www.montereycountyweekly.com DECEMBER 18-24, 2025 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY 49 To all who attended and helped with our 2025 Events Thank You! Michael Troutman/DMT images Sponsor/Donors Aabha Indian Cuisine Absolute Artistry Ad Astra Baker Ad Astra Bakery Adept Events Aki Fresh Mex Alila Ventana Big Sur Allegro Pizzeria Alta Baker Alvarado Street Brewery Arts Council For Monterey County Baker’s Bacon Bernardus Lodge Big Sur Lodge Big Sur River Inn Big Sur Road House Blaze Engineering Bricolage Cain Sound California Fire Protection Cardinale Movers Carmel Beach Hotel Carmel Magazine Casas De Humo Barbeque Cella Restraurant Chez Noir Chic Events Rental Collectivo Felix Conifer Corberosa Coffee Craft Curbside Pizza Craft Design Build Crema Creative D.Scott Farmer David Fink David Stewart & Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn Edible Monterey Magazine Edible Slo Magazine Emily And Todd Voth Emily Peck Enr & Associates Ericka Engelman Couture Esselen Institute Events By Classic Evolution Studio Excel Electric Fashion Streaks Felix Cocinero Fenton & Keller Fernwood Resort Foxy Couture Full Of Life Flatbread Grasings Greenleaf Produce Hillary Lippman– B ig Sur Coast Properties Hollie Jackson Events Home Hurrica I Brand Winery Jerome’s Carmel Valley Market John Kongsgaard Just In Jade Kim & Gine Weston Kristin Simenc Krml Radio La Pizza Piccolo Lady Somm Laurent Perrier Champagne Le Bicyclette Loma Vista Inn & Gardens Lygia Chappellet and Family Magnus Toren March Hare Salon Marilyn Shultz Mark Arellano / Moose Lodge Martha Deyoung Martin Dehmler Fine Cabinetmaking Matt Glazer MEarth Mining Tax Plan, Llc Monterey County Symphony Association Monterey County Weekly Monterey Signs Montrio Morgan Clendenen Nancy Scholink Naomi Smith New Dawn Studio O’callaghan’s Pamela Conant Pasatiempo Golf Club Patrick Orosco Peggy’s Home Care Pfeiffer Beach Hotel Pisoni Family Post No Bills Carmel Post Ranch Inn Qouign Reidel Rio Grill Roberto Loppi Roy’s Pebble Beach Russo’s Produce Santa Lucia Preserve Savory Events Schoch Family Farmstead Sherwood Country Club Sierra Mar Skulpt Salon Southern Glazer Stationaery Stepladder Creamery Sudz Cyber Laundry Sur At The Barnyard Sur Carmel Tarpy’s The Barnyard Carmel The Bitter Ginger The Chieftess The Edible Ambassador The Grove Cafe And Bakery The Henry Miller Memorial Library The Lodge Restaurant At Treebones The Meatery The Monterey Herald The Pocket The Village Big Sur Treebones Resort Tweten Foundation Vee-R Creative Ventures Verdant Valley Solutions Wild Plum Café Woody’s Chefs & Culinary Partners Annie Hobbs/Mearth Anthony Kresge / Pasatiempo Golf Club Austen Falls / Bricolage Ben Spungin/Alta Bakery C. Rene Esparza/ Deetjen’s Chava Hernandez, Lalo Moreno/ Rio Grill Christian Martinez- Martinez Christina Lonewolf/ The Chieftess Clark Staub/ Full Of Life Flatbread Colin Moody/ Sherwood Country Club Colin Princi/ Corberosa Coffee Dana Escorcia Daniella Martinez Darryl Charles Diego Felix/ Felix Cocinero Gus Trejo/ Bernardus Lodge Hollie Jackson/ Hollie Jackson Events Hoon Kang/ Post Ranch Isabel Escoria/ Aki Fresh Mex Jacob Burrell/Conifer Jerome Viel/ Jerome’s Carmel Valley Market Jessica Yarr/ The Grove Cafe And Bakery John Harry Jorden Dolan/ Savory Events Jorge Casas/ Casas De Humo Barbeque Justin Baade/Hurrica Kevin Paredes/ Post Ranch Inn Kurt Boucher/ Montrio Kyle Walker/ The Lodge Restaurant At Treebones Leyla Cheyenne Marc Johnson/ Santa Lucia Preserve Mario Garcia/ Grasings Michael Droma Michelle & Jack Rudolph/ Stepladder Creamery Mike Baroni/ Craft Curbside Pizza Mike Fischetti/ The Pocket Nestor Marin/ Events By Classic Nico Long/ Fernwood Resort Obdiel Luna/ Le Bicyclette Pabo Mellin/ Roy’s Rachel Mueller Reylon Agustin / Post Ranch Inn Ron Mendoza/ Ad Astra Bakery Santana Rodriguez/ Qouign Sophia Martinez Steven Siglin/ The Edible Ambassador Tim Wood/ Woody’s Tim Eelman/ The Village Big Sur Wes Wilcox/ Stationaery Wineries & Libations Aaron Wines Albatross Ridge Amevive Wine Au Bon Climat Band of Vintners Beaureegaurd Big Basin Brosseau Wines Chalone Chamisal Vineyards Chappellet Winery Corral WIne Co. Domaine Messier Dunites Farm Cottage Farm Wines Imports Forlorn Hope Head High Wines Hubba Wines I Brand Wines Jacob Toft Jamiee Motley Wines Joseph Phelps Joyce Ken Swegles Kermit Lynch Wines Kobza Kunin Lady of the Sunshine Laurent Perrier Champagne Lumen Madson Wines Margins Morgan Mount Eden Other Brother Brewery Outward Wines Peachy Canyon Pepite Wines Pisoni Planet Wine ROAR Rootdown Rustic Rustique Samuel Louis Smith Wines Scar of the Sea Wines Shokrian Slayton Wines Storrs Winery Tira Nanza Trail Marker Vintage 59 Wrath Sommeliers Ali Rush Alicia Walling Alyssa Papiernik Beccy Breeze Bonnie Graves Elena Bryan Erick Cadena Jenna Congdon John Kiely Lee Lightfoot Michele Garber Mike Trupiano Rebecca Chapa Rob Rentaria Tai Rosa Maldonado Artists & Performers Bailey D. Callie Lynn McKenzie Carmel Delights David Hollilidof Elizabeth Murray Etienne Franc Jesse DeCarlo Kodiak Greenwood Madeline Boettcher Object Heavy Patrick Tregenza Pfeiffer Beach Hotel Rachael Short Razzvio Rick Chelew Vanessa Williams Photographers Bill Cox Brian Mack Coel Mayer Kendal DeLaura Liz Birnbaum/ Curated Feast Kris Evered Michael Troutman Ryland Zweifel The DeLauras Writers Laura Ness Mark Anderson Volunteers/ Production Abbie Lovell Adonna Simons Adrian Dermicek Alex Bazzel Alex Shepherd Alexandra Roden Alicia Sanoian Alisa Wilson Allan Wilks Allie Ladio Alyssa Papiernik Analisa Olsen Andrew Fairhurst Angee Morriss Ann Hougham Anna Narvaez-Helms April Patch April Zobel Ashley Moffat Azar Rose Barbara Evans Beatrice Payan Ben Draeger Betsy McMullin Brent Carlson Brian Mazurek Brook Ewoldsen Bryn Smith Caramia Coniglio Carina Martone Carissa Chappellet Carl Maxey Carly Gooch Carol Ann Deighton Casey Buck Casey Cushing Cath Tendler Cayley Lambur Charles Silvera Jr. Charlotte Robinson Chere Amend Chloe Scott Chris Loyola Chris Powers Sean Thompson Christine Carico Christopher Bertilacchi Cindy Vandenberg Colin Twohig Corina Avila Crissela Vo Cristopher Heimer Crystal Rose Arnold Cynthia Haas Damon Mayer Dana Carnazzo Daniel Muller Danielle Carlson David Abel David Amend David Roden Deena Angelique Derrick Elder Domini Anne Donovan Elaine Reyes Elena Bryan Elizabeth Ann Elle Brewer Elnet Veldman Elyse Mankin Emilia Gorton Emily Birmingham Emily Lamb Emily Peck Eric Damm Eric Drake Eric Shickenburger Erin Doughery Erin Gogarty Erin Muldoon Francesco Diamanti Frayne Padgham Gaia Cascio Gen Millington Gene Wood George Anderson George Chadwick Gina Davi Grace Lutz Graham Ginsburg Hannah Morrison Harimah Wuamett Hazel Moffat Heath Rocha Heather Foster Heather Jorgenson Heather Lanier Heidi T White Park Holly Goodwin Ian Mattice Ira Comello Jaafar Kvenild Jamie Goncalves Jannae Lizza Jared Seeders Jason Hackforth Jeff Crawford Jeffrey Yates Jen Trupiano Jennifer Indula Jennifer Silvera Jennifer Wrighton Jennnifer DeVilliers Jerilyn Hesse Jerry Moxley Jesse Alvarez Jesse Comello Jessica Babcock Jessica Wheeler Joanna Burrows John Jemison John Purcell Jolinda Matthews Jonah Trosky Jonathan Wood Joseph Bradford Joslyn Baca Jules Cochrane Julie Vucina Juneau Andrea Justine Englehardt Kalila Griffith Karen Damm Karen Judkins Karley Corrales Katelyn Plauche Katherine Marie Wheeler Kathleen Cornell Kathy Kleinsorge Katie Park (with Heidi) Katie Wolff Katy Newman Kayla Tarkuc Ken Paine Kendal DeLaura Kerrie Smith Kevin Dayspring Kim Rasmussen Kimberly Theobald Lacey Mazurek Lara Pierson Lara Veldman Laura Fetters Laurie Johnson LaVerne McLeod Leah Beets Leah Sheppard Leana Yeager Lehla Cheyenne Owens Lehla Owens Leif Stein Leigh Fitz Lennie Rodriguez Leo Watkins-Brown Letty Aguilera Libby Dodson Lila Epstein Linda Frost Linda Goulet Lisa Hudson Lizzeth Ramirez Lucas Metcalfe Lygia Chappellet Lynette Tolentino Mac Murphy Madeline Fisher Madeline Murray Mae Lamb Mandy Oates Marcus Foster Margarett Gabrielson Marisol Rodriguez Mark Anderson Martin Palafox Mary Carey Mary Skipwith MaryAnna Stahl Matt Bruno Matt Kuck Matt Mathias Matthew de Vela Mayson Kroll Megan Goodwin Melissa Eugene Melissa Williams Micha Merrick Michele Hanson Michelle Menczkowski Michelle Ross Miguel Ponce Mike Scutari Miranda Diamanti Molly Starr Monica Panzer Nancy Singh Natalie Gopi Willett Neva Case Nicholas Leahy Nick Bryden Noel Oard Mapstead Noelle White Olivia Pierce-Eiselein Ondine Gorton Ozzie Cardinale Paige McGuire Palmer Maiden Patie McCracken Patrick Leetch Paul Amend Penny Portillo Phoenix Redstone Rachel Goldberger Rachel Mueller Rafael Payan Raul Lopez Rebeca Salazar Reija Massey Rob Wilks Robert Seeds Roeya Banuazizi Rose Silvera Welch Ruth McMaster Rylee Reeder Sam Buck Samantha Barnett Sandra Still Scarlet Moffat Scott Otis Scott Wells Sea Sevilla Sean Allen Sean Aten Sehra Evans Sequoia Zamora Shae Cameron Sharen Carey Sharon Wilson Shelby Hawthorne Shelley Jemison Shelly Horn Sofia Snavely Stephanie Paine Stephanie Luk Stephanie Paine Steve Miller Steve Wade Summer Jordan Tajha Chappellet-Lanier Tammie Ward Tanja Roos Tessa Carnazzo Tiffani Carr Tony Perez Tracey Chesebrough Tracey Roginson Traci Davis Tricia Roden Valerie Elder Vicki Blaszczak Victoria Slakey Yvonne Lewis Big Sur Food & Wine Foundation Board & Committee Aengus Wagner, President Elsa Rivera, CFO/ Events Director Matt Peterson, VP/ Wine Director Frank Pinney, Board Member Amanda Oliver, Board Member/ Communications April Reynolds, Webmaster Cathering Mulligan, Graphic Artist Elizabeth Vogt, Social Media/ PR Danielle Colangelo, Volunteer Captain Jennifer Haydu, Volunteer Coordinator Kari Bernardi, Event Captain Laurie Smith, Logistics Lead Mike Trupiano, Somm Director Ola Williamson-Rocha, Décor Manager Olivia Carnahan, Opening Night Captain Parker Fisher, HML Event Captain Peggy Giles, Chef Coordinator/ Transportation Robert Tilden, Logistics/ Warehouse Manager Roman Reed, Logistics Coordinator Tai Rosa Maldonado, Event Captain Big Idea Squad –The Big Sur Fashion Show Elsa Rivera, Executive Director Beverly Van Pelt, Graphic Artist Brent Sepulvedo, Knight Cassidy Vincent, Social Media Christen Jones, Décor Manager Magnus Toren, EmCee/ Music Director Megan Bowers, Volunteer Coordinator Sadie Kvenild, Creative Director Sehra Evans, Hair & Make Up Director Sven van Rooij, Web Ops As the holidays invite reflection, we celebrate all that we’ve accomplished in 2025— thanks to our guests, committees, volunteers, sponsors, donors, chefs, winemakers, community partners, and friends who give so generously of their time and hearts. Our signature events—The Ferrari Event, The Big Sur Fashion Show, and The Big Sur Food & Wine Festival—are possible only through your dedication and support. Together, we continue to curate meaningful experiences while serving Palo Colorado, Big Sur, and the South Coast of Big Sur as stewards of both land and community. Soon we will be gifting grants to our beneficiaries, knowing that together we are making our corner of the world a better place. Thank you all so very much! –Elsa, Aengus, Matt and the Big Sur Food & Wine Festival and Big Sur Fashion Show teams.
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