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While other classics become trendy, pâté makes barely a mark on restaurant menus.
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While other classics become trendy, pâté makes barely a mark on restaurant menus.

  • Dave Faries
  • Jan 29, 2026

Occasionally someone here or there takes note of an unexpected resurgence. “A Way of Life,” boasts a 2001 article. “From Traditional to Trendy…

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  • Oct 9, 2025

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Jacks Monterey restores a once favored lobster dish to the menu.
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Jacks Monterey restores a once favored lobster dish to the menu.

  • Dave Faries
  • Jun 4, 2025

There is a seafood dish Jacks Monterey executive sous chef Hector Berumen brought out for a wine dinner. Paired with Chardonnay, it caught the…

Bistro Moulin owner Federico Rusciano turned the wrong time into the right places.
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Bistro Moulin owner Federico Rusciano turned the wrong time into the right places.

  • Dave Faries
  • Mar 6, 2025

The past five years have been challenging for most restaurant owners, certainly. For Federico Rusciano, however, the experience had an unusual…

There are now four creperies on the Peninsula, and each takes a different approach.
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There are now four creperies on the Peninsula, and each takes a different approach.

  • Dave Faries
  • Feb 23, 2023

France offers so much to the world. The iconic monuments of Paris, a thousand different cheeses, Le Mans – the list goes on. Yet the matter is…

A popular farmers market crepe spot opens in a permanent home.
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A popular farmers market crepe spot opens in a permanent home.

  • Dave Faries
  • Nov 28, 2022

From the moment Ehab Ali opened the doors of The Creperie Café for the first time regulars were waiting.

Quick Bites: Epic chef collection coming, po' boys and more poke (!).
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Quick Bites: Epic chef collection coming, po' boys and more poke (!).

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Feb 7, 2017

In the confetti-cloud aftermath of Super Bowls like the historic one gone by, it was an annual ritual: One of the most visible stars on the wi…

PHOTOS: New Carmel spot Lafayette Kitchen & Cafe does French with zest.
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PHOTOS: New Carmel spot Lafayette Kitchen & Cafe does French with zest.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • May 2, 2016

Even as recently as a quarter century ago, even die-hard diners would've had a heck of a time imagining just how often 2016 humans photograph …

Foie gras ice cream is part of feel-good story at Carmel's PortaBella.
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Foie gras ice cream is part of feel-good story at Carmel's PortaBella.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Mar 24, 2016

France native Jacques Zagouri is a happy man, which is good news for lovers of French food across Carmel and beyond.

Nine striking events for year nine of Pebble Beach Food & Wine.
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Nine striking events for year nine of Pebble Beach Food & Wine.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Mar 23, 2016

Because things weren't quite atmospheric enough at Pebble Beach Food & Wine, coming up March 31-April 3, they're adding a party on a plane.

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