Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. The rhythmic pounding of my late grandma’s century-old mortar and pestle is as familiar to me as any lullaby. The ...

Of all the rigs in a pole angler’s armoury, the humble paste rig might be the most misunderstood, which is mad, really, because it’s also one of the simplest to set up and arguably the most ...