Another condor action video at Pebble Beach, California during Car Week 2025.
I shot these videos in the morning from my car window. Thank you Apple iPhone.
Text and videos by Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
Concours d’Elegance 2026 - Information below:
2026 Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach, California
Car Week 2025 was a hit! This August event on the Monterey County Peninsula drew 100,000 visitors to the area according to KION-TV.
Plan early for the hotels and restaurants you would like to book..
Posted by Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
Robata Grill Izakaya in Carmel, California by Ruth Paget - one of my favorite reviews for the Monterey County Weekly (Circulation: 200,000). Click below for review:
Robata Grill in Carmel, California
By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks
Ranchero Shrimp at Super Pollo in Salinas, California by Ruth Paget
I found a dish at Super Pollo in Salinas, California that I am pretty sure qualifies as a Blue Zones recipe, which is 95% plant-based with 5% of the dish being made up of six butterflied and sautéed jumbo prawns.
This dish is called Ranchero Shrimp (camarones rancheros). This dish is almost a stir-fry using olive oil (California has a lot), white onions, fat Serrano green and spicy peppers, 1 pound of diced tomatoes, cilantro, and shrimp. (Recipe source: mexicoinmykitchen.com)
Ranchero shrimp is delicious and full of Vitamin C and antioxidants like lycopene in the tomatoes that can help prevent cancer.
The light tomato sauce and vegetables pair well with the Spanish rice that comes with the meal. I always love Spanish rice as it is made with chicken broth, tomato juice, and green pepper slices. The refried beans at Super Pollo were light and tasted as if they had been made with olive oil.
Finally, Super Pollo also delivers a side salad with this meal made of crispy iceberg lettuce (tastes great in the heat), tomato slices, a ring of raw onion, shredded cheese, and ranch dressing on the side. The salad and all the vegetables that go into this dish make it country or ranchero.
I think camarones rancheros at Super Pollo tastes great and is really a good value for your money when you consider all the organic food from the Salinas that go into making it. I also think it is a candidate for a Blue Zones designation.
By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
