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Owner Kim Nelson, above, has shaped Orleans restaurant into a destination for lovers of the big flavors of Louisiana cuisine.
Orleans does Gulf Coast with gusto
Orleans was in the works long before it opened shortly before Christmas last year in historic downtown Brentwood. Owner Kim Nelson envisioned the restaurant, which touts “A Taste of Louisiana,” in ...
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Heather and Murray Sexton, owners of the Bridgehead Café, and manager and waitress Lusanne Bough, left, serve up comfort food and friendship at the Antioch location in business since 1986.<br>Photo by Charlotte Cusack
Bridgehead Café serves up tasty tradition
Murray and Heather Sexton are sitting at the round table in the back of Bridgehead Café in Antioch, in the exact spot where they first met in 1998. “I wasn’t interested in dating. I thought Murray ...
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Diners at Kobe enjoy not only the fabulous fresh food, but the entertaining dining experience.<br><i>Photo by Sonia Beasley</i>
Kobe gets Antioch oriented to flavor
Kobe Seafood & Steakhouse celebrated its grand opening in Antioch last Friday, following its soft opening celebration on Aug. 29. The trendy Antioch location marks the fifth site for the growing ch...
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Mike Ortlieb packs freshly bottled wines into cases at Hannah Nicole Vineyards and Winery as Otonicl Lura oversees the project. The new bottling system allows Hannah Nicole to produce up to 150 cases of wine in an hour.<br><i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i>
Hannah Nicole becomes full-functioning winery
When Neil and Glenda Cohn, owners of Hannah Nicole Vineyards, opened their business on an 80-acre estate on Balfour Road in Brentwood in 2002, they made sure to acquire enough acreage to expand ope...
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Owners Tamara DeLeon and Brent Evans with “sandwich engineers” Nick, left, and David at Big Kahuna Sandwich Shop.<br><i>Photo by Amy Claire</i>
Big Kahuna brings island oasis to Brentwood
A floor-to-ceiling mural in an island motif instantly transports patrons of Big Kahuna Sandwich Shop to the tropics. The shop’s new Brentwood facility, exuding bright, cheery colors and a contempor...
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Prego Pizzeria owner/chef Nasser Hallum displays a personal-size Mediterranean pizza fresh from the oven.<br><i> Photo by Charlotte Cusack</i>
Prego stokes the passion for pizza
“We loved the meaning of ‘prego,’ which means ‘welcome,” said Fatoum Alwareeth, a quiet, positive force amid the chatter and bustle of Prego Pizzeria, the restaurant owned by her and husband Nasser...
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Dinner in the Orchard guests can pick their own grapes in the adjoining vineyard. Last year’s event, above, featured an array of local fruits and vegetables.<br>Press file photo</i>
Dinner in the Orchard branches out
Last year when Barbara Franz hosted her annual Dinner in the Orchard fundraiser, the event was a paper plate, no-frills affair. This year, she’s taking it up a notch. “We’re breaking out the white ...
Aug 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pork is perfect for pigskin parties
Is your tailgating grub feeling a little fatigued? Everyone loves the classics – wings, chips and dips – but it might be time to give these standbys a break. Sweet and spicy pork mini-kabobs offer ...
Aug 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Start your tailgate party online
The Internet provides no shortage of places to find tailgating ideas; a simple Web search yields a banquet of options. But one site gives you a little of everything. Taste of Home – www.tasteofhom...
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Chicken kabobs are a Chaman Kabob favorite.
Flavors of Afghanistan entice East County
Siblings Mezhggan Aryen, Nazanin “Naz” Fazil and Abudullah Fazil all shared the same dream: to work together and own a restaurant. While they all had extensive experience in the food and hospitalit...
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Adam and Krisi Lee sell THRIVE dehydrated foods, which prove that emergency preparedness no longer means bland meals.<br><i>Photo by Charlotte Cusack</i>
Dehydrated can still be delicious
When you imagine freeze-dried food, you’re probably thinking about what people stock up on for emergency purposes, what soldiers eat on the field of battle or what those intrepid NASA astronauts en...
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Barbara Trujillo shows off a display case of baked goodies, including several delicious flavors of cupcakes.<br><i>Photo by Amy Claire</i>
New bakery a sweet dream come true
Home-based cake baker Barbara Trujillo had her heart set on a full-fledged bakery. She began by providing cupcakes and other baked goodies out of her home, at least until word got out about her dre...
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Corn recipes wanted
The countdown to CornFest is on, but you needn’t wait for the weekend of July 13 to get in on the action. The Brentwood Press and Hot Talk 560 KSFO have partnered to host the second annual Corn Rec...
Jun 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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