805 Living Dining Blog: Angie Eats
Welcome to the 805 Living Dining Blog where our Dining Editor, Angela Pettera, keeps you up to date on restaurant happenings in the 805. To send her your tips and comments, email angela@805living.com. Happy eating!
Events listed on the blog are subject to change. Please contact the restaurants to confirm availability and details.
C-Street Beer Dinner
Tuesday, June 30th, 6:30 p.m.
Chef Nic Manocchio of C-Street restaurant has created a five-course meal around Sierra Nevada beers in celebration of their new release: Kellerweis Hefeweizen. That new Hefeweizen is paired with an arugula salad with Pixie tangerines, crispy goat cheese, and a citrus vinaigrette. Other courses include a chicken & alligator sausage jambalaya paired with Pale Ale. The final course is a Sierra Nevada Beer Float with creamy stout ice cream and a pretzel biscotti. The price is $49.
C-Street Restaurant, at the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel, 450 E. Harbor Blvd., Ventura, 805-648-2100.
Thousand Oaks Farmers’ Market Back in Place
The Thousand Oaks Farmers’ Market officially reopens today back in its original location at the east end of the parking lot of The Oaks Shopping Center. It has been at the Hillcrest Center for the last two years while The Oaks was getting its facelift. You can find it at the corner of Wilbur Road and Thousand Oaks Blvd. It will be here every Thursday from 1:30 - 6:30 p.m.
For more info: http://www.vccfarmersmarkets.com/Homepage.html
Moorpark Farmers’ Market Opens
The Ventura County Certified Farmers’ Market Association has launched a Farmers’ Market at Moorpark College today. It’s located in parking lot G1 on Campus Park Drive and will be here every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. About 25 farmers and a few food vendors will be selling fresh produce, honey, eggs, freshly cut flowers, and the like.
For more info: http://www.vccfarmersmarkets.com/Homepage.html
Dog Days of Summer
Here’s a cute pic of Shelties Seamus and Stirling enjoying the dog-friendly patio of 71 Palm restaurant in Ventura.
Santa Barbara Wine Festival
Saturday, June 27, 2-5 p.m.
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has invited a bevy of Central Coast wineries along with bakers, caterers and chefs onto its grounds as a fundraiser for educational programs and exhibits. The wineries will be set up outside under the oak trees offering tastes out of their bottles. Tickets cost $75 ($50 for museum members). For more information and to purchase tickets, visit:
http://www.sbnature.org/winefestival/
Abalone Cooking Class at Dolphin Bay Resort
Thursday, June 25th, 5:30 p.m.
Evan Treadwell, Executive Chef of Lido Restaurant at the Dolphin Bay Resort, will teach guests how to cook abalone. Also giving culinary advice on those tricky shellfish: Brad Buckley, general manager of Ocean Rose Abalone Farm. At 7:30 p.m., everyone will sit down to an abalone dinner with wine. The price is $80. Call 805-773-4300 x4017 for reservations.
Dolphin Bay Resort & Spa, 2727 Shell Beach Road, Pismo Beach, 805-773-4300.
Fabio, The Red Cross, and Bravo
Fabio Viviani has teamed up with Bravo TV to raise money for victims of the Italian Earthquake on April 6th. You can watch Fabio cook and make donations to the Red Cross through Bravo TV’s website. Fabio calls this his webathon for earthquake relief. To get involved, visit
http://www.bravotv.com/foodies/red-cross
Spanish Hills Country Club Wine Dinner
Friday, June 19th, 6 p.m.
In celebration of Ventura County’s Wine Trail last week, the Spanish Hills Country Club is serving up a six-course meal paired with five wines from these Ventura County vintners: Stafford Winery, Old Creek Ranch Winery, Ranch Ventavo Cellars, Herzog Wine Cellars, and Cantara Cellars. Varietals run from Chardonnay to Viognier to Tempranillo and Syrah. Dishes include seared duck breast, chanterelle-crusted pork tenderloin, and a Valrhona chocolate torte. The price is $79.
Spanish Hills Country Club, 999 Crestview Ave., Camarillo, 805-388-5000.
http://www.spanishhillscc.com/index.htm
Fleming’s Father’s Day Menu
Sunday, June 21, 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Fleming’s has created a special Father’s Day brunch menu. It’s three courses of food with choices like spring onion soup, filet mignon Benedict, and walnut turtle pie. The price is $30 and includes a complimentary gift card for dad worth $25 that he can use on a future visit.
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 6373 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills, 818-346-1005.
Father & Child Day at Dream Dinners
Saturday, June 20th, 9:30 a.m.
Dream Dinners, the meal-assembly franchise in Thousand Oaks, is having a father-son or father-daughter day. Dad gets to choose from his favorite meals to put together (you cook them at home all during the week). The little one gets to help and to draw a gift out of a basket for dad. To see the June menus and sign up for this session, visit the website below.
Dream Dinners, 140 W. Hilcrest Dr., Thousand Oaks, 805-277-3447.
http://dreamdinners.com/main.php?page=locations&store_id=274&state=California
Jonathan’s Offers Belly-Dancing Lesson
Saturday, June 27th, 2-4 p.m.
Lebanese dancer Sana teaches step-by-step belly dancing in the wine room of Jonathan’s at Pierano’s. The two-hour class begins with a drink in J’s Tapas to loosen you up, then continues with stretching, dancing, and lunch afterwards. Wear comfortable clothing. Beginners welcome. The price is $50. RSVP to:
Jonathan’s at Pierano’s, 204 E. Main St., Ventura, 805-648-4853.
Restaurant Closings
The Grill in Westlake Village’s Promenade experienced a fire and has closed for repairs. They hope to reopen by the end of June.
Suki 7 in Westlake Village has closed.
Fabio Viviani at CALM fundraiser
Thursday, June 11th, 5-8 p.m.
Our own “Top Chef” Fabio Viviani of Cafe Firenze will be cooking at the CALM (Child Abuse Listening & Mediation) Showcase House in Santa Barbara presented by 805 Living Magazine. The evening will include a tour of the “Casa Robles” house, plus nibbles from Viviani’s new cookbook, glasses of wine, and martinis. Tickets cost $100. To purchase, call CALM at 805-965-2376 or visit:
http://www.calmdesignshowcase.org/
Complimentary parking and shuttle service to the Showcase house from the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints located at 2107 Santa Barbara Street.
Ventura County Wine Trail
Thursday, June 11th, 5:30-8 p.m.
Sample wines from 9 local wineries (including Herzog, Cantara Cellars, Rosenthal, and Malibu Family Wines) and food from 6 restaurants (including Capistrano’s, Hampton’s, and Enoteca Toscana) at this celebration in Oxnard’s Heritage Square. Tickets are $12.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit:
http://www.venturacountywinetrail.com/
Eat at C-Street, Feed the Needy
Starting tonight, for every dinner entree purchased at C-Street restaurant (during the week), a meal will be donated to the Salvation Army to feed a person in need. The program lasts until July 31st. It’s good for dinner entrees purchased Sunday through Thursday nights (5-10 p.m.) Chef Nic Manocchio said this in a recent press release about the program: “Because times are tough, there is even a greater need to give to those less fortunate.”
C-Street Restaurant, at the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel, 450 E. Harbor Blvd., Ventura, 805-648-2100.
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