by Aprll Charlton | Jun 1, 2019 | Business, Community, Food, People, Pismo Beach
There are two types of people in the world: those who dream and those who make their dreams come true. Recent Pismo Beach transplant Teresa Cordeiro, 56, is most definitely the latter type. Having spent her entire adult life working in the medical field— Cordeiro is a...
by Aprll Charlton | May 1, 2019 | Business, Community, Food, Paso Robles, People, Pismo Beach
Nicholas “Nick” Deshon–newest executive chef at the Inn at the Pier in Pismo Beach—got his first taste of the Central Coast when he and his family would leave their Huntington Beach home for the sunny shores of Lake Nacimiento. “I have been coming up...
by Camas Frank | May 1, 2019 | Atascadero, Business, Community, Food, Morro Bay
After months of anticipation, as frequent commuters and visitors trekking up Highway 41 between Atascadero and Morro Bay wondered what might become of a landmark watering hole, doors at the Halfway Station tentatively opened in early April. Most recently known as Last...
by Camas Frank | Mar 1, 2019 | Business, Community, Food, Los Osos, Nonprofit, San Luis Obispo
A little open-air coffee shop in the back bay of Los Osos does on occasion, as so many such venues are wont to do, serve as office space for half a dozen local professionals on a sunny morning. Look around and keep your ears open and something interesting might float...
by Aprll Charlton | Mar 1, 2019 | Arroyo Grande, Business, Community, Food, Grover Beach, People, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria
Aprons, vegetable peelers, potatoes, hand-blended spices and hot grease weren’t involved in Sarah Paddack’s former life. But all those ingredients and more sit on the front burner of her life today, as the owner and operator of Chipwrecked, a teeny, tiny restaurant in...
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...
