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Cherries are ripe for the picking in Brentwood. Due to inclement weather, the cherry harvest isn’t as bountiful as in years past. If you want to participate in U-Pick, take advantage of the three-day weekend to pick the best berries.
Cheery pickers invade cherry orchards
There are cherries, and then there are Brentwood cherries. Only a Brentwood cherry can draw an instant smile from that very first bite. As your teeth mash the cherry’s firm, glossy skin, a rush of ...
May 23, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Apple Tortellini Salad
Apples pick up the picnic
There’s nothing like the perfect picnic or barbecue to slow you down and help you reconnect with friends and family. This season, surprise your guests with a rustic backyard picnic, starring delici...
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Try pumpkin for a classic holiday
Family gatherings, favorite holiday decorations, the wonderful smells of baked goods – the holidays are full of familiar rituals and special memories. And pumpkin treats are ideal for holiday bakin...
Nov 12, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Chopsticks Restaurant server Tommy Shyvers has some fun with the fortune cookies.<br><i>Photo by Stacey Chance</i>
Dig in with Chopsticks
It’s a simple name, but Chopsticks Restaurant in Brentwood is anything but plain. Owner Victor Jin dwells in the kitchen, serving up made-to-order authentic Mandarin and Cantonese cuisine every day...
Nov 04, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Robin and Dan Jolivette, far left, with sons Zach, 12, and Dalton, 7, relax outside their yogurt shop Scrumdillyumptious.<br><i>Photo by Samie Hartley</i>
Scrumdillyumptious treats downtown Brentwood
Scrumdillyumptious is a fun word to say, but now it’s also a fun place to be in downtown Brentwood. Owners Robin and Dan Jolivette have been serving tasty treats at their yogurt shop since August, ...
Oct 29, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kelly Wietsma and Talia Tolomeo browse the menu at Bella Cucina.<br><i>Photo by Stacey Chance</i>
Only the freshest foods at Bella Cucina
Essy Abtahi owns restaurants all over the Bay Area, but these days, he’s busy in the kitchen at Bella Cucina in Antioch. Some owners like to just walk around the restaurant and greet guests, but Ab...
Oct 23, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Owner Jaime Gonzalez, right, and his brother Roberto use family recipes to serve up some of the best barbecue in town at Brentwood Hickory Pit. <br><i>Photo by Stacey Chance</i>
Hickory Pit finds new home
If you drive by Brentwood Hickory Pit on Brentwood Boulevard and see the “for lease” sign, don’t get discouraged. Head over to the new location across town and take a seat at the restaurant’s new d...
Oct 15, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Try tortillas for easy meal makeovers
Forget about that bowl of cold breakfast cereal or the same old sandwich for lunch. It’s time to give those meals a healthy makeover. And the tortilla is just the ingredient to put a healthy meal t...
Oct 15, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sean McCauley, left, owner of McCauley Brothers Olive Groves, recently opened a store at his ranch that sells exclusively locally-grown products, from olive oils and honeys to dried fruits and nuts. <br><i>Photo by Samie Hartley</i>
New store champions locally-grown goods
After more than 30 years in the olive farming business, Sean McCauley decided it was time to open a store where everyone would have easy access to his products as well as fresh produce from other l...
Sep 30, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Byron boasts chili and family fun
Byron residents are getting ready for a hot time at the Chili Cookoff and Family Fun Day set for Oct. 10. Kathy Leighton reports that there is some fierce competition brewing among local residents ...
Sep 30, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Carpaccio manager Rosario Valencia serves a glass of wine during cocktail hour. Carpaccio has a bountiful selection of local and imported wines.<br><i>Photo by Stacey Chance</i>
Carpaccio cuisine continues to impress
It may be early to be making holiday plans, but if you want a reservation at Carpaccio Ristorante Italiano, you’d better make it now. Manager Rosario Valencia said the Antioch restaurant is so popu...
Sep 24, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Big Kahuna Sandwich Shop owners Chris Palsa and Tina Blasingame have been serving flavor-filled specialty sandwiches in Antioch for four years.<br><i>Photo by Stacey Chance</i>
Sandwich shop changes name, not quality
Tina Blasingame and Chris Palsa had no experience with the food business when they took over a Mr. Pickles franchise four years ago, but now the sandwich masters are stepping out on their own, ridi...
Sep 17, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Manager Shawn Rahimi hopes to bring new life to Humphrey’s on the Delta with the newly improved banquet room that underwent a makeover earlier this year. <br><i>Photo by Stacey Chance</I>
New manager makes splash at Humphrey’s
Humphrey’s on the Delta has been a fixture in the Antioch community for more than a decade, but now that Shawn Rahimi is on board as manager, the restaurant is regaining its status as a quality Eas...
Sep 10, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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