After closing briefly upon of the death of its locally beloved proprietor Esteban Gonzales, Esteban’s is open once again. His wife, Francisca Gonzales, reopened the tiny Mexican institution on March 4 with help from her nephew Luis Cilveron. Esteban was hospitalized in December of 2020 with COVID-19 and, despite the virus having left his system […]
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Laissez le Shanty Truck Rouler
No shade on the long-ago Shanty hot dogs but the solid food offerings have leveled up recently. A peek at the Shanty’s (213 Third St., Eureka) adjacent lot finds a lit patio built by a friend of the bar and a red truck with a sandwich board menu that will allow the bar to stay […]
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NCJ Preview: The Breakdown on COVID-19 and Vaccines, and Asian Takeout in Hoopa
It’s been a week full of news about Humboldt’s new COVID-19 cases, risk tier, and vaccine availability and distribution. We’ll give you the rundown on where things stand right now. We’ve also got a story about how a Native family food business is thriving at the Hoopa Trading Post, bringing Southeast Asian home cooking to […]
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St. Patrick’s Day Drive-By Dinner & Irish Music at the Clarke Museum
Feelin’ green because you’re not celebrating your favorite holiday at the bar this year? Have a hankering for homemade shepherd’s pie and a fat shamrock cupcake from Ramone’s? Maybe you’re missing those lively nights at Gallagher’s when Seabury Gould and Evan Morden kept your toes tappin’ as you downed fish and chips with pints and […]
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NCJ Preview: Klamath Dam Turning Point and New Food Trucks
The agreement to remove the Klamath dams has never seemed so promising but it’s taken generations of Native activists and organizers to get here. We’re talking about the behind-the-scenes moves, protests and a showdown on the river with Berkshire Hathaway executives, and how they impacted the fight. Also, a trio of new food trucks are […]
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Drive Through Dinners at the Mateel
Looking for a quick, easy and oh-so-tasty dinner option tonight? The popular Mateel Drive Through Dinners offering delicious dishes prepared by local chefs are back this Friday, March 5, with Chef Sean DeVries of SH BBQ preparing “woodfired grub,” available for pick up between noon and 6:30 p.m. (note the new time) at Mateel Community […]
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Humboldt Brewing Co. Back in Humboldt
After decades of out-of-county ownership as far away as South Carolina, Humboldt Brewing Co. is back in local hands. Andy Ardell, owner of Humboldt Brews, has bought the operation with his brother David Ardell. Starting this week, Carlos Sanchez, who brewed the company’s original Red Nectar pale ale 30 years ago, will do so again […]
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Food for People Begins Construction on the 14th Street Site
Food for People has announced that construction on its 14th Street facility, which was the epicenter of a sewer disaster that destroyed the building and everything inside last year, is set to begin in the coming weeks. Right before the COVID-19 pandemic began impacting everyone’s lives on Feb. 28, 2020, a city sewer drain pipe burst at FFP’s […]
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NCJ Preview: Humboldt’s COVID Variant and Under the Table Food Businesses
Humboldt is back in the red risk tier — we’ll talk about why and what it means, as well as how the county ended up with its own COVID variant. Also, home cooks and out-of-work professionals are cooking and selling meals from home to make ends meet. But unlike in other counties in California, it’s […]
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Taqueria Martinez Pulls Up
While the pandemic has robbed us of so many simple pleasures, getting a burrito from a truck parked at a gas station and eating it in your car in blissful solitude is not one of them. A week ago, Taqueria Martinez parked at the Texaco station on the Eureka side of the Samoa Bridge and […]
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Toast of the Coast Benefits Coastal Conservation
Raise a glass to the good work Trinidad Coastal Land Trust does in the name of outdoor conservation at TCLT’s Virtual Toast to the Coast on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Yet another annual event going virtual this year, the Toast offers delicious food, art and music just like in years past, […]
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Eureka Gets Kentucky Fried
If the addition of In-N-Out and Chipotle to the Broadway lineup didn’t slake your thirst for fast food, a KFC has arrived to bulk up the ranks. Anticipation has been building for years, even before the massive chicken chain broke ground and built its new location on the site of the infamously run-down Blue Heron […]