Many chefs tell stories of learning the basics of their trade while spending countless hours in the comfort of a warm kitchen watching their...
READ MOREDay trippin': Creston
by Sherry Shahan | Nov 1, 2018 | Business, Community, Creston, Food, Travel
I’d been hankering to drive by Whispering Winds Ranch in Creston, where I lived in the early 1980s. I learned to cook fish in a...
READ MOREEllen Stanton: Dedicated Restaurateur Infuses Local Landmark with her Brand of Enthusiasm
by Deborah Cash | Oct 1, 2018 | Business, Community, Food, People, San Luis Obispo
On a recent weekday afternoon, Spirit of San Luis restaurant—located at the SLO airport and known for many years to locals for its...
READ MORELincoln Market & Deli: A Modern Take on an Old-Fashioned Tradition
by Susan Stewart | Sep 1, 2018 | Business, Community, Cover story, Food, People, San Luis Obispo
Coker Ellsworth worked in his father’s corner grocery store from the time he was 7 years old. He had a special wooden crate to stand on...
READ MOREThe Wellness Kitchen: Healing people through food
by Heather Young | Jul 1, 2018 | Business, Cambria, Community, Food, Nonprofit, People, San Luis Obispo, Templeton
The Wellness Kitchen, 1255 Las Table Road in Templeton, has been helping people treat illness through food. The nonprofit not only provided...
READ MOREThe Jackson family: Home cooking at The Range
by Bruce Badrigian | Jul 1, 2018 | Business, Food, People, Santa Margarita
Santa Margarita exemplifies one of the best small rural towns in San Luis Obispo County. It is also home to one of the best local restaurants...
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