
Main Street Plaza, Walnut Creek
Mark your calendars as the bakery and matcha café, Third Culture, makers of the Mochi Muffin, plans to open on Saturday, October 16th at Main Street Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek. Check out their menu here.


Main Street Plaza, Walnut Creek
Mark your calendars as the bakery and matcha café, Third Culture, makers of the Mochi Muffin, plans to open on Saturday, October 16th at Main Street Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek. Check out their menu here.


Contra Costa now requires vaccination proof before dining indoors. When I briefly showed my card at one restaurant and they accepted without asking for ID, I wonder whether it will make much of a difference. After all, how can you make restaurant staff enforce this rule seriously? Is that a reasonable request or is this just for show? If you have dined indoors recently, how closely did they check your vaccination status? Do you approve of dining vaccination requirements?

The Veranda, Concord
Pressed, (formerly Pressed Juicery), is coming to the Veranda shopping center in Concord this winter. Check out their menu here. I’m a fan of their frozen yogurt freezes!

1500 S. Main Street, Walnut Creek
Ralph Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu relocated next to Pancoast Pizza in Walnut Creek. Check out their classes here and find out more about the school and history here.

The Veranda, Concord
In May, we learned that Bay Area-based Nick the Greek would be coming to The Veranda in Concord and they have now opened. Check out their menu here. I tried the gyro bowl and quite enjoyed it.



This week we learned that the pet boutique rororiri closed in downtown Walnut Creek. There are plenty of big chain pet stores like Petco and Pet Smart. As a fish person, I prefer shops like Aqua Forest Aquarium in San Francisco. What is your favorite pet store?

Are these tree mats in downtown Walnut Creek new? Weren’t these gravel until just recently? I believe these mats allow water to pass through. Very nice looking!

1512 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
In April we learned that Sultan’s Kebab would be opening a new location in downtown Walnut Creek where Bombay used to be, and they have now opened. Check out their menu here.


1414 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
Thanks to a reader for pointing out that the pet boutique rororiri, which opened a few years ago in downtown Walnut Creek, has closed. According to a sign in the window, they will be reopening next month at the Stanford shopping center in Palo Alto. Check out their online shop here. Look for Board & Brush to eventually relocate to this spot.

