Monterey County Weekly

Rachel Mueller wanted to be a dancer. She ended up running business. Now she volunteers with the shelter I-HELP and serves with Les Dames d’Escoffier, which supports women in food service.

Food and giving have always been a part of Les Dames d’Escoffier board president Rachel Mueller’s life. It is probably impossible to squeeze the gist of Rachel Mueller’s life into a few paragraphs. The Southern California native earned degrees in dance at Mills College in Oakland and

Incoming chef Pacifico Mata has spent the last two months learning the kitchen at Portola Hotel & Spa. Chef Carl Ashurst is leaving after 48 years. Mata will oversee Jacks Monterey, Peter B’s and the hotel’s catering program.

Several longtime culinary veterans are stepping down. But the new wave also brings experience. There is an amiable chuckle as Chef Carl Ashurst ponders a changing of the guard in Monterey County kitchens. The person replacing him in the kitchen of Jacks Monterey and

The Salinas Regional Soccer Complex is offering a Summer Tailgate event for two weekends, June 11-14, and the finals rounds July 18-19.

The World Cup means watch parties, and none may be bigger than at Salinas’ soccer complex. The most watched sports event on the planet begins Thursday, June 11 in Mexico City with a match between Mexico and South Africa, kicking off a cavalcade of 48 national

Residents contacted the Carmel City Council in record numbers urging the Council to defund tourism marketing efforts, citing a growing number of tourists year round.

The Carmel Council punts on marketing to allay residents fed up with tourism. After years of toying with the idea of reducing or eliminating its tourism marketing expenses, the Carmel City Council is no longer playing. On June 2, the Council passed a