Peach of a dish
This passionate restaurateur has combed the Sacramento area, the Central Valley and the Sierra foothills to connect with organic farmers and growers who still cultivate the old varieties some are heirlooms while others, like the exquisite Elberta, are only 140 years old.
Peach connoisseurs scour local farmers' markets during the stone-fruit season in July and August. Commercial varieties of peach are grown in 30 US states but two-thirds of the annual aggregate production comes from California.
