#local-chefs

#local-chefs

Bardessono Hotel & Spa will be hosting the 5 annual Latke Throwdown, a holiday tradition celebrating delicious latkes and community spirit. Guests will watch top local chefs, including Bardessono's Executive Chef Rick Edge of Lucy Restaurant and Bar, compete in a friendly but fierce latke-making contest, where competitors will have approximately 30 minutes to create the ultimate latke. Guests will have the chance to sample the contenders' creations and witness the crowning of the winner, who will be awarded the coveted Golden Spatula.

The MOHI Food & Wine Festival is one of the better examples of an accessible and navigable event that brings guests in direct contact with amazing local chefs and winemakers. Organized by Chef Charlie Palmer and Santa Clara Valley entrepreneur Frank Leal, the festival came back for its second installment on Oct. 5 in downtown Morgan Hill. Impressed by the region's farms, restaurants and wineries, Palmer and Leal created the inaugural event last year,

Discover Community Cafe has transitioned from a pop-up to a brick-and-mortar in West Oakland, focusing on creating jobs for those overcoming employment barriers through food.