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Incantations of a Restaurant Critic - By Brenda Hock - Illustration by Anna Takahashi
September 10, 2025
All Stories, Eat, Fall 2025 - Issue 49, Featured, Perspective

Perspective: Incantations of a Restaurant Critic

In this first-person account, a former food critic who now lives in San Luis Obispo and teaches cooking classes discusses her career highs and lows in New York.

Master Silversmith Randy Stromsoe.
September 9, 2025
All Stories, Community, Fall 2025 - Issue 49, Featured

Templeton Silversmith: The Limitless Pursuits of Randy Stromsoe

One of the last traditionally trained silversmiths in America, Randy Stromsoe is interviewed in this article by writer Scott Lewis about his work at his Templeton studio.

The beverage menu includes both alcoholic and non-alcoholic options.
September 8, 2025
All Stories, Drink, Eat, Fall 2025 - Issue 49, Featured

Coffee, Cocktails and Food at SLO’s Twenty South

This article by writer Aja Goare explores the food and drink offerings of Twenty South in San Luis Obispo, where Founder Andre Gorham prioritizes customer service and creating a th...

The property of The Loading Chute.
September 5, 2025
All Stories, Eat, Fall 2025 - Issue 49

The Loading Chute is Creston’s Old Haunt

A classic roadside restaurant in rural Creston, The Loading Chute is a hometown favorite in this far flung corner of San Luis Obispo County. Writer Dakota Kim shares the food and f...

Ripe walnuts just harvested from the tree. The distinctive furrowed brown shell protects the edible nutmeat inside.
September 4, 2025
All Stories, Eat, Fall 2025 - Issue 49

Walnut Harvest at Fair Oaks Ranch

Walnuts are harvested by hand at Fair Oaks Ranch in Paso Robles, where writer Katy Budge takes us for a look at the more than 60-year family operation.

Herbaceous Aromatics
September 4, 2025
All Stories, Eat, Fall 2025 - Issue 49, Featured

Herbaceous Aromatics for Fall Cooking

Uncover the history and uses of fall herbs as writer Lauren Yoon describes easy ways to incorporate fresh herbs into holiday cooking.

Edible SLO Rituals
August 29, 2025
All Stories, Featured

Edible San Luis Obispo Fall Issue: ‘Rituals’ Coming Soon

As fall draws closer, we are excited for the upcoming Edible San Luis Obispo issue to hit your mailbox. This season's theme: rituals.

Garagiste Festival Co-Founders Stewart McLennan and Doug Minnick
August 29, 2025
All Stories, Drink, Featured

The Garagiste Festival Proves That the Micro-Winery Scene Is Still Going Strong

There are several standout wine events across the Central Coast to invest time and money in. So what makes the Garagiste Festival one of these to keep on the list?

Use My Kitchen 2025 - Edible SLO Series
August 29, 2025
All Stories, Community, Events and Partnerships, Featured

‘Use My Kitchen, Tell Your Story’ Immigrant Dinner Series Returns

The ‘Use My Kitchen, Tell Your Story’ Dinner Series is back! Hosted by Edible Magazine and in partnership with Wild Horse Winery and area restaurants who have offered the use o...

Alianza Lumina Alliance
August 3, 2025
All Stories, Community

Federal Funding Cuts Threaten Vital Nonprofit Services of Lumina Alliance – Let’s Help

Nonprofit organizations nationwide are facing severe federal funding cuts; critical programs supporting housing, food access, rural development, and violence prevention are under t...

July 18, 2025
All Stories, Drink, Experiences, Featured

Meet Me in Temecula: Summer Wine Tasting

As we enter the dog days of summer, many San Luis Obispo County residents may appreciate the short drive and European charm of Temecula. Here, we share a shortlist of scenic wineri...

Recipes with graphic AI in Kitchen story
June 19, 2025
All Stories, Featured

AI in the Kitchen: Our Chat with Claude

On a busy weekday night, getting dinner on the table might feel more like a chore than a creative outlet. The cookbooks that line our shelves are begging to be used, but many recip...

Wine bottle in the field
June 13, 2025
All Stories, Drink, Featured

Tablas Creek Vineyard Becomes First U.S. Winery to Bottle All 14 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grapes as Single-Varietal Wines

Tablas Creek Vineyard has announced the completion of a decades-long project: bottling all 14 traditional Châteauneuf-du-Pape grape varieties from the Château de Beaucastel colle...

Photo of water and clams
June 3, 2025
All Stories, Eat, Featured, Recipes, Spring 2025 - Issue 47

In Season: Eat Your Water

Edible SLO resident Chef Rachel Ponce shows us how water isn’t a simple cooking medium, but rather an ingredient unto itself.

A selection of summer dishes.
June 3, 2025
All Stories, Eat, Featured, Summer 2025 - Issue 48

Farm and Ocean-Fresh Ingredients Elevate Pono Pacific Kitchen

The influence of Hawaii is evident on the plates served at Pono Pacific Kitchen in Arroyo Grande, where writer Emily Basanese introduces readers to Chef Preston Tripp.

Wife and hustband team, Megan Shanley Warren and Justin Warren, walk the 100-acre farm.
June 3, 2025
All Stories, Eat, Featured, Summer 2025 - Issue 48

Farming for the Future: Shanley Farms’ Finger Limes

Writer Jonathan LaFerrara takes readers to Shanley Farms in Morro Bay, where finger limes are getting a chance to shine. Known for their avocados, this family farm is forging a new...

A water tower sign
June 3, 2025
All Stories, Featured, Food, Summer 2025 - Issue 48

Paso Robles Olive Oil Sommelier Talks Tasting and Pairing

Central Coast Olive Oil Sommelier Gail Todaro shares with writer Katy Budge the beauty of tasting and pairing olive oil. This article checks in with The Groves on 41 in Templeton a...

Woman handing wine drink
June 3, 2025
All Stories, Drink, Featured, Summer 2025 - Issue 48

Water Management Creates Quality Wines at Jada Vineyard

In this article, writer Aja Goare shares how Jada Vineyard’s focus on sustainability and water management has supported healthy soils that lead to outstanding wines.

Illustration by Dyna Beach
June 3, 2025
All Stories, Community, Featured

Managing Water to Protect San Luis Obispo County’s Farming Future

In this article by Linda Reed, the future of the water supply for agricultural, residential and commercial use in San Luis Obispo is explored.

Photo of woman - Food for Thought
June 3, 2025
All Stories, Featured, Summer 2025 - Issue 48

Food for Thought: Water’s Worth

The hot summer months find many of us poolside with chilled drinks, sunhats and (hopefully) and issue of Edible San Luis Obispo in hand.

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    🤩 Oh, Hello Summer Issue! Sometimes life’s most 🤩 Oh, Hello Summer Issue! 

Sometimes life’s most meaningful moments come from the most unexpected places. In this issue of Edible San Luis Obispo, we celebrate those moments and the people, places, and stories behind them.

☀️ You can pick up this summer’s issue of “Unexpected” and support our writers, photographers, illustrators, and designers. 

➡️ Find a copy out in the wild at over 100 locations across San Luis Obispo County or sign up for a subscription to have each beautiful issue delivered right to your door every season. 

Let us know what you think!
    TOUR + TASTE + LEARN and explore our local agricul TOUR + TASTE + LEARN and explore our local agriculture June 19th-21st for @farmsteaded SLO County Farm Trail’s 6th Annual Open Farm Days Weekend. Tickets are FREE - register for yours at farmsteaded.com/openfarmdays.

20+ farms, ranches, producers and purveyors welcome you to experience our local agriCULTURE firsthand out on the trail. This family-friendly experience is an up-close chance to learn about agriculture through demonstrations, tastings,  workshops, and farm tours.

Local farms will be featuring everything from beekeeping to olive oil production, vegetable and fruit growing. Local ranchers will introduce you to goats, alpaca, sheep, pigs, and more, while local purveyors will showcase their locally made products using our locally grown.

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Open Farm Days is a special annual engagement organized by Farmstead ED SLO County Farm Trail (@farmsteaded)
    Check out the soft opening for Uma’s Eurasian Cuis Check out the soft opening for Uma’s Eurasian Cuisine (@umas_slocal) in @downtownslo. Uma’s origins started in 2013 in Rockaway, New York.
 
“Our menu is inspired by the many diverse cultures found along the Silk Road and beyond, spanning everything from everyday street food to the fine dining traditions of Samarkand.”

We had an impromptu lunch with Austin of @salinas_charreria_slo to check out what Uzbek and Eurasian cuisine Chef Conrad Karl was bringing to @downtownslo.

We were delighted with everything brought to the table Scallion Pancake, Uma’s Salad, Kebobs, and Manti with Meat. 

More to come from Uma’s!

🎥: @stephenheraldo
    ☀️ Mornings are the heartbeat of Halcyon Farms (@h ☀️ Mornings are the heartbeat of Halcyon Farms (@halcyon_farms ). Six days a week, the work commences by 7am in the quiet of the dawn. It’s during this time that the berries are cool and firm, the greens crisp, the herbs fragrant. Each day presents a different list of farm maintenance activities. Some mornings are spent harvesting produce; others are dedicated to planting seed. Time-intensive crops such as green beans or carrots are harvested early in the week, while errands and school tours happen midweek or later. 

As the sun fully rises, it also allows the crew to observe how the produce is progressing and what it needs. By midmorning, the farm hums with energy. The farm stand opens to the community on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Customers can buy one of Halcyon’s harvest bags, filled with a curated selection of the freshest produce, often picked in the hours just prior. There are baskets filled with other produce, too, including seasonal offerings such as Swiss chard or delicate herbs. Their summer strawberries are a community favorite for their natural sweetness. Halcyon’s carrots are among the stand’s most popular items — and Ariela’s favorite crop to grow. “Carrots from a farm taste so much better than carrots from a store,” she says convincingly. “They’re just so different.”

The care for land and community doesn’t stop with the thoughtfulness and dedication of the farm crew’s harvesting hands. Halcyon is committed to organic, pesticide-free growing, which means their planting, maintenance and harvesting necessitates extra work. It’s slower, but the commitment to this growing style protects Halcyon’s carefully developed reputation with the community they are deeply embedded in. 

Excerpt from “Early to Rise” in the Spring 2026 issue of Edible SLO

Articles by Annie Secrest
Photos by @alisaheraldo
    🎊 In celebration of Edible Magazine’s summer issue 🎊 In celebration of Edible Magazine’s summer issue release, join us for a party at the first castle on the right, The Anderson Paso (@theandersonpaso)

🥂Let’s toast to all who helped get this magazine on stands and in our hands, from editorial contributors to our advertisers; from subjects in the features to our digital team; and of course Edible Magazine readers, who give us a reason to keep doing what we do. 

Enjoy bites and drinks from The Anderson’s culinary team, with ingredients sourced from farms and purveyors right here on the Central Coast, and opportunities to connect with the bright minds featured in this issue. 

Step into our “Unexpected” issue, where moments of surprise reveal themselves in subtle turns; and join us in a spirit of camaraderie and commemoration.

The fête will be held at:
The Anderson Paso
3090 Anderson Rd
Paso Robles 

Wednesday, June 24 | 5 – 7pm

🎟️ TICKET LINK IN BIO. 🎟️
    Whether it’s an entrée at a restaurant or a tastin Whether it’s an entrée at a restaurant or a tasting at a winery, the unpleasant fact is that prices increase over time. Few in the industry end up getting rich. Most do what they do simply because they love serving people, making exceptional food and creating memorable experiences.

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