When Alexander Yang moved to Humboldt County amid the pandemic lockdown in 2020, he hoped to build his relationship with his mother More Yang, who goes by Wendy and had moved north from Fresno 15 years earlier. For the past couple of years, their plans for Kogiri, a Korean barbecue spot in Arcata, have stalled […]
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Anybody Want to Buy a Restaurant?
Local real estate listings are offering a broad menu these days with a bevy of restaurants and food businesses up for sale. After its sudden closure early this year, Fernbridge’s Angelina Inn is available for $1.9 million and the up-and-running Gill’s by the Bay has a price tag of $2.5 million for the property and […]
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NCJ Preview: Shaky Hospitals, Organic Waste, Bohn’s Offensive Comment and Good Eats
This week we’ve got a cover story on the challenge of retrofitting hospitals, particularly in rural areas like ours, for earthquake safety. We’re also looking at ways to fight climate change by diverting organic waste from landfill. And Humboldt County Supervisor Rex Bohn has once again drawn criticism for an offensive comment, this time a […]
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Curry Leaf’s Fire-Breathing Woks
The opening of Curry Leaf (2335 Fourth St., Eureka) in the former location of Gonsea is happy news for fans of noodles of many stripes but especially fried. There is more on the menu — a lot more, in fact, as the pan-Asian offerings span from kimchi fried rice to Malaysian curries to tempura and […]
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What’s Good: Dipping and Frying
Double dipped If you came to El Chipotle (850 Crescent Way, Arcata) in the mood for a torta, the prize specimen isn’t listed with the others served on bolillo rolls. Flip to the house specialties page of the menu to find the showstopper pambazo. Chef and co-owner Oscar Anguiano’s Mexico City iteration is a traditional […]
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Watch These Spaces
Curry Leaf to sprout at the former Gonsea Years of sitting empty have left the exterior of Gonsea run down and graffiti covered, a grim greeting upon entering Eureka from the north. Before its closure by the health department for refrigeration, storage and sanitation violations in 2017, the spacious Chinese restaurant at 2335 Fourth St. […]