Food
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.
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
South G Kitchen's Gastropub Fare on Wheels
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Tue, May 4, 2021 at 10:00 AM
After a soft opening April 29, Danny Emmenecker's fledgling food truck South G Kitchen has settled into the spot behind the Arcata Redwood Curtain Brewery (550 S. G St., Arcata), serving "pub fusion," food that’s "familiar but elevated,” with elements like kale slaw for the fish and chips and homemade pickles. "The beer at the Redwood Curtain is for a sophisticated palate and I believe our food truck is, too,” he says.
Originally from Michigan, Emmenecker says he worked in kitchens there, in Colorado and the Bay Area before settling in Humboldt six years ago. Some of the draw is the natural landscape and his love of trail running, which is how he spends his time off. Locally, he lists Mazzotti's, Salt, Harvest, Brett Shuler Catering and Loco Fish Co. on his resume. “I’ve always love line cook culture," he says, "food is my creative outlet.”
Saturday, April 17, 2021
A Feast in Redway
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Sat, Apr 17, 2021 at 11:00 AM
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Muddy and Metal Mashup
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 8:00 AM
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Hot Plates Coming Through at Nori
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 2:36 PM
While Joe Tan and Jack Wu,
both among the partners at Eureka’s Bayfront, are planning to offer sushi from
the gleaming white counter, the bulk of the menu will be a spread of Taiwanese
teppan dishes presided over by chef Yee Wen, whom diners may recognize from the
teppanyaki grill at Bayfront. Wen’s cooking will be behind the scenes at Nori
and he’ll be working with different flavors, like black pepper and mushroom
sauces for the meat, seafood, tofu and noodles served on searing hot metal
plates.
