Babaloo Cuban Food Truck Earns National Cooking Channel Spotlight Tonight
Babaloo Cuban Food Truck (262-4150) is rolling big time. Its national television debut—and mine, caught fawning over the Lucy Lucy and Ricky Ricardo pressed sandwiches ...
Top Foodie Events for 2012: Save the Date, and Your Appetite
For a minute, the moist masses who have come to swear by the Big Sur Chanterelle Festival and Cook-off were trembling like candy caps in ...
Lobster Boils, Pastrami Feeds and a Liquor License for Mundaka
Mundaka (624-7400) already does a mean ambiance between the 40-minute perfect poached egg and papas bravas tapas, the big values on the wine list and ...
Cibo's New Happy Hour, Menu Items Merit a Peek
Downtown anchor Cibo Ristorante (649-8151) isn't known for its food, but that is partly because its music and bar scene are such strong elements—and it ...
Gluten Freedom, Part Two: Bakeries Detail Their Wheat-Free Treats
Baked goods often aren't so good if you're a wheat-free eater. Fortunately many of our favorite local, family-owned shops are adding gluten-free items, albeit not ...
Gluten Freedom, Part One: Great Tastes, From Pizza to Polenta
This week's paper, out tomorrow, Jan. 19, features a piece on St. Tropez (624-8977) in Carmel and its ongoing efforts to present gluten-free alternatives, including ...
Local Lady Dances Usher in Her Kitchen, Video Goes National
I'm reminded of what Aubergine (624-8578) pastry chef/seer Ron Mendoza and I talked about on the way to a Dinosaur Jr. concert: If you want ...
Great Restaurant for Live Music Gets Chomped by County—Then Given Another Chance
Sure the Tex-Mex fajitas ($16) are tasty. Or the saucy enchiladas rancheras, another house specialty ($14). Then there's the tequila tasting ($12) that comes with ...
Celeb TV Chef Robert Irvine Teams with CSUMB Film Students, Yells a Lot
Food Network's *Restaurant: Impossible* visits Santa Cruz, with help from local CSUMB grads, one of whom raps about what he learned.
Monday Magic at Wickets Bistro in Bernardus
Rarely does the responses to "It's Monday," go anything like "Oh yes!" or "Lay it on me." But that is changing. Last Monday I went ...
Restaurant 1833 Earns First Area S.F. Chronicle Review for Local Restaurant in Years
The food blog I logged Feb. 17 earned more views than any other in 2011. The reasons for that include flaming cocktails, big talent and ...
Saturday Salinas Farmers Market Move Starts Tomorrow
If you don't like farmers markets, time to put that money you aren't spending on fresh, local/regional fare al fresco and put it towards a ...
A Look Ahead at 2012 (Part Two): Six Big Things to Anticipate
It's nice to have something to look forward to. Carmel Valley knows the feeling, as it anticipates the coolest kick-it eatery to arrive in a ...
A Look Ahead at 2012 (Part One): The Foie Gras Ban
It appears patently cruel: Force feeding a duck so its liver gets abnormally fatty and gourmands can indulge in the uniquely flavorful results. Part of ...
Nepenthe's New Boogie: Foodie Food
At Nepenthe, there's nothing like the feeling conjured by its people, personality and the Pacific. Better yet, the food's getting better.
