by Aprll Charlton | Feb 1, 2019 | Business, Community, Food, Grover Beach, People
Many chefs tell stories of learning the basics of their trade while spending countless hours in the comfort of a warm kitchen watching their moms or grandmas create everything from Sunday night dinners to chocolate chip cookies. But that’s not the case for The Spoon...
by Sherry Shahan | Nov 1, 2018 | Business, Community, Creston, Food, Travel
I’d been hankering to drive by Whispering Winds Ranch in Creston, where I lived in the early 1980s. I learned to cook fish in a dishwasher and barbeque Rocky Mountain Oysters (which has nothing to do with bivalve mollusks) in this house. The 160-acre ranch was...
by Deborah Cash | Oct 1, 2018 | Business, Community, Food, People, San Luis Obispo
On a recent weekday afternoon, Spirit of San Luis restaurant—located at the SLO airport and known for many years to locals for its aviation-themed menu items and unique ambiance—was filled to capacity and owner Ellen Stanton was definitely in her element. Smiling,...
by Susan Stewart | Sep 1, 2018 | Business, Community, Cover story, Food, People, San Luis Obispo
Coker Ellsworth worked in his father’s corner grocery store from the time he was 7 years old. He had a special wooden crate to stand on emblazoned with the words “Shortest Box Boy.” For many summers and vacations to come Coker would stock shelves, work the cash...
by Heather Young | Jul 1, 2018 | Business, Cambria, Community, Food, Nonprofit, People, San Luis Obispo, Templeton
The Wellness Kitchen, 1255 Las Table Road in Templeton, has been helping people treat illness through food. The nonprofit not only provided gluten-free and dairy-free therapeutic foods, but also provides education for prevention and continued wellness. Since its...
by Bruce Badrigian | Jul 1, 2018 | Business, Food, People, Santa Margarita
Santa Margarita exemplifies one of the best small rural towns in San Luis Obispo County. It is also home to one of the best local restaurants in SLO County. The Jacksons’ Range restaurant only believes in one form of advertising—word-of-mouth. As I interviewed...
