Nurturing broths

Lindsay Ott came to the Bay Area in 2013 with her young son and a background in organic farming and midwifery. She understood a new mother’s needs and fused her passions into postpartum nutrition. In her quest to find kindred spirits, Lindsay contacted Jane Lin, owner of Mama Tong. Jane trained Lindsay in Chinese postpartum soups, indicating that she was ready to move on. Lindsay purchased the business and relaunched Mama Tong soups using organic ingredients and the highest quality Chinese herbs. ‘Tong’ means soup in Chinese!

Miso lore

The name Aedan comes from two Kanji characters: 叡 means wisdom, and 伝 means hand down from generation to generation. Founder Mariko Grady creates small batch ferments using the knowledge passed down from her grandfather’s miso business and her mother’s home recipes. Using traditional techniques, she adjusts her recipes to match San Francisco’s unique flora. In 2011, Mariko sold her miso ferments to fundraise for tsunami victims, and they were a hit! She joined the incubator program at La Cocina a year later and launched Aedan.

AROUND THE TABLE AT DRIVER’S

Innovative chefs, entrepreneurs and community leaders share ideas and insights about food policy, nutrition, cooking and other topics around our community cafe table. Come join us for an upcoming Driver’s Market event.

Houseboat History in Songs and Stories

An evening with Larry Clinton and Joe Tate

Wednesday, August 28 at 7 pm – Admission is free.

From Victorian-era arks to million-dollar floating palaces, people have been living on Richardson’s Bay for over a century. Historian Larry Clinton will share stories about this legendary community, and musician Joe Tate will perform some of his favorite salty songs.