Great little local food store. It has all the basic supplies, excellent small meat department area,…read moregreat location, affordable prices and the cashier was very friendly.

Came into this market on a Saturday evening around 5pm as we were visiting for a renovation project…read moremeeting. I was looking for a quick dessert to take back to our hotel to enjoy. This market is small but has a nice variety of food and also had a nice variety of wines. So happy we found this market. The employees at the counter were very friendly too. The store looked like it was in an original building with the great wooden flooring. And we found what we were looking for!!

Awesome meat boxes with many different options of lots of different meats and cuts. Can't go wrong…read morewith this place. Guys who work here totally know their stuff!

I would absolutely recommend shopping here! Family owned and operated. I went ALL IN and order the…read more20lb Family Pack (variety of red meats). On the side, we found some large frozen scallops, a 1 pound pack of ground buffalo meat, a dozen local chicken eggs (yolks were mediocre yellow, clearly grain fed -pass on these). I was pleasantly surprised that ALL of the meats in the family pack order were top quality. I would not normally purchase store bought "top sirloin" without a significant amount of marinating, then cook. The top sirloin beef here was AWESOME with just some course ground salt and fresh cracked pepper *YUM and YAY!* Seems pricey at 1st glance... it's not. It's dang there a bargain, since now I have the ability to serve restaurant quality dishes from home with very little effort. The quality of meat speaks for itself. Go here. Makes a home cook look like a chef 5-stars! Call ahead for special requests. They are VERY accommodating and love a challenge *BIG Smiles*

The best sandwiches in town. The price is well worth it. You get your money worth. And the only…read moreplace I get my hamburger meat.

Neat looking place. I was really excited to get a sandwich here after reading the reviews. I went…read morewith the special of the day combo, which was a French dip. The cashier set the hot sandwich down seconds later. Had I realized that it was already made and sitting in a warmer, I would've ordered something different. Then they charged me about $3.50 more than was displayed on the large menu board. I understand price increases, but this was a little strange to see one thing and be charged something completely different. The flavors in the sandwich were good, but the bread obviously wasn't due to whatever heating method they were using. It wasn't as good as I had hoped.

The grazing section of the store is by far the best for road snacks. Good selection and not too…read moreover the top pricy. I grazed from my bag of goodies and the goodies were gone by the time I arrived at home.

I just don't understand how a 'natural foods store' can literally not have a single one of its grab…read moreand go options be vegetarian, much less vegan. 2nd time I've been here recently thinking I could grab a quick bit only to leave empty-handed and frustrated.

Got some meat delivered and cut at Siskiyou, and they did a fine job. Not the lowest prices -- $50…read morefor one lamb? Does it take hours to do? But the results speak for themselves -- great. Even bought some bulk spices while I was there, and am happy with them. Only negative: they're pretty weak in the mask department.

The meats at R&R are top- notch vs the grocery store. You pay a bit more for the freshness and…read morequality. My husband and daughter always visit R&R on their way up to Redding for their camping trip. They buy rib-eye steaks and seasoned chicken. On their way back, they stop by again to pick up my favorite JALEPENO POPPERs and seasoned chicken. I love their jalepeno poppers, although they are not jalepenos... they use LARGE Anaheim (I think) chilies. It is stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped in thick bacon. I pair this with a sweet jelly for savory flavors. The seasoned chicken is flavorful and not too salty. It is well marinated. I recommend visiting this store.

LOVE R&R. An old-time butcher shop, totally busy and full of people…read more You can't find this in the Bay Area. They are such friendly people too! I will start at one end of the counter by the fish, my butcher will wrap it up and I will saunter down a couple feet and order something else, and on it goes. They are never impatient with my order which will be completed by the time I get to the ground round. I love this place!!!

These guys are the best! Great people and delicious products, I recommend the apple gouda sausage…read morefor any occasion. Mouth watering flavor!

They make the best hickory smoked Franks I have ever had. They make the best chili dogs.read more

"$70? For pork??! You dumb bunny!" This, I suspect, is what my grandmother would have told me, had…read moreshe witnessed the scene. I stopped by the Holding Ranch (http://www.holdingranch.com/) booth at the market and came away $70 poorer, but rich beyond my wildest dreams in smoked maple bacon (cured nitrate-free with salt, brown sugar, dried maple syrup, & a concentrate of lemon, green tea, and celery), pork tenderloin, and Canadian-style back bacon (more on this later). So, if my grandmother were alive to judge, all I could do is invite her to dine with us this week, so that we could demonstrate the wonders of cooking with humanely-butchered farm-to-table products raised with supreme care, love, and attention. Does it solve all the ethical dilemmas of eating meat? Hardly. But I drive a car, too, even if I feel guilty for leaving behind a carbon footprint in my wake. At times like these, I feel the need for some pop cultural wisdom that only a Pig and a Rat engaged in Waiting for Godot style dialog can provide. I call, in other words, on Stephan P. of Santa Rosa, CA, for help. Here's the rat-pig exchange* in question, with the accompanying illustration here (http://media2.px.yelpcdn.com/photo/bUxF5ZzwOAZdPwk_Rn3Trg/l): Pig: Were you ever thrown out of a club? Rat: Plenty, why? Pig: Because that "Society of Cultured Pigs" group just booted me. Rat: They got word of the bacon thing, huh? Pig: ... But B.L.T.'s taste so darn good. Rat: They're too judgmental. I agree, Rat, I agree. That's the issue. Taste! Don't judge!! It is San Mateo on a Saturday. It's only a few minutes after 9 AM, but already the farmers' market is in full swing. Crowds line up by their favorite vendors, hoping to score something delicious and nutritious for their next week's worth of meals. We hadn't been to this particular market for several months, so I made a beeline for the Holding Ranch stand. They are from Shasta, and they raise some of the best cattle, lambs, chickens, and pigs in the world. But because they are a relatively modest-sized operation, and because their products are in such demand, they sell out fast. Especially the bacon and tenderloin, which they only bring to market after the Berkshire Hogs have lived a full life outdoors and are ready to be slaughtered (http://www.holdingranch.com/pages/pork.html). So I was shocked - shocked! - to discover that both bacon (in 2 styles) and tenderloin (a 2.5 lb. piece) were available. Price played second fiddle to a chance to indulge using a porkish palate to provide protein and taste variation in our largely vegetarian diet. Grandma, all I can say is that it was worth it. I'm with the Pig on this one! They DO taste so darn good. I present to you exhibits A(i), A(ii), B, & C: A(i): Grilled pork tenderloin dry rubbed with applewood smoked sea salt, cracked multicolor peppercorns, and fresh cinnamon, basted with pumpkin oil, apple cider and tarragon vinegars, lemon juice, Canadian Grade B maple syrup, and blue agave nectar; A(ii): Sourdough asiago cheese and rosemary corn-kernel biscuits sliced in two and filled up with thin-sliced cold tenderloin, fresh horseradish, Dijon mustard, radicchio, and frisée (eat your dirty sauce little heart out, Ike's!); B: Farmers' market BLTs with sprouted wheat whole grain toast, red, green, and yellow heirloom tomatoes, and microgreen mesclun; C: Winter wheat penne pasta with diced Canadian bacon "pancetta," baby spinach, rainbow chard, chopped tomato, garlic, Madeira cooking wine (from CA), Sonoma chevre, and grated Italian Parmesan. Mr. Pastis, I rest my case. Holding Ranch is guilty. Guilty of being so darn GOOD! That's some pig you've got there, my friend. Dedicated to Wilhelm Y., for his love of pork, and of 21st century Californian small farm culture, in all its many forms. (*) From the 2003 anthology, "Pearls Before Swine: BLTs Taste So Darn Good," Andrews McMeel Publishing, page 13.

I purchased 1/4 beef from Holding Ranch about two months ago. I couldn't find anyone else to go in…read morewith me on a full carcass. I selected them after comparing prices at the four closest ranches and talking to each of them on email to find out about their operation. Prices for a quarter are $5.99/lb cut and wrapped. For a half, the cost is $5.49/lb cut and wrapped and, for a whole, the cost is $4.99/lb. There was a complete selection of cuts, all wrapped, vacuum sealed, and frozen. The only bones were the shanks, soup bones and ribs. No others. There was no porterhouse with a bone, instead it was cut and packaged separately as the New York and the fillet. I think it was about 350 lbs in total, with about a third being ground beef. Took up almost exactly a top freezer space. I'm very happy with the cuts, quality and taste, although you really do need to learn how to cook grass fed beef differently than corn fed. They also sell into farmer's markets in the bay area. They are good people! If you want to find others to go in with on locally grown, humanely and sustainably raised beef and other products join this: http://bamcsa.ning.com Culinary Hatchet www.culinaryhatchet.com http://culinaryhatchet.ning.com http://twitter.com/CulinaryHatchet

I went in to the D diamond S meat company for the first time, and as soon as I walked in, I knew I…read morewould already love the place. I was greeted by Calista and Chad, they were the main reason why I decided to buy my meat there. They were so friendly and helpful. It is not very big on the inside to which I absolutely love because my brain would not process a big place, lol. Very nicely set up as to where you could find everything easily. while I was shopping, I bought some pepperoni and the beef jerky, one was the (I think) jalapeno that Calista liked for my fiancé because he likes spicy and I got the teriyaki because I like sweet, on Chad's suggestion. And I loved them both. Yesterday I picked up the meat pack that I ordered and everything was Amazing. You CANNOT buy meat anywhere for that price. I bought the #30 lb for $255 and it will last awhile, can't Wait to try the roast. I am actually getting ready to go back to try some more jerky and either a steak or tri-tip for dinner. Once you've had the high quality meat there, you will never want to buy meat from the grocery store again. I highly recommend Diamond S, and when you do go in, make sure to say hi to Chad and Calista and tell them Bo sent you! Lol

Just had the Hillbilly Tri tip last night...it was amazing. You've got to give it a try.read more

Very tasty fresh organic eggs from Davis Place Divas are our favorite eggs. We used one tonight…read morefor an egg wash on our homemade chicken pot pie.

Five Stars - The Best Eggs You'll Ever Taste!…read more I can't say enough good things about the farm fresh eggs from Davis Place Divas! These eggs are in a league of their own--rich, flavorful, and unbelievably fresh. From the vibrant orange yolks to the thick, sturdy shells, you can tell these hens are happy and well cared for. Every time I crack one open, I'm reminded why I'll never go back to store-bought eggs. They elevate everything I cook--from fluffy scrambled eggs to golden pound cakes. You can truly taste the love, care, and quality that goes into every dozen. Supporting a small, woman-led farm like Davis Place Divas makes the experience even more meaningful. These ladies are the real deal--hardworking, passionate, and committed to doing things right. If you haven't tried their eggs yet, you're missing out on something special. They're not just eggs--they're little golden gifts from the coop!