Last year, New York City was brought to its knees by the Cronut, a doughnut made from croissant pastry. Let that sink in. It’s taken this long for the flaky phenomenon to make it to Humboldt (not a huge surprise, given the lingering mullets around town), and it’s shown up in the most unlikely place: Safeway. […]
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Sandwich Porn
When you name something the “XXX Adults Only Grilled Cheese Sandwich,” you’re making a statement. A reader sent in an email tip about her favorite order at Lost Coast Café and Bakery (468 Main St., Ferndale), and her flustered description of the sandwich read a bit like vintage Penthouse Forum. The first time I ordered […]
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Bar None
It’s dismaying to hear how many people have not had a steak at the AA. Maybe you’re new in town. Maybe you’re coming out of a no-red-meat phase. Maybe you’re just a little skittish about eating right across from the jail in a dark bar with the letters “AA” over the sign. Understandable. But eating […]
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Brunch for Lunch
T’s Café has taken over the old Crosswinds location in Arcata (860 10th St.), whispering the three words we all love to hear: breakfast all day. And breakfast, as tipsters promised, is indeed the thing to do. Manhole-cover pancakes (banana pecan, apple cinnamon) went by as we waited for the Green Omelet ($9.50) and biscuit […]
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Puffery
Let’s talk about your last chicken pot pie. Was it frozen? Be honest. It’s not your fault — those Stouffer’s commercials make their sandy-crusted flying saucers seem like a homecoming, with the family around the table, the rising steam … They never show the lonely person peering into the oven window or the tragic tongue-burn […]
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Tri-tip Tumult
Many mourn the closure of Porter Street Barbecue in Arcata. The anger stage of our collective grief focused on the local attorney who has become the Voldemort of Humboldt County. Are we ready to celebrate the remaining Eureka branch of Porter Street (605 Broadway)? Blind Justice can still smell the smoke funneling up from the […]
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Go Pig or Go Home
The Kahlua Pig Fries at Banana Hut are not an appetizer unless you dine with a small regiment ($8.99). The platter of french fries smothered in pulled slow-roasted pork with gravy, melted cheese and green onions is the sort of dish that could only come from a culture that once worshipped volcanoes. You will need […]
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Mushrooms at Moonstone
It happens. You finally go out for a fancy meal on the town and you freeze up — what to order? The special? The signature dish? Good God, what if someone at the table orders something better than what you’re having? If you find yourself in a panic (or just disoriented by the view) at […]
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Fieri Sighting!
The spiky-haired version of Where’s Waldo has begun. Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives crew has made camp and is filming over at Paul’s Live from New York in Eureka. The man in the Oakley’s is in the kitchen filming with Paul this very moment. Nobody will say what they’re cooking up back there (my […]
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Real Men Eat Chevre
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 […]
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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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Roll Big
You love sushi, right? And yet, now and then when everybody wants to go for rolls, you slump a little. What is that? It’s hunger. You are starving, and as much as you’d love a delicate sprinkling of tobiko over a pristine cube of tuna, you just don’t have the bank account to fill your […]