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Quick Bites: of resilience, deviled duck eggs and happy hours.
Eat + Drink

Quick Bites: of resilience, deviled duck eggs and happy hours.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Apr 12, 2017

The latest in a series of heartfelt Big Sur benefit events will bring some tasty elements into play.

Carmel Belle left hanging as Carmel mulls counter service rules.
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Carmel Belle left hanging as Carmel mulls counter service rules.

  • Pam Marino
  • Feb 16, 2017

A ghost of Carmel’s past is haunting the present for Jay Dolata, co-owner/operator of the popular casual restaurant Carmel Belle.

Quick Bites: First ever 'culinary getaway,' barbecue pop-up and 'badass ballers' too.
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Quick Bites: First ever 'culinary getaway,' barbecue pop-up and 'badass ballers' too.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Jan 23, 2017

Pebble Beach Company has been around since United States lawmakers thought Prohibition was a good idea.

The very best handful of new restaurants for Monterey County in 2016.
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The very best handful of new restaurants for Monterey County in 2016.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Dec 29, 2016

It was an omen, a hint, a harbinger. At our booth sat Giuseppe Panzuto, author of arguably 2015’s best new Monterey County restaurant, il Tega…

Quick Bites: Foragers Fest, chowder fries and $500K wine theft verdict.
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Quick Bites: Foragers Fest, chowder fries and $500K wine theft verdict.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Dec 27, 2016

The annual Big Sur Foragers Festival, happening Jan. 13-15, will not happen in iconic Big Sur.

Update on controversial 'fresh market' concept in Carmel from Carmel Belle owners.
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Update on controversial 'fresh market' concept in Carmel from Carmel Belle owners.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Updated Aug 19, 2016

For years Chloe and Jay Dolata have steadily grown a loyal following at Carmel Belle (624-1600) in Carmel by way of wholesome ingredients, rus…

Pioneering California Caviar revs Car Week with a surprising backstory.
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Pioneering California Caviar revs Car Week with a surprising backstory.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Aug 11, 2016

There aren’t many women in the seafood industry – let alone the caviar business – and fewer who run the ship. That makes one Deborah Keane, ow…

PHOTOS: Cultura launches in Carmel with a Soberanes Fire fundraiser.
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PHOTOS: Cultura launches in Carmel with a Soberanes Fire fundraiser.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Aug 1, 2016

The super group of chefs and sommeliers assembled to debut Cultura Comida y Bebida in Carmel this week has been enjoying the anticipation as m…

Some of Monterey County’s finest fish tacos come from a truck.
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Some of Monterey County’s finest fish tacos come from a truck.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Jul 14, 2016

If 7am seems a little early to eat a fish taco, your taste buds just might be in the wrong place.

Quick Bites: New tasting room, new spot on the water, new coffee joint.
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Quick Bites: New tasting room, new spot on the water, new coffee joint.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Jul 12, 2016

Joyce Winery, along with Alvarado Street Brewery, is helping transform an unlikely strip of warehouses in industrial Salinas into a taste dest…

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