Bernardus' Marinus Gets a Turbo Facelift
The gold standard for Monterey County Restaurants, Chef Cal Stamenov's Marinus, remakes its menu and mood.
Four Festivals and a Delicious Dinner Benefit: How the Hell Are You Going to Spend June 9?
One day a spring or two ago, the biggest destination marathon in the world (Big Sur International) happened in the same weekend as one of ...
Michel Nischan's Stirring Chef of the Year Acceptance Speech
Before pony-tailed crusader Michel Nischan started a farmers market voucher program that's changing how healthily poor people can eat, before he was a two-time James ...
Thomas Keller, Anthony Bourdain and Foie Gras Fight! Fight! Fight!
Anthony Bourdain and Thomas Keller are just two of the biggest names in the culinary world to slice into the searing controversy over the pending ...
Three More Ways to Heart Artichokes—Including a Dozen for a Dollar
There was already good news on the artichoke front this week when a new aioli discovery presented itself—and reminded me a meaty chunk of artichoke ...
400 Degrees Fancy Burger Joint To Open Wednesday of Next Week in Carmel
Upscale burger outfit 400° Gourmet Burgers & Fries (244-0040) has set an open date: Wednesday, May 23. It's a fiercely anticipated hump day for two ...
Adventures in Alcohol: Dog Biscuits, Squirrels and Sex Lube
Jacks Restaurant Exec Chef Jason Giles is reusing beer mash grains from Peter B's Brewery to craft Portola Dog Biscuits. The timely alcohol info only ...
House-Cat Casserole and Other Greatest Hits From the First 13 Foodie Newsletters
Nothing like a touch of tabby in your lunch buffet. We know, we know. Sick. But we're not advocating, we're disgusted too at the guy ...
VIDEO: Fisherman's Wharf $20 Showdown Throwdown
Take a trip down historic Fisherman's Wharf and learn how to eat for two with just a $20 bill.
James Beard Awards and the Local Links
Last month Nancy Oakes, chef of the newly minted Outstanding Restaurant of the Year (Boulevard), was cooking on the Monterey Peninsula as part of Pebble ...
Lokal Opens in Carmel Valley
One of the more excruciating waits in local foodie memory ends tonight, when Lokal (659-5886) does its first dinner in the space that was once ...
Artichoke Fetishes and the Insane Recipes That Come With Them
The accusations of a fetish have come from people close to me. They go something like this: "You have an artichoke fetish." Apparently planting organic ...
27 Reasons to Check Out The Independent Marketplace for Each of the 27 Days We Waited for It To Return
It was a surreal feeling, driving past Seaside's City Center at the corner of Fremont and Broadway late last month on the way to the ...
Riding the Food Truck Trend to Monterey County Fairgrounds This Month
In case you were passed out in the trunk of a Cadillac for the last four years, food trucks are a big fat juicy trend ...
