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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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Owners Murray and Heather Sexton, and manager Lusanne Bough show off a delicious, homemade blackberry pie.<br><i>Photo by Amy Claire</i>
Bridgehead Café welcomes customers as family
Bridgehead Café in Antioch is easy to miss when you drive by, but the family-owned restaurant has been in business for 26 years – and going strong. “The reason a lot of people eat here is because t...
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Volunteers prepare some of the thousands of care packages sent to troops overseas by Operation Creekside. Grazie! Grille at The Streets of Brentwood is holding a special fundraising dinner for the group on March 13.<br><i>Press file photo</i>
Troop support takes to The Streets
If you’re looking for a night of food, fellowship and a worthy cause, bring your appetite – and your patriotism – to Grazie! Grille at The Streets of Brentwood on March 13. Operation Creekside, the...
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Nature’s Bounty thinks green, inside and out
As a single mother of four, Lynn Kutsal knows how hard it can be to cook wholesome meals. That’s part of what motivated her to start Nature’s Bounty, a green café that also provides take-and-bake m...
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Bruce and Gerry Dake will celebrate 20 years at their Brentwood Baskin-Robbins location next month, and the community is invited to commemorate this milestone.<br><i>Press file photo</i>
Celebrating 20 years of 31 flavors
Baskin-Robbins is known for making birthdays special, offering an array of ice creams to be savored in a cone or dish. Its ice cream cakes are the best of both worlds, combining fluffy cake with a ...
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Knights of Columbus fish fry
A Lenten season tradition is being revived by the Knights of Columbus at St. Ignatius of Antioch Catholic Church, 3351 Contra Loma. Blvd. Attendees can enjoy six weeks of Friday fish fry running Fe...
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Eddie, Yvonne and Bill Souza celebrate their win as the 2012 Brentwood BBQ King on Sunday at the Harvest Park Bowling Center. <br><i>Photo by Rick Lemyre</i>
New Brentwood BBQ King crowned
Bill Souza is happy to tell you the key ingredient that helped him and his family – also known as Big B’s Down ’n Dirty BBQ – win the 11th Brentwood BBQ King Cook-off contest on Sunday, and you can...
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Tom Sharp from Big Pig BBQ of Discovery Bay prepares some ribs during last year’s Brentwood BBQ King Cook-off competition at Harvest Park Bowl. <br><i>Press file photo</i>
Barbecue cook-off set for Super Sunday
In Brentwood, the Super Bowl is more than a football game; it’s an experience you can smell, hear and taste. While the New England Patriots prepare to battle the New York Giants for football suprem...
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Tamale Lovers owner Julie Bess displays her awards from the seventh annual Best Darn Tamale contest.<br><I>Photo by Amy Claire</i>
Judges loved Tamale Lovers’ handiwork
The Brentwood restaurant Tamale Lovers recently found itself in the spotlight on the “NBC Bay Area” broadcast of the seventh annual Best Darn Tamale contest. Tamale Lovers won two out of the contes...
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The 11th annual Brentwood PAL BBQ King Cookoff is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 5.
PAL cooks to see red at BBQ King Cook-off
Chili – that quintessential tailgate goodie – is a vital part of the competition at the 11th annual Brentwood PAL BBQ King Cook-off and fundraiser held at the Harvest Park Bowling Center on Sunday,...
Jan 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Liberty boosters get crabby
The Liberty Boosters are getting ready for a crackin’ good time at their upcoming crab feed, slated for Saturday, Feb. 4 from 6 to 11 p.m. at Veterans Hall, 757 First St. in Brentwood. The third an...
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Humphrey’s tender Chicken Marsala is sautéed with marsala wine, mushrooms and shallots and served with fresh vegetables.<br><i>Photo by Amy Claire</i>
Denizen of the Delta delivers the goods
Most people who live in or near Antioch have heard of Humphrey’s on the Delta. Named after the famous humpback whale that swam up the Delta in 1985, Humphrey’s has been a local hotspot for fine, fr...
Dec 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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