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Mexican breakfast in Salinas?
My DH and I are driving from SF to Pismo on Sunday morning and would like to stop somewhere for breakfast. By breakfast, I mean anything from chilaquiles to menudo to birria to huevos con machaca....
Salinas Juneteenth Celebration, June 19, 1pm to 4pm
"Salinas Time to Shine! Food, Vendors and Music Rodeo Grounds Salinas 1PM to 4PM Masks and COVID Guidelines Enforced" https://www.instagram.com/salinasjuneteenth/ 1034 N Main St, Salina...
Shrimp Taco Dorado @ Mi Taqueria | Salinas
Mi Taqueria opened on Monday. It's taken over the spot previously home to Boardwalk Subs, Red's Burgers, and even earlier, Campus Drive-In. I gave it a try on Day 3. I asked whether this was con...
Salinas City Barbeque Opens in Salinas
For the last month, I've been watching progress on Salinas City Barbeque toward opening. The restaurant has taken over the former location of Smalley's RoundUp. I'd noticed the sign painting unde...
Fundraisers for Steinbeck House in Salinas: BBQ 4/10 & Mothers Day Tea 5/8
The historic Steinbeck House and its restaurant has been closed during the pandemic. To try to re-open by summer or fall, it will be hosting two fundraisers. Pre-order drive through take out ava...
Tacos El Grullense #3 | South Pearl & East Alisal - Salinas
Tacos El Grullense #3, a new truck from Taqueria El Grullense, launched on March 17. I noticed it passing by the neighborhood a couple days later and stopped to check it out. I actually ate here tw...
2/18 Drive-thru BBQ Chicken Dinner, California Rodeo - Salinas
"Date: Feb 18, 2021 Time: 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM Cost: $45.00 Location(s): Rabobank Stadium at the Salinas Sports Complex Take the night off from cooking on Thursday, February 18th and pick up a...
Edible Monterey Bay Marketplace
Edible Monterey Bay has highlighted a selection of artisanal food and drink handcrafted in the Monterey Bay area. For this holiday giving season, this is an easy way to shop local and support our n...
Secret Bakery | Salinas & Greenfield
One of this season's farmers market discoveries is Secret Bakery, vending at the Oldtown Salinas market on Saturday morning's or at Flora's Farm in Greenfield on Sundays. The cottage baker works ma...
Apple Raspberry Crumb Pie at The Farm in Salinas
Maybe you've noticed the giant sculptures by John Cerney depicting workers in the fields on Hwy 68 driving out of Salinas just before you go over the river? That's The Farm, the grower and farmstan...
La Michoacana Plus Paleteria | Salinas
Open for four months when I tried it in September, La Michoacana Plus is the latest ice cream parlor and paleteria to open in Salinas. Really colorful interior and good COVID-19 practices with soci...
Avatar Indian Grill in Salinas
When I read the Californian’s piece a few Thursdays ago about a new Indian place in town, I couldn’t get myself over to Avatar fast enough. The article said that Bhupender Singh was the chef/ow...
Curbside Dinners and Housemade Gelato at Rancho Cielo | Salinas
This summer I've had the opportunity to pick up curbside dinner and housemade gelato a couple times from the Drummond Culinary Academy at Rancho Cielo in Salinas. The meals are prepared by students...
Toro Place Cafe, Salinas
Toro Place Cafe, west of the river on the Monterey Hwy, has been dishing up big breakfasts and lunches to cowboys for more than 50 years. Still quite popular, a shady table on the patio today made...
T & A Cafe in Salinas [Spreckels Historic District]
Today's the last day of the season for T & A Cafe in Spreckels. Open right now until about 2pm or the food runs out. Then on hiatus until April 2013 when the produce season ramps up again. This ...
Pacheco's Paleteria y Neveria y Agua | East Salinas
Last week I spotted this storefront for Pacheco Paleteria y Neveria y Agua at 1033 E. Alisal St in Salinas. Very exciting since I'm a fan of Pacheco Water Store and Ice Cream in Gonzales for paleta...
Guadalajara Nieves y Cafe in Salinas
Before Thanksgiving I dropped in to investigate the “nieves” side of the name equation here. And what a great discovery! Inside, a counter lined with stainless steel pots packed in ice on di...
Peninsula Pastries in Salinas has re-opened!
Among the many re-openings during this time of Covid-19 that I've posted about, the return of Peninsula Pastries might be the sweetest. Literally. When I noticed that it had shutdown, the optim...
Holiday Buñuelos @ Valdez Hot Dogs estilo Mexicali | Salinas
On the first sign of chill in October, I stopped by Sr. Valdez's Hot Dogs estilo Mexicali cart (Market Street @ Ivy Street) in Salinas for a champurrado. The milk chocolate-flavored corn drink is m...
Key Lime Pie by The Perfect Crumb Bakery (Monterey & Salinas)
Yesterday was opening day for the farmers market at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. I dropped by to pick up some fresh fruits. But also got distracted by The Perfect Crumb Bakery's booth and the ...