About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
Current location: Oakland, CATwitter
Food Archive
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A weekend visit to a French goat farm
Posted on March 3, 2009 | 4 CommentsThe highlight of my weekend was a visit to the Verrollet goat farm in Preslette, a tiny village in Haute-Savoie (Eastern France, near the Swiss border). Turns out fresh goat milk is pretty flippin’ awesome — and not as creamy as I expected. Thanks to... -
WSJ: Brunch as a Religious Experience Is Disturbing Berkeley’s Karma
Posted on February 12, 2009 | No CommentsThe Wall Street Journal, February 10 2009: But last spring, some of the temple’s neighbors decided they’d had their fill. They asked the city’s zoning board to shut down what they call a “commercial enterprise” operating in a residential zone. At a public hearing, a... -
Obama + Roquefort = Crazy Ridiculous (and Delicious)
Posted on January 23, 2009 | 5 CommentsWith Obama in the White House, France is hoping to have a much better relationship — at least culturally and culinarily — with the US. However, shortly before leaving office, the Bush Administration approved a 100 percent import duty on a bunch of EU items.... -
Lyon and Villeurbanne Food Market Map
Posted on January 11, 2009 | 1 CommentI spent a couple hours this weekend making this map based on info collected by Lucy Vanel and by the city of Villeurbanne. Feel free to send me updates, tips, or suggestions! -
Barack Obama on ‘Check Please’ (August 2001)
Posted on January 7, 2009 | 1 CommentApparently in early 2001, David Manilow, one of the creators of “Check, Please!” sold his idea for a food TV show to Chicago’s WTTW. One of the early episodes, filmed in August 2001, featured a young state senator named Barack Obama, who was one member... -
Anti-Taco Truck law declared unconstitutional in Los Angeles County
Posted on August 27, 2008 | No CommentsI just got an email from taco truck lawyer Phil Greenwald: “The Judge accepted my arguments notwithstanding the opposition filed by the District Attorney’s Office. The Judge ruled the ordinance ‘unconstitutional.’” More at CaliforniaTacoTrucks.com. -
Taco Truck Update
Posted on May 19, 2008 | No CommentsAmigos, I’ve finally put together an online reference as to the precise legal nature of California and LA County law as applicable to taco trucks, and have provided some excerpts from last month’s LA County Board of Supervisors meeting whereby things got a bit more... -
Introducing CaliforniaTacoTrucks.com!
Posted on April 23, 2008 | No CommentsWith origins in Mexico, a dash of Americanizations and a kitchen on wheels, taco trucks are the perfect metaphor for California. They represent cheap and quality street food that has spread from Calexico to Yreka and beyond. Anyone who loves an honest horchata, a good... -
Vallejo and Napa Taco Trucks
Posted on March 3, 2008 | 1 CommentJanuary 24 2008 Tacos Garcia Soscol St. at McKinstry Napa, CA Note: Advertised “Burrito Diablo de Camarón $8.50″ Tacos Dos Hermanos Sonoma St at Soreno St. Vallejo, CA Tacos Jalisco Texas St. at Broadway Vallejo, CA Note: “Tacos de Birria” La Perla de Jalisco 1... -
San Bruno & Millbrae Taco Trucks
Posted on March 3, 2008 | 2 CommentsI finally finished uploading photos from my two most recent solo crawls. March 1 2008 Tacos Panzon Campbell and Grand Ave. Oakland, CA Tacos Toñito Herman and Huntington Ave. (Under I-380 overpass) San Bruno, CA Tacos El Ranchito El Camino Real at Jenevin Ave. (Across...
