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September 28, 2020
Community, Eat

The Best Fall Cookbooks According to SLO Locals

These warm, hearty fall recipes are vetted by your neighbors.

September 28, 2020
Drink, Fall 2020 – Issue 29

A Masterclass In Wine Labels

A wine label has only 1.5 seconds to make an impact, according to Real Picture Research, so it should jump out from a seemingly endless number of bottles. Here, three local design ...

September 26, 2020
Eat, Fall 2020 – Issue 29

The Dish That Comforts Me

Trying the latest and greatest is always exciting, but nothing can replace the comfort foods in our back pockets. We’re talking those dishes that warm our souls as much as they w...

September 23, 2020
Community, Eat

On Sustainable Windrose Farm, the Sheep and the Bobcats Roam

How one couple’s romance nurtured a renewable farm. Bill and Barbara are in their “semi-retired mode,” as they call it -- and so is their land. They are letting the row crop ...

September 22, 2020
Community, Eat, Fall 2020 – Issue 29

A Breath of Fresh Air with the Pismo Oceano Vegetable Exchange

How our neighborhood co-op, POVE, is nurturing by nature.

September 16, 2020
Eat

How to Pack Lunch in the Age of Coronavirus

In an age of locked breakrooms and closed cafeterias, packing lunch can be a challenge. We’ve got you covered.

September 15, 2020
Drink, Fall 2020 – Issue 29

The opening of Two Broads Ciderworks

The business of romance and reality, as told by a co-founder. As a biologist and a software engineer, we fell in love with the process of fermentation through home brewing beer, wi...

September 13, 2020
Drink

In a Tough Era for Bars, SLO Spirits Clubs Keep Drinking Convivial

Drinking clubs offer virtual classes and discounts for tipplers who miss the bar.

September 9, 2020
Community, Fall 2020 – Issue 29

Undocumented

One local vineyard worker’s story of living here without papers. "Nine years ago I said goodbye to my mom. I knew I wouldn’t see her again for a long, long time. She hugged me ...

September 9, 2020
Community, Eat, Fall 2020 – Issue 29

Michelle Barrera of EnjoySLO is Celebrating the County

You’d need to have been in social media seclusion for the past few years to be unfamiliar with EnjoySLO, the influential online platform that recommends the best happenings aroun...

September 7, 2020
Fall 2020 – Issue 29, Featured, Food

United, We Eat: An Intimate Conversation with Miss Oddette

Finding her business, and common ground, through cuisine.

September 5, 2020
Eat, Fall 2020 – Issue 29, Recipes

The Glorious Garlic

Few plants attract such polarizing opinions as garlic. Whether you consider it a delectable flavor or a rambunctious stink bomb, garlic is used almost universally in the world’s ...

September 5, 2020
Community, Drink, Fall 2020 – Issue 29, Featured

The Magic of Harvest

The whoosh of soil underfoot echoes loudly in my ears.

September 5, 2020
Drink

This SLO Spirits Club Is Hosting Private Outdoor Whiskey Tastings

At the Barrel Club, you decide when the whiskey is aged

September 3, 2020
Eat, Fall 2020 – Issue 29

Santa Margarita Institution, The Range, Stands the Test of Time

Defiantly and uncomplicatedly old school.

September 2, 2020
Drink, Fall 2020 – Issue 29, Featured

Uncovering Secret Menus

And how to order them.

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Recipe by Lauren Aloise (@lauren.aloise). You can find more recipes online at spanishsabores.com

Recipe by Lauren Aloise (@lauren.aloise). You can find more recipes online at spanishsabores.com

Recipe by Lauren Aloise (@lauren.aloise). You can find more recipes online at spanishsabores.com

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