DK Crawford

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DK Crawford is a restaurant critic, food writer and photographer in Ventura County who originally comes from the bayou country of Southwestern Louisiana.

She is deeply passionate about all things food related; composting, gardening, soil building, farming, harvesting, cooking and canning.  She explores the sensual connection between humans and food both through her writings and her photographs.

DK is a longtime member of Slow Food and Southern Foodways Alliance.

Her most recent work appears in the VC Reporter, Ventana Monthly, Edible Ojai (PDF).

Please join her online at her blog The Food Savant ,  facebook, or email her at thefoodsavant@gmail.com.

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Munchy Madness at Ojai and Ventura Farmers Markets

by DK Crawford April 16, 2009

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I had the unique opportunity to taste many delights at the Ojai and Ventura Famers Markets this weekend and wrote a piece about it for the VC Reporter. It was a blessed Easter weekend — spring has sprung at the markets and there are lots of new products and surprises…

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Obamas to Plant White House Vegetable Garden

by DK Crawford March 20, 2009

Yes we can, yes we DID!!
So exciting to see that the Obamas are planting a vegetable garden at the White House!! I am intrigued though that with each President one vegetable gets a bad rap.
On Friday, Michelle Obama will begin digging up a patch of White House lawn to plant a…

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A Blast From the Past — Fresh & Fabulous in Oxnard CA and the Woolworth Museum

by DK Crawford March 12, 2009

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I was asked to highlight a woman-owned restaurant, preferably one with a female chef/cook for the VC Reporter’s special Women’s Issue. I got great suggestions like Feast Bistro and World Flavor Cafe in Ojai but I’d seen reviews of them fairly recently so I headed out to Oxnard to visit…

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Food Review of Ojai’s Treasure Beach and Cafe’

by DK Crawford February 26, 2009

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Meyer Lemon Semifreddo with chocolate covered cocoa nibs and walnut brittle

Local eatery serves up local ingredients in a unique boutique
A few weeks ago I had the joy of going to Treasure Beach and Cafe’ and wrote about it for the VC Reporter. When I spoke to them that day they…

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Happy Mardi Gras! Cajun Kitchen Cafe’ and My Hunt for Beads!

by DK Crawford February 24, 2009

Happy Mardi Gras! i.e., Fat Tuesday!
As many of you know, I grew up in Lafayette, LA, the heart of Cajun country. Today most everyone I know from back home is out, dressed up in purple, green and gold, camped out somewhere along the parade route waiting for floats pass by…

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Free Family Legacy Memoir Writing Workshop with Author Linda Weaver Clarke Tonight!

by DK Crawford February 9, 2009

Interested in learning how to record some of those family stories you’ve been passing down for ages?
Meet Author Linda Weaver Clarke at Ray D. Prueter Library, Family Legacy Workshop Monday, February 9
6:30 – 8:30 pm, no registration required.
Turn your family history into a variety of interesting stories. Make your ancestors…

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Memoir for Hope Frazier

by DK Crawford January 4, 2008

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Pleasure is the flower that passes; remembrance, the lasting perfume. ~Jean de Boufflers
I am writing this thread with the desire that others who have memories of Hope might share them here as well.
Hope Frazier: Creative Inspiriter
…and to me, Mistress of Mayonnaise

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Hope was one of those people who seemed…

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Christmas Eve at The Village Jester: A Fabulous Small Town Adventure

by DK Crawford December 25, 2007

We attended the first Village Jester Christmas Dinner and Show. All the tables were seated around 6:30 pm and the place was packed! We first thought we’d be squeezed in at the bar (due to our last minute decision making abilities) but somehow the magical Nigel found us a spot…

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Holiday Parties and Aged Eggnog

by DK Crawford December 20, 2007

I just got back from the VC Reporter’s Christmas Party where I met two of the other ojai post authors (Lisa and Kit) and their spouses. I spent most of my time sitting with Kit and his wife Valerie. Here I had to go to a holiday party in Ventura…

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