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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 ...
May 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 ...
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bridgehead Café staff Ruth Ostlund, Laticia Martinez, Bridgehead owner Murray Sexton, Lusanne Bough, and Patrick offer service with a smile.<br><i>Photo by Stacey Chance</i>
Bridgehead Café serves up home-cooked comfort food
Anyone who wants to open a restaurant should take a page from Murray Sexton’s playbook. Sexton and his wife Heather have been the proud owners and operators of the Bridgehead Café in Antioch for mo...
Jan 13, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Andrea Contreas takes the orders of Daniel Hernandez and Ivan Madriga at El Vaquero in Brentwood.<br><i>Photo by Stacey Chance</i>
El Vaquero grabs bull by the horns
When Julian Lobatos sets a goal, he wastes no time getting things done. Lobatos decided last November that he wanted to open a restaurant, and a month later, he opened the doors to El Vaquero in Br...
Jan 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Mediterranean Salmon, served with kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes, basil, pine nuts, wine reduction, cream and penne pesto pasta, is a popular dish at Fuzio Universal Bistro in Brentwood.<br><i>Photo by Stacey Chance</i>
Fuzio fuses universal flavors
Let’s say you’re going out to dinner with a friend. You’ve been craving pizza, but your friend would rather have something more along the lines of surf ‘n’ turf. Not a problem. Just head over to Fu...
Dec 30, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Culinary Arts Program opens Pittsburg restaurant
Contra Costa College’s award-winning Culinary Arts Program has expanded to an off- campus site in Pittsburg. The new program features a restaurant named “615” (after its address: 615 Railroad Avenu...
Dec 15, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pear Oven Pancake
Make-ahead meals make for happy holidays
The holidays bring full hearts – and full homes. That means extra seats around the table. But holiday hosting isn’t just about the big meal; it extends to all the get-togethers that call for a spec...
Dec 10, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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The super carne asada taco is just one of the many flavorful options available at El Taco Factory. <br><i>Photo by Stacey Chance</i>
El Taco Factory celebrates five-year anniversary
Ignacio Lopez has more than 30 years of experience working in Bay Area restaurants, so when he says his tacos and burritos at El Taco Factory are the best of the Bay, he knows what he’s talking abo...
Dec 03, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Holidays made easy
Gathering with family and friends to celebrate the holiday season is a tradition that everyone enjoys. Finding the time to do the party up right, however, can be a challenge. That fun-filled evenin...
Dec 02, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ally Jenkins
Ally fundraiser at Round Table
Three East County Round Table Pizza restaurants are pitching in to help Freedom High student Ally Jenkins and her family. Ally came home last month following a nearly three-month stay at UCSF Medic...
Dec 01, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Priscilla Macksoud leaves Code Brew Coffee & More armed with a hot cup of coffee.<br><i>Photo by Stacey Chance</i>
Code bodes more than coffee
Just in time for the holiday shopping kickoff, the Streets of Brentwood offers a new fueling station for shoppers with the opening of its first java joint Code Brew Coffee & More. Last year, as Jos...
Nov 26, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Holidays take a Renaissance turn
East County residents are invited to take a trip back in time this holiday season and enjoy a Renaissance feast at The Madrigal Dinner on Dec. 4 and 5 at Resurrection Ministries church in Brentwood...
Nov 19, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wheeling out miraculous Meals
November is Meals on Wheels month in Contra Costa County, but for the thousands of area residents who rely on the program, Meals on Wheels is an everyday miracle. “Everybody is feeling the financia...
Nov 19, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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