4+ day, 37+ min ago   (74+ words) Carmel Valley Youth Center Hosts Poolside BBQ Dinner | Morsels Monterey County Weekly Carmel Valley Community Youth Center hosts its final Saturday night dinner of the summer on Sept. 12 from 5:30-8pm. Chef Jerome Viel prepares barbecued chicken and other dishes, served poolside…...

4+ day, 37+ min ago   (155+ words) One of Monterey’s favorite culinary and cultural events, the 93rd annual Festa Italia, takes place Friday-Sunday, Sept. 11-13. Live like you’re in Italy for the weekend with Italian food, wine, live music and cultural performances. There will also be a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (597+ words) “I’m ready,” says Freddy Ortiz, a restaurant veteran who is a first-time owner. While leaving the menu unchanged, Ortiz has already made Alfredo’s Pastaria & Mozzarella Bar feel like his own. It’s not that the dining room is still. Talk and laughter…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (659+ words) The fish tacos at Alvarado Street Brewery in Monterey are in the Baja tradition. But at the Carmel location, guests are treated to grilled halibut. Either way, the dish has become wildly popular over a short time span. As controversies…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (598+ words) Left: Flaco el Jandro (Alejandro Gomez) is a popular Chicano singer-songwriter from Salinas. Above: The West End Celebration usually draws big crowds to Sand City. Below: Squid Brain (Sam Cauthorn, Diana Hagerty and James Chrzanowski) gives retro guitar a fresh,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (310+ words) You would think that the taste of salt would need no explanation. Yet there are nuances that set sel gris harvested in Brittany apart from Peru’s mountain salt pans, England’s Maldon or the red-tinged crystals from Hawaiian waters. Let Ben…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (610+ words) The Salinas Guelaguetza Oaxacan Cultural Event or La Guelaguetza, is returning to Salinas this Sunday, Aug. 16, bringing color, music, folk dance, food and cultural history from Oaxaca, Mexico to Natividad Creek Park. In its 17th year, the annual festival is more…...

1+ mon, 10+ hour ago   (186+ words) Owner Coby Shammas of the brand new wine bar in downtown Pacific Grove pours a glass of a 2023 Tempranillo from The Fableist Wine Company for some of the first patrons to The Block. “It’s a surreal feeling finally being here,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (583+ words) Pacific’s Edge Executive Chef Chris Welenc in the dining room. His simple but elegant approach to dishes is evident, even in the appetizers. And he is currently revising the salads. There is a description in The Great Gatsby where Daisy…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (82+ words) Steak By The Sea… Monterey County NOW Char, a new steakhouse, has just opened in Carmel in the former Cantinetta Luca location. While steak is the specialty, Char’s menu features a wide selection of starters, house-made pasta and pizza,…...