Editor’s Note

SUMMER 2021

Sweet summertime offers a bountiful harvest of farm-fresh fruits, veggies and berries, and there seems to be no limit to the refreshing, creative salads that you’ll find on the menus of our local eateries. In this issue, we’ll introduce you to more of the chefs, farmers, home cooks and others who inspire and sustain local flavors across Fresno County and surrounding areas.

How we inhabit this planet is more critical now than at any time in our history, and we’re sharing a series of stories that touch on sustainability, hunger, restaurant revitalization and regenerative agriculture. We all have the power to reshape our world by reading, learning, taking action and voting with our forks. Small choices we make today add up to everlasting positive change.

Danielle Fisch, the owner of Magnolia’s Yarden, is cultivating plants with a purpose. Her garden is full of roses, daisies, snapdragons and more – and while their beauty is a bonus, she grows them because they’re delicious. Check out the recipe for Heirloom Tomato Salad with Edible Flowers – it truly looks too good to eat.

Magnificent mushrooms are the expertise of Donald Harris, the proprietor of Central Valley Mushrooms. Harris shares insight into the joy of farming mushrooms of all shapes, sizes and flavors. Then try out the recipe for Thyme-Infused Sauteed Mushrooms – they’re perfect alongside a beautifully barbecued steak.

Learning about wine and understanding what you truly enjoy is an art, and sommelier Pablo Antinao brings this philosophy to his work as the founder of the Fresno Wine Academy. He took the time to impart some his wisdom in this issue.

If you’re feeling inspired, check out our list of local farmers markets. If you prepare something spectacular, tag us @ediblesjv and you could be featured in our next issue.

“If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat… The people who give you their food give you their heart.” – Cesar Chavez

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