190 Hartz Ave, Danville
Thanks to a reader for sending word that Vitality Bowls, a dining spot featuring Acai bowls, is coming to Hartz Ave. in Danville where the bakery A Sweet Affair used to be. Check out their menu here.
190 Hartz Ave, Danville
Thanks to a reader for sending word that Vitality Bowls, a dining spot featuring Acai bowls, is coming to Hartz Ave. in Danville where the bakery A Sweet Affair used to be. Check out their menu here.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek now boasts three sunglass stores. Apex and Sunglass Hut, both owned by Luxottica, and now Solstice Sunglasses, owned by Safilo. In addition to brands that I’ve seen everywhere, like Ray-Ban, I noticed brands that I haven’t seen before such as Carrera and Polaroid. Who knew Polaroid has a sunglass brand?!
Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Saturday, October 22nd, 2016
4:00 – 7:00pm | $10Enjoy blues, bluegrass and boogie-woogie at the Lafayette Library.
Featuring music from top Bay Area musicians including Wendy DeWitt, also known as the Queen of Boogie Woogie; the Pleasant Valley Boys, a good old-fashioned bluegrass group, and Dirty Cello, blues and bluegrass on a cello like you’ve never heard before, and featuring cross-over cellist Rebecca Roudman.
Along with an afternoon of terrific music, Epidemic Ales will be here serving beer, and Lafayette Rotary Club will barbeque hotlinks and sausages.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
It’s been a long time coming and finally the health-focused restaurant co-founded by Dr. Andrew Weil, True Food Kitchen, will be opening tomorrow, October 18th in Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek. Over the weekend I stopped by for a preview and the decor, service and cuisine were solid throughout. I even saw Dr. Weil himself, bushy white beard and all, eating there. The salmon, roasted beet and farro dish tasted incredible, as did the edamame dumplings. I took a ton of photos so be sure to check them out after the jump. Check out the True Food Kitchen Walnut Creek website here.
From True Food Kitchen:
Rooted in a simple set of principles known as the anti-inflammatory diet, True Food Kitchen merges nutrient-rich ingredients with a flavor-forward menu to help people achieve and maintain optimum health, without sacrificing taste. True Food Kitchen emphasizes high-quality, seasonal ingredients with simple preparations to let the freshness and flavor of the food speak for itself. The innovative menu caters to nearly every food preference, offering a wide selection of gluten-free, naturally organic, vegetarian, and vegan options.
Plenty more photos after the jump…
Alamo Plaza Shopping Center
The heart rate monitiring gym, Orangetheory Fitness is spreading all over the East Bay with the latest location coming to the Alamo Plaza shopping center next to the post office. Check for updates on their Facebook page here. Thanks to a reader for sending word.
From their website:
Orangetheory Fitness offers 60-minute workout sessions split into intervals of cardiovascular and strength training with heart rate monitors to track intensity and maximize metabolic burn. Increase energy, get visible results and burn more calories, even after leaving the studio. That’s the Orange Effect!
Central Works Theater
2315 Durant Ave, Berkeley
Saturday, October 15th – Sunday, November 13th, 2016Written by Karen Zacarías (an inaugural playwright-in-residence at Washington, DC’s Arena Stage), and based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize finalist Luis Alberto Urrea, Into the Beautiful North is inspired by the classic Hollywood western The Magnificent Seven (which was itself inspired by The Seven Samurai).
1349 Locust St, Walnut Creek
Earlier this year we learned that a new Asian boba tea shop called Chalogy as well as the return of Cornology would be coming to downtown Walnut Creek and the signage is now up and they are expected to open next month in November. According to their website they’ll also be offering cocktails such as mango soju, chocolate soju martini, and snow ice à la Ice Monster. What a great combination, I remember Cornology when they were in Broadway Plaza over two years ago.
Poke restaurants featuring Hawaiian-style fare seem to be popping up everywhere lately. Poke Don in San Ramon opened earlier this year with Poke Salad in Concord and Kanpai Poke in Danville opening soon. I finally tried poke at Lemonade this week in Walnut Creek and look forward to going to more poke restaurants this year. What’s your favorite poke restaurant? Is poke here to stay or will it prove to be a fad?
Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
7:00 PM | Free
1348 Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Lemonade, the fast casual restaurant from Southern California opens today in downtown Walnut Creek next to Macy’s. The 1,700 square foot dining area offers plenty of light and looks great with a clean decor. Outside are two dining patio sections on each side with heated lamps. (Check out all the photos after the jump). Known for their vegetable-based dishes, I was happy to see plenty of protein being offered, such as Ahi tuna & avocado poke and several braised dishes as well which tasted amazing! Each dish is sold a la carte and it’s ok to request a sample for most offerings which is helpful considering how many choices there are. Appropriately, they offer various lemonade flavors. I tried the blood orange lemonade which was refreshing. Check out their summer menu here with the fall menu coming up in the next couple of weeks.
Highlights from the Fall Menu:
Plenty photos after the jump…
