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Guiltless summer entertaining
Counting carbs for swimsuit season doesn’t mean missing out on sun and fun. Savor every moment with these tips for summer entertaining on a diet: Ambiance – Lighting and décor are an essential pa...
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Roasted Cauliflower with Creamy Ranch Sauce
Tips for quick, nutritious meals
After a chaotic day of shuttling kids around from school to appointments to sports practices, finding time to prepare a delicious meal for the whole family can be challenging. But gathering around...
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The shrimp tempura roll is just one of 77 types of sushi available at Happy Sushi in Brentwood.<br><i>Photo by Samie Hartley</i>
Happy Sushi brings smiles to Brentwood
Choosing the name of their restaurant was easy for Jenny Yao and Andy Qiao. They wanted customers to leave their Japanese restaurant and sushi bar feeling satisfied and content, so Happy Sushi felt...
Apr 01, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Victor and Jacqueline Benitez recently took over Yogurt Island, a fixture in Oakley for more than 20 years.<br><i>Photo by Samie Hartley</i>
Glad to be desserted on Yogurt Island
As the weather gets warmer, more people are escaping to Yogurt Island in Oakley, where refreshing, tasty treats transport your taste buds into dessert euphoria. However, some don’t realize that a s...
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David “Grandpa” Ross, above, owner of Grandpa’s Grub in Antioch, puts a fresh rack of ribs into the smoker. <br><i>Photo by Samie Hartley</i>
Grandpa’s Grub takes barbecue to the next level
His restaurant doesn’t open for another two hours, but David Ross has the smoker fired up, ready for another day of cooking up Antioch’s best barbecue. Ross, known as Grandpa, is the owner of Grand...
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Wine and chocolate star at Special Kids fest
The Special Kids Foundation is hosting its fourth annual Wine & Chocolate Festival at the Hanoum Estate in Oakley on May 22 from 5 to 9 p.m. This year’s event features fine wines from Bloomfield Vi...
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Steve Johnson, owner of Brentwood’s Extreme Pizza at left, offers up the Ragin’ Rooster – a pizza featuring barbecue chicken, red onions, fresh cilantro plus mozzarella and cheddar – just one of the many pizzas available at the new restaurant.<br><i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i>
Pizza taken to the Extreme
Broccoli might not seem like an appealing pizza topping, but Steve Johnson insists it works. Potatoes, celery and walnuts also make excellent toppings at Extreme Pizza, the latest pizza parlor to o...
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Hannah Nicole Vineyards will host a barrel tasting event March 12 through March 14. <br><i>Photo courtesy of Hannah Nicole Vineyards</i>
Sampling the beguiling barrel
Hannah Nicole Vineyards invites the public to visit the vineyard for its fifth annual Barrel Tasting and sample some of the finest local wines around. “It’s just a casual, kick-back, relax, bring-y...
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For a frugal, fun feast, dine in
According to a recent survey released by Whole Foods Market, 68 percent of adults say the economy has affected their cooking and eating habits. More than 50 percent of consumers say they are eating...
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Sweet and Spicy Tuna Pot Stickers
Happy food for pregnant palates
Researchers have found that moms-to-be who ate no seafood were nearly 50 percent more likely to suffer from symptoms of depression than those who ate seafood at least three times per week (12 or mo...
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Roll out the barrels
Tamayo Family Vineyards will hold its first public barrel tasting and release party on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Co. Co. County Wine Company, 633 First St. in Brentwood. The event ...
Feb 11, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kris McCullough shows off his new hardware after being named the 2010 Brentwood Barbecue King on Super Bowl Sunday.<br><i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i>
Backyard griller crowned Barbecue King
Content update: 02-15-10 You can always figure that where there’s smoke, there’s fire, but in the case of Harvest Park Bowl on Super Bowl Sunday, there was also a whole lot of good eatin’. The e...
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Customers enjoyed the atmosphere, and the wine, during the recent event at Co. Co. County Wine Company in Brentwood.<br><i>Photo courtesy of Chantel Holt</i>
Bloomfield/Co. Co. bash goes back to the Futures
On a cold and rainy Sunday afternoon, downtown Brentwood’s Co. Co. County Wine Company hosted Bloomfield Vineyards’ first Futures Release Party. The event was the first of its kind in East Contra C...
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