The famed Carnegie Deli in New York City has announced it will close its doors at the end of 2016, never again to stun tourists and enable regulars with its mountainous signature sandwiches, dizzying stratified cliff faces of corned beef and pastrami. Take a moment to pour out some pickle juice on the ground. How […]
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Crab: No Guts, No Worries
You can start planning Christmas dinner — the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is opening recreational Dungeness crabbing all over California starting Saturday, Nov. 5. Mind you, the California Department of Health warns seafood lovers in Humboldt and other areas north of Marin County not to consume the guts “due to the sporadic detection […]
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Taco Trucks on Every Corner
Can we get back to that campaign promise/threat? It sounds fantastic. It beats a “chicken in every pot,” which leaves you to come up with side dishes. No, life with tacos always in honking distance sounds far better. El Pueblo Market (3600 Broadway, Eureka) has recently extended its empire of pan dulce and chicharones, rolling […]
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Early Prospects for Crab Season Look Good
So far, so good. That’s the early word in today’s extensively titled forum, “Crab Season Outlook for 2016-17 and Modern Aquaculture in California by the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture” taking place right now at the University of California Davis Marine Lab in Bodega Bay. Convened by the North Coast’s own state Sen. Mike McGuire, […]
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When Bacon is Your Jam
There is nothing like the crushing disappointment of sharing intel on a favorite hole-in-the-wall — the labyrinthian directions! the semi-sketchy location! the limited hours! — only to find your confidante has already eaten there. Sniff out whether or not members of your carnivorous inner circle have hit up BullDoggies hot dogs yet (1125 Summer St., […]
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San Diego Homesick Blues
Now and then, you may see a faraway look in the eyes of those of us without Frumboldt stickers on our cars, who hail from elsewhere but were lured here by Humboldt’s verdant charms (or perhaps the charms of a Humboldter). We long for the food of our homelands. You may wave a hand in […]
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Bone Deep
Early evening at Five Eleven, with its azure concrete floor and shining glass tile bar, is a bit like relaxing in rather than beside a very chic swimming pool. On a recent night, adjacent tables were stocked with flat-billed hats, toddlers picking at fancy pizza and older patrons discussed the fine line between appetizers and […]
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Key Player
Some of us leap flip-flop first into summer at the first hiss of lawn sprinklers. For the rest of us, zipping up our hoodies in vampiric fear of the sun and denial over the year whizzing by, a little incentive is required. A slice of Key lime pie will help. There is patio seating at […]
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Good Decisions
Tucked back from the street, its fence camouflaged with peeling fliers, La Chiquita (1021 I St., Arcata), brick-and-mortar counterpart to the taco truck of the same name, is easily missed on the walk past Los Bagels and Wildwood Music. Luckily, there is the smell of steamy tortillas and carnitas to turn your head. A news […]
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Rat Infestation Leads to Finger Pointing as Ray’s Leaves Hoopa
A rodent infestation and a nasty public spat over who’s at fault have combined to close the Hoopa Valley’s only grocery store. The problem first crept into public view last week, after numerous complaints to Humboldt County Environmental Health Services regarding a large rat infestation at Ray’s Food Place that left rat droppings, gnawed products […]