Business / Economy
Saturday, April 23, 2022
Annie's Cambodian Cuisine Finds a New Home
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Saturday, March 5, 2022
Il Forno Bakery Takes the Cannoli
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Sat, Mar 5, 2022 at 10:07 AM
Head baker Walter Chumley starts work at 2 a.m. every day to fill the cases with eclairs, cheery miniature tarts, fat whoopie pies and big, glossy croissants sometimes stuffed and topped with almond or fruit and ricotta filling by the 6 a.m. opening time. The slightly salty buttermilk biscuit with honey and fig jam is utterly satisfying with crusty edge and tender middle. The shells of the traditional cannoli with chocolate chip and citron-dotted ricotta filling break with that unmistakable muted crunch for which there must be a word for in Italian or ASMR lingo. “It’s very classic,” says Valk.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Same Sandwich, Different Name at Pile High Deli
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 3:16 PM
If you’ve
stopped in lately, you likely got a flier in your bag explaining how the name
of the business, which John Forest bought from the owners of the Arcata Hole in
the Wall in 1991, had to change before the place could be sold. It also assured
customers the sandwiches would remain the same. *Cue slight relaxing of
anguished fists around crushed chips.
In fact, in a
couple months, the Pile High Deli will be in the hands of current manager Jesse
Galloway, who’s been behind the counter for the past two years. “Everything’s
the same except for the name is kinda the catchphrase we’ve been throwing out
to everybody,” says Galloway. “I wanna keep that comfy family vibe we’ve always
had … staff who know your order,” he says.
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Sugar Bear's Holiday Spirit
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 11:16 AM
Thirsty tree huggers can now sip craft gin distilled with actual boughs from the famous fir, while aiding a good cause. Humboldt Craft Spirits is releasing a Sugar Bear edition of its Little River Gin. The bottles, which can be found at local retailers, bear little signs around their necks denoting their lineage from the limbs of our county's evergreen holiday ambassador to the Capitol and the $1 donation each one scores for the Wildland Firefighter Foundation.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Las Michoacanas' Regional Redo
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 4:22 PM
Those looking for tacos, burritos and enchiladas will find them alongside regional takes. For the enchiladas Michoacanas, the action is on the outside, with a mere swipe of red sauce and cotija cheese inside three homemade corn tortillas that are cooked in sauce and topped with carrots, potatoes chopped cabbage, tomatillo sauce and more cotija, as well as a curl of crunchy, cecina, flash-fried dried beef. The cecina, says Socorro, a Humboldt native, is sourced from the Bay Area but a must-have when visiting the Mexican state from which her family hails.
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Back to the Grind
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 11:22 AM
hot coffee while so many of us turn in our covers, thinking of reasons not to
get up just yet. Nowhere is that succor more urgently needed than across from institutions like the courthouse.
In July, Gaby Long , proprietress and chef at A Taste of Bim, bought the Grind Café (734 Fifth St.), with its front window view of Blake Reagan and Lucas Thornton's floaty trompe l'oeil mural alongside the Humboldt County Courthouse. After a few interior touch-ups and a menu reboot, it remains a solid stop for a hot Humboldt Bay Coffee Co. latte and a bagel. But scan the full menu before you order your usual.
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Logger Bar Reopening Cut Short by COVID Numbers
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 12:12 PM
In her Facebook post, Martin says how "deeply wonderful" the last three weeks of being open have been. "However, due to the sharp increase of Covid-19 cases in Humboldt County it no longer feels in the best interest of our community to stay open at this time." (See the full post below.) That increase yielded a single-day record of 69 confirmed new cases on Friday, July 30, and a test-positivity rate of 10.1 percent for the month of July, the highest for any month since the pandemic began.
Over the phone, Martin, who is vaccinated herself and has been getting tested weekly, says she knows vaccinated people who've fallen ill with so-called breakthrough cases of COVID-19. Serving only outside, she says, isn't worth it financially and it's impractical to require masks indoors for people who are drinking. Martin adds that she has people in her life with medical issues that make them particularly vulnerable. "I don't want to have to choose between running my business and spending time with my family."
For her, says Martin, especially in a community like Blue Lake with so many older residents, being open doesn't feel right. But she's hopeful about reopening if and when Humboldt's COVID-19 infection numbers go down. Hopefully, she says, it won't be another year. We'll drink to that.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Love for Local Restaurants
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 10:55 AM
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Folie Douce to Become The Kitchen Arcata
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 9:47 AM
The restaurant itself isn't the only thing the 26-year-old Masslich will be revamping. His concept for The Kitchen Arcata revolves around a special that changes daily, rather than a broad menu.
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Some Pig
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 5:04 PM
The minimalist black Pig and Leaf truck is one of three food operations Pawel Gago, also owner-operator of Pizza Gago, is executive chef for as part of the expanding Humboldt Social empire, along with Jetty at the Humboldt Bay Social Club and the restaurant in the works at the Scotia Lodge.
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