Brooklyn’s Gefilteria Team Heads West

Gefilteria’s Liz Alpern (center) at Coastal Roots Farm in San Diego, California. Image by Facebook/Gefilteria
Liz Alpern and Jeffrey Yoskowitz, the artisan-food wizards behind Brooklyn’s Gefilteria, are in the midst of a week-long residency at Coastal Roots Farm in San Diego, California, where sustainable farming is the mission.
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According to San Diego Jewish Journal, events include a dairy preservation workshop, farm-to-cocktail class using Coastal Farm herbs and a Friday-night dinner inspired by “old New York’s Lower East Side dairy restaurants.”
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