Edible Monterey Bay

Edible Monterey Bay is part of the cherished Edible Communities network, which includes over 70 award-winning magazines across North America, each managed by local owners. Our goal at Edible Monterey Bay is to honor the diverse food cultures of Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey Counties throughout the changing seasons. We are committed to sustainability and believe that everyone deserves access to nutritious, clean, and affordable food. Understanding the origins of our food is vital, and we aim for our magazine, website, and events to encourage readers to connect with and support our local farmers, fishermen, chefs, winemakers, and food artisans.

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Found Treasure: 'Teacher Beers' at Fruition Brewing

1 week ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Mark Anderson

April 18, 2025—Go ahead. Name the best single block for food in the tri-county Monterey Bay area.
Reveling in The Bounty at Pebble Beach Food & Wine 2025

1 week ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Laura Ness

April 18, 2025 – The weather gods smiled, and the clouds parted for a divine final day of this year’s Pebble Beach Food & Wine festival, held in two spacious tents near Pebble Beach Lodge. With all the booze everywhere, from guys with cocktail carts pushing bourbon, to a martini and truffle fries order window, the festival is getting higher octane every year. Perhaps it should actually be called Pebble Beach Food, Wine & Spirits.
Salty Sea Otter to Open as Soon as Next Week

1 week ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Mark Anderson

April 15, 2025 – Lost Boys hadn’t yet appeared in theaters when Rachael Carla Smith found her heart home in Santa Cruz. This was back in 1986, on a road trip with her mom, at 14 years old. “Santa Cruz always stood out to me,” she says.
Big Scores + Great New Wines for Spring

1 week ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Laura Ness

April 11, 2025 – John Benedetti is thrilled to have recently received his first ever 98-point scores, from Jeb Dunnuck.com, for two back-to-back vintages of Saveria Pinot Noir. He had never knowingly submitted wines to Jeb Dunnuck’s publication before, and was a bit nervous when they asked him to show his Sante Arcangeli wines. He had good reason, as their Central Coast reviewer, Virginie Boone, was pretty hard on his wines back when she wrote for Wine Enthusiast.
Found Treasure: Congo Go! Cambodian

1 week ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Mark Anderson

April 11, 2025—Some things you can make up. Others you cannot. Those both come into play at 1-year-old Congo Go! in Seaside, and help rank it as one of the most compelling restaurants that I’ve encountered in several years. If that sounds like a mouthful, fair enough. But, after learning a little more about the tragedy that led to Congo Go’s inspired Cambodian food—cuisine impossible to find elsewhere locally—it might feel more like an understatement. First the food.
Grape Escape: Discoveries Old and New at The SCMWA Grand Tasting - Edible Monterey Bay

2 weeks ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Laura Ness

April 4, 2025 – Mother Nature showed us all who was boss as she put on a full force demo of her gale-ability at the Santa Cruz Mountains Grand Tasting. Winds up to 50mph buffeted my Jeep as I traversed the steep road through the vineyards up to Mountain Winery last Sunday. Trees bent over and the newly unfurled grape leaves waved like a mosh pit at a rave. With spitting rain and winds rocking my car, I was grateful the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers had decided to hold the event indoors.
Found Treasure: Surprise Cheese Revelations in 24 Photos from Sonoma

3 weeks ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Mark Anderson

April 4, 2025—Between the stone walls at Vella Cheese Factory, complicated feelings result from simple craftsmanship. The emotions run from sudden joy (Is that price real?) to self doubt (Is it responsible to buy this much cheese?) to deep satisfaction (Is it OK to lay down here and die?). Meanwhile Vella’s family leadership and approach to cultures, care and hands-on practices remains far less complicated.
Padrino Oaxaqueña Debuts With Authenticity and Enthusiasm

3 weeks ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Mark Anderson

April 1, 2025—El Padrino, Spanish for “godfather,” makes an offer you can’t refuse. That offer, in a word, is Oaxaca. El Padrino Restaurant on Broadway in Seaside draws from Oaxaca in a way that’s authentic but inventive, vibrant but earthy, recently opened but old-school, with regional identity on the plate and on the walls and on the tables too. The menu covers a lot of ground, but all of it (you guessed it) in the foodiest state in Mexico.
Ad Astra Bread Co.'s Surprise New Spot: A Q&A(ish)

3 weeks ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Mark Anderson

April 1, 2025—A number of questions have already leapt to the minds of Ad Astra Bread Co. fans now that it’s adding a second location at Mid Valley Shopping Center in Carmel Valley. Among the comments that nestle beneath the nearly 1,600 likes on social media: Is it dog friendly? Will there be vegan-free options? What does this mean for the Monterey store? Let’s label those “TBD” for now. The most important question would be: Is this really happening? The answer there: Oh yes.
Chef Goran Basarov Elevates Culinary Program at The Quail

3 weeks ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Laura Ness

Making Easter plans? Book a slot at The Quail’s elegant and sumptuous three-course Grand Buffet Easter Brunch, befitting the stunning setting of the resort, and sure to please with its dizzying array of selections. “It will feature à la minute omelets, and an eggs Benedict station, with plentiful options,” says executive chef Goran Basarov.