Press Highlights & Acknowledgments
Press Highlights
2023 Features:
“Idyllic Carmel-by-the-Sea offers tourists a quirky side: sweet Storybook-style buildings… If you need to step away from the cuteness, the beach with its canopy of Monterey cypress trees lies a few blocks from the town center: Come back to dine like a fairy-tale king on Wagyu beef at Grasing’s…”
– The Wall Street Journal, September 29, 2023
2022 Features:
Edible Monterey:
Narsai David Chats About Grasing’s and Chalone
GayCityNews.com:
Carmel and Monterey: A California Escape with Spectacular Views and Rainbows
2021 Features:
The Californian:
Looking for something festive to do this month? Check out this guide to holiday events in Monterey
Monterey County Now:
The Monterey County food scene is better than Michelin critics might believe.
Forbes:
Your Guide To The Ultimate Weekend Exploring The Monterey Peninsula
2020 Features:
Monterey Herald:
Raúl Nava, Off the Menu 831: Local restaurants embrace outdoor dining, but brace for winter
2019 Features:
Sacramento Bee:
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Where to eat when you’re not sipping wine
2018 Features:
The Coronado Times:
Bridgeworth: Charming Carmel, California. What are you waiting for?
2017 Features:
Monterey Herald:
Essential Eats: Monterey County’s top 100 bites
CBSN New York:
5 Historical Places To Spend Thanksgiving Weekend
KRON4:
Perfect Trip to Carmel by the Sea
2016 Features:
San Francisco Chronicle:
Tour Carmel’s hidden courtyards and passageways
2015 Features:
Luxury Travel Magazine:
Courtyards, Corridors, and Crannies: Uncovering the Secrets of Carmel-by-the-Sea
Acknowledgments
2024 Awards:
2024 Wine Spectator: Grand Award
2022 Awards:
2022 Monterey County Weekly: Best Chef Cal Stamenov
2019 Awards:
2019 Wine Spectator: Best of Award of Excellence
2019 Golden Pine Cone Awards by the Carmel Pine Cone: Best Restaurant, Best Bartender – Ira, Best Cocktails
2019 OpenTable: Most Booked, Best Ambiance, Special Occasion, Notable Wine List
2019 Carmel Chamber of Commerce: Awards of Excellence for Large Food/Market/Specialty
2018 Awards:
2018 Wine Spectator: Best of Award of Excellence
2018 Readers’ Choice Monterey Herald: Best Restaurant
2018 Golden Pine Cone Awards by the Carmel Pine Cone: Best Restaurant, Best Bartender – Ira
2018 Trip Advisor: Certificate of Excellence and Hall Of Fame
2017 Awards:
2017 Wine Spectator: Best of Award of Excellence
2017 Golden Pine Cone Awards by the Carmel Pine Cone: Best Restaurant, Best Chef – Kurt Grasing, Best Restaurant Service in Carmel
2017 Trip Advisor: Certificate of Excellence
2017 Carmel Chamber of Commerce: Awards of Excellence for Dining
2016 Awards:
2016 Wine Spectator: Best of Award of Excellence
2016 Golden Pine Cone Awards by the Carmel Pine Cone: Best Restaurant for Special Occasion, Best Bartender – Ira Comello
2016 Trip Advisor: Certificate of Excellence
2015 Awards:
2015 Wine Spectator: Best of Award of Excellence
2015 Golden Pine Cone Awards by the Carmel Pine Cone: Best Restaurant for Steak
2015 Trip Advisor: Certificate of Excellence
2015 OpenTable: Diner’s Choice Awards
2014 Awards:
2014 Wine Spectator: Best of Award of Excellence
2014 Golden Pine Cone Awards by the Carmel Pine Cone: Best Restaurant for Steak
2014 Trip Advisor: Certificate of Excellence
2013 Awards:
2013 Monterey Weekly: Best Restaurant in Carmel