Years ago, Ruth Reichl wrote about Nepenthe for New West (later California) magazine, a west-coast glossy. She gave us a generous review, praising Lolly’s Roast Chicken with Sage Stuffing, the moody quality of the dining room, and reveled in the simple food, the wine, the views and feeling of place–all still true, in my mind. I [...]

“Quaff, oh Quaff, this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore” (Edgar Allen Poe).  Nepenthe’s big day is almost here–make plans to play hooky from school, from work, from your tax payment woes, and come forget your worldly cares on the terrace of Nepenthe overlooking the sea. Nepenthe turns 60 on April 24th with a [...]

When we were growing up at Nepenthe we spent the day before the Easter holiday decorating eggs, not a mere dozen, but several flats of them in one sitting. We would gather around my grandmother’s sturdy family table in the kitchen above the restaurant, water tumblers filled with bright inky colors for dipping our boiled eggs into. [...]