RN74 Celebrates Sweet Birthday, First Walnut Creek Restaurant Week & More
San Francisco’s RN74 Offers Up Takeaway Treats for Bargain Price
To celebrate its third anniversary, RN74 in San Francisco is making batches of takeaway dessert treats for $3 each (regularly $5).
If you need an afternoon pick-me-up, head over to the restaurant, April 22-28, to indulge in a to-go order of an assortment of French cookies, peanut butter mousse with sea salt and bourbon caramel or vanilla bean panna cotta with rhubarb and red wine.
It’s sure to be a sweet time.
Student-Run Restaurant Opens in Sunnyvale
The Art Institute of California in Sunnyvale just reopened its student-run restaurant, The Bistro, with a new menu and decor.
Interior Design students, who revamped the space as part of a class project, chose neutral hues, bamboo and grasses for an organic, natural look.
Culinary students manage the dining room and oversee the kitchen, turning out seasonal lunches that are mostly organic. Choose from small plates, salads, entrees or sandwiches.
The Bistro is open Thursdays and Fridays, noon to 2:30 p.m. It will operate until near the close of the spring quarter on June 8. It will reopen during the summer quarter.
Walnut Creek Welcomes Its First Restaurant Week This Week
During Walnut Creek Restaurant Week, more than 30 restaurants are offering special prix fixe menus starting at $10 for lunch and $20 for dinner, from now through April 22.
Among those participating are: Lark Creek, Prima Ristorante, Pyramid Ale House, Maria Maria Cantina, and Va De Vi Bistro & Wine Bar.
For a complete list, click here.
New Restaurant Coming to San Jose’s Santana Row
Roux Louisiana Kitchen is no more at San Jose’s Santana Row. Instead, look for the space to be transformed into the new Hot Tamales on May 5.
The ownership remains the same, with Sylvia and Eduardo Rollo overseeing the new concept with Chef Ismael De-Gante, who also manned the former Louisiana cuisine concept.
The public is invited to get its first taste of the new restaurant at a Cinco de Mayo celebration at noon that will feature live music and DJ 911.
Look for garlic shrimp sliders, “Mean Three-Bean Salad,” grilled cactus leaves filled with roasted potatoes and chorizo, and Mexican lasagna with black beans and salsa.
Wow, what fab deals with RN74’s desserts. If I lived close by I’d totally get some.
OHHHH! I always need a sweet treat in the afternoon and RN74’s pricing sounds incredible!
The desserts look awesome!
Hope you are having a great week Carolyn
ooh! The AI in Vancouver also have their own restaurant! I wish I could try all these restaurants mentioned here! Looks like you guys have your version of Dineout with prix fixe menus! $10 sounds like an incredible deal! Must remember to visit around this time of the year in the future! haha..
Hehe I think I would eat steamed veggies for lunch and then eat all of my dinner calories on the RN74 desserts!
I can’t believe these prices. They are so reasonable. You just can’t get food of that quality here in Australia for prices like that. This means, I must travel! xx
Thanks for suggestions! Just ate and took out a few boxes for my family from the Asian Box in Palo Alto, out of this world!!! Loved it!