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Local sourcing continued: Hot Italian and Chocolate Fish

17.05.12

If I go too long without getting a "flat white" and an espresso from Chocolate Fish (at 3rd and Q), I get withdrawls. The coffee is that good -- top-quality product, meticulous work at the espresso bar.

When Lynn and I -- and the dogs -- stopped by recently for a coffee fix, along with some leisurely reading on the large patio, I was reminded of the product sourcing issue I addressed in this space a couple of weeks back.

After my rather glowing early assessment of the food at Juno's Kitchen & Delicatessen, I heard from several readers who were not exactly thrilled to learn that owner and chef Mark Helms was using grass-fed Wagyu beef from New Zealand. As I said at the time, sourcing is a complex issue, and, given that, I think it would be wrong for too many of us to establish some kind of local litmus test. As one of the commenters opined -- start with local, if possible, and move outward from there. That's a good, simple standard.

This time, I'm going to briefly address the coffee used at Hot Italian. The pizzeria at 16th and Q has been a leader on several fronts since it opened a few years back. It promotes bike culture with its artistic bike racks. It was a player in the formation of a composting program for area restaurants. Its building is LEED certified gold, meaning it is very green.

Source: Sacramento Bee (blog)

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Local sourcing continued: Hot Italian and Chocolate Fish

Sacramento Bee (blog) - May 17, 2012

Birkenstock clogs (made in America), SmartWool socks (based in Colorado), REI-branded waterproof hiking pants (made in China), Adidas long-sleeve baselayer (made in Singapore), wool sweater made in Italy. Oh, and I'm working on an Acer laptop (made in ...