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Amaro Ambassador: Bartender Francis Verrall showcases the bittersweet Italian digestivo at Pacific Grove’s Mezzaluna
Amaro Ambassador: Bartender Francis Verrall showcases the bittersweet Italian digestivo at Pacific Grove’s Mezzaluna
Going Green: Discover the roots of this year’s trendiest flavor
Going Green: Discover the roots of this year’s trendiest flavor
Villa Azteca opening second restaurant, Nicolás, in Carmel Plaza
Villa Azteca opening second restaurant, Nicolás, in Carmel Plaza
Digital Dining: Monterey County ghost kitchens
Digital Dining: Monterey County ghost kitchens
Tea Tome: "Tea Table" book by Karen Anne Murray
Tea Tome: "Tea Table" book by Karen Anne Murray
When life slowed down during the pandemic, chef Karen Anne Murray sat down to reflect on 20 years of Eddison & Melrose.
Taste of Home: Monterey County microenterprise home kitchens
Taste of Home: Monterey County microenterprise home kitchens
PHOTOGRAPHY BY COLINE LECONTE AND MARGAUX GIBBONS ILLUSTRATION BY JASMINE SENAVERATNA While the pandemic keeps us physically distant, a boom of cottage bakeries and residential restaurants brings new faces and new cuisines into the local food community When the coronavirus pandemic hit last spring, Michelle Lee found herself working from home—but her setup looked considerably ... Read more
Strong Start: Calavera Coffee
Strong Start: Calavera Coffee
Food truck operator pivots to politics
Food truck operator pivots to politics
Getting to know Mexican pan dulce at Lupita's Bakery
Getting to know Mexican pan dulce at Lupita's Bakery
It’s amazing how bakers can transform just a few simple ingredients into an astonishing array of sweet treats. Their labor could yield a flaky Kouign-Amann in France, a sticky baklava in Turkey or …
Cafe Guarani brings a taste of Paraguay to Pacific Grove
Cafe Guarani brings a taste of Paraguay to Pacific Grove
Now more than ever, food is about so much more than sustenance. Restaurant dining rooms may be empty, but local eateries still bustle with camaraderie and solidarity. It’s fitting that Cafe Guarani…
Decanting Latinidad: Three Monterey Bay Area sommeliers reflect on their Mexican heritage
Decanting Latinidad: Three Monterey Bay Area sommeliers reflect on their Mexican heritage
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHELLE MAGDALENA ILLUSTRATION BY THE JAMS BRAND, JESSICA CARMEN AND AUGIE WK Leer en español Three Monterey Bay area sommeliers reflect on their Mexican heritage Change is in the wind. Unprecedented protests this summer inspired difficult—but necessary—discussions about diversity, equity and inclusion across all aspects of our society, including the restaurant and hospitality ... Read more
Decanting Latinidad en español
Decanting Latinidad en español
FOTOGRAFÍA POR MICHELLE MAGDALENA – ILUSTRACIÓN POR THE JAMS BRAND, JESSICA CARMEN Y AUGIE WK Tres sommeliers del área de la Bahía de Monterey reflexionan sobre su herencia mexicana El cambio está en el viento. Las protestas sin precedentes de este verano inspiraron discusiones difíciles, pero necesarias, sobre diversidad, equidad e inclusión en todos los ... Read more
Flying Fish Grill puts taste over tradition
Flying Fish Grill puts taste over tradition
By Raúl Nava These days, foodies love to throw around the word “authenticity.” I’m often asked for the “most authentic” Chinese food or “real Mexican-style” tacos. Eating “authentic” foods has beco…
A world of flavors on Pacific Grove’s Forest Hill
A world of flavors on Pacific Grove’s Forest Hill
A drive through Pacific Grove’s Forest Hill neighborhood reveals many of the city’s best kept secrets — spots loved by locals, but tragically omitted from most “greatest hits” compilations. F…
Rediscovering Pacific Grove’s downtown dining scene through takeout
Rediscovering Pacific Grove’s downtown dining scene through takeout
Foray restaurant to showcase foraged ingredients
Foray restaurant to showcase foraged ingredients
July 28, 2020 – It’s January and at first glance, the woods outside of Eugene, Oregon, seem like an idyllic sanctuary. But there’s a hunter on the loose here. Listen carefully, and you hear the patter of feet stepping on the damp mud. They hasten in pace. Sniff, sniff—a wet nose and thick, curly brown ... Read more
Exploring the world of dim sum in Salinas
Exploring the world of dim sum in Salinas
Watsonville brothers slice it up
Watsonville brothers slice it up
January 21, 2020 – Growing up in the nineties, was there any food more appealing than pizza? As kids, we envied the epic pizza parties of crime-fighting turtles and spent our weekends at the mall inevitably scarfing down a slice of Sbarro while we were there. It’s not just nineties kids who have swooned over ... Read more
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