BCV Recipes: Rosemary and Sage Shortbread
Brought to us by BCV associate Julia, this is one of her go-to recipes! rosemary & sage shortbread 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup plus 1/2 tablespoon superfine granulated sugar […]
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Rickshaw Bags and Beer
Last night BCV went to Rickshaw Bags in Dogpatch to pick up their custom PigBlog embroidered bags! Rickshaw makes all their bags to order in this old industrial brick building, […]
M.Y. China named “A Restaurant That Works”
M.Y. China received top marks from The Puccini Group after their visit to the restaurant last month. A restaurant consultancy of sorts, The Puccini Group has separate subgroups of Concept, […]
The 2013 Good Food Awards
The Good Food Awards had its third annual event last weekend at the Ferry Building. For these three years, BCV has played a role in designing the look and […]
Former S.F. Mayor Willie Brown’s Take On M.Y. China
A contributor to Inside Scoop SF, Mr. Brown recently reviewed M.Y. China, one of BCV’s latest completed projects. Here is a excerpt in which he discussed the design, we have […]
Green Wall Update
The green wall BCV is designing for Bay Meadows is coming along well. We did an initial post on the collaboration between BCV and Habitat Horticulture here. Here is a […]
A BCV cabin in the Snow
A peek at one of BCV’s cabins currently under construction. While it’s not finished, it looks complete in the snow. For a rendering of the finished results, click here.
BCV Recipes: Award-Winning Lemon Rosemary Shortbread Cookies
Lemon Rosemary Shortbread Cookies Adapted from The King Arthur Flour Baker’s Companion Yield: approximately 32 cookies (depending on size) 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup granulated […]
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about […]
PigDog Cocktail Recipe
For those who would like to replicate BCV’s holiday party cocktail, this is brought to us by Jesse, pictured with said drink: The Pig Dog: 2 oz bourbon 1oz sweet […]
BCV Holiday Party at M.Y. China
BCV had a great Holiday party last Friday at the newly opened M.Y. China. Complete with a noodle pulling demonstration and a custom BCV cocktail- The PigDog- made with a […]
American Prairie Yurt Progress
The yurts on the American Prairie reserve are progressing despite the now snowy and muddy conditions. Sheet rock going up, electrical wiring is going in, and a well is being […]
Good Food Awards 2013
The Good Food Awards is an annual celebration of the makers of good and sustainable food. Put on by Seedling Projects and held over two days at San Francisco’s Ferry […]
BCV Recipes- Beef Bourguignon
From BCV designer Amy, here is a great winter recipe, and we recommend sourcing the beef from Belcampo Meat Co. at Marin Country Mart! It also has approval from Julia […]
BCV Gives Ferry Building Tour
Maureen, senior associate at BCV, recently gave a tour of the Ferry Building in coordination with Bay Area Green Tours, a non-profit organization that leads educational tours related to sustainability. […]
Weekend Mushroom Foray
Louise and Jesse from BCV went on a foray for mushrooms last weekend with the help of some knowledgable members of the Tourist Club. Hiking along Cataract Falls in Marin, […]
BCV’s Bitters-Making Workshop
BCV had a make-your-own bitters workshop last Friday, led by BCV’s own Jesse Duclos, whose knowledge of the history of bitters, and experience in making his own, was shared with […]
M.Y. China Preview Party
M.Y. China hosted a preview event for an international group last Friday, giving attendees a taste of what restaurant goers will experience once open on December 3rd. Martin Yan, owner […]
Belcampo in Sunset Magazine
Belcampo has a full feature article in Sunset’s December 2012 magazine, on newsstands now! Written by Margo True, with photography by Brown Cannon III, the article revolves around Anya Fernald, […]
The Story of M.Y. China
M.Y. China, a world class Chinese restaurant from chef Martin Yan, will be opening at the Westfield Centre in San Francisco very soon. Tonight is a preview event, Martin Yan […]
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