Edible Silicon Valley

Jesse Ziff Cool : The Good-for-You Food Trailblazer

• Photo by Paulette Phlipot

• Jesse Ziff Cool and Chef Ned Barenfanger outside Flea Street Cafe in Menlo Park.

• Always the educator, Jesse Cool shares simple, fuss-free techniques for preserving fresh ingredients from her home kitchen.

• Pickled golden beets.

• Jesse Cool's backyard produce and chicken eggs find their way on to the plates at the restaurant and in her classes.

• Some of Jesse Cool's freshest produce picks for Flea Street Cafe come from her backyard and restaurant gardens, along with her long standing relationships with local and organic farmers, dairies, ranchers and fisheries.