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New Manhattan Beach Restaurant, Circa

Posted on April 10, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Manhattan Beach has welcomed another Restaurant, Circa, into the downtown Manhattan Beach, on Manhattan Ave. Circa, is a  warm, vintage, industrial space that has 130 seats. Circa serves global cuisine that is tapa style, or meant for sharing. Award-winning chef Octavio Becerra, created the menu items, and made sure to include global flavors in his cooking. The global flavors  coupled with the cozy nature of the decor gives restaurant goers, the ultimate restaurant experience. Dishes that are recommended to try at Circa include the steamed buns / crispy pork belly / quail egg / spicy scallion relish and Korean beef short ribs with spicy root vegetables.

Sample Menu items include:

• basturma = Turkish cured salmon / caraway potato latke / shaved cucumber
• steamed dumplings / lamb / goat cheese / black olive / marjoram
• raviolo en “brodo” / “in broth” / ricotta cheese / porcini custard / kale / parmigiano
• black olive gnocchi / dungeness crab / nettles / English peas / meyer lemon
• charred octopus / gigande beans / chorizo / wild brocolini / purple mustard
• crispy pork belly / gnarly carrots / bok choy / citrus-salsa verde
• Asian fried chicken / Seoul slaw / herb + lettuce cups

The menu at Circa is diverse and packed with flavor! The drink menu at circa is just as impressive, and offers a wide range of craft cocktails created by Executive Beverage Directors Julian Cox and Josh Goldman. Circa is  also open on the weekends with music until 2 a.m.

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Cantina Real Comes to Manhattan!

Posted on March 30, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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If you are a fan of Mexican Food, you will love this news! Cantina Real will be taking the place of American Farmhouse Tavern and Dining Hall, and making Manhattan Beach its second home. Cantina Real is a well- known for their margaritas, great chips and salsa, and for people that have a sweet tooth, Cantina’s deep fried ice-cream. Cantina Real has been around for approximately 50 years and has been owned and operated by Real Blias, 82, and his adult son Steve and daughter Joline.

According to a manager at Cantina Real, the expansion to Manhattan Beach will commence in couple years and will include new additions and/or changes to the menu. Blias and his son Steve will manage the new Manhattan Beach location, while Real’s daughter Joline, will stay in Hermosa. There are also plans in the works to remodel the patio area at the Hermosa Beach location in the near future. Owner of American Farmhouse, Orlando Novoa will be relocating to his unique food fare to San Luis Obispo and also embarking on plans to help open a new resturant in the nea future. Although locals are sad to American Farmhouse leave, they are just as happy to welcome Cantina Real to the 90266. Stay tuned for more “Living in the 90266,” and make sure to check out the Dave Salzman Real Estate blog.

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The Hamptons are right in our backyard…

Posted on February 16, 2013 by | Leave a comment
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Image Courtesy of Google Images

If there is a new seafood restaurant in the Southbay, you should check out it is The Hamptons . The Hamptons is a casual Seafood restaurant located on Manhattan Ave. near Mama D’s. If you are a lobster fan, at The Hamptons, you are in luck. Recommended lobster dishes include the Lobster Mac n’ Cheese and the Lobster Roll. The Lobster Mac n Cheese is made with three delicious cheeses including: Mozzarella, Smoked Gouda, and Gruyere; and the Lobster Roll is a great choice and unique to The Hamptons. The inspiration for this dish comes from the restaurant “Lobster Roll” located in Long Island. If you are a fan of clams, management recommends the great flat belly clams, which are flown in directly from Boston to your plate twice a week! Hamptons also serves chicken dishes and filet mignon. There is something for everyone at The Hamptons and fresh food is a top piority.  They serve for the fresh, locally-grown food and do not serve foods that have been GMO modified. Don’t forget to check out thier “special menu” here!

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“JUNK” art exhibit by Bob Van Breda is now open!

Posted on January 4, 2013 by | Leave a comment
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As one famous idiom explains: “One’s trash is another person’s treasure.” What is useless to one maybe valuable to another. Artist Bob Van Breda took this expression to a new level when he created his exhibit “JUNK.” This exhibit is a demonstration of creativity and interactive art. One unique feature of “JUNK” is that it allows viewers to look at the art from an interactive perspective, and judge the art.Viewers look at various junk and other items and determine if they have aesthetic significance, cultural value, historical value, or if the items are “simply junk.” This exhibit allows the viewers to see ordinary items in a whole new way, and the interacive quality of the exhibit strengthens the community’s overall understanding of visual arts.

The Creative Arts Center in Manhattan Beach, features art from Local and international artists. The curator for this exhibit is ARTS Manhattan Chairman of the Board, Homeira Goldstein. The exhibit opened this past December and will remain open until February 2, 2013. If you , or anyone you know interested in Art or are curious about learning more about visual Art, The Creative Art center is a great place to bring family and friend. The Exhibit is free, and open to the public. For more information and details of the exhibit, including hours of operation, please visit the announcement page on the City of Manhattan Beach website. To learn more about The Creative Art Center, please click here.

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It is that Time of Year…

Posted on December 27, 2012 by | Leave a comment
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It is that time of year. The New Year is a landmark for most people. The New Year is a stepping stone, a time to reflect on accomplishments of the past year, and a time to make new commitments for self-improvement. Manhattan Beach is not only a great community to live in, but it is a great space for the locals and visitors to make their resolutions come to fruition. For example, one of my new year’s resolutions is to do more cardio workouts. I will accomplish this by making effort to take power walks down the beautiful Manhattan Beach Strand and playing beach volleyball in the summertime.

Another example of a great resolution is to spend more time with family and loved ones; Manhattan Beach is a beach town that offers many family friendly activities including community events such as: Concerts in the Park. Lastly, if a resolution would be to venture out and try new restaurants,  many of the restaurants in downtown Manhattan offer a wide variety of cuisines and that are healthy and taste phenomenal.

New Years is about a fresh start, a “clean slate”. Manhattan Beach is a great beach city to take those first steps in following through with New Year’s resolutions. The landscape and the abundance of opportunities to start new are endless.  Cheers to a new start!  Check  us out at http://www.davesalzman.com Happy new year!

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