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Champurrado is a cup of warm comfort perfectly suited to fall weather.
Chill

Champurrado is a cup of warm comfort perfectly suited to fall weather.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Oct 23, 2025

Champurrado is a thick, creamy drink with a lingering smell of cocoa and hints of cinnamon. It is a type of atole, but while atole can be thic…

Best Comfort Food (2025)
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Best Comfort Food (2025)

  • Oct 9, 2025

The Butter House

It took a while for chicken and waffles to become a craze, but now it is featured on many menus.
Eat + Drink

It took a while for chicken and waffles to become a craze, but now it is featured on many menus.

  • Dave Faries
  • Sep 25, 2025

A story about the origin of chicken and waffles circulated for years – long enough to gain credence. It told how jazz musicians, tired from a …

At Nora’s, the simple comforts of home stand out among the destination restaurants of Carmel.
Eat + Drink

At Nora’s, the simple comforts of home stand out among the destination restaurants of Carmel.

  • Dave Faries
  • Sep 11, 2025

When was the last time you had a bologna sandwich? Do you remember it?

Chili is a favorite bowl of comfort, yet one that is rarely found on fine dining menus.
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Chili is a favorite bowl of comfort, yet one that is rarely found on fine dining menus.

  • Dave Faries
  • Jun 12, 2025

Many people harbor fond memories of Carmel Valley’s “Great Bowls of Fire,” a chili cookoff featuring both professional chefs and home cooks. W…

Breadsong Bistro to replace Steakcraft with a more comfortable menu—and great steaks.
Eat + Drink

Breadsong Bistro to replace Steakcraft with a more comfortable menu—and great steaks.

  • Dave Faries
  • Mar 7, 2025

A familiar Carmel eatery is ready for a soft opening.

Atole is a warming winter treat. Although it is rarely on the menu, just ask.
Chill

Atole is a warming winter treat. Although it is rarely on the menu, just ask.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Dec 26, 2024

You will not always find this drink on the menu, but when you are at a Mexican or Salvadorian restaurant in the wintertime, atole might be ava…

Mess hall food of the past may not have a great reputation, but there is one dish that got attention.
Eat + Drink

Mess hall food of the past may not have a great reputation, but there is one dish that got attention.

  • Dave Faries
  • Nov 7, 2024

During basic training it was evident that Byron Hoffman was being groomed for infantry service, most likely in Vietnam. But a stroke of fortun…

The foods we identify as American come with cultural baggage, but that’s just fine.
Eat + Drink

The foods we identify as American come with cultural baggage, but that’s just fine.

  • Dave Faries
  • May 23, 2024

Burgers, hot dogs and barbecue are as American as apple pie.

The grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup, once childhood staples, are hits on restaurant menus.
Eat + Drink

The grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup, once childhood staples, are hits on restaurant menus.

  • Dave Faries
  • May 2, 2024

Josie Lewis giggles at the thought of someone ordering a grilled cheese sandwich on her first visit to the kitchen tucked at the back of Other…

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