Edible Ojai Winter 2008

2	EDITOR’S NOTE
4	NOTABLE EDIBLES by Nancy Michali
8	A TACO TESTIMONY by Denise Chavez
10	SEASONAL EATING by Steve Fields
11	FARMERS’ MARKETS
13	DREAMS OF WARM PLACES by Claud Mann
20	TWENTY YEARS AND COUNTING by Steve Fields
22	THE KING OF CHOCOLATES by Brenna Furness
26	TORTILLA CONSPIRACY by René & Rio Yañez
28	THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIVE FOODS by Carrie Clough

31	THE FOOD OF OUR NEIGHBORS by Cheryl Beers
32	SEEKING RAMONA by Jane Handel
36	MARGARITA MEMORIES by DK Crawford
40	PERSIMMONS by Larry Yee
42	TEQUILA: STRAIGHT, NO CHASER by Ramona Bajema
45	TAMALES by Lori Hamor
48	CHEF ROBERTO GARCIA by Kira Ryder
54	ECCENTRIC CITRUS by Dana Cook
55	HOW FIRE IS A STORY, WAITING by Melinda Palacios
56	1000 PALABRAS