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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

On a visit to Sonoma Spice Queen (@sonomaspicequeen) in Petaluma, we discovered they've opened a new branch in Santa Rosa. The North Bay is on fire! Check out the new store at 404 Mendocino Ave in downtown Santa Rosa. Or visit online: www.sonomaspicequeen.com

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We're not being funny, but did you know that there are 16 ounces in a pound? Some food vendors are betting that you don't and they package 12 ounce bags, which "read" a pound. In the real world, most people like one pound bags. Be sure and check when you are comparing costs.

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Jeremy Fox’s (@chefjeremyfox) Ubuntu was a seminal restaurant in Napa that made people rethink vegetarian cuisine. He’s since authored two cookbooks and opened numerous successful restaurants in Los Angeles and beyond.

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Come celebrate the launch of Timothy Pakron's newest cookbook, Garden Variety, at the Rancho Gordo store in Napa! Stop by on Tuesday, October 20th, anytime between 4–6 PM to meet Timothy, pick up a signed copy from Napa Bookmine,

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yellow Eye is a beautiful and lovable bean. You'll find them as at home in a New England pantry, waiting to meet a smoked ham hock, as you would a vegan restaurant in Northern California, paired with seasonal vegetables for a rich, delicious soup. www.ranchogordo.com/products/yel...

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Ms. Mambo 🐀 @msmambo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Perfect gift for the Secret Santa portion of your company holiday party, these are super tasty: www.ranchogordo.com/products/hot...

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Hot Sauce Collection

4 classic Rancho Gordo hot sauces in a branded cardboard box: La Paloma, Gay Caballero, Felicidad and Rio Fuego.

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Back in Steve’s kitchen, here’s a quick tip for that last bit of hummus that you don’t know what to do with.

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

TBT: Rancho Gordo's Cecilia Ortiz takes a look at cooking our beans in an Instant Pot. The countertop electric pressure cooker has revolutionized the way many cook beans. There are many roads to Rome and this one is paved! www.ranchogordo.com/blogs/blog/a...

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

For our Bay Area bean people: we have limited tickets available for this in-store cooking demonstration tomorrow. It should be a fun evening of good food, stories, and garbanzo love. Hope to see some of you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/rancho-gor...

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Once you start using dried beans for hummus, it’s hard to go back to the canned version, and we think you'll be surprised by how quickly our new-crop Garbanzos cook. Our favorite way to finish a bowl is simple: a good drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of paprika.

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today’s non sequitur: I don’t think there’s anything that is “semi formal”. I don’t think it’s a thing. “Come dressed in cocktail/semi-formal attire” Is that a tuxedo without a bowtie? No cummerbund? What is it? OK. Back to work.

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

For our Bay Area bean people: we have limited tickets available for this in-store cooking demonstration this Thursday. It should be a fun evening of good food, stories, and garbanzo love. Hope to see some of you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/rancho-gor...

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Caballero Bean, a mid-sized white bean from Peru that's so creamy, you might think it's a dairy product. Thick but soft-skinned with an unusually creamy texture, this is a versatile, easy-to-like bean. www.ranchogordo.com/products/cab...

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Quick breakfast of one hard-boiled egg and half a cup of cooked Pardina lentils. I’m calculating 15 g of protein and 100% more delicious than a protein powder. Plus complex carbs. Beans for breakfast, please.

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I can’t remember the last time I got this excited about the first day of a release. It’s been a while. Go CHAKA KHAN!!!!!! #chaka #chakakhan

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

For our Bay Area bean people: we have limited tickets available for this in-store cooking demonstration next week. It should be a fun evening of good food, stories, and garbanzo love. Hope to see some of you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/rancho-gor...

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Sarah Day 🖋️🦊 @sarahday.org · 16/09/2026

I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH

A screenshot of the invitation email for the Rancho Gordo bean club, the waitlist for which I joined something like 3 years ago.

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The classic bean for Charro Beans is Pinto, but most medium beans would work great. This version is inspired by a friend in Pátzcuaro, in the heart of Michoacán, who likes to cook a piece of bacon, remove it, and use the fat to fry onions and garlic,

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

For all our Mexican pals: ¡Feliz Día de la Independencia!

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Please join us in welcoming ceramist Sante with his collection of hand-thrown pieces, perfect for serving and cooking, at the Rancho Gordo store, 9/19/26 from 11 AM to 2 PM.

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Flor de Junio (or June Flower) are one of the most sought after beans in Michoacán, a state that knows its beans. Both Flor de Mayo (with its decorative spots) and Flor de Junio (with its decorative pink swirls) are preferred over pintos and blacks. www.ranchogordo.com/products/flo...

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I used to say that I had no help coming up. That’s why I like to help other entrepreneurs but just talking to like-minded people in business is a help. It reminds you why you do what you do. Some companies seem built to sell and some are here for the long game

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It’s a very exciting day at our store this Saturday. Meet the people who make Steve’s favorite steel pans. Incredibly practical, but also a touch of Spanish Revival. Come visit after the farmers market.

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In today's newsletter we have a great recipe for Churipo, a Michoacán classic stew but with a bean twist. Made with the help of our gal in Pátzcuaro, Erandi. Sign up here: www.ranchogordo.com/pages/contac...

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Hearty green lentils famous as a side dish, in stews, soups, and even salads. West Coast-grown for our own unique terroir. These lentils are very similar to lentilles du Puy, which must be grown in France. We think our West Coast terroir adds to the flavor. www.ranchogordo.com/products/fre...

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Michele Reeves @rethinkplaces.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Made a cabbage minestrone tonight. Yah gotta love a recipe that has you cook sliced onions in a vat of olive oil and butter! Delish. Used some Zipper Cream Field Peas from @ranchogordo.bsky.social. Soaked for about 6 hours and then tossed them in for about 2 hours of cooking with the soup. Yum!

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I hate that Vela cheese in Sonoma went out of business, but I love the fact that I have such good friends who waited in lines to make sure I got some of the last hurrah.

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

RANCHO GORDO wishes you a happy Labor Day. We will be closed on Monday to honor and celebrate our employees. Our store, warehouse, and offices will all be closed. Enjoy the holiday.

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hey @mapquest.com , don’t forget to update your Rancho Gordo listing. We’ve moved! 1350 Main St. in beautiful downtown Napa. Thank you and good luck in this new era.

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We are always encouraging you to cook a pot of beans and see where it leads you. Here's a salad that Steve created after cooking a pot of Moro beans and finding some odds and ends in his refrigerator. Link to recipes www.ranchogordo.com/blogs/recipe...

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I cannot believe that I am downloading MapQuest. I remember printing directions before a trip with their very bad logo and lots of extra things on the paper. Life. Go figure.

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Sue 🧶🐈 @brighteyeddyer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The one very bright spot in today is my heirloom beans from Rancho Gordo arrived!!

Everything. It’s a sampler box of 6 varieties with 2 more that I added. Came with cooking instructions and some recipes.

The two I added are the Good Mother Stallard and the Scarlet Runner. I’m seeing some chili in those runner beans future.

The desert island sample is: Cranberry, Garbanzo, small white beans whose name I forgot to jot down before Jake took it back downstairs, Midnight Black, Domingo Rojo, and Buckeye. They all gorgeous!! So many ideas…

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

My house is being invaded by talented and attractive film men. Again. I’ll be in hair and makeup if you need me.

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EROCY @erocy.world · 01/09/2026

tuesday is categorically the worst day of the week, but i do have a giant pot of @ranchogordo.bsky.social pinto beans so that is helping a lot

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Dr. Garrett Schumann @garrt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The presence of California Coronas in the latest @ranchogordo.bsky.social bean club package demanded that we make one of our favorite bean dishes for dinner this week: we call it "burrata beans" and it is 8oz of beans, cooked normally, then stewed on the stovetop with marinara sauce!

Photo of my left hand holding a deep white bowl full of beans stewed in marinara as ra sauce topped with burrata, olive oil, and garden basil

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Hank G @neqone.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

@ranchogordo.bsky.social I just made this Polenta w/Cranberry Beans recipe with the beans from my club box. It was absolutely delicious! First time making polenta too! Those beans tasted amazing even just out of the boiling process w/a unique flavor. www.ranchogordo.com/blogs/recipe...

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Polenta with Cranberry Beans and Tomato Sauce Recipe

In the Rancho Gordo library, we have a well-used copy of the book Fagioli: The Bean Cuisine of Italy (Rodale, 2014) by Judith Barrett, and this recipe is inspired by the book. When we tested it in the...

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Moro Beans have beautiful markings and a dense, rich flavor make this super rare bean a favorite. Almost a marriage between a black bean and a pinto but unique in its own right. www.ranchogordo.com/products/mor...

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Two of my favorite people with many of my favorite products go shopping at one of my favorite stores. It’s almost too much for Sunday morning! We’re so proud to be even a small part of this great story. youtu.be/a1Y03ntfTPc

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"What's in my Basket?" with Eleana Hsu and Kevin Gondo of Shared Cultures

YouTube video by Bernal Cutlery

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This is an interesting piece on the Bean Club fanatics and it captures a time during COVID that we tend to forget, but the best moments are with our friends at Xoxoc. We've been making history together since 2008! youtu.be/Lf261fcJbDk?...

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Another real loss. I think everyone knew Dolly, most remember Tim Curry, but not all are aware of Jaye P Morgan. youtu.be/btMIS78rbc8?...

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Jaye P Morgan - That's All I Want From You (1954)

YouTube video by Pop Radio Werner Paul (Pop Radio)

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Clams and heirloom white beans and Spanish chorizo are the foundation for what possibly is going to be the dish for fall. It’s hard to go wrong and it’s fun to tweak it. Plus, it’s easy! Photo by Ed Anderson (@edandcamera). Link to recipe www.ranchogordo.com/blogs/recipe...

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Yohannanx @yohannanx.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It’s true, I never shut up about Bean Club.

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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagine waking up one unsuspecting morning and finding this video posted on your timeline. Nothing has compared. We hope you love it as much as we do. youtu.be/cc3tg2Q9meM?...

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