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Where the Wild Things Are
December 4, 2023
Eat, Featured, Winter 2023 - Issue 42

Where the Wild Things Are

Hunting an elusive truffle in the Templeton Gap outside Paso Robles.

Food on display at the Allegretto Vineyard Resort.
December 3, 2023
Drink, Eat, Featured, Winter 2023 - Issue 42

Dishwashers, Servers and Chefs Work to Make Memorable Holidays

Staff working behind the scenes make Thanksgiving and Christmas meals a festive and fuss-free experience for families in San Luis Obispo County and beyond. This article highlights ...

Woman standing in field with bucket.
November 30, 2023
Drink, Eat, Featured, Winter 2023 - Issue 42

Success in the Restaurant Business Challenged by Pandemic, Inflation

Restaurants, bars and wineries in San Luis Obispo County – like most communities – have long faced hiring and retention challenges but as this article explains, customers may b...

View of the Chamisal Vineyards.
November 30, 2023
Drink, Featured, Winter 2023 - Issue 42

Mini Forest, Big Environmental Impact

From Edna Valley to Paso Robles, wineries implement innovative farming practices in bid to protect Mother Earth.

Food being made on the line at The Bridge Cafe located in San Luis Obispo.
November 29, 2023
Eat, Featured, Winter 2023 - Issue 42

Formerly incarcerated staff at this San Luis Obispo café imagine a world beyond bars

The Bridge Café provides direction and purpose through serving meals.

November 3, 2023
Community, Eat, Events and Partnerships, Featured

Edible SLO ‘Immigrant Dinner Series’ Shares Culture, Treats Tastebuds

Food gives us a remarkable opportunity to connect and learn about different cultures. These shared meals are the inspiration behind Edible San Luis Obispo’s Immigrant Dinner Seri...

Garagiste Festival 1
October 14, 2023
Community, Eat, Featured

How Did the Garagiste Festival Turn Ultra-Premium Micro-Wineries into the Best Bargain in the Wine World?

Twelve years ago, when music industry veteran Doug Minnick and actor Stewart McLennan met, they were each making wine from Paso Robles grapes, following their passion for crafting ...

October 2, 2023
Community, Events and Partnerships, Featured

Tinned Fish & Rosé Highlights ‘Single Ingredient Dinner’ Series

When we first started telling people we wanted to have a ‘tinned fish’ dinner, the reactions were either very skeptical, or very enthusiastic ‘I LOVE TINNED FISH!’ replies ...

September 4, 2023
Fall 2023 - Issue 41, Featured

Food for the Thought: Letter from the Editor

Throughout the pages of this magazine, the voices of women in food, wine, industry development and other related sectors are amplified, offering colorful insight into their world o...

Atla Colina Trailer Pond
September 4, 2023
Drink, Eat, Fall 2023 - Issue 41, Featured

Family First: Alta Colina

A family business uplifting its female winemaker and chef to provide a superior experience.

September 4, 2023
Eat, Fall 2023 - Issue 41, Featured

Home Is Where the Heaping Plate Is: Coya

This Peruvian chef finds comfort in sharing cultural cuisine with the community.

Danika Gordon
September 3, 2023
Eat, Fall 2023 - Issue 41, Featured

Perspective: For the Love of Cheese

In this Perspective piece, Danika Gordon shares her experience as an artisan cheese purveyor and opening Vivant Fine Cheese in Paso Robles. For those who think they know their pref...

Fallon Molnar
September 3, 2023
Eat, Fall 2023 - Issue 41, Featured

A View from the Top: Molnar Cattle

Fallon Molnar and family are on the move with new land, new offerings and a refusal to back down.

In Season Cooking With Kids
September 2, 2023
Eat, Fall 2023 - Issue 41, Featured

In Season: Cooking with Kids

Family-friendly food that children will enjoy creating.

Riley Chestnut,
September 1, 2023
Eat, Fall 2023 - Issue 41, Featured

Queen Bee: Creston Bee Company

A Creston beekeeper uses biology background to improve relationship with the land.

Dream Big Darling
August 31, 2023
Community, Fall 2023 - Issue 41, Featured

Dream Big Darling

Nonprofit inspires women in the beverage industry to find their voices, become leaders.

Brown Butter Cookie Company
August 30, 2023
Eat, Fall 2023 - Issue 41, Featured

How the Cookie Crumbles: Brown Butter Cookie Company

Brown Butter Cookie Company’s evolution from Cayucos deli treat to national product, and the sisters who built the empire.

The women of Pelletiere Estate.
August 29, 2023
Drink, Fall 2023 - Issue 41, Featured

Growing a Legacy: Pelletiere Estate

Passed down from mother to daughter, Pelletiere Estate is all about strong women in wine.

J. Lohr Sweepstakes
August 29, 2023
Community, Featured

Win an expenses paid trip to wine country

J. Lohr invites people to enter to win an unforgettable trip for two, complete with airfare, hotel accommodations, and a $500 gift card in spending money.

August 20, 2023
Community, Featured

Community Raises $117,500 for Central Coast Family Who Lost 2 Restaurants In Maui Fires

The owners of Cool Cat Cafe, with locations in San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach, lost two restaurants in Maui fires that ripped through Lahaina on Aug. 8. and have since seen an outpou...

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Monarch Grove Winery’s tasting room has been a fixture of the Grover Beach Amtrak station, greeting riders as they disembarked from the train. Like the butterfly, the tasting room recently migrated away, just around the corner to a larger space. Owners Ercilia Martins and Julie Garcia are excited for this new stage of their business.

After that initial trip, Julie was hooked. She began taking winemaking classes and scouting locations for the right space to open a tasting room at home in Grover Beach. They wanted to apply that same Old World approach characteristic of Portuguese winemaking to their wine. That’s when they landed on Monarch Grove Winery.

Ercilia and Julie purchased Monarch Grove Winery on the first day of 2024, but their passion for wine started long before their acquisition. Ercilia is originally from Portugal and grew up in the countryside, where her family made their own table wine. She brought Julie home for visits in 2019 and 2022. That’s when Julie first began learning about winemaking from Ercilia’s father, Joe Martins. 

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Grover Beach was also spot-on. When Ercilia first visited the small beach town, she instantly felt at home; it reminded her so much of Portugal. Grover Beach may not have the renown of San Luis Obispo or Pismo Beach, but that was part of the appeal. 

“There definitely has always been a pull to this community,” says Ercilia. In 2018, the two purchased their first home in Grover Beach and

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