Bacstrom Import

The beginning of this firm was one of those rare light bulb moments. In 1981, having recently moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, I wanted to prepare a bouillabaisse for a party. A key ingredient is saffron, and although the gourmet revolution was already taking place, I had some difficulty finding any. My search took me to Oh's Fine Foods, one of those great old world family stores with sacks filled with grains and legumes and spices. The owner told me that he was having trouble finding saffron. Instinctively, I turned to him and said, i will see if I can find you some.