Book a table at Big Fish Grill on the Wharf today to Enjoy some Sea-swept Holiday Spirit Later

Is it too early for tinsel-strewn trees and Christmas carols? Of course it is, but when it comes to holiday parties, it’s prime time to begin planning.

Monterey, CA, October 14, 2019 - Is it too early for tinsel-strewn trees and Christmas carols? Of course it is, but when it comes to holiday parties, it’s prime time to begin planning.

Big Fish Grill on Fisherman’s Wharf encourages those with party plans to get preparations underway sooner rather than later.

Located at the tip of the pier and offering unmatched panoramic views of Monterey Bay, Big Fish Grill offers the freshest seafood served in a casual-California ambiance. Book your table today to enjoy some sea-swept holiday spirit later.

When it comes to gift-giving, Big Fish Grill has you covered with its unique electronic gift card (eGift) system. Go to www.bigfishgrillmonterey.com and send an eGift to any recipient via email or text message. You choose the value and the recipient can use that value to make purchases at Big Fish Grill.

During the holiday season, Big Fish Grill is open for Thanksgiving, but closed on Christmas Day to allow its employees to share it with their families.

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.bigfishgrillmonterey.com

Avoid the nightmare before Christmas and book holiday parties early at The Whaling Station

For many, the nightmare before Christmas surrounds the early run-up to the holiday.

Monterey, CA, October 13, 2019 — For many, the nightmare before Christmas surrounds the early run-up to the holiday. But The Whaling Station on Cannery Row believes the real nightmare is waiting too long to secure space for your holiday party.

Plan your holiday soiree early, and get the best seat in the house at Monterey County’s No. 1 steakhouse for more than 40 years. The Whaling Station offers private and semi-private dining areas for groups of 8 to 50. For reservations call 373-3778.

When it comes to holiday gift-giving, the fallback is always a gift card, and The Whaling Station has you covered with its unique electronic gift card (eGift) system. Go to www.thewhalingstation.com and send an eGift to any favorite foodie via email or text message. You choose the value and the recipient can use that value to make purchases at Monterey’s iconic steakhouse.

During the holiday season, The Whaling Station is open for Thanksgiving, but closed on Christmas Day to allow its employees to enjoy the festivities with their families.

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.thewhalingstation.com

Abalonetti Bar & Grill on Fisherman’s Wharf the Perfect place for Holiday parties and Gift finds

It's a debate that rages every year when summer ends and the leaves begin to fall: When are we allowed to start thinking about Christmas?

Monterey, CA, October 12, 2019 — It's a debate that rages every year when summer ends and the leaves begin to fall: When are we allowed to start thinking about Christmas?

Abalonetti Bar & Grill on Fisherman’s Wharf believes it’s never too early to get into the holiday spirit, especially when it comes to party planning.

Whether some of us are ready to accept it or not, December is right around the corner. Plan your holiday parties early, and get the best seat in the house at Monterey’s favorite seafood restaurant since 1951.

And for those foodies searching for the perfect gift, Abalonetti has you covered. Abalonetti specializes in Monterey Bay calamari — dressed in house daily and prepared in a dozen varieties, including its exclusive Buffalo Calamari. So how about one of the restaurant’s famous Got Squid? T-shirts?

Or perhaps consider buying someone special Abalonetti’s vintage The Joy of Cooking Squid poster, complete with diagrams and instructions on how to properly clean this famous, fast-swimming, elongated cephalopod with eight arms and two tentacles.

The holiday gift-giving fallback is always a gift card, and Abalonetti has you covered with its unique electronic gift card (eGift) system. Go to www.abalonetti.com and send an eGift to any recipient via email or text message. You choose the value and the recipient can use that value to make purchases at Abalonetti Bar and Grill.

During the holiday season, Abalonetti is open for Thanksgiving, but closed on Christmas Day to allow its employees to enjoy the festivities with their families.

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.abalonetti.com

Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa ranked Top 25 in Northern California by Condé Nast Traveler readers

Each year more than 600,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers across the world rank their favorite experiences as part of the luxury and lifestyle travel magazine’s global Readers’ Choice Awards list.

Monterey, CA, October 10, 2019 - Each year more than 600,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers across the world rank their favorite experiences as part of the luxury and lifestyle travel magazine’s global Readers’ Choice Awards list.

Results of the 2019 survey released Monday, Oct. 7, saw Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa ranked No. 21 in the category “Top 25 Hotels in Northern California.”

For the first time since its brand reorganization, Condé Nast Traveler combined the annual surveys in the United States and United Kingdom into one global list. The final rankings were announced globally online, and will also be highlighted in the November 2019 US and UK print editions of Condé Nast Traveler.

About Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa
Nestled within 22 acres of majestic Monterey Pines, the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa on Del Monte Golf Course provides the most discerning traveler with the quintessential Monterey experience. The property features 550 guestrooms, including 27 suites with expanded living areas, a spa, fitness center, pools, tennis courts and access to Del Monte Golf Course, the oldest operating course west of the Mississippi.

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/california/hyatt-regency-monterey-hotel-and-spa-on-del-monte-golf-course/mrydm

Goodwill Central Coast Stores to Match Donations during Cookies for Kids’ Cancer Campaign

What if the cookie was not only delicious but part of a sweet fundraising campaign that aims to make a difference in the fight against pediatric cancer?

Salinas, CA, October 08, 2019 - How much would you pay for a cookie? What if the cookie was not only delicious but part of a sweet fundraising campaign that aims to make a difference in the fight against pediatric cancer?

On Wednesday, Oct. 16, all Goodwill Central Coast stores will be offering delicious treats from Pacific Cookie Company — with all proceeds supporting Cookies for Kids' Cancer. You can choose your donation amount for a cookie, and Goodwill will match it!

Tragically, cancer is the No. 1 cause of death in children by disease in the United States. There are 40,000 U.S. children actively battling cancer right now. With less than 4 percent of the National Cancer Institute's budget going to all childhood cancers combined, donations are critical in making a difference for these kids.

For more information or to make a tax-deductible donation online, visit www.cookiesforkidscancer.org/Fundraiser/goodwillcentralcoast

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.cookiesforkidscancer.org/

Yeast of Eden welcomes Autumn with Seasonal Brews, Cocktails and a new Food Menu Launching Oct. 11

Rarely is the end of summer celebrated, but Yeast of Eden in Carmel is brewing up excitement around the flavors of fall — making the shorter days and chillier air more tolerable.

Carmel, CA, October 08, 2019 - Rarely is the end of summer celebrated, but Yeast of Eden in Carmel is brewing up excitement around the flavors of fall — making the shorter days and chillier air more tolerable.

It begins in the barrel room with head brewer Andrew Rose, who named his latest creation Astral Seasons, a mixed-fermentation saison conditioned with local Blenheim apricots from B&R Farms in Hollister.

The beer’s dry, effervescent finish brings mango and earthy notes intertwined with bursts of apricot. In addition to the 18 Yeast of Eden beers currently on tap, Yeast of Eden offers a local wine list and full bar with a rotation of seasonal cocktails.

The latest libation, called Binding Arbitration, is a smooth and slightly bitter bourbon cocktail featuring Cynar (an Italian bitter liqueur), Yellow Chartreuse (an herbal liqueur first produced by French monks) and lemon, shaken and served up. The new Spiced Island Cream tastes like fall in a glass, featuring a combination of spiced rum, coconut milk, cinnamon and egg white, served up with a sprinkle of nutmeg.

While the Yeast of Eden bar finds inspiration in the changing seasons, chef Florencio Cruz is set to launch his new fall menu on Friday, Oct. 11. Seasonal dishes include: roasted butternut squash soup with crème fraiche, chives and toasted pepita seeds; and a refreshing fall salad with mixed greens, kale, quinoa, apples, butternut squash, goat cheese and an apple cider vinaigrette. Guests can make dishes even heartier by adding chicken or the fresh catch of the day atop any salad.

For dessert, the Yeast of Eden kitchen puts a vibrant twist on a classic chocolate mousse with the addition of ginger mascarpone and yuzu gelée.

About Yeast of Eden
Our brewery-restaurant opened in December 2018 in the south wing of the Carmel Plaza in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea. The brewpub features 120 seats inside and 40 seats in an outdoor courtyard patio, all in a hip, contemporary design aesthetic. The menu features global, street-food inspired cuisine to pair with the crisp, effervescent open-fermented beers made on-site. For more visit http://www.yoebeer.com

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.yoebeer.com

Monterey Symphony Opens 74th Season Ovation Oct. 19-20 2019, With Works By Berlioz, Dvořák and Featuring Violinist and Concertmaster Christina Mok

The Monterey Symphony opens its 74th season Ovation on Oct. 19 and 20, 2019, with a party and concert at Sunset Center in Carmel.

Monterey, CA, September 30, 2019 — The Monterey Symphony opens its 74th season Ovation on Oct. 19 and 20, 2019, with a party and concert at Sunset Center in Carmel.

Celebrate the start of the 74th season with a sparkling, celestial party on the lower Terrace of the Sunset Center Saturday evening. Get in the mood for a season of Ovation with aerial artistry by Erin Jane, decadent desserts by Parker Lusseau and delicious local wines from Chalone Vineyards. Opening Night Party admission is included with all Saturday night tickets.

The season opens with Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9 by Hector Berlioz, Antonín Dvořák's Romance, Op.11 for violin and orchestra, featuring Concertmaster Christina Mok, and Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Romance, a delightful, single-movement work, was commissioned to serve as an annual musical tradition for the Provisional Theatre Orchestra in Prague. Based on a theme from the second movement of his fifth string quartet, Romance is a lovely interplay between the violinist and the orchestra. Other iterations of the melody were presented in his later works — it was an obvious favorite of Dvořák's!

Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14 takes the mercurial, and often tragic, life of an artist and sets it to music. The title underlines not only the fantastic musical fireworks that take place on stage, but also a fantasy Berlioz was demonstrating. Written as an homage to unrequited love—the result of too many unanswered love letters — Berlioz uses the voices of the instruments to explain his emotions. The work travels through the artist's life, culminating in his own funeral in the wildly intense final movement.

Performances will be at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019.

There will be pre-concert lectures in the Hall of Sunset Center one hour prior to performances.

As part of the Symphony’s opening weekend, there will also be a Preview Luncheon Thursday, Oct. 17 at Los Laureles Lodge in Carmel Valley, and the first Sunday Supper Club to celebrate the season opening, Sunday, Oct. 20, at Billy Quon's Sur Restaurant at the Barnyard in Carmel.

The October Preview Luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 17, 2019, at Los Laureles Lodge, 313 W. Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley. Join the fellow Monterey Symphony fans for a Preview Luncheon at Los Laureles Lodge in Carmel Valley. Support classical music, enjoy great food and company, and enjoy an exclusive concert preview with Max Bragado-Darman and violinist Christina Mok, from the season-opening October concerts. Welcome reception at 11:30, lunch at noon, program at 1 p.m. Cost is $50 per person. RSVP by October 1, 2019. Priority parking available to offer a shorter walk to the venue. Sponsored by Marion Klein, Sally Maggio, and Los Laureles Lodge.

The October Supper Club will be held at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 20, 2019, at SUR Restaurant, 3601 The Barnyard, Carmel. Join the Symphony for the first Sunday Supper Club and celebrate the season opening at Billy Quon's Sur Restaurant at the Barnyard. Cost is $75 per person. RSVP by Oct. 15, 2019

Please contact the box office for availability of season tickets at (831) 646-8511. For more information and pricing visit: http://www.montereysymphony.org/concerts-events/subscriptions

About the Monterey Symphony
The mission of the Monterey Symphony is to engage, educate and excite our community through the performance and continual discovery of symphonic music.

The Monterey Symphony, under the artistic leadership of Music Director & Conductor Max Bragado-Darman, is the only fully professional, full-season orchestra serving the communities of the Monterey Bay, Salinas, Salinas Valley, Big Sur, and San Benito County. It provides double performances of a six-concert subscription series at Carmel’s Sunset Theater, as well as youth education programs that include in-class visits and culminate in full-orchestra concerts for school children.

The Monterey Symphony is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation, supported through various generous individuals and through grants and corporate gifts from The Arts Council of Monterey County, The Berkshire Foundation, The Barnet Segal Charitable Trust, California Arts Council, The Community Foundation for Monterey County, The Harden Foundation, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Music Performance Trust Fund, Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Pebble Beach Company Foundation, The Robert and Virginia Stanton Endowment, Taylor Farms, The Yellow Brick Road Foundation and many others.

For additional information, please call 831-646-8511 or visit the website: www.montereysymphony.org

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.montereysymphony.org