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Pacific Northwest Cherries will be on early this year - let's celebrate!
Cherry Vinaigrette Fernando Divina, divinAmerica Makes about 2/3 cup, enough for about 4 - 6 salads This is a terrific way to utilize less than perfect cherries. Combine fresh aggressive greens like dandelion, lamb’s quarter, or water cress with sweet lettuces like butter and bibb varieties to balance the salad. The addition of sun-dried cherries or other dried fruits and toasted hazelnuts adds texture and an opportunity to improvise. Try substituting plums, peaches or even b
Fernando Divina
Jun 14 min read


Carlo Petrini and divinAmerica: Our Slow Food Journey
Marlene, my business and lifeway partner, and I met Carlo Petrini in the 1990's through founding Slow Food Seattle Convivia leader Gerry Warren. He asked us to meet with him and his partner, Diane Warren, to discuss Slow Food in general and to consider working on the Makah Ozette Potato Presidium he was introducing. As operators of one of the first Indigenous American–themed restaurants in the United States, featuring Indigenous, traditional, and emerging American foodways, w
Fernando Divina
May 263 min read


Fiddleheads: our celebrated harbinger of spring wildlings and menu inspirations
Fiddleheads for Spring Menus: Make it a Seasonal Tradition
Fernando Divina
Apr 84 min read


A Delicious Pumpkin Seed and Fennel Crackers Recipe You Really Should Try
Your signature crisp crackers for soups, salads, charcuterie boards and wine tasting
Fernando & Marlene Divina
Mar 43 min read
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