Original Joe's
The reopening of the original Joe on Wednesday
Stop me when you have heard that before: Original Joe's Opens in Walnut Creek. The original start of the legendary Italian American standby start of the Broadway Plaza was delayed for a long time before a kitchen fire forced it a few days after his debut in August. Known after about a month and a half CourtThe reporting last week. As a refreshment, the Walnut Creek location with 300 seats has an expansive main cooking room with objects with a view of the exhibition kitchen, an independent bar with a fireplace, two outside patio and a private dining room, in which the typical Italian American favorites such as Chicken Parmaliana, ChopPrainas, Chopprainas, Chopprainas, Chopprinas, Chopprinas, on Columns and Mesquita and Mesquite pieces and columns, and on columns, and on columns, and on columns, and on columns, and what can enjoy what on columns, and what it can enjoy on columns. The new objects of the Broadway Plaza location include a bone paralm, a Dungenness crab roll and “dirty” Salimbocca with a truffle porzini sauce (and an espresso-Martini-Affogato for dessert). The restaurant will be open every day for lunch and dinner – in the foreseeable future.
East Bay opening updates
Speaking of which you will find some updates for some other expected openings in East Bay.
Square Pie Guys, Walnut Creek: Once expected that the popular SF-based pizzeria pizzeria was delayed again in the spring of the first contra Costa Brick-and-Mortar location, according to the founder Marc Schechter. He observed in November/December on the ground floor of the Waymark Apartment Complex near the Walnut Creek Bart Station in November/December.
Western Flyer, Lafayette: It has been a while ago that we check in with the passion of banker-Brewer-Logan Jager: an ambitious, extensive brewery and a taproom that was built at the Mt. Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette from scratch. Jager says that progress is good and Lafayette's resident hopes to start at the end of October. As a memory, Western Flyer will be a contemporary, internal and outer door (see picture below) for warm consecration-friendly storage and other beers that were brewed on site, and a food program that focuses on increased Tacos.
Western Flyer
Stereo 41, Walnut Creek: As we mentioned last week, this new hi-fi lounge of the brother sister duo Victor Gben (world-famous hotboys) and Sofia Sabet (Lita) awaited and others seem to be tacitly progress in the direction of a start in the city center. How do we know that? The signage is now on the outside of the former PG & E customer service building in the Bonanza Street.
Barebottle Brewing Company, Walnut Creek: The San Francisco Brewery could come to the market near his new taprot in downtown Walnut Creek on 1375 South California Boulevard in the former Pinky's Pizza and the Pub Home opposite Trader Joe's. How do we know? The? A sign of attitudes on its official Instagram page of September 12 states that “Barebottle Walnut Creek will be opened in October”. Seems to be quite final, but delays happen, so we will keep an eye on updates.
Zacharys chicago pizza, Livermore: The beloved institution in East Bay Deep-Dish Pizza aimed to open its latest restaurant in Livermore in the former Patxi pizza room in the city center in autumn. However, there is still no specific opening date, as Zacharys Coo Leandra Schuler says: “We still make the room to ours.” Fair enough!
Calicraft Brewing Co., Walnut Creek. The expanding Walnut Creek Brewing Operation has just launched a massive new beer garden in Davis. With that, says co -owner Blaine Landberg, you can concentrate exactly on the bar in the city center of roof in the city center, which you have planned in VA de VI Bistro and Wine Bar. Craft beer, cocktails and creative little plates are the plan for the latest concept of Calicraft, which Landberg now wants to open until the beginning of November before the holiday season.
Speed, Pleasanton: Sabio on Main and Crush'd Wine Bar and chef owner Francis X. Hogan's new two-story, increased sports bar was slowly going, but Hogan said they work steadily through inspection. After that, he expects things to accelerate.
Livermore is popular Zephyr grill and bar The aim is to reopen in the middle of October after it was closed for a large renovation in July. Expect an updated menu for the new look of the restaurant, while the Zephyr pointed name will remain the same (the owners have thought about changing it).
Eating by hand
Porchetta and other homemade Tuscan treats that come on the Prescott market
A homemade Italian business that sells fresh pasta, porchetta -sandwiches and other Tuscan specialties comes to West Oakland's Prescott market. The owners of Fairfax's Porchetta catering-The was appointed to the top 25 restaurant last year San Francisco Chronicle– are starting Eating by hand Instead of the closed Prescott meat and deli. Fatto a Mano will be opened later this year and, in addition to the chef and the native Italian, offers salads, antipasti, pasta, paninis, desserts and wine for glass and bottle Elena Fabbri'S famous Porchetta, which is sold by the pound and in sandwiches. Fabbri has specialized in Porchetta since 2017 and cooks the Italian hearty, greasy roast pork on an in -house rotisserie. Your new outpost from Prescott Market also has a retail department with storage items, homemade sauces and focaccia as well as pasta, which were freshly made on site and made behind a glass display. Prepared foods are for the dine-in and to take away Octopus in Zimino (Octopus with green) and Beans and sausage (Beans and sausage) among the Tuscan dishes that can make the seasonal menu. Note the definition of Fabbri's “Alimentari” to have a better idea of what you can expect from Fatto a Mano.
“The name 'Alimentari' comes from the Latin verb toast means “feeding” or “nourishing”. In Italy, an alimantari is a small, local, often family business that sells fresh and special articles. This is the spirit that we want to bring here – an inviting place with an authentic, manual Italian food. “
This comes after the latest announcement that Janice Dulce, From Oakland's modern Filipino standby FOB kitchen, Will bring a solo spinoff on the Prescott Market to cook dishes that are inspired by her Filipino roots, as well as her time in Guam and Bay Area. Both restaurants want to open later this year. The news also follows a few busy weeks on the market, which won the Pioneer League title for the Oakland Ballers, the new Independent Pro Baseball team, which won the Pioneer League title last week before the game.
Starbucks closes spots in the region
Starbucks A branch in East Bay in the middle of pumpkin spice latte season. The closures are part of a wider restructuring plan of the coffee giant, which closes around 900 cafés in the USA and Canada. The apparently affected shops include locations in downtown Walnut Creek (in Locust Street and Mt. Diablo Boulevard), in downtown Danville (in Hartz Avenue), in which Bishop Ranch from San Ramon and Pleasant Hill on the Contra Costa Boulevard and Gregory Lane. Remarkable for those who are looking for pumpkin spice lattes: Several Starbucks remain open in all of these cities.
Small bite from all over East Bay
Southwestern seafood chain California Fischgrill Leisure kitchen He is reportedly expanding to Concord on the Diamond Boulevard near Benihana and lazy dogs.
According to a published ABC license transmission, it looks like this Lemongrass bistro– No word about details yet.
Preeti Mistry, The former chef of the Juhu Beach Club in the Temescal District von Oakland (today in Fob Kitchen) reappeared as a new executive boss at famous Napa Valley Winery Silver Oak Cellars.
Sudden coffee, Of the same owners as Berkeleys from the criticism of celebrated rose pizzeria, it is now open next door. The all -day café specializes in homemade bagels that were baked in Rose's pizza oven as well as coffee and pastries.
Sfgate Let an unexpected nugget drop in his summary of new gourmet offers at Emeryville Public market: Apparently a new location of Washington, DC, sustainable salad and shell chain will soon be located in the Food Hall Sweetgreen.