Bill & Barbara Spencer, Windrose Farm
In 1990, when Barbara and Bill Spencer bought land in an idyllic valley, they didn’t foresee it becoming an iconic entity. Over the years, the Paso Robles property, the Windrose ...
Adam Montiel, Cork Dorks and Up & Adam in the Morning
In 2003, Adam Montiel came to the Central Coast from the Los Angeles area to pursue his childhood dream of a radio career. It was supposed to be a stepping stone before he turned t...
Joseph and Isabel Gerardis, Joebella Coffee
What do Joebella Coffee and the sport of cycling have in common? Joseph Gerardis, who acknowledges that it was the rolling hills of the Central Coast that brought him and his wife,...
Robin & Shanny Covey, Robin’s, Novo, Luna Red, and Mint + Craft
Long before Novo, Luna Red or Mint + Craft existed, Robin and Shanny Covey had a little health food store and garden café in Cambria called Robin’s Nest. There, they sold soups,...
Brian Collins, Ember Restaurant
In 2014, after many years of working in trendsetting kitchens like Chez Panisse in Berkeley and Full of Life Flatbread in Los Alamos, Brian Collins decided to open an eatery with h...
Josh Christensen, Sidecar Cocktail Co.
Josh Christensen’s early years behind the bar, as a college student in San Luis Obispo, were characterized more by a party mentality than serious mixology. “I remind my staff o...
How to Support Local Businesses During This Time
We are in a time that is new for each of us and navigating through this takes a village. We are compiling an ongoing list of how to support local businesses – we need their f...
Harvest Season
In this perspective piece, we get in the field with those deep in grapes.
The Best of the Barrel
These sommeliers are the cream of the cru, the best of the barrel. Here, we profile the phenomenal rise of our local tastemakers.
