WINTER 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS

December 28, 2017December 6, 2017 by Edible Monterey Bay

4	GRIST FOR THE MILL
6	EDIBLE NOTABLES
	A Scotts Valley DIYer discovers the secret to the perfect cocktail
	Saving the Monterey Bay’s endangered fishermen
	Living the craft beer life
	Recovery through cooking
	Craft butchery and Mangalitsa pigs coming to Seaside
20	WHAT’S IN SEASON CARROTS This vibrant year-round staple tastes best in winter when its sugar content is highest
27	FOODSHED WINTER FARMERS’ MARKETS A complete guide to the Monterey Bay area

30	BEHIND THE BOTTLE POP STARS Local winemakers get out in front of the sparkling wine boom with lots of pink and a rainbow of quirky new bubbly varieties
36	ON THE FARM GOING ORGANIC Decades after the Monterey Bay area established itself at the vanguard of the organic movement, consumer demand is spreading organic growing practices throughout the region Sidebar: A new film, Evolution of Organic, explores the history and future of the organic movement
44	BACK OF THE HOUSE WOMEN IN THE KITCHEN Women chefs are well represented in the Monterey Bay area and we talk with three of them about how they’ve achieved success in what has traditionally been a man’s world

48	THE PRESERVATIONIST YOGURT AND KEFIR Learn how to make nutritious and delicious cultured milk products in your own kitchen
53	DINE LOCAL GUIDE
65	LOCAL SOURCE GUIDE
68	LAST CALL MUSHROOMS An illustrated guide, just in time for the winter rains that spawn them

	COVER PHOTOGRAPH: The secret to a perfect cocktail by Michelle Magdalena
	CONTENTS PHOTOGRAPH: Monterey harbor by Michelle Magdalena

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