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  In the heart of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Café Carmel keeps alive a tradition that dates back to 1952, when the Wishart family opened a bakery in a now-historic 1920s building on Ocean Avenue. Wishart Bakery became a local institution, always serving its signature coffee cake. In July of 2019, Sarah Cook took over ownership and will …

  We are looking for an experienced and friendly barista to join our team. Flexible shifts are available including weekdays and weekends, mornings, and afternoons. Pay depends on experience plus tips.   Please contact Sarah at: (831)624-3870 or sarah@cafecarmel.com   Offering breakfast, lunch, and brunch, with takeout via its online ordering platform Café Carmel is …

Each day Americans eat more than 300 million sandwiches — and have an 18th century English earl to thank. This perfectly portable food was popularized in England in 1762 by John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. It seems the earl had a gambling problem. Unwilling to get up from the table to eat, he …

Café Carmel celebrates National Ice Cream Month with decadent scoops of Monterey Bay favorite Marianne’s   In a typical year, the average American consumes nearly 13 pounds of ice cream. Not surprisingly, that number shot up during the pandemic as we all screamed for ice cream — the ultimate comfort food. The first true ice …

  Café Carmel will be at the Summer Live Music Series in Carmel Plaza Friday, June 30th: Money Band featuring Café Carmel & Scheid Winery The Menu Peach salad Quiche Summer tart – tomato, feta cheese, and basil Mini cupcakes Bread pudding with whipped cream Affogato   Come and join us! Café Carmel is on …

This is a two-step process. Now through July 9, you can nominate the businesses you think deserve to be “Best of.” The top nominees will be pushed through to the final round (July 27 – August 16) when voting will take place. We hope you will think of Café Carmel in the “Arts, Entertainment & …

Café Carmel will be selling baked goods and savory bites on a weekly basis starting June 15 and every Thursday at the new Seaside Certified Farmers’ Market at Laguna Grande Regional Park at 1259 Canyon Del Rey Blvd. in Seaside. The market, with 50 vendors, will be open every Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m. …

  Café Carmel will be offering an delicious array savory dishes and delectable desserts at the Carmel Plaza Summer Live Music Series, which kicks off with The Money Band5-7 p.m. Friday, June 30, at the Carmel Plaza on Ocean Avenue, Carmel. The café will be serving a menu of peach salad, quiche, summer tomato, feta …

Packed with protein and loaded with possibilities, the humble egg has been a staple of the human diet for millennia. It even has its own day. June 3 is National Egg Day, an opportune time to celebrate this perfectly packaged food — and an egg-cellent day to practice your egg puns. With a varied breakfast-brunch …

  Native to the Mediterranean and one of the world’s oldest known foods, the artichoke is actually the edible flower bud of a thistle plant in the sunflower family. Who actually was brave enough to be the first to eat this spiky plant? No one knows, but we DO know that our own baker extraordinaire …