Dinner & a Movie: BackYard BBQ & Café and “Chef’s Table”
Backyard BBQ & Café It all started in the backyard! Their custom t-shirt shop in Vallejo was non-essential during COVID and so they started cooking in a tent and serving take-out to friends and family. Then Norman and Winnie Traballo did the almost impossible and...
Dinner & a Movie: Sailor Jack’s and Big Fish
Sailor Jack’s 123 First Street Benicia, CA 94510 707.746.8500 sailor-jacks.com This landmark building, previously a sea captain’s home, circa 1868, has a front-and-center waterfront view and was named for the famous author, Jack London, who frequented the area and...
Dinner & a Movie: Got Plate Lunch and The Descendants
Got Plate Lunch E Komo Mai, welcome! Home for Hawai’ian style comfort food, this family owned restaurant opened in 2014 after years of great success with their food truck and catering business. Growing up in Hawai’i, they know firsthand the unique, bold flavors of the...
Dinner & a Movie: Izakaya and Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Izakaya Sushi Bar and Japanese Tapas Restaurant 920 1st Street, Benicia, CA 94510 707.750.5150 Delivery and take-out with dine in expected soon. Call for hours. Oh so fresh and friendly with daily special surprises! Congratulations, Izakaya, on your first year...
Dinner & a Movie: The Workshop & “Finding Cajun”
The Workshop Super friendly, southern hospitality, full of flavor! There’s nothing like it--the smoky, spicy smell of gumbo, andouille sausage and chicken or shrimp, oysters and crab. And, wait, if I close my eyes and listen closely—is that an engine horn from the...
Getting to Maui
And we thought the Road to Hana was tough Air travel to Hawaii during Covid is not for the faint of heart, and definitely not for those who are over 65 and technologically challenged. The State of Hawaii has created a platform called Safe Travels (travel.hawaii.gov),...
Dinner & a Movie: The Union Hotel Restaurant & Bar and Ghost
The Union Hotel Restaurant & Bar 401 First Street Benicia, CA 94510 www.unionhotelrestaurant.net 707.746.7847 or 925.351.4489 Built in 1852, the Union Hotel is a living reminder of Benicia’s history as a way station during the Gold Rush. Well known for paranormal...
The Long and Winding Road
Heading South on HWY 101 from the Bay Area, the route, also known as El Camino Real (The Royal Road), has become very familiar to me over the last 25 years. The famous road that once linked the Spanish missions, pueblos and presidios, and connected the states of...
Dinner & a Movie: Amore Bistrot and Groundhog Day
Amore Bistrot 145 East D Street, Benicia, CA 94510 (On Kuhland Alley behind The Inn at Benicia Bay) 707.752.4300 | Info@AmoreBistrot.com | www.amorebistro.com Gracie is so excited about this one! The elegant, picturesque and historic Inn at Benicia Bay is now also...
