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Kaitlyn Le, 6, left, savors her noodles one at a time at Oodles of Noodles in Brentwood. <br><i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i>
Kaitlyn Le, 6, left, savors her noodles one at a time at Oodles of Noodles in Brentwood.
Photo by Richard Wisdom
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Oodles of Noodles: Simple, fast and healthy
by Samie Hartley
Aug 26, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Ordering a meal at Oodles of Noodles is as easy as one, two, three – just read the menu board when you walk in to learn the art of “oodling.” “I’m all about keeping it simple,” owner Jon Lei said....
Anna Marie Fletchero performs during the ninth annual Brentwood Art, Wine and Jazz Festival last weekend.<br><i>Photo by Stacey Chance</i> Thousands celebrate Art, Wine and Jazz
A Friday night windstorm flipped a dozen canopies set up for the ninth annual Brentwood Art, Wine and Jazz Festival last weekend, but because the artists had yet to arrive, no damage was done to t...
Sep 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cline Cellars winemaker Charlie Tsegeletos, observing the late morning Sonoma fog, notes that the 2010 grape harvest might be later than normal. The same dynamic might well hold true for our own C...
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