Category Archive: eats
October 25, 2007 at 7:07 pm
by nancy
· Filed under Community Service, attractions, eats, events
Living in a small town in wonderful, but it always hits home for me around holidays - any holiday. Around here, we celebrate them all. Just around the corner is Halloween, and if asked, I say that it’s really a holiday for the kids. But in all honesty, I’ve still have fun with the pumpkin carving, haunted houses, and creepy costumes. There’s nothing like a neighborhood event to bring you back to your youth!
Gallery Bookshop has a jump on the festivities with their book signing on Sunday, October 28, with Alethea Easton, “Hungry.” 3:00 p.m. 707-937-2665.
The Emerald Dolphin Mini Golf is hosting haunted house tours on Friday, October 26 through Sunday, October 28. Cost is $3 or free with golf. Call for times: 707-964-6699
The Westport Volunteer Fire Department is hosting an Oktobeer Fest - starts at noon on Saturday on the Westport Headlands. Food, fun and, of course, beer!
You can finish up the holiday weekend with The Day of the Dead at Little River Inn. Events begin November 1.
We don’t get to relive our childhood often, so don’t miss out on the fun!
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October 17, 2007 at 7:52 pm
by nancy
· Filed under Community Service, eats, ecotourism, events
For the month of October, Mendocino County businesses are inviting you to particpate in the 100-mile challenge to eat food that is grown and processed locally. It’s easy - here’s how. The Mendocino Farmers Market continues through October - rain or shine! And to make shopping easier, stores have posted decals to identify foods that are locally produced. Or, to learn more about today’s challenges and how you can be a part of the solution, attend the Local Abundance Festival.
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August 2, 2007 at 8:27 am
by bruce
· Filed under eats, events
Everytime my wife, Gerry, and I read the sign with the words above on Main Street in Fort Bragg we crack up.
Is this a chicken barbecue for a FAMOUS CATHOLIC? Or is a FAMOUS CATHOLIC CHICKEN being honored with a barbecue. Or is the barbecue famous? Is there such a thing as CATHOLIC CHICKEN? Catholics are famous for their guilt, why not chicken?
Ah, the vagaries of punctuation.
The actual flyer tells us that from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, there will be a BBQ — the 53rd Annual — at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, corner of Harold and Maple Streets in Fort Bragg.
You get 1/2 of a BBQ chicken, green salad, Mexican beans, rice, garlic bread and all the dessert you can eat, plus punch or coffee. A full order is $13, a half order, $8. Beer and margaritas will be for sale, as well.
There will be games and activties for kids and adults, including bingo, tractor rides, a water slide, horseshoes, and an hourly raffle.
Sounds like it will be a famously fun event whether you’re Catholic or not.
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July 6, 2007 at 3:14 pm
by dff
· Filed under eats, events, favorites
The World’s Largest Salmon BBQ takes place on Saturday, July 7th from 11 am to 6 pm in South Noyo Harbor. Parking for the event is over at the College of the Redwoods, and shuttles will be running regularly during the day.
The BBQ is a fundraiser for the Salmon Restoration Association, and they’ve been holding the BBQ since 1970. You can find out more on the SRA Web site.
The Fort Bragg Lions Club also sponsors a fireworks display in the evening after the BBQ. The display will be south of the Noyo Bridge in the Pomo Bluffs Park area, and the field by the College is serving as the parking area.
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May 31, 2007 at 12:07 am
by dff
· Filed under Top 10, eats, favorites
I finally had lunch today at Cafe Beaujolais with my friend Bill. (well, it was yesterday because I’m up late, but who’s being technical?). Chef David LaMonica and his fiancee Kristy Bishop bought the Mendocino icon in May 2006, and they have recently started serving lunch again. And while the lunch menu is completely different from the dinner service, it is still the same wonderful experience and food. The service was attentive without being annoying. Here’s what I find telling — both Bill and I drank coffee, and the staff unobtrusively made sure we were refilled as needed. As a diehard coffee fanatic, it’s great to not have to ask for more!
The 2 main sections on the menu were:
Soup, Salads, and More: offering several excellent salads, including an olive oil poached tuna Nicoise salad and the Shang-hi Chicken Salad. You’ll also find Dungeness crab cakes, wasabi-crusted rare ahi, and a cheese plate. The emphasis everywhere is on quality in the ingredients.
Sandwiches & Entrees: an excellent and varied selection includes a Niman Ranch burger and a broiled filet mignon sandwich, Gulf Prawn fettucini, and bouillabaisse. Bill had the Beaujolais Benedict, and he raved about it. It differs from the normal Benedict by using rye toast on the bottom, and using a Cayenne Mornay sauce (excellent!) instead of Hollandaise. I had the Applewood bacon, wild mushroom, and Gruyere quiche — also excellent.
The plates were garnished well (with fresh fruit), and the overall experience was what you would expect from dinner at Beaujolais — just cheaper and brighter. Choices in the soups and salads ranged from $8.50 to $16 (the ahi), and the sandwiches and entrees ranged from $9 to $19 (the filet mignon sandwich).
While you’re there, you can also buy some of the wonderful breads from the Brickery. Breads include several sourdoughs, Red Seal Rye, Austrian Sunflower, bagels, olive fougasse, Beaujolais Spelt, and Francese Con Biga. There are also a couple of specialty breads that are only made on certain days. The Brickery is open 7 days a week, from 11 am to 3 pm.
Margaret Fox, who founded Beaujolais in 1977, has been gone from the restaurant for 7 years, but I have to think that she is pleased at how David and Kristy have poured their energies and talents into this venerable institution.
All in all, a most congenial experience with excellent food and service. I don’t think you can beat it for the classiest lunch on the Coast!
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