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Win a Vacay!
10.16.09
Hey, Facebookers! Stop updating your status for a bit to check this out: Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants is giving eight lucky Facebook fans a two-night getaway, complete with a Southwest Airlines gift voucher, dinner for two, etc.
Here’s how you can enter the “I Need a Vacation Because ...!” contest, which ends Nov.17: Visit Larkspur’s Facebook page, become a fan, and in 50 words or less, post a comment on the page and describe why you need a vacation. Eight winners will be selected to win a vacation to each of the eight Larkspur Collection hotels. Winners will receive a two-night stay, a $150 Southwest Airlines gift card, dinner for two at the hotel’s restaurant, a bottle of sparkling wine and of course, early check-in and late check-out.
The Larkspur Collection includes eight boutique hotels, including: The Belamar Hotel in Manhattan Beach; Casa Munras in Monterey, CA; Hotel Abri and Villa Florence in San Francisco; The Lodge at Tiburon in Tiburon, CA; RiverPlace Hotel in Portland, OR; The Sainte Claire in San Jose; and Toll House Hotel in Los Gatos, CA.
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Fashion Island’s Restaurant Coup!
10.16.09
I just found out that Fashion Island landed a major coup, Celestino Drago is opening his first restaurant outside L.A. in spring 2010! Osteria Drago will feature fresh, high quality and seasonal food from throughout Italy. Just think this spring you can order family-style dishes including Naples-style wood burning pizzas, fresh pasta, lasagna, specialties such as pumpkin stuffed tortellini, polenta, fish and game. And it will have a wine bar with an extensive list of rare wines, and a bar menu with charcuterie and small plates available throughout the day. Adjacent to the new Nordstrom at Fashion Island in Newport Beach.
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