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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...

Paleta options can vary from a milk base to a water base; from fruit and vegetable mix-ins to cookie bits. Photo credit: Ari Nordhagen
July 21, 2023
Eat, Featured

The Emergence of Paletas

What’s better than taking it easy in a poolside lounge chair basking in the warmth of the waning sun? Nothing - except all of this with a paleta in hand.

Rêves de Moutons
July 7, 2023
Community, Featured

Open Farm Days Adds Shepard to Chef Event

Open Farm Days is a self-guided journey of over 20 farms and ranches throughout San Luis Obispo County, many of which are not generally open to the public.

July 5, 2023
Eat, Featured

Pismo Beach Adds First Rooftop Restaurant and Bar

Summer is in full swing in Pismo Beach. Kicking off July, Inn at the Pier opened the doors to its new rooftop restaurant and bar. Cypress Beach House, situated atop the hotel, is t...

June 28, 2023
Drink, Events and Partnerships, Featured

Sommelier Approved Summer Pairing: Tinned Fish and Rosé

It’s that time of year again: picnics, light refreshing meals, al fresco dining and of course, rosé. A lot of rosé.

June 27, 2023
Community, Drink, Featured

Local Brews Shine at the 2023 Firestone Walker Invitational

The 2023 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival (FWIBF) unfolded in fine fashion, with a stellar schedule, sold-out crowds, and perfect Paso Robles spring weather.

June 1, 2023
Community, Drink, Featured, Food, Summer 2023 - Issue 40

Regenerative Agriculture: Big Words, Simple Concepts

Mention of the term “regenerative agriculture” is often met with a blank stare. But the idea behind these unwieldy buzz words is very straightforward: it’s a method of farmin...

June 1, 2023
Featured, Summer 2023 - Issue 40

Edible San Luis Obispo – Editor’s Letter Summer 2023

The age old saying, “It takes a village to raise a child,” is no truer than in the hospitality industry, where partnerships between restaurants, wineries, farmers and ranchers ...

June 1, 2023
Eat, Featured, Summer 2023 - Issue 40

Star Power: Abbreviated History of the Michelin Guide

It sounds implausible, but the origin of the coveted Michelin Star was born of the Michelin Tire brand.

June 1, 2023
Community, Featured, Food, Summer 2023 - Issue 40

Full Circle: The Power of SLO Co. Food Co-Ops

How the SLO and Paso Food Co-ops close the loop between producer and consumer.

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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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