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Ben Arrona’s Benny’s Pizza Palace and Social Club serves the only Detroit-style pizza in San Luis Obispo County.
June 10, 2026
All Stories, Eat, Featured, Summer 2026 - Issue 52

Benny’s Pizza Palace Serves Authenticity in San Luis Obispo

Before opening a pizza restaurant, the owner of Benny’s Pizza Palace in San Luis Obispo was focused on other aspirations. But as writer Christian Camacho explains, Ben Arona is m...

Photo of Bella Steffenauer
March 6, 2026
All Stories, Drink, Featured, Spring 2026 - Issue 51

Perspective: Joebella Coffee’s Young Owner Spills the Tea

In this Perspective piece, a young coffee shop owner describes the challenges of running a business, and the joys of creating connection with customers and the community through co...

Goshi Sushi dishes
December 7, 2025
All Stories, Eat, Featured, Winter 2025 - Issue 50

A Living Legacy: Goshi is a San Luis Obispo Sushi Staple

The introduction of sushi to America made waves and as Jonathan LaFerrara explains in this article, that trend evolved into a culinary staple with Goshi in San Luis Obispo County.

Nathan Long
December 5, 2025
All Stories, Eat, Featured, Winter 2025 - Issue 50

Nate’s on Marsh is a Childhood Dream Realized in SLO

A small house-like restaurant on Marsh Street in San Luis Obispo was once the current owner’s childhood favorite. As Aja Goare explains, Nate Long’s restaurant continues to hel...

A spread of morning coffee and bites at KBRG Coffee Lab in Duncan Alley.
March 16, 2025
All Stories, Community, Featured, Spring 2025 - Issue 47

Warehouse Turned Hotspot: Duncan Alley in San Luis Obispo

With the development of Duncan Alley on Broad Street in San Luis Obispo, Damien Mavis hopes to offer the community its third place.

Creole food on table
March 7, 2025
All Stories, Eat, Food, Spring 2025 - Issue 47

Stirring the Pot: Finding Mardi Gras Year-Round in San Luis Obispo

There was a time when San Luis Obispo County had the “biggest Mardi Gras celebration west of the Mississippi.”

Photo of Brown Butter Cookie and Ghriradelli
June 14, 2024
Eat, Featured

Brown Butter Cookie Partners with Ghirardelli

Brown Butter Cookie announced the launch of its latest creation: Brown Butter Sea Salt Shortbreads made with Ghirardelli chocolate chips in all three retail shops starting in June....

Brook captures the natural sounds of the vines and vineyard as he hears them from day to day.
May 31, 2024
Drink, Featured, Summer 2024 - Issue 44

San Luis Obispo composer and winemaker Brook Munro creates album from sounds of harvest

This article explores how Brook Munro used his San Luis Obispo studio to produce an album that harmonizes the sounds of harvesting wine grapes in the Edna Valley. His album is call...

Photo of sliced bread loaf
March 12, 2024
Eat, Featured, Food, Recipes, Spring 2024 - Issue 43

No Knead Bread Recipe From San Luis Obispo Home Cook

This no knead bread is quick and easy, requiring minimal ingredients and effort. Central Coast resident Lyndsey Hiltner created this recipe for her blog “Censored Baker,” which...

Photo of Irish Potato Bomb and Guinness Stew and Brown Bread
March 6, 2024
Eat, Featured, Spring 2024 - Issue 43

On Saint Patrick’s Day, We Feast

San Luis Obispo Chef Chuck Doherty cooks up a delicious reminder of how to honor the holiday.

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.

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.

Schoolyard Breakfast
April 16, 2023
Eat, Featured

School’s in for the Summer

Enjoy nostalgic atmosphere and hardy plates of food at the Schoolyard in San Luis Obispo.

Mean, Green Composting Machine
March 2, 2023
Eat, Spring 2023 – Issue 39

Mean, Green Composting Machine

Food scraps can help curb our climate concerns … or they can destroy our planet.

Cozy Drinks - Featuring KROBAR Craft Distillery
December 21, 2022
Drink, Featured, Winter 2022 - Issue 38

Cozy Winter Drinks Featuring KROBAR Craft Distillery

The holiday season calls for cozy cocktails! These specialty drinks use hand-crafted spirits from KROBAR Craft Distillery, which opened in Paso Robles in 2012.

Pierre Rademaker
December 1, 2022
Community, Winter 2022 - Issue 38

A “Maker” of Designs With Impact

Local food businesses and beyond understand the need for great marketing and branding. So they call Pierre Rademaker Design.

Cookie Cutters
November 30, 2022
Eat, Winter 2022 - Issue 38

The Classic Cookie Cutter: A History

A distinct decorating tool used for centuries makes cookies fun and festive.

November 30, 2022
Eat, Winter 2022 - Issue 38

Celebrating Chinese New Year

Annie Yu, San Luis Obispo cooking class instructor @sloasiancooking, enjoys introducing to friends the red envelopes of cash, customary red clothing and symbolic foods enjoyed duri...

Cépage at Paris Valley Road
November 16, 2022
Community, Featured

Celebrate the Season at the Paris Valley Road Holiday Winemaker Dinner

Celebrate the holiday season with an exquisite wine-paired dinner with Winemaker Doug Hidinger. Indulge in seven decedent courses, each perfectly paired with Paris Valley Road wine...

Edible SLO Winter Issue Release Party
November 8, 2022
Community, Featured

Join Edible SLO for the Winter Issue Release Party

Join us at Epoch Estate Wines to celebrate. Meet the team behind Edible Magazine, and toast with colleagues and the businesses that graced the pages of this issue.

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🎊 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:
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Paso Robles

Wednesday, June 24 | 5 – 7pm
    Firestone Walker has created something so darn spe Firestone Walker has created something so darn special with their Invitational! The invited breweries aren’t just the big-name producers drawing all the attention and accolades; smaller craft breweries pour right alongside them. They stand side by side without any hierarchy, each given the same space and consideration, and you’d be hard-pressed to tell which are the smallest operations in the lineup.
 
The best breweries from around the world come together here. Not just ones from across the country, which is already an impressive feat (how does all that beer make its way here in perfect condition? What airport did everyone fly into? Where is everyone staying?! Fun fact: a lot of them camped. We could write a whole article just about the moving parts), but from far beyond it. Breweries from New Zealand, Belgium, Mexico, Japan, and so many more made the journey, thanks to a personal invitation from Brewmaster Matt Brynildson. Another fun fact: every year all the brewers spend a day together at Ravine Waterpark. It’s all nothing short of a logistical marvel. And a real party. 
 
And the food! This isn’t just a beer festival, and the food partners know it. Every restaurant showed up ready to deliver. We were served fresh ceviche, crispy fried shrimp, pulled pork with pickled onions and cornbread, buttery double smashburgers - and so much more...a dozen plates more. 
 
We are so very lucky to have a fest of this caliber right here at home. It’s one of many increasingly frequent moments in SLO County that make us stop and think “I can’t believe this is here!” in the best possible way. It is a feeling that never quite loses its luster. 

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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. 

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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)

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