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Meghan Markle’s jam brand launch delayed over ‘irregularities,’ Netflix issues, reports say
![When is Meghan going to finally launch her luxury American Riviera Orchard lifestyle brand? It's been four months since her celebrity friends revealed that they were lucky enough to receive pots of her limited-edition jams. When is Meghan going to finally launch her luxury American Riviera Orchard lifestyle brand? It's been four months since her celebrity friends revealed that they were lucky enough to receive pots of her limited-edition jams.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Meghan1.jpg?w=525)
When is Meghan going to finally launch her luxury American Riviera Orchard lifestyle brand? It's been four months since her celebrity friends revealed that they were lucky enough to receive pots of her limited-edition jams.
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New Chick-fil-A restaurant opens in San Mateo
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Another Willow Glen restaurant closes — Vin Santo
Restaurants
![Five downtown restaurants and hotels will be hosting bands and DJs during this weekend's big jazz festival. Five downtown restaurants and hotels will be hosting bands and DJs during this weekend's big jazz festival.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/SJM-L-SJARTISTS-2.jpg?w=525)
San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2024: Who’s playing during the Club Crawl
Five downtown restaurants and hotels will be hosting bands and DJs during this weekend's big jazz festival.
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Highwire Coffee expands to new Walnut Creek location
Wine
![Beauregard Vineyards releasing all 2022 vintages with screwtops. Beauregard Vineyards releasing all 2022 vintages with screwtops.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/LGW-L-WINECOL-0809.jpeg?w=306)
At one South Bay winery, eggs are in for winemaking but corks are out for bottling
Beauregard Vineyards releasing all 2022 vintages with screwtops.
Taste Off
![We tasted our way through nine strawberry yogurt brands -- Stonyfield, Trader Joe's, Chobani and more -- to find the tastiest tubes... and the horrible ones. We tasted our way through nine strawberry yogurt brands -- Stonyfield, Trader Joe's, Chobani and more -- to find the tastiest tubes... and the horrible ones.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SJM-L-TASTEOFF-0818-01.jpg?w=524)
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Taste-Off: The best strawberry lunchbox yogurt — and the gooey rejects
We tasted our way through nine strawberry yogurt brands -- Stonyfield, Trader Joe's, Chobani and more -- to find the tastiest tubes... and the horrible ones.
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Taste-Off: The primo pickled peppers — and the bad ones
Cookbooks
![For an easy, make-ahead meal that's flavorful and fresh this summer, go for this recipe for a balsamic-marinated skirt steak topped with homemade chimichurri and blistered tomatoes. For an easy, make-ahead meal that's flavorful and fresh this summer, go for this recipe for a balsamic-marinated skirt steak topped with homemade chimichurri and blistered tomatoes.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-TOMATOES-0811-5.jpg?w=311)
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Summer tomato recipe: Balsamic skirt steak with chimichurri and blistered tomatoes
For an easy, make-ahead meal that's flavorful and fresh this summer, go for this recipe...
Recipes
![This recipe calls for a mix of peaches, plums, blackberries and cherries, but you can use whatever fruit you'd like. This recipe calls for a mix of peaches, plums, blackberries and cherries, but you can use whatever fruit you'd like.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SJM-L-COBBLER-0818-01.jpg?w=525)
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Recipe: This fruit cobbler is perfect for summer with ice cream
This recipe calls for a mix of peaches, plums, blackberries and cherries, but you can...
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Make a veggie-centric Salad Californiçoise
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![Karen Katz has led shows featuring chefs Emeril Lagasse and Buddy Valastro. Now she's taking us behind the scenes. Karen Katz has led shows featuring chefs Emeril Lagasse and Buddy Valastro. Now she's taking us behind the scenes.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-SAUCED-0721-3.jpg?w=493)
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Former Food Network producer dishes on her new ‘Getting Sauced’ memoir
Karen Katz has led shows featuring chefs Emeril Lagasse and Buddy Valastro. Now she's taking...
Beer
![Yes, the combo has been around since the Victorian era. But which beers work best? Yes, the combo has been around since the Victorian era. But which beers work best?](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-BEER-0811-01.jpg?w=525)
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Malt, brine and seashells? The surprising history of beer and oysters — and how to find your best Bay Area pairing
Yes, the combo has been around since the Victorian era. But which beers work best?
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Sunnyvale’s ShaKa Brewing closes down
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Brewery Day Trip: Two San Jose breweries worth a visit
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