Monterey County Weekly Summer Camp Guide 2013
Summer Camp Listings
All Saints’ Summer Fun in the Sun Students from kindergarten through middle school can choose from subjects such as art, drama, cooking and science, with music offered for grades four and above in this five-week ...
Dr. Mark Bayless
333 El Dorado St., Monterey 375-9232, www.drbayless.com Dr. Bayless approaches every mouth with a smile and makes sure that every tooth gets the TLC it deserves. Since the age of 15, Bayless has loved working ...
Henry’s BBQ
401 Lighthouse Ave., Monterey 646-6999, www.henrysfamousbbq.com Family-friendly picnic tables outside, cozy dining room inside, delectable pork spare ribs, moist chicken, juicy Hawaiian-style pulled pork, spicy hot link sausage, homemade potato and macaroni salads, robust beef ...
Michael’s Grill & Taqueria
197 Country Club Gate Ctr., Pacific Grove, 647-8654 265 Reservation Road, Marina, 884-2568 321 Main St., Salinas, 754-8917 www.michaelsgrillandtaqueria.com While the original P.G. location has the ambiance of a high school cafeteria, the food at ...
Cal Stamenov, Bernardus Lodge
415 W. Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley 888-648-9463 www.bernardus.com How good is Chef Cal Stamenov? Consider that at one charity auction last year, bidding on a private dinner for 12 to be cooked by Stamenov ...
Whaling Station
763 Wave St., Monterey 373-3778 www.whalingstationmonterey.net John Pisto’s Whaling Station wins again, make no mistake...did someone just say “steak?” Why yes, and in fact while we’re on the subject, let’s mention Pisto has a secret ...
Tillie Gort’s Cafe
111 Central Ave., PacificGrove 373-0335 www.tilliegortscafe.com Though Monterey County might be the salad bowl of the nation, woe to the vegetarians among us, who are routinely caged in with only a dish or two to ...
Mundaka
Seventh and San Carlos, Carmel 624-7400 www.mundakacarmel.com Gabe Georis can be credited not only for his vision in launching Mundaka, the tapas bar that elevated Carmel to a new level of hip, but for assembling ...
Baan Thai
1760 Fremont Blvd. #F1, Seaside 394-2996, www.baanthaiseaside.com Let’s just pick one reason this laid-back, tucked-away place is treasured by those who know it: the fresh curries. Red, green, yellow, pineapple, panang, pumpkin, massamun, jungle. Vegetarian ...
Amir’s Grill & Bar
794 Lighthouse Ave., Monterey 642-0231 www.amirskabobhouse.com Weekly readers’ fave exotic escape in the middle of New Monterey changed its name and added a full bar, late(er)-night weekend hours, a host of specials (two-for-one drinks with ...
Peppers MexiCali Cafe
170 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove 373-6892 www.peppersmexicalicafe.com Hawaiian swordfish, Jamaican curry prawns and jambalaya are probably not the first dishes you’d think a Mexican restaurant would serve. But the Pacific Grove mainstay isn’t afraid of ...
New Korea in Marina
300 Carmel Ave., Suite D, Marina 384-7171 Sometimes when you’re trying to find an awesome Korean joint, you have to do some literal searching for it. In the case of New Korea, head to Marina, ...
Crystal Fish
514 Lighthouse Ave., Monterey 649-3474 www.crystalfishsushi.com Once considered the stuff of intrepid epicurean travelers, the dawn of the California roll turned raw fish dressed with umami veggies into the “forage of the Young Urban Professional.” ...
Joy Jacobs (The Jacobs Team)
236-7976, www.joyjoysellshomes.com In the film American Beauty, Annette Bening’s character, a real estate agent named Carolyn Burnham, says to herself, “I will sell this house today! I will sell this house today!” The Jacobs Team ...
Ambrosia
565 Abrego St., Monterey, 641-0610 625 Cannery Row, Monterey, 324-4852 www.ambrosiaib.com If you’re tired of eating at the deli, and going to Delhi is undoable, Ambrosia has you covered times two. This news doubles a ...
Crepes of Brittany
6 Old Fishermans Wharf, Suite C, Monterey 649-1825, www.crepesofbrittany.com The wharfside spot is petit, but the flavor is énorme. So enorme, in fact, that fans of the place lobbied to get Crepes of Brittany into ...
London Bridge Pub
256 Figueroa St., Monterey 372-0581, www.lbpmonterey.com Light and flaky, the “Olde London Fish and Chips” is a fried delight at London Bridge Pub. A brazen American took the real London Bridge and transported it brick ...
Happy Girl Kitchen
173 Central Ave., Pacific Grove 373-4475, www.happygirlkitchen.com Happy Girl’s mascot made an appearance at The Independent Marketplace not so long ago, playing with kids and doling out high-fives, resplendent in her bumpy green skin. As ...
Stone Creek Kitchen
465 Canyon del Rey Blvd., Monterey 393-1042, www.stonecreekkitchen.com Don’t starve. Get inspired. Find tools. Add drama. Be generous. Life lessons, or the lessons you can learn by stepping through the doors of this neat shop ...
Sea Harvest
598 Foam St., Monterey, 646-0547 100 The Crossroads, Carmel, 626-3626 2420 Highway 1, Moss Landing, 633-8300 www.seaharvestcarmel.com How many more studies must they do to prove we should eat more fish? Researchers called off the ...
Star Market
1275 S. Main St., Salinas 422-3961, www.starmkt.com Star earns another Best Of because its vino team understands it’s about more than good grape juice. It’s about relationships, with growers big and small, local and regional, ...
BevMo!
1900 N. Davis Road, Salinas 442-2411, www.bevmo.com Before we could get into a saucy convo about Speyside vs. Islay single malts, our call to the Salinas BevMo! got cut short by a media-leery manager who ...
Whole Foods Market
800 Del Monte Center, Monterey 333-1600, www.wholefoodsmarket.com The produce section, which spills outside, is a techni-colored dream of fiber and nutrients hiding within the likes of avocados, berries, melons and sweet potatoes. And while some ...
Whole Foods Market
800 Del Monte Center, Monterey 333-1600, www.wholefoodsmarket.com The produce section, which spills outside, is a techni-colored dream of fiber and nutrients hiding within the likes of avocados, berries, melons and sweet potatoes. And while some ...
Grove Market
242 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove 375-9581, www.grovemarketpg.com Nowadays, to be a successful family-run business is a victory all by itself. P.G.’s Grove Market wins again for its extensive butcher shop, weekly produce specials and wonderful ...
Mi Pueblo
1712 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, (408) 493-0114 950 E. Alisal St., Salinas, 751-9713 A trip to Mi Pueblo is like a proxy for leaving Monterey County for somewhere south of the border, like if Alice fell ...
Wienerschnitzel
1346 S. Main St., Salinas, 754-4433 711 E. Alisal St., Salinas, 424-9999 www.wienerschnitzel.com It’s not just delicious. It’s a wand, travel companion, a baton, a saber, a tube sword, an inspiration, a phallus and an ...
Bagel Bakery
539 Carmel Rancho Blvd., Carmel 452 Alvarado St., Monterey 1132 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove 1257 N. Davis Rd, Salinas 969 W. Alisal St., Salinas 2160 California Ave., #D, Sand City www.thebagelbakery.com Lawmakers have spent years ...
Michael’s Catering
445 Reservation Road, Marina 884-2400, www.michaels-catering.com Chef/owner Terry Teplitzky—also the guy behind Wild Thyme, Marina’s go-to spot for killer sammys and gourmet deli accouterment—truly digs what he does, and that comes through in the detail ...
Tarpy’s Roadhouse
2999 Monterey-Salinas Highway, Monterey 647-1444, www.tarpys.com No one does as many midday tops as Tarpy’s. No one. That’s nothing new, nor is the fact that they do so many so well. But there is a ...
Buffalo Wild Wings
1553 Fremont Blvd., Seaside 394-4483, www.buffalowildwings.com Grab onto a chicken wing at newcomer chain restaurant Buffalo Wild Wings and be prepared to take a tasty flight around the world. Head to the Deep South with ...
Peter B’s
2 Portola Plaza, Monterey 649-2699, www.portola hotel.com/dining/brewpub With five always-on-tap house brews including a wheat beer, a stout, an amber ale, a blonde ale and the award-winning Legend of Laguna IPA, there is something on ...
2009 Pessagno Four Boys Pinot Noir
1645 River Road, Salinas. 675-9463, www.pessagnowines.com Grown on 3.5 acres of family-tended vineyards named after owner and winemaker Stephen Pessagno’s four sons—Anthony, Stephen, Robert and John—this Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot is a beautiful example of ...
Jamba Juice
463 Canyon Del Rey Blvd., Del Rey Oaks, 583-0577 815 Canyon Del Rey Blvd., Del Rey Oaks, 393-2090 398 Alvarado St., Monterey, 655-9696 2160-C California Ave., Sand City, 583-9696 1552-A N. Main St., Salinas, 449-3200 ...
Crazy Horse Restaurant
1425 Munras Ave., Monterey 649-4771, www.bayparkhotel.com/restaurant Pastas, cold cuts, chicken, soup of the day, baked potatoes, three-seed breads, fresh pastas, three bean salad, ham, turkey, romaine, iceberg, spinach, Waldorf salad, olives, cucumbers, hard-boiled eggs, cheeses, ...
First Awakenings
125 Oceanview Blvd., Pacific Grove, 372-1125 171 Main St., Salinas 784-1125 www.firstawakenings.net You know a place means breakfast business when there’s two kinds of hot sauce sitting on the table before you sit down. After ...
Myo Frozen Yogurt
685 Cannery Row, Monterey, 375-3769 491 Alvarado St., Monterey, 649-3769 1091 S. Main St., Salinas, 759-9769 www.myofrozenyogurt.com This 1980s-inspired do-it-yourself frozen yogurt bar has people of all ages in Monterey and now Salinas rushing to ...
Rosine’s Restaurant
434 Alvarado St., Monterey 375-1400, www.rosinesmonterey.com Rosine’s rotating glass dessert display—bursting with an assortment of housemade lemon coconut cream cake, traditional white on white cake, cookie dough cheesecake, cherry and blueberry cobbler and rhubarb and ...
Acme Coffee Roasting Co.
485 Palm Ave., Seaside 393-9113, www.acmecoffeeroasting.com Maybe you’ve heard the variation on an old axiom that’s making its way around the world: “Variety is the spice of life—and key to killer coffee at Acme.” The ...
Bernardus Sauvignon Blanc
5 W. Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley 223-2533, www.bernardus.com/winery The magic of the Bernardus Sauvignon Blanc begins along boulder-strewn banks of the Arroyo Seco, a region noted for its gravelly, sandy soil that provides superb ...
Acme Coffee Roasting Co.
485 Palm Ave., Seaside 393-9113, www.acmecoffeeroasting.com Maybe you’ve heard the variation on an old axiom that’s making its way around the world: “Variety is the spice of life—and key to killer coffee at Acme.” The ...
Tommy’s Wok
Mission Street between Ocean and Seventh, Carmel 624-8518, 624-8598 It’s because Tommy’s does seemingly simple and evidently quick and delicious dishes like spicy green beans, Tommy’s prawns, vegetable deluxe, hot spicy Szechuan and ample soups, ...
Grove Market
242 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove 375-9581, www.grovemarketpg.com The butcher’s case at Grove Market is port of call for the eyes, the anchor to an otherwise excellent local market, full of glistening meats laid out in ...
Compagno’s
2000 Prescott Ave., Monterey 375-5987, www.compagnos.com Whether owner-operator Bennet Compagno’s true passion is for the U.S. military or for the war-machine-sized sandwiches his deli builds for hungry troops and regular folks alike is unclear. When ...
Fishwife
789 Trinity Ave., Seaside 394-2027 www.fishwife.com A steadfast readers’ favorite, Fishwife dishes California-Caribbean flavors for foodies who value fresh over fancy. It’s a homey spot for comfort seafood like golden-fried calamari and catfish ‘n’ chips ...
Old Fisherman’s Grotto
39 Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey 375-4604, www.oldfishermansgrotto.com Ol’ Chuck Darwin believed we wouldn’t enjoy the smarts, culture or civilization we do today without mutation. So a higher food form like the sourdough bread bowl filled with ...
Old Fisherman’s Grotto
39 Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey 375-4604, www.oldfishermansgrotto.com Ol’ Chuck Darwin believed we wouldn’t enjoy the smarts, culture or civilization we do today without mutation. So a higher food form like the sourdough bread bowl filled with ...
Chipotle
2140 California Ave., Sand City, 899-1096 500 Del Monte Center, Monterey, 641-9353 In the fast food industry it’s hard to find healthy and cheap in the same place. OK, near impossible. Hence the reader hallelujahs ...
r.g. Burgers
201 Crossroads Shopping Village, Carmel, 626-8054 570 Munras Ave., Monterey, 372-4930 www.rgburgers.com It takes something serious to claim two hard-core red-white-and-blue categories like best ’burg and best ’shake. Like the Mediterranean (melted feta cheese and ...
r.g. Burgers
201 Crossroads Shopping Village, Carmel, 626-8054 570 Munras Ave., Monterey, 372-4930 www.rgburgers.com It takes something serious to claim two hard-core red-white-and-blue categories like best ’burg and best ’shake. Like the Mediterranean (melted feta cheese and ...
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