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A lineup of the dramatic ways the Warriors are changing their professional game.

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You don't need a decibel meter to know it's loud at Oracle Arena. You can just look at your Coke shaking in its cup holder. ...

NFL Linebacker Scott Fujita Retires on the Top of Machu Picchu, Then Riffs on His Diet, 11-Year Career as an NFL Starter

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Carmel Valley resident Scott Fujita won a Super Bowl despite being a walk-on at UC Berkeley, and started 11 seasons straight, despite the fact professional ...

Hog Island Oyster Bourbon-Butter-Barbecue Recipe and Hog Wash Secrets Too

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The man who designs Hog Island's impressive oyster storage facilities and all their precise flow and temperature controls—and also happens to co-own the company—was a ...

Top Six Epicurean Upgrades of the Mouthwatering Moment…Number One: Corral Market on Highway 68

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Given the river of cars moving through its corridor daily—and the sizeable community behind it who has to drive into Salinas, Monterey or over the ...

Top Six Epicurean Upgrades of the Mouthwatering Moment…Number Two: Talbott's Tasting Room/Motorcycle Museum

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Rare is the tasting room where 20 people don’t start to fill the place up—and barely outnumber the world-class historic motorcycles. But such is life ...

Top Six Epicurean Upgrades of the Mouthwatering Moment…Number Three: Cowgirl Winery's Parklike Tasting Ranch

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In Carmel Valley, to hiccup in your wine glass is to miss another tasting room opening. They’re coming that quickly. The recent addition of Twisted ...

Top Six Epicurean Upgrades of the Moment…Number Four: Lokal Patio/Brunch/Pizza Bar

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The enterprising menu at Lokal (659-5886), reuse-recycle-chic decor and $3 draft beers have earned my love since the get-go. Three more ingredients now join the ...

Peter B's BrewPub Rules Craft Beer Week, Looks to Take Over the World

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Peter B’s BrewPub (649-2699) was already the most ambitious beer operation in the area, as we helped illustrate with a recent piece "True Brew: Kevin ...

'The Mother of All Brunches' and a Dozen Other Mothers Day Possibilities

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This would be the Mother's Day gift that keeps on giving: The "Mother of All Brunches” debuting at Restaurant 1833 (643-1833) this Sunday will run ...

Top Six Epicurean Upgrades of the Moment…Number Five: English Butties

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Now for some smashing news, blokes, coming on the heels of the first installment of this heaven-sent list of big epicurean updates around Monterey County ...

Bologna Sandwiches and a Six Pack of Big Foodie Upgrades, Starting With Number Six

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“Sixty five cents for a sandwich?!” And not just any sandwich, but a textbook bologna sandwich—lil' mayo, hyper-white Wonderbread, honest American cheese and processed pink ...

Local Family-Run Coke Farms to Take Over Australia (Kind Of)

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Apparently Monterey County has got something Australia wants. Bad. Or Australia has a really good marketing/business plan on its hands. Or both. But we'll figure ...

Carmel's Popular Dametra Cafe and Constance Wine Bar Padlocked

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It is hard to get more popular than Dametra Cafe (622-7766) did in just a few short years, particularly given a schizophrenic menu that at ...

Sneak Peek at Cindy's Waterfront Restaurant at Monterey Bay Aquarium

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Something miraculous happens at the just opened Cindy's Waterfront (648-4870) restaurant in Monterey Bay Aquarium. Fugly becomes beautiful. http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/users/photos/2013/apr/30/14909/ Maybe ugliest thing in the entire ...

Monday=Funday for Lunch With Rodriguez Farmer and Flea Market at Monterey County Fairgrounds

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Monday doesn’t have to be so blue. In fact, it can be an extension of the weekend—if only during your lunch break—for folks game to ...

New Era at Big Sur Roadhouse Beckons This Summer

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For years now, Big Sur Roadhouse (667-2264) has been something like that awkward little brother everyone in the family is rooting for: capable of flashes ...

What the Phuck? Phat Burger and Pho King Both Close

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It’s like a bad dream. No more rare beef salad. No more curly fries. No more eye-round pho noodle soup, Oreo milkshakes, spicy basil tofu ...

Three More Reasons to Love What Should Be the State Food, The Incredible Edible Avocado

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I've already been over why avocado should be California's state food, even if Dungeness crab is my number one reason to live near on the ...

Amazing Tastes: Justin Cogley and Aubergine’s April Tasting Menu

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The “food”—shape-shifting delicacies like mussel sorbet and raw milk-urchin panna cotta—comes in waves which, fittingly enough, taste like the Pacific, wash around the mouth and ...

Food Fight!: Canned vs. Fresh Produce in School Lunches (P.S. Ketchup Still Isn't a Vegetable)

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For the 20 years that an image of a food pyramid served as the icon of American nutritional policy, it’s unlikely anyone actually ate out ...

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