Bolinas chef infuses local cuisine with abuelita’s magic

by Ben Stocking April 17, 2024

Chef Enrique Hernandez Vergara has spent the past 13 years at the Coast Café in Bolinas, where he makes culinary magic out of locally farmed, foraged and fished ingredients. He is inspired by his grandmother, a celebrated mole chef from Puebla, Mexico. (David Briggs / Point Reyes Light)

Enrique Hernandez Vergara won’t tell you where he found that five-pound porcini. And he won’t tell you the secret to his grandma . . .

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