New Dog-friendly Dining Cabanas Debut at Mendocino Coast’s Little River Inn

Little River Inn, a historic resort on Northern California’s scenic Mendocino Coast, has introduced a new way for guests to dine alongside their dogs. The inn recently unveiled five cheerful blue cabanas nestled in its lush outdoor gardens, allowing pet-owning guests to enjoy breakfast or dinner delivered directly to their private cabana.

Guests place their order in the main building then lead their pups up to their own private garden cabana. Meals arrive via bellhop in a branded thermal bag matching the cabanas’ vibrant hue. Each cabana offers a cozy, casual setting with space for people and pups—one accommodates up to six people and three dogs, while the remaining four seat four people and two dogs each.

Cabanas are exclusively available to overnight guests with dogs. To reserve, guests should contact the front desk via phone or email at 707-937-5942 or info@littleriverinn.com.

Guests dining in the cabanas enjoy the same acclaimed cuisine served in the inn’s dining room. The menu highlights fresh, seasonal ingredients, such as foraged mushrooms, locally-sourced fish, and produce from their own Laughing Duck Farm. New Chef de Cuisine Sebastian Kaplan has also introduced original dishes to complement longtime favorites.

Little River Inn has long been recognized as one of the Mendocino Coast’s most pet-friendly destinations. Fifth-generation innkeeper Cally Coombs believes dogs are family and has created a warm, welcoming environment for both pets and their people. Dogs can explore the spacious property, enjoy nearby hiking trails, or frolic on the pet-friendly beach across the street. The inn provides food and water bowls, towels for cleanup, and tasty treats. A nightly pet fee of $30 per pet applies, with a two-pet maximum per room.

Humans are equally pampered at the inn. All rooms feature ocean views, and guests have access to the onsite spa, a nine-hole Audubon-certified golf course, and regulation tennis courts, and a private walking trail that leads from the property down to the pet-friendly Van Damme Beach.

About Little River Inn

Little River Inn is a family-owned and operated coastal resort offering 65 guest rooms ranging from casual to luxurious. The property features an award-winning, chef-driven restaurant, nine-hole golf course, professional tennis courts, a spa, and dedicated event spaces for weddings and retreats. Executive Chef Marc Dym and Chef de Cuisine Sebastian Kaplan helm the inn’s acclaimed restaurant, known for hearty California coastal fare and beloved dishes such as Ole’s Swedish Hotcakes and Blackberry Cobbler. Breakfast is available in the dining room or via room service, while Ole’s Whale Watch Bar provides a casual setting for drinks and seasonal whale watching.

The inn is located two miles south of Mendocino at 7901 N. Highway One, Little River, CA 95456. For reservations or more information, visit www.littleriverinn.com or call 707-937-5942.

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Columbus Craft Meats releases 2 New Tasty Product Lines of Charcuterie and Gourmet Nuts

 

People are always looking for new ways to elevate their holiday or family gatherings, and Columbus Craft Meats has introduced two new product lines to help with just that: charcuterie trios and gourmet nut varieties. Each is thoughtfully crafted to enhance any tasting experience.

New Charcuterie Trios

  • Rustic Trio: Experience the flavors of tradition with Sopressata Salame, Prosciutto, and Uncured Coppa from Columbus Craft Meats. These selections provide a rich and authentic taste, crafted using time-honored methods.
  • Bold Trio: For those who enjoy a more adventurous palate, the Bold Trio brings together Hot Sopressata, Uncured Hot Coppa, and Uncured Chorizo, delivering a vibrant, bold spicy goodness with every bite.

Gourmet Nuts

To complement their premium salumi, Columbus Craft Meats has also launched a new line of gourmet nuts, perfect for any charcuterie spread. The varieties include:

  • Parmesan Rosemary Marcona Almonds
  • Hot Honey Mezcal Cashews
  • Mocha Cashews
  • Caramelized Pecans

 

These new products are designed to add a touch of sophistication and excitement to any gathering, offering delicious ways to enhance your next tasting experience.

Benny Blanco’s OPEN WIDE: A Cookbook For Friends debuts on major Bestseller Lists

OPEN WIDE, the debut cookbook from artist, record producer, songwriter, and actor Benny Blanco, made its entry onto The New York Times Best Sellers list at #6 in Nonfiction: Advice, How-to and Miscellaneous. Published by Dey Street Books, the cookbook also reached #7 on USA TODAY’s Bestselling Booklist and #9 on the Los Angeles Times bestselling hardcover nonfiction list. OPEN WIDE became available for purchase upon its release.

Co-authored with recipe developer and bestselling cookbook author Jess Damuck, OPEN WIDE serves as Benny’s guide to food and entertaining, offering readers tips on cooking, impressing guests, and throwing unforgettable dinner parties.

While best known for his work in the music industry, Benny Blanco’s passion for food had become widely recognized in recent years. He hosts some of L.A.’s “most coveted” (The New York Times) dinner parties and collaborates with chef Matty Matheson on two cooking shows. Benny also shares viral cooking tutorials alongside well-known food personalities like Half Baked Harvest, Andy Hearnden, Uncle Roger, and Laurent Dagenais.

The cookbook offers something for everyone, from kitchen basics and expert advice from friends such as Eric Andre, Jess Damuck, Ben Sinclair, and Emile Haynie, to Benny’s own mind-blowing recipes designed to leave guests satisfied and entertained.

 

MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR benny blanco is a record producer, songwriter, artist, actor, record executive, and cookbook author. benny has contributed to the sale of hundreds of millions of albums worldwide through his work with artists including Ed Sheeran, SZA, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Katy Perry, The Weeknd, Maroon 5, Juice WRLD, Sia, and many more. As a solo artist, benny has released two albums—FRIENDS KEEP SECRETS and FRIENDS KEEP SECRETS 2—that have been streamed more than 11 billion times to date and have featured multiple multiplatinum hits. benny made his TV debut playing a fictionalized version of himself on the FXX series “Dave” with Lil Dicky, which has become the #1 comedy on FX and FXX. His longtime friendship with acclaimed chef Matty Matheson has spawned two massively viral online food series, “Matty & Benny Eat Out America” and “Stupid F*cking Cooking Show.” OPEN WIDE is his first book.

Photo Book Pick of the Day: Events of the Social, Portraiture and Collective Agency

Events of the Social:
Portraiture and Collective Agency

African Photography from The Walther Collection

This delightful photo-essay catalog focuses on themes of gender, race, class and social change across three generations of African photography.

Events of the Social is a comprehensive investigation into photographic works by artists from the African continent and its diaspora. Taking the politics of the “colonial gaze” as its starting point, the book looks at the diverse complexity of the nineteenth-century archive through a selection of vintage portraits, cartes de visite, postcards and album pages.

Grace Ndiritu, “Lying Down Textiles,” from the series Still Life , 2005-2007

Three generations of African artists from the 1940s till now then chart the changing features of African societies through portraiture, exploring notions of the self, gender, sexuality, race, social status and politics. The book also examines landscape and the built environment, showing how architecture and spatial planning convey social order and ideology while reflecting experiences of migration, colonialism, war and industrialization.

Dawit L. Petros, “Untitled (Prologue II),” from the series The Stranger’s Notebook , 201. © The artist.

Another group of artists, born after the mid-1970s, explores issues of social identity, lineage, questions of belonging and personal experiences. Artists featured include Sammy Baloji, Jodi Bieber, Mimi Cherono Ng’ok, Alfred Martin Duggan-Cronin, David Goldblatt, Seydou Keïta, Zanele Muholi, Malick Sidibé and Mikhael Subotzky.

Co-published with The Walther Collection, Neu-Ulm / New York

(Reviewer’s note: contains some nude images)

Seydou Keïta, “Untitled,” 1952-1955.

Events of the Social: Portraiture and Collective Agency African Photography from The Walther Collection

  • Edited with text by Elvira Dyangani Ose
  • Book Design: Gabrielle Guy
  • 200 pages, 232 images
  • 6.75 x 9 in. / 17 x 23 cm
  • Softcover
  • US$ 45.00 / € 30.00
  • ISBN 978-3-96999-087-2