Walnut Creek

1352 Locust St, Walnut Creek

From an email:

I’m excited to share that Tender Greens’ Walnut Creek location will host Farmer Market Cooking Classes & Summer Series with Chef Sean Eastwood with three editions of a Farmers Market Walk, Cooking Class and Lunch with Bay Area local, Chef Sean (you may have seen his Farmer’s Market experience in the San Jose Mercury News Eat Drink Play column recently, and he’s excited to bring this experience to Bay Area locals, firsthand!)

The first class will be on Sunday, June 14, 2015 beginning at 9 a.m. with a seasonal focus on stone fruits (cherries, peaches, apricots, pluots and cherries), and will continue once a month all summer long. Each class will have a different seasonal focus and guests can opt for one class or take all three. A full schedule of this summer’s events is below.

At each class, guests can enjoy an interactive, hands-on farmers market walk with Chef Eastwood to learn about the local produce with tastings along the way. With their farmers market haul in tow, guests will fully immerse themselves in the farm-fresh lifestyle by joining in a cooking class led by Chef Sean, followed by a private lunch with wine pairings.

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1677 N. Main St, Walnut Creek

As a huge fan of Élevé‘s pork firepot dish, it’s with trepidation learning that the Vietnamese restaurant will be closing on June 27th as chef owner Michele DuRye plans on reopening as an American style restaurant late July. Called Library on Main, according to Diablo Dish, it will, “feature a retro library theme, walls of books, quotes from famous writers, and other nods to the written word” which is apt since the original Walnut Creek library was located at this corner. Stay tuned…

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1552 Locust St, Walnut Creek

A couple of weeks ago we learned that Izakaya Jun would be soft-opening in downtown Walnut Creek and they opened over the weekend. The wood paneling looks great with a long bar towards the back and various sake bottles decorating the perimeter. I sat there and enjoyed eating dishes I haven’t tried since being in Japan such as shiokara (fermented squid) and yaki onigiri (grilled rice balls) with ume (pickled plum) and grilled salmon. (See photos after the jump). Both went great with the draft Asahi beer they offer. (Warning: shiokara is an acquired taste, try it if you dare!) Check out their appetizer and sashimi menu here, the entrees menu here and drinks menu here. They are also open for lunch.

More photos including food and entrance after the jump…

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1500 Mt. Diablo, Walnut Creek

Back in February we learned that a new rooftop restaurant called Lighthouse would be opening at the corner of Mt. Diablo Blvd. and N. Main St. in downtown Walnut Creek and now California Home + Design reports that the top floor restaurant will be renamed ROOFTOP with executive chef Justine Kelly, formerly of Slanted Door and The Battery in San Francisco, at the helm.

ROOFTOP is expected to open, “late fall 2015”, will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and will feature a, “raw bar, multiple fire pits, and plentiful lounge seating”.

Check out the cool rendering of the inside:

Robert Becker / IDF Global

Check out the bricks going up:

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