“Beaniacs” and “leguminati” flock to this club that offers heirloom beans and delicious recipes. Rancho Gordo founder Steve Sando said people always ask him what his favorite bean is, which, to ...

Here’s one thing you won’t find in Steve Sando’s pantry: canned beans. Sando, the founder of Rancho Gordo, a renowned purveyor of heirloom beans that are sold in some stores but also online, has no ...

NAPA, Calif. (KGO) -- Among the foods trending recently in California are, beans. We're not talking about the kind you find in a can, these are heirloom beans. More chefs are adding all types of beans ...

The Napa brand, out now with its ninth cookbook, started with a small farmers market booth. You can soak Rancho Gordo beans before cooking, which speeds up cooking time, but it’s not required. (Beth ...

The walls of Rancho Gordo New World Specialty Foods are lined with vivid, dramatic Mexican film posters, but the real stars in this new Napa shop are beans, humble, healthy and heirloom. “I don’t have ...

Steve Sando has a new recipe for success: one part beans, one part nostalgia and a long-empty Napa landmark ready for a fresh start. Sando on Wednesday signed the papers — “under the $2.2 million ...

Rancho Gordo, the iconic bean company which has been all the rage in heirloom beans for years, is now being granted a new trial, courtesy of Napa county judge Cynthia Smith, according to Lauren Saria ...

“I thought beans were just beans,” says Sharpstown resident Jane Hudson of her view on the legumes before she saw the light. For four years now, she has been a member of the Rancho Gordo Bean Club.

Steve Sando's Ranch Gordo company marked its 20th anniversary in 2021, but while his famous beans were selling out in mail orders, the COVID-19 pandemic dampened celebrations — so, we’ll just stretch ...

A former Rancho Gordo temp worker has sued the cult-favorite bean purveyor, alleging the Napa-based company discriminated against her based on “sex, national origin, and pregnancy” and wrongfully ...