Food calendar for week of May 27

WEDNESDAY

Bursting with berries

The sweet scent of strawberries always reminds me of spring.

Dining Out: Sushi by the plate

I rarely try unusual and unfamiliar dishes at Japanese restaurants for a couple of reasons: the high price and uncertainty about whether or not I’ll like the unusual dish.

Local Flavors: Life is sunny-side up for these Atascadero hens

It’s a lucky bird that ends up at Marianne Jefferson’s Truly Natural Free Range egg and chicken farm in Atascadero.

Food Calendar for week of May 21

UPCOMING

Food Calendar for week of May 14

FRIDAY

Local Flavors: Coffee-tasting event is brewing with possibilities

Gone are the days when the only choices to be made about coffee were “black or with cream” and “regular or decaf.” Now, the java faithful have a myriad of decisions, even about where their beans have been.

Dining Out: The Cat's meow

Deborah Scarborough, chef and owner of Black Cat Bistro, attended culinary school but spent a decade as a sit-com producer in Los Angeles before opening her Cambria restaurant six years ago. It’s obvious she brought some of her production talent, along with a decade of eating in Los Angeles’ best restaurants, to her quaint eating spot in Cambria.

Dining Out: It's a whole new animal

I couldn’t help but feel a tinge of disappointment when Le Fandango Bistro closed its doors a few months ago.

Local Flavors: Paso’s Wine Attic offers food, wine that’s on the level

You might not think to look in an attic for fine food and award-winning wines, but The Wine Attic is a different story.

Food Calendar for week of May 7

SATURDAY

Food Calendar for week of April 30

TODAY

Local Flavors: Paso Robles firm is a worldwide vanilla supplier

Unbeknownst to many, there’s an unassuming building on the east side of Paso Robles that’s a worldwide vanilla source to everyone from home chefs to dairies to industrial bakeries.

Dining Out: Mama rolls down to the Dunes

On a street lined with stores selling dunes paraphernalia and an old fish and chips house, a small upscale Italian restaurant has found a home.

Dining Out: New taste of Italy in Paso

The fact that Bella Notte — a new Italian restaurant in Paso Robles — is located next to the Food4Less might fool you, but this is not fast food or a national pasta chain. It’s the realized dream of two brothers who have worked in the food service industry for years, and who are now making Northern Italian food with authentic flavors and ultra-fresh ingredients.

Local Flavors: This mecca for meat lovers is better than ever

Fans of the former Ralph’s Meats will be happy to know that its new incarnation —Paso Meat and Sausage Co. — is the same, but a cut above.

Dining Out: Ellie' finds her place

Ellie Ross always noted the quaint building at 1435 W. Grand Ave. in Grover Beach when she drove past.

Local Flavors: Shawn’s offers fresh cuisine in the heart of Morro Bay

Its official name is Shawn’s on Main, but this Morro Bay restaurant could just as easily be called Washburn’s on Main for the couple who run it.

Food Calendar for week of April 16