Simply Cynthia's Debuts in Carmel
There’s a new occupant in the old Kurt’s Chop House location in Carmel (San Carlos and Fifth) named Simply Cynthia’s (624-9201). Owners Greg and Cynthia ...
Free Pancakes at Monterey County Fair
There may be no such thing as a free lunch, cowboy, but nobody said anything about breakfast. The first 500 Monterey County Fair attendees on ...
Inside Pacific Grove's New Italian Hotspot-to-be, Il Vecchio
The soft potato gnocchi brought on a Fat Bastard moment. (You remember the disgustingly plus-sized villain from Mike Myer's Austin Powers.) Put differently, its graceful ...
The Pinotfest Cometh, Plus a Six-Pack of Other Quick Bites
• The second annual Pinotfest happens 6-10pm at newly redone Del Monte Beach House in Monterey with 20-plus top local vintners tasting their flagship varietal, ...
Monterey County Gets Its First Salumeria in Carmel
And then there was salumi. This Tuesday, Aug. 29, the L’Auberge-Aubergine-Cantinetta Luca dynasty adds a seriously savory—and unprecedented—local taste portal with its new Salumeria Luca ...
Triple Tasting of Beer News From Peter B's Brewpub
On the heels of an ambitious retooling of their beer operation that I described in January with a piece called "Brew Pub Love," the sudsy ...
Bad News: Superb "Garden Party" Shop to Close; Good News: Liquidation Bargains
Helaine Tregenza found her perfect business niche: an organic gardening superstore, on a boutique scale, where she could share her fertile knowledge of cultivating veggies ...
"In Your Dish": A Video Spotlight on Sweet Elena's
It might be the culinary equivalent of a secret Big Sur trail: It delivers mind-trampolining experiences drawn from simple but powerful fundamentals. It’s been there ...
Edible's Delicious New Bag: Quick Bites
This blog's print sister, Edible Complex, got a little bit of a makeover this week. The name shortened to Edible and we added a column ...
The Wonder of Wubeez, One Local Server's Fancy Wine Glass Polishing Cloth
Wubeez. They've been sitting on my desk for weeks, but they only recently kidnapped the part of my brain responsible for language. Wubeez. Now I ...
A Holiday to Celebrate: National Filet Mignon Day
August is American Indian Heritage Month, but it's also Cataract Awareness Month, National Win With Civility Month, Get Ready for Kindergarten Month, National Spinal Muscular ...
Food Knowledge Nuggets Worth Nibbling, Including Bourdain's New Game and Why Stars Suck
The Weekly has long rejected stars when it comes to ranking restaurants, just as it has refrained from reviewing restaurants at all for at least ...
A Look Ahead at McCall Motorsports Revival, a Sublime Kickoff to Car Week
To vie for the title of supreme party in Monterey County, the land of the Jazz Festival and Crosby Clambake, Pebble Beach Food & Wine ...
A Peek at the Eye-Catching Salvage Designs Inside P.G.'s New Il Vecchio
"This," he says, "is nothing like you’ve seen around here." And he might be right. Only he’s not talking about the “eggplant tart” in front ...
Community Supported Fishery Eyes Catch-Share Possibilities
As fishermen struggle to navigate marine protected areas, catch quotas, dying fisheries and fickle market forces—and consumers pine for an increasingly scarce way to grub ...
19th Annual Winemakers’ Celebration Boasts Impressive Winery Line-up, New Location
All you need is the name of the wineries representing come Aug. 13 and you know you have a nice party. But there is more to uncork besides wonderful local wines.
