May 27, 2025—The husband-wife team behind the flavor formerly known as “Shroomsicles” has a knack for catching the eye and earning believers. Check out the mushroom-cap umbrella over the mushroom-based popsicle tricycle cart manned by the guy in a mushroom hat and mushroom-patterned overalls.
June 3, 2025 – May has a habit of throwing seriously hot days at you, followed by the oddball low-pressure system that drops in from the Gulf of Alaska, amping up the marine layer into a relentless fog machine reminiscent of a bad disco
May 30, 2025—The Shack is back, and quite possibly better than ever. That would be newsworthy enough—for too long, the old-school wooden snack bar at Lovers Point Park and Beach was an unused element passersby hungered for. Also newsworthy: Its new operators also oversee
May 30, 2025 – Things don’t always go as planned: ask Christopher Columbus. Headed to Carmel Valley for my husband’s birthday, we had plans to meet my Edible Monterey Bay colleague Aga Simpson at the newly re-opened restaurant Thai Village. “Under New Management!” the colorful banner
May 27, 2025 – Clear skies and perfect wine tasting temperatures made for a most enjoyable day in the usually foggy coastal hamlet for the annual Half Moon Bay Wine and Jazz Festival. Dozens of wineries, many of them local, largely coordinated by the
May 23, 2025—When the Mexican federales start asking questions, I’ve been awake about a minute. “¿De donde vienes?” one asks. I’ve fielded the same question a few times on this bus, while heading from just over the border to Mazatlán, saying “Tijuana” in my
May 23, 2025 – “I feel so blessed to have this career,” says Jose Reyes, winemaker at CRŪ Winery since 2009, which means he’s been here for the last 16 years. “This is a dream.” Reyes has now been in the wine business for over
May 20, 2025—Katie Reneker recalls her first trip to nonprofit MEarth Carmel’s acreage—vividly—even though it was more than 20 years ago. MEarth’s working farm and kitchen classroom was far from being realized, and the Carmel Middle School-adjacent space was known by all as Hilton
May 20, 2025 – It was heartening to see the mostly very young crowd, including many UCSC students, enjoying Santa Cruz Mountains wines on a brilliant day in downtown Santa Cruz. With nearly 300 tickets sold, traffic was robust and kept my friend Katarina
May 20, 2025—Farmers market freshness doesn’t always arrive from the field. That figures in starting this Thursday, May 22, as Everyone’s Harvest kicks off monthly “summer sessions” starring live performers and a beer garden hosted by craft taphouse Post No Bills to pair with
