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New and better

By Lev | Published: July 28, 2010
The Jack London Farmers’ Market continues to be a great source for us. Just this week, we have started getting our sauerkraut and our queso fresco from producers that we discovered there, and will soon be buying vegetables direct from Happy Boy Farms.
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Interview with Local Vendor: Drake’s Brewery

By Chop Bar | Published: January 5, 2010
Chop Bar loves to use local vendors whenever possible. We hope to introduce some of them to you in a series of blog posts. For this first post, we interviewed John Martin of Drake’s Brewery. Drake’s just launched a new website and also can be found on Twitter and their blog. Can you tell us [...]
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What is a “chop bar”?

By Chop Bar | Published: December 22, 2009
NOT a steak house. “A chop bar, in West African parlance, is a roadside bar/restaurant that also serves as a gathering place for the community” says Lev Delany, chef at Chop Bar. Jesse and Lev (co-owners) noticed that the Jack London Square neighborhood was very much in need of such a place, where locals could get food [...]
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