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Gift baskets offer a way to share a wealth of local goodies with others.
News

Gift baskets offer a way to share a wealth of local goodies with others.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 11, 2025

The Office’s Michael Scott once declared that, “Gift baskets are the essence of class and fanciness. They are the ultimate present that a pers…

Beyond small businesses, shopping local also includes food, wine and more.
Opinion

Beyond small businesses, shopping local also includes food, wine and more.

  • Dave Faries
  • Dec 1, 2024

Dave Faries here, welcoming one and all to the last but biggest run of the holiday season.

Local vendors finally break ground and open up their brick-and-mortar shops.
Eat + Drink

Local vendors finally break ground and open up their brick-and-mortar shops.

  • Marielle Argueza
  • Dec 4, 2019

Small businesses are booming all over the county. After years of informal pop-ups within the Salinas and Peninsula communities and a GoFundMe …

Quick Bites: BLT battle continues, new tasting rooms and new Sicilian restaurant.
Eat + Drink

Quick Bites: BLT battle continues, new tasting rooms and new Sicilian restaurant.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Aug 21, 2017

Big-time BLT believers live among us. And they know what they want.

Historic 25th of Monterey Winemakers' Celebration lineup looks…legit.
Eat + Drink

Historic 25th of Monterey Winemakers' Celebration lineup looks…legit.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Apr 25, 2017

Monterey County wines are worth celebrating on any day ending in "y."

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.

VIDEO: Fun with Pebble Beach Food & Wine people-watching.
Eat + Drink

VIDEO: Fun with Pebble Beach Food & Wine people-watching.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Apr 11, 2017

There are the timeless wine verticals, the grand tastings that outsize a small town and the dinners that feature multiple living legends.

EDIBLE: Big news at EcoFarm centers around mushrooms and bees.
Eat + Drink

EDIBLE: Big news at EcoFarm centers around mushrooms and bees.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Jan 26, 2017

It would be understandable to love mushrooms purely for their flavor. The evidence – hello porcini and cremini, enoki and oyster, morel and ma…

EDIBLE: Inside a marathon morning of making ravioli on Monterey’s Spaghetti Hill.
Eat + Drink

EDIBLE: Inside a marathon morning of making ravioli on Monterey’s Spaghetti Hill.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Dec 8, 2016

The shouting really started when someone mentioned sharing the ravioli recipe with me.

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

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

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Dec 7, 2016

Apparently David Marzetti and Sam Salerno are on their game.

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