It’s the favorite time of winter for everybody who loves ripping apart sea bugs and dunking them in melted butter: the Mendocino Seafood & Sips festival, which this year runs from Jan. 24-Feb. 2.
My Cape Lookout Chowder (with milk from a local dairy—one of the little guys, not giant Tillamook) arrives with a float of paprika oil and some oyster crackers, while I note the oysters “Rockoyaki,” ...
Dungeness crab feeds, caviar tastings, cioppino dinners and weekend pairing specials at Mendocino wineries. There will also be a crab cake cook-off and wine competition among local restaurants and ...