Four Restaurants You Should Visit Downtown Concord
Luna Restaurant Luna has certainly earned its reputation as one of Concord’s finest Italian eateries. But sometimes there is more than meets the pallet. It had some unique guests this…
Are You Ready To Take On The 2023 Taco Trail Challenge?
By Beth Javens, Executive Director, Visit Concord Prepare your taste buds for a culinary escape for the annual Concord Taco Trail Challenge returning this month. This is your chance to…
The Most Delicious Time of the Year – Comfort Food Month 2023
The Concord culinary community has entered the New Year comfortably by designating January as Comfort Food Month. In previous years, this celebration originated as Comfort Food Week, but expanded to…
What’s a Barzerria?
OUT to LUNCH By David King I took a road trip to explore the tiny delta town of Isleton, population 840ish, a colorful community located five miles beyond Rio Vista…
Jack’s Restaurant and Bar
When the best eating establishments in the region are mentioned, Jack’s Restaurant and Bar at 80 Crescent Drive in Downtown Pleasant Hill deserves to be on that list. This unique…
Out to Lunch: Bambino’s
By Richard Eber On a chilly Monday evening in late November, many restaurants were closed or hurting for business. Not Bambino’s. Even during Covid-19 times, this popular eatery in a…
OUT TO LUNCH:
By Richard Eber With the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions permitting more indoor dining, (the county’s equivalent of removing restaurants off ventilators), many local restaurants are gasping for support. The places…
Parkside Bar & Grill
OUT TO LUNCH by Richard Eber – The famous tag line for Las Vegas, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” isn’t exactly true for Concord’s new restaurant the Parkside…
Stayin’ Alive – Restaurants Struggle for Survival
By Richard Eber Life goin’ nowhere. Somebody help me. Somebody help me, yeah. Life goin’ nowhere. Somebody help me, yeah. I’m Stayin’ alive. – The Bee Gees from Saturday Night…
OUT TO LUNCH Rocco’s is doin’ it right
By Richard Eber If ever there was needed a call for help during the current COVID-19 Pandemic, it is from local restaurants who have seen their business dwindle with no…
California Fish Grill
OUT TO LUNCH by Richard Eber When it comes to sea food, very little exists in the casual dining genre past pre-breaded frozen sandwiches offered by the likes of Mc…
The Comforts of Concord Tap House
Out to Lunch by Richard Eber When venturing into the premises of the Concord Tap House as part of Visit Concord’s Comfort Food Week, I wasn’t expecting much. Normally taste…