Chowders hold a special place in my heart. I associate them with growing up in Laguna Beach and making abalone chowder with my father. Despite their cold-weather reputation, for me they’re squarely ...

BUY THAT 2015 CALENDAR: Many of us simply wing it when it comes to our foodie pursuits. We phone a pal at 11:45 for a noontime lunch date, and we determine on a Friday if we're going to round up some ...

It is an odd spot for a miracle, this motley collection of beachfront shacks and sea-scoured concrete tanks clinging to a sunburned bluff above the Pacific just north of Morro Bay. But it’s hard to ...

SANTA CRUZ — From 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, Matt Miller, sustainable transportation program specialist at Ecology Action, will lead a free class on how to make trips to the grocery store by ...

Beneath the Municipal Wharf in the coastal community of Monterey, a fascinating experiment in ocean farming has played out for more than three decades. That’s where the Monterey Abalone Company grows ...