Happy Girl Kitchen
173 Central Ave., Pacific Grove (831) 373-4475, happygirlkitchen.com
Happy Girl Kitchen is kind of a big dill in the world of pickled food. They have been voted Best Of year after year since they opened in Pacific Grove in 2010. Owners Todd and Jordan Champagne are dedicated to simple, delicious, farm-driven foods. You can pop into the shop and pick up your favorite pickled veggies, have a delicious vegetarian lunch or take home one of their fresh marmalades or jams. If you want to know all of Jordan’s secrets to pickling and preserving food you don’t have to wait much longer. In 2020 HGK is releasing a book, written by Jordan, on the art of preserving.