Umm, we totally ate Truffle Tremor and Lighthouse Grill burgers before they were cool. But we’re still happy to see them getting all famous. Queen Oprah has knighted Cypress Grove’s Truffle Tremor (via the PastoralArtisan.com) as one of her favorite things. You can read about her plans to put it in a “Love Sandwich” for Stedman […]
Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
Jennifer Fumiko Cahill is the managing editor of the North Coast Journal. She won the Association of Alternative Newsmedia’s 2020 Best Food Writing Award and the 2019 California News Publisher's Association award for Best Writing.
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The Ox Man Cometh
They don’t make ’em like they used to. Except for the Blue Ox Millworks, where owner/craftsman Eric Hollenbeck and his wife Viviana have been turning out architectural millwork the old-fashioned way for 40 years. That means using tools, techniques and materials from centuries past and the sweat that goes with it. Students at the Blue […]
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Who Won?
The big winner in yesterday’s election appears to have been the sofa, since voter turnout was at 19.74 percent. Another victor was Measure K, which got an 85.16 percent yes vote for to expand the Fieldbrook firehouse, a project that is already underway. If you build it, they will vote. Here are the other winners. […]
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Some Strange
American beer used to come in two flavors: cold and warm. But our palates have gone back to school, and today breweries have funkier names than garage bands, and sour beer is something you pay $12 a glass for instead of pouring down the sink. Now that you can pick up a six of watermelon […]
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Book It
Tuesday is kind of a big night for book signings. For the politically minded: Bill Ayers is at Northtown Books at 7 p.m. with his new book, Public Enemy: Confessions of an American Dissident. The University of Chicago professor and author of Fugitive Days will read from his latest work, which details the turmoil that […]
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The Most Powerful Woman in Eureka
A glimpse of her uniform and cropped gray hair from an office window sends people bolting to their cars. Grown men and women plead with her for mercy. She does not negotiate. There may or may not be a Facebook page devoted to tracking her movements. Parking Enforcement Officer Lynda Punch has been chalking tires […]
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Freakshow
The sideshow takes center stage when the Enigma (also known as that guy who’s, like, covered in jigsaw puzzle tattoos) and his partner Serana Rose visit Synapsis Studio in Eureka on Saturday with their Showdevils act. Ever see a guy drive a nail through his tongue? Would you like to? Then show up at 10 […]
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The Dear Departed
After the costumed bacchanalia of Halloween comes Dia de los Muertos (that’s the Day of the Dead for those of you who took French in high school), a kind of welcome home party for those who’ve passed on. Get a little taste of the tradition at Los Bagels shops this week — check out the […]
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Ah-wooooo!
Put down that waxy Halloween candy. It’s for the children. Which does not mean you shouldn’t get treats. Look at what happened at Ramone’s! Tiny werewolf teeth snarling at you from a chocolate cupcake! And Old Town Coffee and Chocolates has homemade pumpkin fudge that has all the spicy yumminess of pumpkin pie without the […]
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Buzzed
Is the whole disappearing bees thing keeping you up at night? Did that M. Night Shyamalan movie make it worse? Arm yourself with knowledge. Busybodies from the Humboldt Beekeepers Association and the Natural History Museum in Arcata have teamed up with local beekeepers for Bee Friendly Days today through Sunday at Eureka Natural Foods from […]
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HumPlate
Recommending food is a little like matchmaking — oh, the smug joy when it goes right. You’ve got to introduce someone to the right dish at the right time and let the sparks fly. Here are some of the magic moments we’ve been having this month.
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Treat
And some Halloween fun is just for the kiddies, like the costumed sugar high that is trick-or-treating. Only for kids. I’m looking at you, gangly teenage candy hogs. Get started on Friday night in Ferndale with the Halloween carnival and dinner in Belotti Hall at the fairgrounds at 5:30 p.m. ($8, $6 kids). In Eureka, […]