September 23, 2025 – It’s been a long time since the main drag of Santa Cruz, Pacific Avenue, enjoyed a fine dining restaurant, but a new one is on the way. Chef Desmond Schneider—who formerly helmed the kitchens at Alderwood and Pete’s Capitola—is opening Mane Kitchen

September 23, 2025 – While the 49ers were managing to eek out a victory over the Cardinals last Sunday, 17 chefs were cooking up an amazing lineup of dishes a few miles away at The Glass House in San Jose.  Star Chefs is an

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

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

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,

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

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

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,

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

September 12, 2025 – For anyone who has been to Mendocino it’s apparent that the physical distance from “civilization” is accompanied by an equivalent distance from medical care. That’s one of the reasons Winesong! was invented.  Now in its 40th year, Winesong! is a fundraiser