Eats

For Roblar Farm’s patrons and lead farmer, the venue’s new market garden is nothing less than a win-win.  “We’re not just doing the traditional farm stand varieties, I’m putting some things out on the table that honestly don’t sell all that great,” said farm director Michael Vining, who has been enjoying the experimentation aspect of […]

When it comes to ingredients, less is definitely more, in Cameron Ingle’s view. Before entering his new role as executive chef at Pico Los Alamos, Ingle worked for Blue Hill at Stone Barns, where “70 percent of the dishes made were three ingredients,” he said. Ingle is approaching his new offerings at Pico in similar […]

With great grapes, come great expectations. And those high expectations will be met with both of Turning Tide’s two newest wines, created from locally sourced grapes—picpoul and sauvignon blanc—picked in October 2021. The back label of the wines—both of which Turning Tide bottled during the spring of 2022—describes the unique, atmospheric conditions that lended a […]

Paso Robles-based event producer Morgen Hoffman is gearing up for her second season of “one-of-a-kind dining experiences” that spotlight local chefs and vintners, as well as venues “that are unique, off the beaten path, and represent the Central Coast as a destination,” she said. “I look for locations that aren’t normally accessible to the public […]

The letters in COLD Coast Brewing Company don’t spell the temperature of the beer it serves. It’s actually an acronym from each of the brewery’s four owners’ last names.  Now, more than two years after the quartet originally hoped to debut their new venue, Lompoc locals Dave Caro, Eric Oviatt, Mike Lamping, and Jason Drew […]

Mike Sinor of Arroyo Grande prefers to fly under the Central Coast wine-industry radar, according to friends and colleagues. However, his long list of accolades and endeavors continues to keep him in the spotlight. Among his achievements during his 30-year career are producing a Wine Spectator 96-point pinot noir, helping launch the nonprofit organization World […]

Lights, camera, auction! Hundreds of high-end wines and other coveted items will be auctioned off during an upcoming fundraiser at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank. This year’s edition of A Culinary Event with the California Winemasters will showcase about 75 different California-based vintners, as well as more than 50 international chefs—including a handful employed by […]

When setting out to renovate their family-owned tasting room, siblings Ashley Parker-Snyder and Eli Parker sought a redesign that felt fresh and contemporary—and simultaneously paid homage to the Parker family’s unique history. Parker-Snyder said the end result is something she hopes her folks, the late Fess and Marcy Parker, would be proud of. Her father, […]

Primarily open during the day for breakfast and lunch, One Room Escapes and Coffee is best known for its drinks, baked goods, and seemingly endless amount of board games available for patrons to play. All three of those offerings are about to extend into occasional evening hours at the Lompoc venue, along with a new […]

An upcoming one-night-only menu at Eye on I challenges diners to eat as much pizza “as you can stuff into your stoned face.” April 20 falls on a Wednesday this year, but that isn’t stopping the Lompoc eatery from celebrating its inaugural 4/20 dinner with an open-ended time frame, from 6 p.m. to “whenever you […]

Pizza, cocktails, live music, and a beginner-friendly bread-making class—all wrapped up in a two-night stay at a scenic roadside resort. This is just a handful of goodies and events that attendees of Cuyama Buckhorn’s Wild Flour Celebration can expect.  This year’s weekend-long celebration—which also includes a four-course farm-to-table dinner, mead tastings, and more—marks the second […]

Almost all the walls at Sear Steakhouse are adorned with at least one historic photograph or colorful artwork, minus one particular wall with a large bookshelf in front of it. Pressing hard on a specific side of the shelf reveals its true purpose—a secret door, straight out of a Scooby-Doo episode.  “It’s totally the Batcave,” […]