Quick Bites: New cider, Shagbag FTW, Carmel by the Glass, meatballs and more.

Apparently David Marzetti and Sam Salerno are on their game.

They recently earned the title of 2016 Sports Media Person of the Year from the Professional Golfers' Association Northern California Section for their work on "The Shagbag Golf Show."

That airs on KION 1460 AM and 101.1 FM 9-10am Saturdays as they broadcast live from the bar at Del Monte Grill.

Friday, Dec. 9, Marzetti deploys his pipes in an alternative manner, helping furnish the jazz music backdrop for Carmel By The Glass 5-8pm at La Playa Hotel in Carmel ($75, 521-9631, www.carmelbytheglass.com).

He'll be joined by local icon Mike Marotta on accordion and Dave Dally on violin while more than a dozen local wineries with Carmel-by-the-Sea tasting venues pour vino.

Rich Pepe and Jack Galante host and ring lead, Stefani Chaney and Crystal Murphy direct traffic.

The high-grade, small-batch wines come complemented by Aquaterra Culinary food like butternut squash, fennel-seafood ravioli and berry tartlets.

Proceeds go to the Carmel Missions Foundation.

Other food news nibbles appear here:

• Brace thyself. The popular fast-casual restaurants of Marina Dunes complex are about to launch. Get the timeline and more with "Blaze Pizza, Teriyaki Madness, Smashburger and more set to open in Marina Dunes."

• Mulligan Public House has arrived, in all its chicken-and-waffle, 12-draft-beer, game-day-ready glory. Check out "Mulligan Public House open for business on Dolores in Carmel" for hours and menus and more.

• Popular Pavel's Backerei in Pacific Grove (643-2636) has closed temporarily to handle some health-code violations caused by property manager negligence, but it should open within a week. More on the blog. 

• From the You Can't Make This Crap Up File: Denny's is donating $1 from each deep-fried cheesecake to diabetes research. Not to be outdone, KFC is giving $1 for every Mega Jug of soda.

• East Village Coffee Lounge (373-5601) now has NFL on its big screen Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays. And $3 drafts from kickoff to final whistle, plus free popcorn with beer purchase.

• Ryan Bigelow of Seafood Watch discusses the current state and future of the sustainable seafood movement at Middlebury Institute of International Studies 6-7:30pm Tuesday, Dec. 13 (411 Pacific St., Monterey. Free. 647-6615, www.centerfortheblueeconomy.org/speaker-series).

• Life is good at il Tegamino (250-5790) in Carmel, because the food and Panzuto Brothers energy is so good. Hard to match a meal of tender sautéed octopus, wild-mushroom risotto, roasted cauliflower and the full range of meatballs, from beef-parmesan to pork-pecorino to tuna-caciocavallo to crab-chive to portobello-porcini to cauliflower-black olive. The brothers are on a trip to their native Italy, so il Teg is closed for two weeks; it reopens Friday, Dec. 16.

• Across the Court of the Golden Bough at PortaBella (624-4395), Jacques Zagouri is leaving his exec chef post for a position in Palo Alto. Farewell party Thursday, Dec. 8 ($48, www.facebook.com/events/346574939036176/).

• Taste of Monterey Wine Market & Bistro (646-5446 ext. 10) has introduced Tasting Monterey, a gift pack with a selection of curated products from places like Lula’s Chocolates, Carmel Honey Company, Jeffrey’s Spiced Pecans and much more to go with great local wines, www.tastemonterey.com.

• Interesting NorCal development: The owners of Sam’s Chowder House have announced they have sold their Palo Alto location to Wahlburgers, a gourmet burger chain founded by Wahlberg brothers Mark, Donnie and Paul.

• Fisherman's Grotto Market and Crabby Jim’s finished second in the Christmas decorating contest on Fisherman's Wharf. Carousel Candies took first. In North Monterey, Monterey Cookhouse took third in a separate showdown.

• The new, bigger Chopstix in the former Taste of Vietnam has delayed its opening from last week to post-Christmas. The classic Seaside location remains open (ICYMI, that will become a poke spot after Chopstix moves).

• Will’s Fargo (659-2774) and Jarman Tasting Lounge host a tree-lighting ceremony 5:30-7:30pm Thursday, Dec. 8. with snacks and deals on wine and Will’s Fargo’s holiday menu. Guests can bring a hand-crafted wine-themed ornament for a contest judged by celebrity guests.

• Stone Creek Kitchen (393-1042) is back at it with a scrumptious holiday menu featuring truffle parmesan-crusted beef tenderloin, wild mushroom ravioli, and a bunch more. Holiday orders must be placed by 4pm Sunday, Dec. 18.

• We went for the chile verde skillet at Turn 12 Bar & Grill (372-8876) at the urging of travel author/Weekly contributor Stuart Thornton, but they were sold out. Fortunately the special of the night, truffle flatbread, was spectacular.

• Ratel Cider has debuted its second batch, and it's even smoother and cleaner, and lighter on the ABV. Melville Tavern and Mulligan are two of several great places to get it on tap. For more on Ratel's origin story, click into "Cider Rules: Monterey-based dry craft Ratel Cider's crazy backstory."