Balance – bal·ance, noun: a state in which different things occur in equal or proper amounts or have an equal or proper amount of importance. Balance is exactly what restaurant owner James Norton and Chef Ren Weigang want to, and do, bring to Downtown Ventura with their restaurant, Pacific by NoRu.
Author: Christina Tetreault
Restaurant of the Week: The Rock & Rye at Sweetwater Music Hall
As you stroll up the downtown streets, you’ll hear classic jazz music with trumpets blaring from the speakers while you gaze up to see twinkling lights hanging above. This is just a taste of the atmosphere on a Saturday night at Mill Valley’s new The Rock & Rye at Sweetwater Music Hall.
Restaurant of the Week: ROOH San Francisco
ROOH, Progressive Indian, in San Francisco serves rich, Indian-style cuisine. The restaurant molds together traditional dishes and cooking techniques, oftentimes held deep within the hearts of mothers in the kitchen teaching their children, with unique and colorful California-grown ingredients to present innovatively decadent plates.
Restaurant of the Week: LB Steak
The second location of LB Steak, a luxurious modern American steakhouse concept specializing in fresh, in-house butchered steak, now resides on the inside of City Center at Bishop Ranch. Led by a James Beard-nominated French chef, the restaurant just opened its doors in San Ramon.
Restaurant of the Week: Huria’s
Adriana and Mohaimen Huria, with a taste for fine fresh food, a keen eye for design and a heart for adventure, run Huria’s restaurant and catering company out of Bodega Bay. The couple ventured to Northern California in 2017 with eyes on starting fresh—both for their creative spirits and for their food concept.
San Francisco’s Harbor Court Hotel
In the middle of San Francisco’s iconic Embarcadero, constantly filled with the hums of people hustling and bustling through the city’s financial district, you’ll find Harbor Court Hotel. The newly reopened boutique space gives guests a modern-day hotel stay experience while glorifying the city’s rich roots.
Restaurant of the Week: Ozumo San Francisco
Ozumo San Francisco’s take on the modern Japanese fine-dining experience dishes up fish as fresh as the waterfront you see through the restaurant’s windows. It is also home of the sleek Sake Lounge, serving the largest premium imported sake list in the United States.
Central Coast’s Desparada Wines
Located in Paso Robles’ Tin City, Desparada Wines specializes in inspired, elegant, new-world wines that stray from tradition.
Restaurant of the Week: Palmetto Superfoods
Think you can only see the rainbow? You’ll quickly discover you can taste it when experiencing anything on the flavor-rich menu at Palmetto Superfoods.
Restaurant of the Week: Mad Seoul
Though Seoul is anywhere but close to California, nestled within the busy streets of Berkeley you’ll find a fresh-food-focused casual restaurant, Mad Seoul, to introduce the rich flavors of Korean food to those living in the Golden State.