The Rancho Gordo Thread

[Sneakeater]

I made RG's green chili pozole with shrimp tonight.

It's ridiculous how good it was.

[voyager]

Did you throw in some gratuitous purslane?

[Sneakeater]

I.  Just.  Couldn't.

[Wilfrid]

Not Okay on Hulu is a bit of a mess, but watchable. One problem is that mashing comedy and tragedy together isn't easy. The film starts out with very funny mockery of social media influencers and the Zoey Deutch character posting about an entirely fake trip to Paris. Then real life terrorist attacks happen right where she is supposed to be. Rather than confess, she plays the traumatized survivor, gets involved with serious activists and starts parroting their lines. So it's like jokes, then death, then appalling behavior.

But it does have a line I will long remember: "It's the J train part of Bushwick, not the L train part."

Less importantly, how old is Zoey's character meant to be? Perhaps not a teenager, but surely a lot younger than Zoey herself who most of the time looks (quite appropriately) like the adult she is. This relates to the question of whether Eureka season three will have to be Eureka: The College Years if they continue with the same cast, most of whom are actually a little old for college.

[Sneakeater]

You probably didn't mean to post that in the Rancho Gordo beans thread.  Just a guess.

[StephanieL]

I made a variation on the Marrow Beans with Merguez recipe from the first RG book. Not having marrows, or any of the alternative suggested beans, I substituted Snowcaps. I also happened to have Moroccan-spiced chicken sausage on hand, and the greens were collards from our garden.

[bloviatrix]

I finally used the RG Hominy I bought and made Southwestern Bean and Vegetable Posole recipe from the RG website. My bean of choice was the Rio Zape. 

[StephanieL]

Cooking up the Super Lucky Black-Eyed Peas 2023 today!

[StephanieL]

Whoa.

Former Worker Sues Legendary Napa-Based Bean Company Rancho Gordo for Discrimination and Wrongful Termination - Eater SF

[small h]

Her case seems a little shaky.

[joethefoodie]

1 minute ago, small h said:

Her case seems a little shaky.

Just a bit, I'd say!  And she worked for a temp agency; they were the employer, I believe.

[Sneakeater]

My impression was she got hired directly from her temp job.

That's not to say the rest of the case isn't shaky.

[Sneakeater]

40 minutes ago, Sneakeater said:

My impression was she got hired directly from her temp job.

Wait.  Now I'm not sure about that.  Maybe I was making assumptions.

[joethefoodie]

1 hour ago, Sneakeater said:

Wait.  Now I'm not sure about that.  Maybe I was making assumptions.

It's certainly not explained perfectly in the article. (Article?)

[Diancecht]

from the sf chronicle:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/rancho-gordo-discrimination-lawsuit-17802162.php

in case you are unable to read that due to the paywall, this bit not mentioned in eater might be of interest:

 

Court documents shed light on what became a contentious legal battle between Rancho Gordo and the former worker. Lyons at one point accused Rancho Gordo of destroying evidence — deleting text messages related to the case, which the company said happened “in the regular course of business.” A judge found Rancho Gordo’s response “evasive” and “unpersuasive,” and issued a $2,660 sanction against the company in February, according to legal documents. 

Martinez said she felt compelled to take legal action on behalf of other female, Latino workers who face workplace discrimination.