Restaurants

Walnut Creek based Calicraft Brewing Co. is planning on opening a tasting room this fall in the Shadelands Business Park at 2700 Mitchell Dr. in Walnut Creek. They were pouring beers at the Sabores del Sur opening last week and I thought the Kolsch-style ale was amazing! Check out their beers here.

From their Facebook page:

California, bottled. – Using locally and regionally sourced ingredients Calicraft makes beers that showcase the flavors and taste California.

Read more about Calicraft here and here.

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3003 Oak Rd, Walnut Creek

With the eagerly anticipated opening of the South American restaurant Sabores del Sur in Walnut Creek near the Pleasant Hill BART station this week, I checked out a preview party last week and as expected the food was delicious. The high ceilings and cheery decor make for a great spot to stop by for a bite to eat. I am not kidding when I say those alfajores cookies are delicious, not to mention the empanadas and pastel de choclo (Chliean casserole). I will definitely be back ASAP for more!

From their Facebook page:

Sabores del Sur (Spanish for “Flavors from the South”) is a Bay Area company specializing in catering for any event. Specialties include South American Empanadas and Alfajores.

Chef-owned and oper­ated, Sabores del Sur uses only the fresh­est ingre­di­ents in all of our recipes. We emphasize organic, free trade and locally grown products. We take great pride in ensur­ing each dish is “made with love”—a philos­phy Chef Guisell H. Oso­rio inher­ited while cook­ing side by side with her grand­mother dur­ing her child­hood in Chile.

Inside:

Plenty more photos of the inside and food (including the signature alfajores cookies) after the jump…

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1545 Locust St, Walnut Creek

The long anticipated wine tasting room Buon Vino opened in downtown Walnut Creek yesterday and right now they’re offering a selection of eight different Napa and Sonoma wines (six ounces for $10) for their grand opening. Those six ounces can be split any way so you could try three two ounce wines, or one six ounce glass of wine. You can buy bottles of wine there and no bottle is over $20.

Check out the choices below:

There are standing areas around the front of the store and in the back there is a gigantic table that’s available for hourly rentals that includes a couple of bottles of wine, and there’s a TV as well so according to the owner if you’re looking for a place to host a Bachelor/Bachelorette viewing party look no farther.

Plenty more photos after the jump…

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2300 N Main St, Walnut Creek

Thanks to a reader for sending word about construction going on at Ajisai, the Japanese grill and sushi restaurant that closed back in January due to the owner not being able to renew their lease according to their Facebook page. Anyone know what’s going on here?

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