Who’s ready for summer?! We made it through a long winter and rather rainy spring, and now it’s time for picnics, barbecues, visits to the beach and lots of outdoor adventures. We’re glad you are pausing, ideally with a refreshing beverage at hand, to spend time with Edible Monterey Bay magazine.
In this edition you’ll meet a winemaker who loves hawks, a chef who loves jazz and a glassblower who has stumbled on a gravity-defying way of drinking whiskey.
You’ll find out what the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program is doing to mark 25 years of educating chefs and consumers about how to enjoy seafood without depleting our oceans.
And since we aim to make every issue useful, we take you into the kitchen to try some new summertime recipes. Local chefs show us how to make a sensational feta whip, a tahini goddess salad and three varieties of simple, yet fancy French desserts. For foragers and gardeners, there are also ideas for cooking with an unexpected ingredient: roses.
It has always been our objective to bring together local people and businesses that are dedicated to a sustainable lifestyle; one that celebrates our Monterey Bay area foodshed. In this Summer issue, in addition to the editorial content, there are 114 businesses taking part and supporting our work—a whopping record-breaking number of advertising partners for us.
Some of them are part of a new feature we hope you’ll like called The Summer Table. It features select artisanal goods and foods you can seek out and indulge in throughout the summer season.
We are so grateful to enjoy the support of our local food community and the appreciation of readers like you. Have an awesome summer!
Deborah Luhrman
Publisher
About the author
Deborah Luhrman is publisher and editor of Edible Monterey Bay. A lifelong journalist, she has reported from around the globe, but now prefers covering our flourishing local food scene and growing her own vegetables in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
