Sometimes, the simplest dishes may seem tricky to achieve perfect texture and charcoal grilled chicken is a perfect example. In this recipe, I love how simple marination and proper grilling techniques keeps the chicken pieces tender, juicy and packed with flavour. The smoky aroma from the charcoal makes it even more delicious and irresistible.  Charcoal...

Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant Once you roll up to this sprawling hotel, restaurant, and market complex, you’re almost exactly halfway between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Celebrate this achievement with a country breakfast in the Ranch Kitchen, a pub burger and a pint at the adults-only Horseshoe Bar, or a bone-in prime rib...

To dine at Bell’s is to fall in love with the Santa Ynez Valley. The Michelin-starred French-inspired bistro sits on the dusty main street of Los Alamos, just off the 101 freeway, in the heart of California’s Central Coast wine country. Grapes stretch in every direction on the hillsides, rows of purple-tinged lettuces sprout at...

Driving up to Door County, Wisconsin, feels a lot like going to grandma’s house. The bucolic, woodsy peninsula, which juts like a thumbs-up from Green Bay into Lake Michigan, is known for postcard-perfect views, cherries, boat and bike rides, lighthouses, state parks, meandering Scandinavian farmland communities, and autumnal bonfires on endless shorelines where local beer...

A wind-swept, art-soaked enclave in the middle of the Chihuahuan Desert might seem like the last place you’d find transcendent Italian cooking. Marfa is better known for minimalist installations than fennel-laced salumi. But step inside Bordo, a deli and cafe tucked into a former 1930s mechanic shop, for some of Texas’s best Italian food. Chef-owner...

A pioneer in the plant-based meat space is distancing itself from the struggling category, at least in name. Beyond Meat, known for its plant-based hamburgers, steaks, sausages and chicken, is changing its name to Beyond The Plant Protein Co. A spokesperson said the new moniker “better reflects” the company’s expanding portfolio, which recently added a...

Around the Salish Sea, when you tell folks you’re headed to Lilliwaup, they know what it means. With a population of just over 200 people, this tiny seaside village on Hood Canal is home to a pet food store, a combination general store/motel, and Hama Hama.The 124-year-old Hama Hama Oyster Company supplies bivalves to big-name...

Leftovers is our look at a few of the product ideas popping up everywhere. Some are intriguing, some sound amazing and some are the kinds of ideas we would never dream of. We can’t write about everything that we get pitched, so here are some leftovers pulled from our inboxes. PepsiCo packs protein into Doritos...

Deep in the west Texas desert, an Italian deli serves ethereal sandwiches and freshly milled pasta. On the tip of a Wisconsin peninsula, a homey, family-run restaurant offers some of the country’s most impressive Mexican fine dining. In a small town off a central California freeway, a casual French spot treats diners to Michelin-starred tasting...

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Anaheim, Calif. — Celebrity-backed Caliwater was founded with a simple idea, according to actor and co-founder Oliver Trevna: “Why coconut when you could cactus?” Trevna, who said he was a big coconut water drinker, co-founded Caliwater in...