Category: Food & Wine
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9 of the Best Happy Hours in Monterey County
Inexpensive drinks, discounted bar apps and much needed time with friends… no wonder why we call it Happy Hour! To help you in your pursuit of happiness, we put together a list of some of the best happy hour spots in Monterey County. Is it 5 yet? Hula’s Island Grill Locals love Hula’s Happy Hour…
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Carmel-by-the-Sea Launches Wine Walk Mobile Guide
Raise your glasses –– the Carmel-by-the-Sea Wine Walk is back! Visit Carmel has relaunched the Wine Walk in the form of a free mobile wine tasting guide. Wine aficionados can easily navigate the guide to explore numerous wine tasting rooms all located in a walkable, one-square-mile village. Whether you're a true oenophile or simply taste-testing Monterey County's regional…
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Wine Tasting Package at Portola Hotel & Spa
For a limited time, Portola is teaming up with their local wine shop and tasting room to offer a food and wine package perfect for your next getaway to Monterey. Experience a wine tasting for two from Sovino Wine Bar & Merchant and stay in newly renovated accommodations at the Portola Hotel & Spa in downtown Monterey.…
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A Food Tour through Marina, CA
Marina is home to iconic sandy beaches, CSU Monterey Bay and the mountain biking mecca that is Fort Ord National Monument, but did you know it's also a locals' haven for great food at great prices? Slightly off of Highway 1 lays the City of Marina where you are guaranteed to find an eatery to…
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UnWINE’d at Sovino Wine Bar
Escape from the hustle and bustle of downtown Monterey and unwine’d at the cozy Sovino Wine Bar. Just inside the esplanade towards Custom House Plaza, the charming wine haven is an easy lure with a tempting happy hour, a large selection of libations and outdoor patio- perfect for people watching. Sovino is truly one of…
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Why Monterey is the “Calamari Capital of the World”
The sardines may be long gone from the waters off the Central Coast, but squid are relatively plentiful. All one has to do is look at any menu at a Monterey Peninsula restaurant, seafood or not, and you’ll find calamari, the Italian word that has become synonymous with fried squid, that tender, tasty delicacy served…
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Why Monterey is the Best Place to Eat and Drink Farm to Table
Bringing the bounty of the garden to the plate is a little easier in Monterey County. Our region is ideal for growing all manner of fruit and nut trees, rows upon rows of vegetables of every color and shape imaginable, as well as delicious wines that have long been making a splash on the vintner…