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Local Mushroom Hunters Come Out of the Woods on NPR

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on December 25, 2021 at 2:01PM

Put down that forkful of chanterelle pasta for a minute. If you're a fungi fan, you already know the stars and weather have aligned for a bumper crop of mushrooms this year.

The Sugar Bear edition of Little River Gin by Humboldt Craft Spirits.

Sugar Bear's Holiday Spirit

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on November 24, 2021 at 11:16AM

We did not expect to get hit with Sugar Bear fever but here we are. The victory lap the 84-foot-tall tree took around the county as it made its way from its home in the Six Rivers National Forest to Washington, D.C., where it will serve as the Capitol Christmas tree, won it some fans.

A Bright Spot on the Hill

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on November 2, 2021 at 9:59AM

Under a cloudless sky, a five-piece Mexican band played to the side of the parking lot at the Oct. 9 grand opening of Taqueria Tecoman (2003 Eich Road, Eureka). The speakers were cranked high enough to cause ripples in your horchata.

Crispy little street-style tacos ahogados.

Las Michoacanas' Regional Redo

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on September 29, 2021 at 4:22PM

Muscle memory still brings the odd patron to Las Michoacanas (1111 Fifth St., Eureka) thinking it’s still Rita’s. Don’t feel bad for them. New co-owners Socorro Sanchez and Perla Sanchez (no relation) have made themselves at home with a full bar (no margarita mix, just the real thing made to order) and a menu with Western Mexican specialties hat reflect both women’s Michoacán roots.

The veggie flatbread, essentially a salad that knows how to have a good time.

Back to the Grind

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on September 28, 2021 at 11:22AM

A moment of appreciation for grab-and-go coffee shops. There, early risers are accommodated and those of us who struggle with morning are soothed without fuss. There, the good people at the counter prep for the breakfast rush and brew hot coffee while so many of us turn in our covers, thinking of reasons not to get up just yet.

Logger Bar Reopening Cut Short by COVID Numbers

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on August 3, 2021 at 12:12PM

Well, crap. After a brief and much anticipated reopening, the Logger Bar, Blue Lake's iconic watering hole, has shut its doors once again.

Love for Local Restaurants

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on July 13, 2021 at 10:55AM

Restaurants and their workers helped get us through the last year. The Journal wants to hear about the ones closest to your heart and share your appreciation in the upcoming Menu of Menus.

The Folie Douce of yesteryear, when Chris Hollan ran it.

Folie Douce to Become The Kitchen Arcata

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on June 17, 2021 at 9:47AM

Last week, a joyful Chris Hollen announced the sale of her restaurant Folie Douce to Jacob Masslich, who'll be spending the summer transforming it into The Kitchen Arcata. Hollen says she's excited for Masslich and relieved the sale is completed, as it never was when Reda Salhi briefly took it over in 2019.

Some Pig

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on June 1, 2021 at 5:04PM

Opening the county’s first cannabis consumption lounge without food would have been an opportunity missed. And so the upscale Pig and Leaf truck is installed at Papa & Barkley Social’s patio (4325 Broadway, Eureka), complete with heat lamps and fire pits, on the site of the old Kmart that, I’m told, opened with the fanfare by the Eureka High School marching band back in the ’80s.

South G Kitchen's Gastropub Fare on Wheels

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on May 4, 2021 at 10:00AM

After a soft opening April 29, Danny Emmenecker's fledgling food truck South G Kitchen has settled into the spot behind the Arcata Redwood Curtain Brewery (550 S. G St., Arcata), serving "pub fusion," food that’s "familiar but elevated,” with elements like kale slaw for the fish and chips and homemade pickles. "The beer at the Redwood Curtain is for a sophisticated palate and I believe our food truck is, too,” he says.

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