Been missing your New Leaf Community Market in downtown Santa Cruz? Good news! New Leaf will open its newest storefront in Santa Cruz next week, marking a return to downtown Santa Cruz after less than a year. Inside the Gateway Plaza shopping center on River Street just off Highway 1, the conveniently located market will ... Read more
Sept. 19, 2025—The name “Double 0 Dough” works on all sorts of levels. It works with its intended name: That’s a zero, not an O, as in the type of “00” flour many master pizza makers prefer—double zero is the finest grind—which tells you the pizzaiolo here is about that life. It works as its ... Read more
September 19, 2025 – Seriously? An Albariño from Virginia winning Best of Show? An unoaked Chardonnay from Delaware taking Best of Class and outshining one from California? Is it global warming or all that West Coast influence wreaking a different kind of change in East Coast viticulture and winemaking practices? Truth is, it’s both. Pitting ... Read more
Sept. 16, 2025—Tim Wood and company know how to give a unique location liftoff. See also: Woody’s at the Airport at Monterey Regional and Woody’s Del Mesa Carmel. Each is triumphant in its own way, but read from the same script: rustic farm-fresh fare, easygoing service, generous portions—on plate and in the glass—and, yup, atypical ... Read more
September 16, 2025 – The beloved Bear’s Hideaway in San Juan Bautista—founded by Lori Wilson and named for her dog—has a new owner and a new name. Now known as The Hideaway, proprietor Jennifer Clarke says she’s not going to change a ton. “The beauty of the Hideaway is that Lori created such a wonderful ... Read more
Nestled in the foothills of the Gabilan Mountains, in the heart of the Salinas Valley, is a 100-acre ranch and restored piece of history—it’s called Rancho Cielo. For 25 years, Rancho Cielo has provided a lifeline for historically underserved youth in Monterey County, ages 14 to 24 years old. Away from city limits, the ranch ... Read more
Sept. 16, 2025—From a certain perspective, this is a story about the demolition and rebirth of a high profile North Monterey property. But it’s really about family. And it’s not crazy to think family’s about renewal too. The longtime community linchpin Caruso’s Corner, within view of legendary Monterey Fairgrounds and its endless iconic moments, lived ... Read more
Sept. 12, 2025—Smother your babies. It’s likely the most graphic journalism industry idiom that still circulates. It’s also helpful. Particularly with Edible Monterey Bay‘s fresh-off-the-press fall issue. The embedded lesson with the baby saying: Be willing to remove something you love. For a writer, maybe that element is a poetic turn of phrase, a galaxy-brain ... Read more
September 9, 2025 – For many wineries, and certainly for the town of Capitola, this the biggest event of the year. Get ready for the 44th annual Capitola Art & Wine Festival, made possible by the many volunteers who lug, sweat and toil to make this a signature part of the summer coastal experience. Capitola resident ... Read more
