Around the table (left to right) Ryan Widell, Marin Wolgamott, Erik Meyers, Joy Meyers, and Emily Swope come together to celebrate the simple joy of sharing a meal.

Family-Style Dinners On The Central Coast

Family-style dinners invite diners to share an assortment of large plates of food for a proper tasting of multiple items on the menu. As writer Dakota Kim explains, San Luis Obispo County is seeing a renaissance of shared plates.

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Maple-Pear Crisp with Oat Crumble & Sea Salt Caramel Drizzle

Midwest Favorites To Share With The Family

Growing up in Chicago, hearty meals were the perfect layer of warmth needed for the transition from hot summer to chilly, windy fall. These dishes are heirlooms, so to speak, of my childhood dinner table. Turns out, they taste just as good and comforting here on the West Coast.

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Illustration by Jenna Hartzell

Perspective: Executive Taste

In this Perspective piece, Loretta McFarland shares how learning to cook in her home kitchen as a child led to a career with unexpected opportunities to serve some iconic people, including a music legend and an American president.

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