Behold salsa: fresh, piquant and colorful, savior of bland dishes, the lone healthy food on the game-day buffet. And salsa contains multitudes — spicy, fruity; just think where an adventurous chef and a curious child might go with it. Better yet, find out. At noon on Saturday, follow the sound of crunching chips and veggies […]
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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Tattoos with a Cause
Is it time to cover your ex’s initials? Or that Chinese character that does NOT mean double happiness? Lucky for you, Primate Tatu in Eureka is doing $25 cancer ribbon tattoos from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday. Proceeds go to children’s cancer research and treatment. So you’re kind of a jerk if you […]
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Pie vs. Brownie
Have cupcakes had their moment? Is it time for another dessert to step up to the plate? Got a tip about the Very Berry pie at Ferndale Pie Company (543 Main St., Ferndale), specifically the crumb-topped one. (If you have a lead on a favorite dish in Humboldt, now would be a good time for […]
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Smudge Factor
Pastels beat chalk any day. As a medium, pastels have all the artistic cred of oil paint and all the childhood fun of crayons and finger painting combined. Pastels on the Plaza is back in Arcata Saturday — what, already? Yes, the weather this summer threw you off, but it’s October now. Put your hoodie […]
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How You Like Them Apples?
The Apple Harvest Festival in Fortuna pays weekend-long tribute to the humble, versatile, universally loved apple. Right now, someone is objecting and saying he or she hates apples. Wrong. You’re forgetting apple pie, apple-smoked bacon, caramel apples, apple fritters, apple martinis (oh, don’t turn your nose up — we saw you in the ’90s), green […]
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Glue Gun Show
Does this look trashy? Good. The Kinetic Kouture: Fashion with a Re-purpose battle royale is going down at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Eagle House Inn ($10, $7 if you BYO non-disposable cup). In this benefit for the Kinetic Universe, contestants glue, sew, rip and recycle refuse for the runway, hoping to be crowned Trashionista […]
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Truffle Kerfuffle
Well, not really, but it’s fun to say. Brace yourselves, people: Venlo has a new owner. Jonah Ginsburg, a real estate agent at Mikki Moves, saw the listing in the office and decided to buy the Old Town chocolate shop. He says he’s not a chocolatier, but he’s learning. And he’s got help. Manager Ken […]
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‘Tis But Rain
The mud is just making it more medieval. It’s also making admission free. Over at the Excalibur Tournament and Medieval Market Fair next Mad River Hospital, LARPers, jousters, knights, ladies and wenches are still going on with the show. Due to rain, admission is free. Also the jousters are “mud-skiing,” a rare medieval practice about […]
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Redwood Jazz Alliance Gigs
The Redwood Jazz Alliance kicked off their season with Phronesis this week, and more is on the way. The lineup for the year features the Claudia Quintet, Fred Hersch Trio, Omer Atival Quintet, Linda Oh Sun Pictures, Michael Moore Quartet and Regina Carter’s Southern Comfort. Check out their website for dates and venues.
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Goth Kids
We like to think of the Brits as reserved and refined, and with their perky boy bands and chic princess, it’s easy to forget how creepy they can be. The Humboldt County Library is here to remind us how weird it can get across the pond with its October film series, “Keep Calm: Paranormal England.” […]
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Pandaring
Pandas — giant, red, kung fu, Sandoval — own the Internet. Why? Because the furry, graphically colored pandas are adorable, exotic and endangered. (If you’ve never clicked on a panda picture online, you might be a serial killer. Get that checked out.) The red panda is like a raccoon from out of town that doesn’t […]
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Hum Plate
Sometimes it happens at first sight, across a crowded restaurant. Sometimes what’s been right in front of you for years just clicks. You fall in love. With food. We’ve been falling in love (or at least infatuation), eating promiscuously and tracking our flings on the new Hum Plate blog. Here’s a little taste of the […]