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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Soluciones Aterrizadas: Buscando justicia, evitando los pesticidas y promoviendo el sentido común en el Valle del Pájaro

1 week ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Mark Anderson

Fotografía por Geneva Rico | Traducción por Egon KeltaiDolores Huerta se encuentra en un podio temporal en un camino de tierra en Watsonville, con una granja tratada con pesticidas a un lado y la Escuela Primaria MacQuiddy al otro. Se podría pensar que la yuxtaposición bastaría para inspirar la acción, dados los vínculos entre el cáncer infantil y las sustancias químicas utilizadas en la explotación, como la cloropicrina, el malatión y el 1,3-dicloropropeno.
Inside Edwin's One-of-a-Kind Hospitality

1 week ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Mark Anderson

June 20, 2025—Behold the simply—and aptly—named “large island basket.” It’s a spectacle to see on the table, and an adventure to traverse over the course of a long and festive meal. The basket blossoms with Balinese fried chicken and island-style grilled ahi, lumpia Shanghai and roti prata, Singapore chili prawns and fresh arugula-apple salad.
Summer Wines From David Bruce - Edible Monterey Bay

1 week ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Laura Ness

June 20, 2025 – David Bruce Winery’s relatively new general manager Cody Ewers happily greeted attendees at the summer release party at the winery last weekend. Long based in Napa—working for places like Preamble Wines, Western Square Industries, Innerstave and Seguin Moreau—Ewers is now living in Aptos with his family and really enjoying the chance to meet visitors at the winery and work the market. He is an alumnus of Hillsdale College in Michigan, which now owns the winery.
Found Treasure: El Barrio Food Truck Birria Grilled Cheese

1 week ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Mark Anderson

June 20, 2025—Have you ever had a best buddy, and then you meet her brother or sister and you like the sibling more? Maybe to the point you cut out the middleman? Such was my experience with Culturas Oaxaca y Hidalgo, and El Barrio Urban food truck. And I blame little brother Barrio’s birria grilled cheese. Here’s how it went down. In this scenario, Culturas would be the big hermana. Sworn testimonial: In no way have I stopped appreciating Culturas.
Solstice Relaunches After Months Dark (Menu Preview)

1 week ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Mark Anderson

June 20, 2025—A fiery reawakening happens today, Friday, June 20, when one of 2024’s top three new restaurants begins anew. Solstice will do that with a four-course tasting menu on the table (see below for menus) and its wood-fueled hearth at its heart. The Big Sur spot made its debut last July, then closed for a winter and spring stretch of retooling and improving.
Ahoy, Cab Franc Lovers!

2 weeks ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Laura Ness

June 13, 2025 – Steven Mirassou is a name familiar to many in the Monterey area, as his family was among the first to plant vineyards in Arroyo Seco, among them, Mission Ranch. After the family sold their San Jose winery property, Mirassou relocated to Livermore and switched his focus to Cabernet Sauvignon.
Found Treasure: 13 'Best' New Restaurants in 13 Words Each

2 weeks ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Mark Anderson

June 13, 2025—It’s unclear if LA Times’ Bill Addison should earn plus points or minus points for attempting to flag the best 101 places to eat in a state like California, where the total number of restaurants reaches past 100,000. Tracking everything around San Benito, Santa Cruz and Monterey counties—three of the Golden State’s top 58—is enough to keep me under-slept and overfed.
Ad Astra Atelier Debuts in Carmel Valley

2 weeks ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Mark Anderson

June 10, 2025—The definition of atelier provided a preliminary hint at what’s already flying out of the open kitchen at Ad Astra Bread Co.’s Mid Valley location, aka Ad Astra Atelier, which debuted this weekend. Per Oxford Languages (with the pronunciation note: “/adlˈyā,əˈtelˌyā/“), atelier means “a workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist or designer.”Depending on your perspective, that can sound a little playful, a tad aspirational, or both.
Field Trip Notes from Humble Sea's New Spot in S.F.

2 weeks ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Mark Anderson

June 10, 2025—The debut of Humble Sea Brewing Co.’s latest tap house, on Pier 39 in San Francisco, has landed with some surprises. Chief among them: Amid peak tourist traffic, the neighborhood vibe Humble Sea started with at its Westside Santa Cruz persists in a new way, as co-founder Frank Scott Kreuger observes. “Honestly, the biggest surprise has been how many locals are showing up to crush beers with us on the pier,” he says.
Crossover Climax: Las Micheladas Taps a Magnetic Combo of Michoacán and Japan in Hollister

2 weeks ago | ediblemontereybay.com | Robert Eliason

PHOTO BY ROBERT ELIASONIn a town full of taco trucks, taquerias and traditional Mexican restaurants, Hollister’s Las Micheladas Bar & Grill finds identity by way of Baja seafood dishes that embrace Japanese influence. Co-owner David Ramirez celebrates the heritage of what results. “We explore the 100-year-old traditions of the Puerto Vallarta and Sinaloa seafood industries,” he says.