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Greens Grazing
An honest attempt to digest three standout Monterey County square meals, vegetarian style.
For years it’s seemed that local chefs and restaurateurs have thought about vegetarians much in the same way as Anthony Bourdain, who wrote in Kitchen Confidential that they “and their Hezbollah-like splinter-faction, the vegans… are ...
La Tortuga Tortería
Glorious Tortoise: Tortuga Tortería is a staple for local foodies for a large family of reasons.
Given the ubiquity of restaurants serving Mexican food in the area, to stand out from the pack requires some serious sabor. It means a marriage of authenticity, vision and from-scratch love that, no matter where ...
Straight Up Rock
Climbing royalty Alex Honnold’s film highlights Reel Rock tour’s trip to Big Sur.
The video hit the Internet on June 11 and quickly went viral: Rock climber Alex Honnold, who has achieved widespread fame both inside and outside the climbing world for his fearless “free solo” ascents – ...
Then There’s This
Permafrost further complicates a hot-and-sticky climate situation.
Climate Change: Read More We are almost completely f%#&ed Are You Kidding? Climate Change Then There’s This As the earth gets warmer, the upper circle of the planet has slowly started bubbling, unleashing gases that ...
Bahn Mi Bar
It’s the Banh: Noodle Bar’s sibling Banh Mi Bar brings the best fresh sandwich value in town.
What is it about the restaurants in Marina? Have they all somehow locked in 1985 food prices from their distributors? Is the city cutting them some sweetheart tax breaks? Or is that Marina itself is ...
Killer Joe
A Killer Epic: Famed director William Friedkin riffs on film, philosophy and life as his Killer Joe opens at the Osio.
“Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing can be made,” says director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection), channeling the philosopher Immanuel Kant. Friedkin was in San Francisco recently for a ...
Schooners Coastal Kitchen & Bar
Hook, Line, Sinker: Schooners Coastal Kitchen & Bar chefs fun and fresh seafood on par with the scenic setting.
By the second bite of the soup, everything else disappears: Delectably tender wild shrimp harmonize with a creamy, spicy, coconut-laced ambrosia. The flavors waltz across the palate with lingering, graceful steps. When I pull back ...
Out of the Shadows
Monterey Museum of Art’s new Rodin exhibit defies convention to enlightening effect.
Last week Ted Wells – the guest curator of MMA’s new exhibition Auguste Rodin: Light and Shadow – led some local children on a pre-opening tour of the show. Along the way he found himself ...
Pica Fresh Mex
Meat Me There: Pica Fresh Mex does tasty flavor in Oldtown Salinas.
Given that salsa is Spanish for “sauce” – and even mole and guacamole are considered salsas – it would seem wise for every Mexican and Tex-Mex joint to make it a centerpiece, to craft it ...
Where the Wild Things Are
Hunter’s Supply gives hunters and non-hunters a striking look at serious game.
The wolf that greets visitors at the door is nearly taller than the brown bear standing next to it. Flanking it are some other, ferocious-looking man-eaters: an Alaskan polar bear, a grizzly and a now-endangered ...
