NEWSFLASH:

Chef Contest removed from CCM^® website

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Central Coast Magazine has temporarily removed the chef contest portion of our website due to a certain television network’s concern that our outrageous success is overshadowing one of their hit reality shows—which just happens to have a similar slant. Come back soon to see the results of our 2008 contest, featuring the citrus-infused culinary creations of 20 local chefs from Ventura to Monterey.

Summer Grilling Marinades
June 2008

Exclusive new recipes
from Culinary Captive ~ Anne Vidor

With the weather approaching perfection, social gatherings tend to gravitate outdoors, specifically towards the barbeque. This summer, Central Coast Magazine’s resident culinary experts are bringing you savory new recipes to marinade your summer feast in.

Start grilling.

Food Experience:
Going Native
April 2008 ~ Anne Vidor

Restaurants are like cultural canaries in a coal mine; they tell us just how we’re doing where our levels of taste and dining sophistication are concerned. If a town is full of Applebee’s and Outbacks, then the entire community will have a limited culinary language. But if a place is made up of Novos and Artisans, Montrios and Miros, you have a diverse dialect of inspired food shared by all... read more.

KNOW YOUR FARMER:
Apples to Apples
October 2007

When, in 1971, Mrs. DeVincenzo told her husband Dr. DeVincenzo she’d located the perfect spot for them to settle down on the Central Coast—50 acres in See Canyon supporting 800 apple trees—he really didn’t know anything about growing apples … read more.