Crab + Bacon = Yum
‘Tis the season. For crabs. Last week insider sources tipped me off to a cracking deal on fresh crab. So I promptly appeared on Wharf Two Friday afternoon to pick up 11 from a lady fisherman named DeLay. Jane DeLay ain’t your average crabber. A performer and former executive director ...
Breakthrough Technology Alert: Beer Taps at Your Table
Though the Niners stink like a Porta Potty in the sun, there are some good things going on this football season. Like the redone Knuckles’ (372-1234) menu—Kobe beef mini dogs! California cheese steaks with sun-dried tomatoes and avocado!—and their tableside tap service, aka the Table Tender. It is actually pretty ...
The Mucky Duck's Deal of the Year
The one and only Mucky Duck (655-3031), where the food is underrated and Jean the bartender is my hero—you owe it to yourself, if you like shooters, to try a Jean’s Genie, above—has the best deal in town Wednesdays with half-price night. They celebrated the holidays by extending the deal ...
Feeding the Need
Angels live among us. Evidence—extensive evidence—lingers no further than the ever inspiring Monterey County Gives! website, which profiles the scores of local nonprofits participating in the Monterey County Weekly Community Fund's annual fund-raising push. Surprisingly few food/hunger-centered groups are involved—the Health, Wellness & Food category includes just two—but they are ...
The Bacon Revolution Is Just Beginning
Maybe you're like my editor, who's had enough of the bacon insanity that has been sizzling in our culture for the past few years. "Bacon is our god," she says. "We are worshiping our pork-belly master." Or maybe you're like me. I was attacking bacon-wrapped dogs from L.A. food carts ...
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