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EDIBLE: Finding comfort in high calories amid chaos.
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EDIBLE: Finding comfort in high calories amid chaos.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Feb 23, 2017

One of Big Sur’s key bridges is breaking. Highway 1 down the South Coast isn’t in much better shape. Last weekend parts of Salinas were better…

Vintners & Growers debut first-ever Monterey Wine List Awards.
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Vintners & Growers debut first-ever Monterey Wine List Awards.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Aug 16, 2016

There's a strategy Monterey County Vintners & Growers Association  brought to bear two years back that proved surprising.

EDIBLE: Big updates do Moss Landing right on seafood and beer.
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EDIBLE: Big updates do Moss Landing right on seafood and beer.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Mar 31, 2016

Maybe it’s an aftereffect of watching dozens of otters eat their way to a quarter of their body weight, as they do each day. Or the appetite t…

Quick Bites: Great food truck news, dry cider, Drew Barrymore.
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Quick Bites: Great food truck news, dry cider, Drew Barrymore.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Mar 29, 2016

After years pacing the streets for some decent food-truck grub, local trendy eaters are getting their hallelujah on thanks to two courses of g…

EDIBLE: What Big Sur hospitality has to do with Paris heartbreak.
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EDIBLE: What Big Sur hospitality has to do with Paris heartbreak.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Nov 19, 2015

There were old friends and fast friends, winemakers and wine directors, longtime hospitality pros and dedicated volunteers, Ocean Sushi Deli s…

Quick Bites: Fire's effect on vineyards, Alton Brown, tasting room debut and more.
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Quick Bites: Fire's effect on vineyards, Alton Brown, tasting room debut and more.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Sep 22, 2015

A number of discerning wine drinkers' favorite vineyards reside in Cachagua Valley.

California Wine Month cometh early (and intense).
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California Wine Month cometh early (and intense).

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Aug 25, 2015

A vineyard management team rises well before the sun, moving through the rows of foliage, harvesting rich red grapes and loading them into big…

EDIBLE: The very best restaurant blocks in Monterey County.
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EDIBLE: The very best restaurant blocks in Monterey County.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Aug 6, 2015

At first the mission was more mechanical than mouthwatering. But, eventually, the ultimate outcomes have me wanting to eat out every night of …

Quick Bites: Winemaker on reality TV, Carmel Tudor and booze at Taco Bell.
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Quick Bites: Winemaker on reality TV, Carmel Tudor and booze at Taco Bell.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Aug 4, 2015

Quick Bites: Local winemaker brushes off reality TV, Tudor is back in Carmel and Taco Bell serves booze.

What clever grape growers are doing to counter the drought crunch.
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What clever grape growers are doing to counter the drought crunch.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Apr 30, 2015

Bernardus Estate vineyard manager Matt Shea puts a positive spin on what’s being dubbed the worst drought in California history. “Perhaps it is going to benefit the water supply…

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