Food and Wine Memories from Earth Day
One of our favorite festivals in the central Central Coast, the Earth Day Food & Wine Festival in Paso Robles serves as a fundraiser for the...
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The Big Sur Food and Wine Party
Big Sur: definitely different. The dramatic landscape, of course, sets apart this California region in the northern Central Coast from tamer stretches of Pacific beach,...
Sunset’s Central Coast Crush
Orange is not my favorite color. Having grown up in a house decorated with too much of it—in just one room, we had orange flowered...
You Don’t Know Chardonnay
The man with the empty Chardonnay glass looked confused. We were milling about before “The Art of the Oyster” seminar during SAVOR the Central Coast...
Needs More Garlic
“Let’s go to the Gilroy Garlic Festival this year,” suggested Mr. Spice, “I’ve never been.” Neither had I, so we made arrangements to attend this...
Soups Triumphant
[With Judy Salamancha and Charmaine Coimbra, Mr. Spice reflects on the inaugural Grand Ole Soupabration benefit for the Friends of the Elephant Seal in September...
