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There’s no doubt that October is the sweetest month on the calendar. Halloween aside, those with a sweet tooth always enjoy a full 31 days to celebrate two decadent holidays — National Dessert Month and National Cookie Month. Carmel-by-the-Sea favorite Café Carmel is especially excited for October because it specializes in cookies. Shaped as fall …

While Thanksgiving gatherings may be smaller this year, Café Carmel wants to make sure our holiday tables still groans with goodies. Keeping alive a tradition that dates back to 1952 with the opening of iconic Wishart Bakery, new cafe owner Sarah Cook will heat up her ovens to create a bevy of baked goods for …

Legend has it that an Ethiopian goat herder first discovered the wonders of coffee centuries ago when his goats became increasingly energetic after eating berries from a certain tree. Today, this human pick-me-up is so instrumental in our daily lives. Visit the cafe any time on National Coffee Day and receive a free regular drip …

Aligning with our mission to serve local, artisanal products, Café Carmel serves decadent scoops from Marianne’s, the family-run creamery from Santa Cruz that started in 1947.

Café Carmel Offers 10% First Responders Discount Café Carmel, located in the heart of Carmel on Ocean Avenue, is now offering a 10% discount on all orders by showing their ID. The café, which has been in operation since 1952, wants to show its support of the first responders with this discount, which is available …

Africans first introduced peanuts to North America beginning in the 1700s. Thankfully, that led to some enterprising baker creating the wondrous peanut butter cookie. Café Carmel specializes in this treat, and on Sept. 13, customers who buy two get the third cookie for free.

Café Carmel celebrates the magic of bacon, continues offering convenient online ordering from its website There is no doubt that the act of gathering together to share food is a positive, socially bonding experience. To help satisfy that need, Café Carmel is now open for limited indoor dining, and outdoors on the patio. But if …

The café, which has been in operation since 1952, wants to show its support of the military with this discount, which is available daily from when we open at 7:30 a.m. to closing at 9:00 p.m. Café Carmel is located at Ocean Avenue and Mission Avenue in Carmel. For information, call (831) 624-3870 or visit …

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, …