Serious Eats - seriouseats.com

I found this article to be an over romanticized work of fiction. The simple fact is that states have passed "truth in menu" laws that prohibit the term "home made" unless the item in fact was made in someone's home. "House made" is the legally acceptable substitute term that restaurants may use.
It is just conjecture on my part but I suspect the author was just under the gun to produce an article on food that would fit neatly between the two significant ads from California Almonds.