The Napa brand, out now with its ninth cookbook, started with a small farmers market booth. You can soak Rancho Gordo beans before cooking, which speeds up cooking time, but it’s not required. (Beth ...

Steve Sando has a new recipe for success: one part beans, one part nostalgia and a long-empty Napa landmark ready for a fresh start. Sando on Wednesday signed the papers — “under the $2.2 million ...

This rich, hearty, and undeniably satisfying soup is loaded with navy beans, smoky ham, and lots of vegetables. Cooking the beans directly in the soup gives it a thick, creamy consistency, and ...

The walls of Rancho Gordo New World Specialty Foods are lined with vivid, dramatic Mexican film posters, but the real stars in this new Napa shop are beans, humble, healthy and heirloom. “I don’t have ...

Steve Sando's Ranch Gordo company marked its 20th anniversary in 2021, but while his famous beans were selling out in mail orders, the COVID-19 pandemic dampened celebrations — so, we’ll just stretch ...

NAPA, Calif. (KGO) -- Among the foods trending recently in California are, beans. We're not talking about the kind you find in a can, these are heirloom beans. More chefs are adding all types of beans ...