Northern California

In article , "Mary Ayres"
Someone wrote:

Mary,
Should you find youself in Eureka, try the restaurant at the Hotel Carter. They have been featured in many magazines and are nice people. Beautiful food. Tell the owners, Mark and Christi Carter that Ron Zimmerman of The Herbfarm sent you. Have fun!

Someone wrote:
: I'm travelling down thru the mtns of northern california and then back up the : coast.  I am not spending any time in San Francisco or south of there.

: Any suggestions of places not to be missed?  Since I'm camping, I only eat out if : it's extra special - don't care if it's fancy or funky - but it has to be very : good for me to pass up my own cooking.

: Thanks.

: Mary Ayres

If you pop into Guallala, check out the great restaurant at St. Orr's. It's a great architectural creation, and the restaurant is top-notch. Focuses on local produce and meats. When I was there, the side vegies on the plate were made to look like washed up kelp from the sea. It's a beautiful area, but so is all of the north coast.

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If you do hit Gualala, might continue north on Hwy 1 to the town of Mendocino and try Cafe Beaujolais.

Bill R. wrote:

From Mendocino, if you go north to Eureka and dine at the Hotel Carter, you won't be disappointed. Restaurant has its own gardens and cooks with fresh, regional items. Featured in many magazines. Stay accross the street at the Carter House. Tell Mark and Christi that Ron Zimmerman from The Herbfarm outside of Seattle sent you.

If you are near the Eureka area, you can try the Samoa Cookhouse. It is in the town of Samoa (which I'm not sure is a town or an old logging community). They have homestyle meals in which they put the food on a big table and you help yourself (as if at home). The place used to be used to feed the loggers when they came in from cutting down the redwood forests. They have an interesting room of historical memorabilia too. I remember the food being pretty good and lots of it. Dessert was quite good (pies, cobblers and that sort of thing). It's an interesting place to visit if just to get a historical feel for the area.

Tracy Taylor
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