Heralded by Halloween and headed for Thanksgiving, beautiful orange persimmons appear at market in fall, just in time to become the best holiday decorations: the edible kind. But if you have ever ...

Now that it's finally starting to feel like autumn and there's a chill in the air, we're in full fall mode. Tomato girl summer definitely had a moment, but it's about to be granola girl fall, and ...

Jeff Cox delves into the sweet, soft and crunchy world of persimmons. When we Californians think of persimmons, we think of two Chinese varieties much cultivated in Japan - the hard, nonastringent ...

Autumn brings two luscious varieties of persimmons to the marketplace. One, the Hachiya, is heart-shaped and a vivid orange. It needs to be fully ripe with a water balloon-like consistency to be ...

When the seasons change from summer to fall, persimmon trees begin to burst with gorgeous, bright orange fruit. Their autumn colors just shout “Fall is here!” Your farmers’ market booths will begin to ...

You don’t have to spend more than a year or two in Sonoma County before you’re rewarded with a unique sight. Some late autumn morning, after the brightly colored leaves have fallen from someone’s ...

Tired of pumpkin everything? Discover persimmon, the sweet, honey-like fruit that's appearing in lattes, pastries, and ...

Persimmons have an identity problem -- or rather, cooks have an identity problem with persimmons. They come in two very different packages, which shouldn’t be confused. The Hachiya persimmon is the ...

Autumn brings two luscious varieties of persimmons to the marketplace. One, the Hachiya, is heart-shaped and a vivid orange. It needs to be fully ripe with a water balloon-like consistency to be ...