Brian’s local area guidebook
Food scene
Simply put great food & great staff that make for a memorable meal.
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The Hideout Kitchen & Cafe
32 Mt Diablo BlvdSimply put great food & great staff that make for a memorable meal.
Casa Orinda cannot be missed if visiting Orinda. It's been around for 80 plus years and serves the best Western and Italian food in the area. (Try there fried chicken.....amazing!)
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Casa Orinda
20 Bryant WayCasa Orinda cannot be missed if visiting Orinda. It's been around for 80 plus years and serves the best Western and Italian food in the area. (Try there fried chicken.....amazing!)
Batch and Brine is great. They have a great menu that offers out-of-the-box burgers, sandwiches, shareable plates, salads, and they have an amazing weekend brunch. They also have a nice bar and an extensive beer selection.
Batch & Brine
3602 Mt Diablo BlvdBatch and Brine is great. They have a great menu that offers out-of-the-box burgers, sandwiches, shareable plates, salads, and they have an amazing weekend brunch. They also have a nice bar and an extensive beer selection.
Housed in a charming Carr Jones designed historic building, Postino welcomes guests with the celebration of food, family, friends and life around the dinner table featuring our Italian influenced, California cuisine.
Postino is nestled in the hillside town of Lafayette in the East Bay. Our brick walls, slate tiled floors, fireplaces and intimate dining rooms evoke images and feelings of Italy and the Mediterranean. The dramatic ambience at Postino is captivating and enchanting.
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Postino
3565 Mt Diablo BlvdHoused in a charming Carr Jones designed historic building, Postino welcomes guests with the celebration of food, family, friends and life around the dinner table featuring our Italian influenced, California cuisine.
Postino is nestled in the hillside town of Lafayette in the East Bay. Our brick walls, slate tiled floors, fireplaces and intimate dining rooms evoke images and feelings of Italy and the Mediterranean. The dramatic ambience at Postino is captivating and enchanting.
Great local hiking
Lafayette Reservoir is only 10 minutes from my house and is ideal for hiking, jogging, fishing, boating and picnicking.
Rowboats and pedal boats can be rented.
Families, groups and companies can reserve picnic areas holding 50 or 200 people. Many individual tables and barbecues accommodate smaller groups. Two play areas offer lively fun for children. The park has restrooms and a disabled-access fishing dock with adjacent parking.
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Lafayette Reservoir
Lafayette Reservoir is only 10 minutes from my house and is ideal for hiking, jogging, fishing, boating and picnicking.
Rowboats and pedal boats can be rented.
Families, groups and companies can reserve picnic areas holding 50 or 200 people. Many individual tables and barbecues accommodate smaller groups. Two play areas offer lively fun for children. The park has restrooms and a disabled-access fishing dock with adjacent parking.
City/town information
Walnut Creek is only 12 mine drive and there you will find many cultural attractions, restaurants, galleries, museums, breweries, and shopping areas, including Broadway Plaza, The Orchards at Walnut Creek, and Palos Verdes Mall. The vibrant downtown district is home to many historical buildings.
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Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek is only 12 mine drive and there you will find many cultural attractions, restaurants, galleries, museums, breweries, and shopping areas, including Broadway Plaza, The Orchards at Walnut Creek, and Palos Verdes Mall. The vibrant downtown district is home to many historical buildings.
Orinda is a lovely small town with friendly people, great coffee shops and lovely restaurants.
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Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre SquareOrinda is a lovely small town with friendly people, great coffee shops and lovely restaurants.
What more needs to be said..... :) Only and hour away Napa Valley is home to some of the best wines in the world.
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Napa Valley
What more needs to be said..... :) Only and hour away Napa Valley is home to some of the best wines in the world.