmond, a city in which 51 percent of students in grades 5, 7 and 9 were obese or overweight in 2010 and where two-thirds of students are from families near and below the national poverty line, how to feed the children, what to feed the children — and if the children choose to eat what they’re fed — has created a world of dietary perplexity.
Read MoreUnwrapped: Mixed reactions to new lunch
On July 1, new U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations kicked in changing what kids eat nationwide. The federal regulations, spearheaded by first lady Michelle Obama as part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, limit the average weekly maximum number of calories in a lunch meal to 850 in high school, 700 in middle…
Read MoreWhy few grocery stores come to Richmond
When Safeway closed its Macdonald Avenue store and opened a new branch in El Cerrito in August, it brought the number of full-service grocers in Richmond down to three — three supermarkets in a city of more than 100,000 people.
Read More$1 million grant hopes to take a bite out of unhealthy food
Kaiser Permanente wants to HEAL Richmond. Not with expensive medicine or shiny surgical knives, but with good old-fashioned Healthy Eating Active Living, or HEAL Zones, the acronym chosen for a program that will help residents fight obesity through education. The program also includes a small business action plan that will encourage local businesses to promote…
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