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We here at Dibs embrace the "local" — local food, local customs, local products, local styles. Everything that's interesting or tasty in this world was originally the specialty of some specific region, however small.

But wouldn't life be boring if everyone was limited to experiencing only their own local specialties, and no others? The joy of life in the 21st century is that now we can all experience local delicacies and eccentricities not just from nearby but from around the globe.

While we admire those who strive to be true "locavores" and consume only products grown or made right where they live, in many parts of the world that's not feasible: Who wants to survive on moose meat and parsnips for half the year? Even here in farm-rich California, we often crave delights found only half a world away.

Dibs seeks to globalize the local, to celebrate our planet's dazzling multitudes of sights, sounds, flavors and wonders, without losing what makes each one of these unique.

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Archive for July, 2009

The Right Kind of Survival Story

Published on July 13, 2009

I’ve been reading Norman Ollestad’s memoir Crazy for the Storm, which Starbucks has chosen for its latest featured book. As a preteen in 1979, Ollestad survived a small-plane crash that killed his beloved father, an adventurous child star-turned-lawyer who had taught the author to surf and ski when the younger Ollestad was barely old enough [...]

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Woolf’s ‘To the Lighthouse’ Beach Sold at Auction

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Virginia Woolf’s novel To The Lighthouse was inspired by a real-world beach — which sold for £80,000 at an auction today. According to the Daily Mail, “The 76-acre Upton Towans beach in Gwithian, Cornwall, overlooks the lighthouse situated on the headland at nearby Godrevy Island. Virginia Woolf spent many holidays there with her family as [...]