Rachel Sarah

Freestyle Cookery

What good are markets filled with organic produce if only a few can afford the prices? Chef and author Bryant Terry writes about the resurgence of food co-ops and buying-clubs, where high-quality food is sold just above wholesale cost.

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Shop Talk

Understudy For anyone who has wandered into the lingerie dreamland A La Folie, it will come as no surprise to learn that owner, Nafissa Tayebi, wore a corset—by itself—for her wedding. Prior to getting hitched, Tayebi, who came...

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Faces of the East Bay

In the Philanthropic Swim

In the Philanthropic Swim

Rockridge residents John Bliss and Kim Thompson may live far removed the gritty flats of East and West Oakland. But this philanthropic couple see themselves as one with the citizens of Oakland, particularly those who are struggling financially, and they’re leading a campaign to get their “financially blessed” peers to invest in the community like they have by funding city programs to teach kids how to swim.