While it’s no longer an unfamiliar word that leaves your dinner guests with a puzzled look on their faces, the word “vegan” is still often associated with plates of shredded iceberg lettuce or raw carrot sticks. The truth is that vegans have not-so-secretly been enjoying the same satisfyingly greasy fast-food style burgers, fries, and tacos […]
Edna Valley Market
Motorists in search of a solution to their gas light typically pull through a station where, inside a small hut little by fluorescent lights, they are left to solve their own empty tank with the the likes of orange “cheese” dusted corn chips and rotisserie hot dogs. But in the lot of a gas station […]
What’s the Buzz about Breakfast?
Insert the word “burrito” into a story about any bad day and you automatically change the arc of the narrative from getting a flat tire and being late to work to a story about a time you savagely devoured a salty assortment of veggies, meat, and sauce enrobed in a soft tortilla. So what happens […]
Culinary Cravings at the Carrisa
The life of a bachelor can be thought of as untethered by romantic restraints and thus, free of the dietary restrictions that accompany ordering as a couple. For instance, a person in a relationship must answer to his or her counterpart in regards to whether or not a certain dish contains any nutritional value or […]
Bottomless Mimosas, Oh My!
Let me start by saying, I’m no lush, but I do so appreciate a good bottomless mimosa brunch. To my knowledge, very few, if any restaurants in San Luis Obispo serve a proper brunch AND offer bottomless mimosas. (Please, correct me if I’m wrong.) Times have changed my friends! Novo is offering bottomless mimosas along […]
Parisian pastries and eccentric espresso in San Luis Obispo
You needn’t risk breaking the heel of your stiletto or threaten to dislodge a disk in your back while tottering down a cobble stone road in order to come across a flaky pastry, thin and fluffy crepe, or perfectly steamed latte. Paris is not the only place to offer such lavish mid-morning treats, they can […]
A big appetite at Big Sky Cafe
Food is often considered the metaphorical fuel that powers our bodies and if that’s the case, the wholesome, locally sourced menu at Big Sky Cafe is an electric charging station. Upon entering the front door of the restaurant on Broad Street downtown, a sense of calm washes over as you find yourself surrounded by pastel […]
Roll Out the Barrels
Barrels in the Plaza, food in the belly. People in small towns across America often joke that there’s five seasons: spring, summer, fall, winter and construction season. While there is a fair amount of road work being done at any given time in San Luis Obispo County, the extra season here is actually festival season. […]
April Showers Bring a May Trip to Flour House
If you walk down the coastline at Avila Beach, the salty ocean air will linger inside your nose in a way that will never leave you but rather open your mind like a scrapbook at any point later in life when this same scent invades your nostrils. The same is true for the savory mix […]
Firestone Grill Secret Menu
What does secret menu make you think of? In N Out perhaps? Secret menus have become a tremendously trendy restaurant concept, and we’ve unlocked a few speciality items at San Luis Obispo’s Firestone Grill for you to try. Note: these items may not be super secret, but, they are delicious eating hacks for one of […]
