Carmel Open-Air Market Asks for Qualified Managers to Apply to Run It
Call it what you want, whether that's "farmers market," "street fair" or "tastebud trip." The city of Carmel is calling it "an outdoor artisan fresh and prepared food market," or "Carmel artisan food experience" for short. I call it beautiful—mainly because it is actually happening. I feel confident saying as ...
Cafe Lumiere Rolls Out New Menu With 40-Minute Poached Egg Breakfasts...and Clip Art
Hard not to love the new menu at Cafe Lumiere (920-2451), the excellent downtown Monterey coffee shop with a serious gourmet food habit. And it's not just because of the "Frequently Asked Questions section," though that rules. Here's a triple-stack sampling why: *Are you guys sustainable/organic/fair trade/hippies? Are we ever! ...
A Dozen Ways to Upgrade Monterey County Food
Dear Monterey County, Here’s a free 12-step recipe on how to make glorious and grubbin’ things happen right here in our hood. The best thing about them: The vast majority are already happening. Sincerely yours, The Weekly Serve a vegetarian treat or 20. Pica (975-5219) on Main in Salinas is ...
Lay the Food Blues on the Weekly to Win Tickets to Monterey Bay Blues Festival
Last time we were here, competitors delivered like Doorbell Dining. The challenge: Tell us what food deserves its own movie? The stakes: Tickets to Moonrise Kingdom. Some of the answers: Tots! But I guess it's already been done courtesy of the one and only Napoleon Dynamite!! So…how about Poutine. Denise ...
Whaling Station Gets a Boost From a Different Pisto
Gia Pisto knows how to throw a party. Sporting a silver sequin number with more sparkles than the Fourth of July, she treated friends, family and associates to an evening of cocktails, wine, champagne and Blue Point oysters at A Feast for the Senses Friday at the Whaling Station. Pisto ...
Craig von Foerster Leaves Sierra Mar Today, John Cox Steps In as Exec Chef
One of the area's best chefs, Craig von Foerster, heads for his Missouri farm and Casanova's John Cox arrives in his stead.
Exclusive Abalone Recipe From Pacific's Edge
There was atmospheric abalone ceviche to ogle, abalone spot prawn ravioli with candied ginger to adore and abalone paella to shower with affection. And saliva. Plus it was all served with a side of history and a dash of science designed to help eaters understand how delicious local abalone can ...
A Dozen Reasons to Celebrate Stone Creek Kitchen’s One-Year Anniversary
Stone Creek Kitchen celebrated its first year of culinary enterprise Friday by giving customers free champagne cupcakes packed with fresh strawberry filling. The Weekly stopped by to partake in the merrymaking and left with 12 reasons to love the fact that SCK has been open 12 scrumptious months. While Stone ...
From W.C. Fields to Jack Handey, Crowning the Winning Wine Quote
Sometimes you wish a quick wine quote contest could go on forever—and this one might've, if the prize (tasting tickets to tomorrow's Carmel Valley Art & Wine) didn't expire in 24 hours. Because the wisdom and insight kept coming. Just a few of the recent gems: “With the possible exception ...
Best Beer Haiku of All Time Wins Monterey Beer Fest Tickets
As Ben Franklin allegedly said, "Beer is proof God wants us to be happy." Your beer haikus provide proof that ol Benny was right. Our informal contest for two VIP tickets to tomorrow's Monterey Beer Festival at Monterey County Fairgrounds netted dozens of responses, and evidence you local beer poets ...
Win Two Tickets to Carmel Valley Art & Wine Tasting with a Wine Quote
The Little League mantra "Everybody's a winner" never really worked for me. But it's rapidly becoming the operating motto around the Weekly food beat. Not because we've handed out so many tasty tickets to top-shelf events, though that does merit a moment. Last month Todd Stone won two $175 tickets ...
Beer Haiku Contest for VIP Tickets to Monterey Beer Festival
The best 5-7-5 earns two VIP tickets to June 9's Monterey Beer Festival.
Must View Foodie News: Independent Marketplace Comes Back, Whole Foods Starts Boozin', Fathers Day Goes Golfin' Plus Pig Wizard Lives
Between the lively and fresh Independent Marketplace coming Thursday, June 7, to the avalanche of events Saturday—wine fest, beer fest, art fest, surf fest, chowder fest, anyone?—this robust buffet of food bites could be merely about events and still pack your belly. But it's not. It's about upgrades to arguably ...
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