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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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Waitress Marcia Machuca offers service with a smile at La Fuente Mexican Restaurant. Inset left, La Fuente’s new fajita pizza. <br><i>Photo by Wayne Neal</i>
La Fuente expands in downtown Brentwood
La Fuente Mexican Restaurant, a downtown Brentwood institution, is about to enter its teenage years, but just when customers thought they knew everything there is to know about the popular restaura...
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Make tailgating a homemade happening
If you can’t make it to the big game or the big race this year, why not invite friends and family over to watch them on TV and host a tailgate in your backyard? Award-winning pitmaster Chris Lilly ...
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Locals start their days with visit to MJ’s
When Monica Barajas and Jennifer Hamilton decided they wanted to open a café in downtown Brentwood, they wanted their restaurant to be like a home away from home. And after more than a month in ope...
Sep 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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<i>Photo courtesy of Family Features</i>
Growing Italian delights
If you think fresh veggie pizza, spaghetti sauce and pasta with pesto sauce sound delectable, you’ll be happy to know that you can grow your own fresh Italian ingredients simply and easily right at...
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Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory owners Craig and Christine McKnight have been named Rookie of the Year for their first year in business at The Streets of Brentwood.
Local chocolatiers named Rookie of the Year
Mountains of mouth-watering confections and the irresistible aroma of chocolate are enough to captivate visitors at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory store in Brentwood. But owners Christine and...
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Cure that craving for corn
Brentwood is an especially great place to live in the summer months. Fresh fruits and vegetables are grown all around us, from cherries in June to squash in October. And an even greater perk is tha...
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Slow food advocates to glean and clean
Slow Food Delta Diablo is partnering with the Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association, Contra Costa and Solano Food Bank, College Park High School and Brentwood farmers in a day of community acti...
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<i>Photo by Karen James Smith</i>
Ribbon revelry
Bases Loaded Sports Bar & Grill recently celebrated its first year in business with a ribbon-cutting event. Owner Terry Karp introduced the new head chef while customers and friends sampled delect...
Aug 26, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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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>
Oodles of Noodles: Simple, fast and healthy
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. ...
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Award-winning wines – Contra Costa roots
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 Co...
Aug 26, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Model of the proposed Tess' Garden.<br><i>Photo courtesy of Barbara Franz</i>
Community Kitchen to help farmers
Barbara Franz believes that if she builds a community kitchen, people will cook. In fact, she’s so sure that residents will transform East County’s most bountiful fruits into jams, jellies and pies...
Aug 19, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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2012 Corn Recipe Contest Cookbook

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East Contra Costa Restaurant Guide

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2011 Corn Recipe Contest Cookbook

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