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Family-friendly treats make for summertime fun
Kids love to help in the kitchen, and “Made It Myself” Tasty Treats provide a perfect summer activity that every kid will enjoy decorating – and eating. Rice cereal treats are traditionally square...
Apr 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ranbir and Sukh Singh opened Oakley Spice House to provide residents with ingredients, such as Indian spices, not offered in most grocery stores.<Br><i>Photo by Amy Claire</i>
New Indian store spices up Oakley
Many are familiar with the diverse and complex flavor profiles of Indian cuisine – the sweet richness of butter chicken, the creamy zest of chicken tikka masala, and of course, the broad range of h...
Apr 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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<i>Photo by Rick Lemyre</i>
Farmers’ Market opens
Michael Stricker of Oakley stopped by the Brentwood Farmers’ Market for some asparagus, and Louie Placios of Chechini and Chechini Farms in Brentwood was happy to be of service. The threat of rai...
Apr 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Shadow Lakes Golf Club team finds 19 Sports Bar and Grill the optimal spot to hang after a round on the links.<br><i>Photo courtesy of Shadow Lakes Golf Club</i>
Shadow Lakes sports bar – more than just golf
Though the view of the 18th green and fairway remains, the dining room at Shadow Lakes Golf Club has been recently transformed from restaurant to sports bar. Now called 19 Sports Bar and Grill, the...
Mar 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Workers at the King’s Crown Packing Co. in Stockton prepare hearty stalks of asparagus, expected to be a star attraction when the Brentwood Farmers’ Market opens on March 31.<br><i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i>
Farmers’ market season set to start
When the 2012 Brentwood Farmers’ Market opens next weekend, resident and self-described “committed herbivore” Trina Contreras will be ready and waiting. “I’ll be there with bells on, with my canva...
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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<I>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i>
Wearin’ the green
Ryan Leahy of Oakley enjoys a pint of green beer as he celebrates St. Patrick’s Day at Grazie! Grille on Saturday. Leahy said his heritage is “75 percent Irish and 25 percent whatever,” but it real...
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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J.A.C.’s owner Colleen Vann, left, checks on some crispy fried chicken.<br><i>Photo by Amy Claire</i>
J.A.C.’s Kitchen and Catering serves up soul
“Soul food is comfort food,” said Colleen Vann. “When you get done eating, you say, ‘I feel so good!’” And that reaction is what Vann aims to elicit from customers at J.A.C.’s Kitchen and Catering,...
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Mar 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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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, th...
Mar 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Mar 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 ...
Feb 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Feb 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Feb 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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