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It has been said that cocktail parties were birthed as a result of prohibition in the 1920’s when people turned from bars to in home entertaining and drinking gin straight from the bathtub.
Well this
week's tip is going to be with Shiitake mushrooms.
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Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums late Thursday afternoon publicly addressed the recent crime wave in Oakland after the city's third takeover robbery of a restaurant this week, calling the incidents a sign of "desperation" and blaming the poor economy.