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Carmel Valley makes summer more flavorful in at least 7 ways.
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Carmel Valley makes summer more flavorful in at least 7 ways.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Jun 9, 2016

The truffle chips, glowing garlic bread, towering BLT, craft beer garden and new tasting room reinforce this: Carmel Valley becomes better in …

PHOTOS: New crab-centric restaurant on Fisherman's Wharf.
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PHOTOS: New crab-centric restaurant on Fisherman's Wharf.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Apr 12, 2016

It's already been a busy 2016 on Fisherman's Wharf, what with the addition of hip tea and coffee outpost Water + Leaves, the arrival of massiv…

EDIBLE: Local chef heads to Tijuana to feed orphans.
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EDIBLE: Local chef heads to Tijuana to feed orphans.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Apr 7, 2016

It wasn’t a question you want to ask, but here I was asking: “Do these kids know they’re going to die?”

Monterey County's top five most social wine tasting places.
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Monterey County's top five most social wine tasting places.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Feb 26, 2016

The explosion of Monterey County wine and its tasting rooms has been well-documented.

Bakai debut feeds Monterey County's wine lounge boom.
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Bakai debut feeds Monterey County's wine lounge boom.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Feb 25, 2016

EDIBLE: Monterey County’s wine lounge rise continues briskly with the debut of Bakai.

More of Monterey County’s best new restaurants for 2015.
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More of Monterey County’s best new restaurants for 2015.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Dec 17, 2015

Call it a cocktail party.

Recipes: How to become a grand chili champion.
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Recipes: How to become a grand chili champion.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Updated Oct 7, 2015

Weekly food critic Daniel DeCamp was a intern when he brought his chili to a potluck at my place.

Surprising new fusion flavors—bulgogi broccolini! Moroccan pizza!—at Giorgio's Italian in Salinas.
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Surprising new fusion flavors—bulgogi broccolini! Moroccan pizza!—at Giorgio's Italian in Salinas.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Aug 11, 2015

Moroccan-spiced pizzas, bulgogi broccolini, Szechaun green beans and pasilla pepper tamales are not what I expected to see on the menu when I …

Gusto's world champion pizzamaker versus our 1-year-old and 7-year-old kids.
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Gusto's world champion pizzamaker versus our 1-year-old and 7-year-old kids.

  • Walter Ryce
  • May 29, 2015

I took my family to Gusto in Seaside yesterday for dinner. We have a one-year-old baby who now asserts his presence (and dissatisfaction) at r…

One win, mostly close-but-no-cookies for locals at Grammys of the food world, the James Beard awards.
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One win, mostly close-but-no-cookies for locals at Grammys of the food world, the James Beard awards.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Updated May 5, 2015

The 25th annual James Beard award ceremony just wrapped last night in Chicago and little ol' Carmel, and more specifically Aubergine, were adm…

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