Chanukah Menorah Lighting:
Civic Park
1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
Sunday, December 21st, 2014
4:00pm – 6:00pm | FreeMusic, Red Panda Chinese Acrobat show Doughnuts, Dreidels, Latkes and more…
Chanukah Menorah Lighting:
Civic Park
1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
Sunday, December 21st, 2014
4:00pm – 6:00pm | FreeMusic, Red Panda Chinese Acrobat show Doughnuts, Dreidels, Latkes and more…
55 Crescent Drive, Pleasant Hill
The Mediterranean restaurant Yalla Mediterranean (the very first one!) is opening today in downtown Pleasant Hill on Crescent Drive and I dropped by their preview party last night to check it out. With a spacious interior and clean, modern design including a living herb wall it looks great.
The ordering process is like Chipotle for Mediterranean food. Check out their menu here. First you choose a style, ie plate, wrap, salad or pita. Next you select a protein such as shawarma, various skewers (steak, chicken, kefta), they even offer a shalafel (half chicken shawarma/half falafel). I tried the kefta (spiced ground beef and lamb) and it tasted so good! The key to cooking the proteins is their special open-flame, rotating rotisserie grill right behind where you order. (Check out a photo of the grill after the jump). By the time you’re done selecting toppings and sides the meat is ready. My favorite sides were the Greek eggplant and arugula & beets. There are also two kinds of hummus, traditional and spicy. For dessert try the Greek frozen yogurt that reminded me of Pinkberry. Yum!
More photos of the inside including the open-flame, rotating rotisserie grill after the jump…
Spotted this great wall mural at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School in Moraga. Anyone know who “Molly Pitcher”, “Athena Nike”, and “Elizabeth” are?
I’ve been watching the progress of the clock tower in downtown Pleasant Hill on Crescent Drive and it’s now completed. It looks way better than the original clock tower.
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Thursday, December 18th – Sunday, December 21st, 2014
$14Did you send your letter to Santa? Then why has he not received it? No letters – No Christmas. Join the fun and laughter as Tucker the elf and the toys set out to save Christmas.
100 Crescent Dr, Pleasant Hill
Vitality Bowls which features açai bowls and opened last year in downtown Walnut Creek is opening a new location in downtown Pleasant Hill on Crescent Drive and is planning on an early February opening. Check out their açai bowl menu here. They also offer smoothies, panini sandwiches, salads, parfaits, soups and more.
From their Facebook page:
‘Twas the month before opening
And all about town,
The buzz was a startin’:
“Vitality Bowls is opening downtown!!!”
So, we hung our Now Hiring posters
In our windows with care,
With hopes that great team members
Would soon apply there…We are not only excited to begin building delicious and nutritious açai bowls for Pleasant Hill, but are also very excited to begin building an exceptional staff of knowledgeable and diligent team players! If you, or someone you know wants to join our team, please email your resume to pleasanthill@vitalitybowls.com!
Has anyone noticed the massive signs hanging off the public downtown Walnut Creek parking garages?
Photo by Bilha Sperling
2014 Holiday Party at Steinway Piano Gallery:
Steinway Piano Gallery
1605 Bonanza St, Walnut Creek
Saturday, December 20th, 2014
7:00pm – 9:00pm | $50Diablo Ballet will have you ringing in the season with a night of dance led by ballerina, Rosselyn Ramirez, and your beloved Nutcracker characters –
with food, wine tasting provided by Buon Vino in Walnut Creek, and punch & cookies for children. You will sing-a-long to your favorite holiday songs accompanied by renowned pianists Aaron Pike & Justin Levitt.With a tax-deductible donation of $50, you’re welcome to join us Diablo Ballet December 20th!
All contributions support Diablo Ballet and its Performing Arts Education & Enrichment for Kids (PEEK) Program, which has reached 65,000 under-served students since 1995, providing in-school movement and free performances.
1444 North California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Thanks to a reader for sending word that McCovey’s Restaurant will be closing their downtown Walnut Creek location in early February and relocating to San Francisco to be near AT&T Park. According to a McCovey’s employee they will they close after the Super Bowl and also mentioned that the SoCal based burger restaurant Slater’s 50/50 will be opening at this location. Check out Slater’s 50/50 lunch and dinner menu here.
From the Slater’s 50/50 website:
Slater’s 50/50® was founded in 2009 in Anaheim Hills, California by Scott Slater, a SoCal native with a passion for bacon, burgers and craft beer and a disdain for the boring. Inspired by the belief that bacon is meat candy, Scott created the original 50/50 patty– made of 50% ground bacon and 50% ground beef – and a menu full of amplified burgers and indulgent dishes to pair with one of the most mind-blowing selections of local and regional craft beer available on tap anywhere. As word spread and lines of hungry guests grew, so did Scott’s passion to push the culinary envelope in an environment that was relaxed, fun and most importantly, designed to be customizable for his guests’ preferences.
