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Bouchée Restaurant and Wine Bar scores with a more stylish setting and more accessible menu.
By Jeanne Howard posted May 15, 2008 12:00 AM
When Bouchée opened in 2002, it was as if a tiny, yet advanced, civilization had been plunked down in the middle of Carmel to demonstrate the next phase in the... read on»
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Las Comadres
By Michelle Caldwell posted May 08, 2008 12:00 AM
Breaking in a new act in the Mexican food industry in Salinas isn’t an easy feat. There is a plethora of true-to-culture places to get the perfect meal. Making the... read on»
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Comfort food for the soul, charm for the heart in San Juan Bautista.
By Tina May posted April 24, 2008 12:00 AM
I have long tried to patronize locally owned restaurants, choosing to keep my dollars in the community. Yet, when offered a multi-course meal, including a bottle of red wine, dessert... read on»
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Flavor Savior
By Jeanne Howard posted April 17, 2008 12:00 AM
Chef Michel Richard is our culinary community’s man of the hour. I’ve been anxiously enduring a fair grace period for his new restaurant, Citronelle, to find its rhythm in its... read on»
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New places to get good burgers, late-night naan and much more than coffee.
By Mark C. Anderson posted May 08, 2008 12:00 AM
It’s a powerful feeling – knowing that you could, if so inspired, order a Double Phat Burger with chili, sautéed mushrooms and onions, bacon, avocado, an Ortega chile, pepper jack... read on»
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Lemongrass stirs seafood into Thai dishes wonderfully.
By Mark C. Anderson posted May 01, 2008 12:00 AM
The key word on the mammoth menu can be found underneath an entrée called Crazy Mad Fish. “Awakening,” it reads, as in “An awakening of fish in Thai spicy salad:... read on»
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Tracking the superior burrito of the sea.
By Mark C. Anderson posted April 24, 2008 12:00 AM
The squid tastes like surrender. After around an hour and a half of prospecting, our hollow hunger forced us to give up on finding a fish burrito in Salinas. (Oldtown’s... read on»
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A taste of the flavors that will spice up the Weekly’s newest element of epicurean fare.
By Mark C. Anderson posted April 17, 2008 12:00 AM
There’s a lot on Monterey County’s plate – ours is a complex epicurean atmosphere. So, starting this week, the Weekly offers something appropriately complex to complement our existing food coverage: A... read on»
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Major Players
By Raymond Napolitano posted May 15, 2008 12:00 AM
STORY SONG… It’s the most wonderful time of the year – sorry, I’m channeling Christmas songs. Got to get a new receiver or something. I love it when a completely... read on»
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The sommelier certification test brutalizes a young wine pro.
By By Paul Wetterau posted November 21, 2007 12:00 AM
Tasting wine has never been less relaxing. Before me stand two mystery wines in two tall wine glasses. One is a red, the other a white. The white displays some melon and... read on»
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