Knuckles Up
The baddest sports bar in the land is upgrading its game. Starting this Sunday, Aug.1 through Oct. 1, Knuckles (372-1234) will temporarily relocate to the ...
Three Savory Salinas Storylines
1. The Steinbeck Festival's got a lotta love for foodies. The National Steinbeck Center is opening easily its most ambitious and diversified Steinbeck Festival outing ...
Salt Rock
Hard not to heart Schooners' patio pretty hard. Though our readers vote Chipotle Best Burrito in Monterey County, they get Best Drink With a View ...
Love for Mundaka Lunch
Beautiful news by the sea: Mundaka (624-7400) is rockin' for lunch 11:30am-2:30pm Tuesday through Saturday... Chef Brandon Miller was the master of the heirloom tower ...
Taste Time Machine to 1833
The wildly anticipated heir to the Stokes Adobe in downtown Monterey is within weeks of a soft opening. The telltale indicator: a two-day job fair ...
Things You Should Love
Three geniuses, one dinner. They don't make many tasting experiences like this. Chef Cal Stamenov is the creator of the Zagat-wowing "California natural" ambrosia at ...
Fresh Chef Todd Fisher Recipe
Why is this man smiling? Because he's a funny mother f*cker who knows how to have a good time and share great food—and because he's ...
Making Better Organic Decisions
Environmental Working Group has a good handle on how to manage budget and healthy produce shopping: In short, pick your spots. With its elegantly simple ...
Bahama Billy's New Bag
It's official. We can put the rumors to bed for at least a month or two. Anthony Momo is out at longtime locals favorite Bahama ...
After Midnight Action in Carmel (?!)
Typically the words "2am" and "Carmel" only appear in the same sentence in the police blotter—along with "raccoon"—so I get it if the next sentence ...
Another Chapter in Finding Great Value
Last time I checked, a night out in the lil' ol' underrated epicurean capital of international tastes that is Marina, Calif., jumping from Wild Thyme ...
Regestering Victory
It was midconversation late in the evening at last Thursday’s Stag’s Leap wine dinner at C Restaurant (375-4800) when Executive Chef Jerry Regester cracked a ...
We Heart Garlic
This weekend's L.A. Times Travel page says there's more to Gilroy than garlic. Not that writer Scott Martelle doesn't first acknowledge the upcoming wonder that ...
How to Eat Nothing and Love It (and Other Things I Have in Common With Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher
Suddenly the Lemonade Diet, the time-honored regimen where the cleanser takes in only a blend of fresh lemon juice, purified water, cayenne pepper and maple ...
In N Out Off Menu Moment
Rather than spend my energy penetrating one of the most intricate mysteries of the food universe—why In N Out employees are so damn happy—I’d rather ...
Come Again Cupcakes
Weekly intern extraordinaire Ellen Huet was dispatched to scope grand opening weekend at Mrs. Delish's in Monterey, which Special Edible the Blog recently previewed. Here's ...
Super Sub
In the name of chain warfare, there is a rather robust weapon available against the Subway onslaught snuggled between Verizon and Marshall's in Sand City: ...
Aussies Rule
Prime picnic-packing places are at a premium come summer. The new Down Under Deli (625-DELI) in the Mid-Valley Shopping Center on Carmel Valley Road qualifies. ...
Four Nibbles Worth Knawing On
1. You Can Eat Breakfast Like a Cowboy. With the 100th California Rodeo Salinas riding this way—in case you missed it, Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue ...
Another Great Way to Lay Down an Andrew Jackson
Three flavorful chorizo tacos. Two classic carne asada. Three expert carnitas tacos, made better yet with extra homemade tomatillo green sauce. And six of the ...
Old Carmel Charmer
"Everyone loves something that tastes good," says Jeanne Johnston, owner of the shiny new Petals and Pastries at Mission between Fourth and Fifth (620-1400). "I'd ...
Attack of the Cupcakes
They appear at weddings as a stylish substitute for mighty-and-once-mandatory $2,000 confections. They have folks flocking to them at farmers markets. One mobile cupcake trailer ...
