A dorm-cooked meal

Fear not, young fledglings. Departing the nest may be daunting, but you don’t have to sacrifice good grub for the sake of campus life.

Farmgram: from Start-up to Kickstarter

Local is the essence of Farmgram, from the idea to the product. Funding is the only outsourcing Cal Poly students Tessa Salzman, Tyler Thomas and Adrian Godby are using for their business idea.

Eat, drink, dance and give back at Flavor of SLO

F. McClintock’s, Eureka!Burger or Mo|Tav? Petra or House of Bread? Spike’s or SLO Brewing Co.?

Pluto’s moves into SLO’s orbit

Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net College students know just how they like it. Louis Kimball and Gerry Bugas, the founders of Pluto’s, a restaurant chain based in the San Francisco Bay Area, know this. After all, completely customizable, made-to-order salads and sandwiches…

American-style ‘Eatz’ hit downtown scene

Mustang Daily Staff Report arts@mustangdaily.net New downtown San Luis Obispo restaurant, Eatz by Dezign, opened three weeks ago on Feb. 18 and serves pizza, soups, sandwiches and salads. “Our concept is really based on providing simply delicious food of a…

Splash Café adds new location downtown

Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net The love story of Joanne and Ross Currie steamed up over a bowl of clam chowder. At the time, more than two decades ago, Joanne — general manager at F. McClintock’s Saloon — and Ross — who worked for Budweiser…

Cal Poly Sweet Hickory BBQ Sauce hits stores

Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net Mmm! Finger-lickin’ good! Cal Poly’s new Sweet Hickory BBQ Sauce hit markets Feb. 12, and pulled pork will never be the same. In true Learn by Doing fashion, the university’s barbecue sauce is student-created, student-run and student-produced.…

Restaurant Month spices up SLO

Throughout January, 43 restaurants participated in San Luis Obispo County’s sixth annual Restaurant Month, put on by the San Luis Obispo County Visitors & Conference Bureau. The focus was on fresh, local produce, meats and wines.

Farmers market to grow this summer

Weaving through the crowd during San Luis Obispo’s Farmers’ Market may get a little easier this summer. The Thursday night tradition will expand its borders to include Morro Street between Higuera and Monterey streets from July 1 to Sept. 30.…

Spice up your life with salsa

In 1997 Pace Foods declared May National Salsa Month, and I am excited to celebrate an entire month of my favorite condiment. There are so many types of salsa. It would be easy to try a new one each day…

Pumping Iron

The new Recreation Center is finally open, and health nuts everywhere are working overtime. It’s easy to find someone “pumping iron,” but as I head over to the Red Cross to attempt to give blood again, there isn’t enough iron…