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Sip: Basil makes for a fragrant cocktail in Morro Bay

Sep 23, 2014 02:09PM ● By Cen Cali Life Magazine

Morro Bay: the rock, the sea breeze and, oh, the view. Add a basil mojito from Dorn’s Original Breakers Cafe and you have a winning combination...

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A Few Cool Things

Jun 28, 2014 06:35PM ● By Cen Cali Life Magazine

Full Moon Paddle on the San Joaquin River; Golden Chain Theatre Summer Shows; Garden Parties at Gazebo Gardens Nursery; Warbird Adventure Rides Over the Beach

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Roy Harland: Culinary Artist

Jun 28, 2014 03:20PM ● By Cen Cali Life Magazine

Within minutes, the 72-year-old chef who has made a name for himself as one of the most gifted culinary artists in Fresno, has whipped up something that looks and tastes like one of his signature dishes: Angel Hair Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Goat Cheese. “What I like about food is not what a test kitchen guy would like about food,” Harland says. “I like the art of food. I like the art of music. I like the phrasing. I like jazz. Improvised music.”

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Sip: Kuppa Joy

Jun 28, 2014 03:08PM ● By Cen Cali Life Magazine

After hearing nothing but raves about Kuppa Joy in Old Town Clovis, I had to check it out for myself. On a sunny Wednesday (then again, what day isn’t sunny in the Valley?), I stepped into the crowded (but not offensively so) coffee shop on Clovis Avenue and ordered my first cup of joy. Literally.

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Home Sweet Slome’s Farmers’ Market

Jun 28, 2014 02:13PM ● By Cen Cali Life Magazine

For visitors to understand what makes San Luis Obispo the country’s happiest place, they need only visit the Farmers’ Market. Every Thursday from 6-9, rain or shine, the Farmers’ Market takes place in the center of downtown SLO. Walk down Higuera Street between Osos and Nipomo streets and you’ll encounter a feast for the senses. Inhale the aroma of freshly baked pizza from Palazzo Giuseppe’s and the sweet scent of fresh strawberries.

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Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival

Jun 28, 2014 02:08PM ● By Cen Cali Life Magazine

There may be no better way to spend a spring weekend: sampling food and wine from some of the nation’s most celebrated chefs in Monterey with my husband. The Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival is a four-day celebration in one of the most beautiful coastal areas of California. It is a long weekend of happy hours, dinners, wine tasting and food.

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Hanford’s Star Restaurant: Where History and Community Meet

Jun 28, 2014 02:03PM ● By Cen Cali Life Magazine

The cuisine is basic American comfort food. But what makes Star Restaurant unique among Hanford’s eateries, and a fact that many locals are unaware of, is its longevity. Star Restaurant opened in 1901 and is Hanford’s oldest restaurant. When the historic Star Restaurant opened, people rode horse-drawn carriages down the new town’s dirt roads, the Model T Ford was eight years away and Superior Dairy would not open for another 29 years.

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