Good taste runs in families. In Arcata, Halleh Paymard keeps her Southern California family’s restaurant tradition alive with breakfast, brunch and Bloody Marys at T’s Café North. And in Eureka, the Tanski family makes its home at Gabriel’s with Italian dishes and remarkable wines. Gabriel’s216 E St, Eureka (707) 445-0100 Tuesday – Thursday, 11:30 am […]
Italian food
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The Traditionalists
Two very different Italian restaurants are sticking to their traditions, one in a landmark building with classic steaks and pasta dishes, the other with an old-country, farm- to-table menu. Hotel Ivanhoe Restaurant & Saloon The Hotel Ivanhoe Restaurant and Saloon feels like it’s been there forever. Indeed the building and the redwood bar inside have […]
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TL;DR: Last Night at Roy’s
Busy week? We get it. Here are some highlights from this week’s cover story, “Last Night at Roy’s,” to get you caught up. If you noticed the smell of garlic and the glow of neon missing from D Street in Old Town, it’s because Roy’s Club Italian Restaurant has finally closed, ending the Fanucchi family’s […]
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Great Divides
There are two factions of polenta lovers: those who want to dip their spoons into a bowl of golden creaminess and those who want to angle a fork through the browned, cheesy edges. Isn’t our nation divided enough? The polenta lasagna ($17) at Brick and Fire (1630 F St.) is a unifying force. True, it’s […]