A Menu Peek at Big Sur's Latest Eatery: Coast Gallery Cafe
One tasty surprise from 2012's Big Sur Chanterelle Cook-off, among many: The debut of Coast Gallery Cafe (667-2301) and Chef Matt Farmer. He just opened ...
Rich Pepe and Jason Burnett Show: Race for Carmel Mayor Is As Edible As Politics Get
The question felt mandatory. I'd talked to several savvy restaurant playmakers along Dolores more than a few times about how easy it would be to ...
Eric Schlosser: Demand Labels on Genetically Modified Salmon
The FDA is on the brink of slapping genetically engineered salmon on supermarket shelves, which is troubling. More troubling: While wild or farmed salmon currently ...
Historic News: Restaurant 1833 Earns Nomination as James Beard Best New Restaurant
It's only appropriate that word come in the thick of Grammy-Oscar-award season. The imminently ambitious, thoroughly delicious, new standout taste landmark Restaurant 1833 (643-1833) has ...
Ellen Show Hip Hop Star Talks Lessons From America's Got Talent
Pacific Grove resident and master musician Carol Kuzdenyi touched off a viral YouTube video pandemic after her giggling niece caught the 63-year-old uncorking some pretty ...
Ten Late-breaking, Epicurean Ideas for Valentine's Day
So this is love: wild, forest floor flavor oozing from a fresh, housemade pasta pillow. OK, this is actually the wild mushroom ravioli at Stone ...
Grammy Winning Willie Nelson, Chipotle and Factory-Farmed Foods
Maybe the nicely designed animation caught your eye. Or the timeless timbre of Willie Nelson's voice caught your ear. Or the sound of him singing ...
Rich Pepe for Mayor, or at Least for My Favorite Restaurateur for Mayor
Say what you want about Rich Pepe, the Carmel restaurant magnate behind Little Napoli (626-PEPE), Vino Napoli Wine Bar (626-7373), Peppoli (647-7433), Vesuvio (626-7373), Carmel ...
How to Save Money to Spend It in Restaurants (and Help Save the Economy)
Tawra Kellam, editor of LivingOnADime.com, was spending a lot of time online chatting while pregnant with her first kid. She detected a pattern. "Everyone kept ...
Peeking Into Carmel Valley's Lokal, Its Menu and Its Future
As sexy as the reclaimed-wood-and-chalkboard-wall setting is, much of the excitement around about-to-be-open Lokal in Carmel can be found in the food. Both the ambiance ...
EcoFarm 2012: Notes from Thursday's Plenary
Apocalyptic visions are on Dave Henson's mind. Peak oil, biological collapse, widespread water crises, global warming evidenced by a rapidly shrinking California snowpack—Henson, founder and ...
Video Spotlight: Tasty Dametra Cafe Parties on in Carmel
How many places can you feed an appetite for spanakopita, salmon burgers and dancing between tables to oud music? It’s a daily discipline at Dametra ...
Manresa Dinner at Happy Girl Kitchen and Two Other Outstanding Events
Todd Champagne, fittingly enough, is a bubbly dude with some pop to his conscious preservation tactics. Player knows how to pickle. He'll speak at this ...
