For owner Jeni Masaki, the hardest part of closing Masaki’s Kyoto Japanese Restaurant was running into her regular customers and breaking the news to them. But as of last week’s soft opening, she’s happy to spread the good news about the sandwich joint she’s opened in its place: Chuchi’s Old Town Eats, which borrows her […]
Masaki’s Kyoto Japanese Restaurant
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Two Arcata Eateries Call it Quits, Cite Cannabis Downturn
The yellow Simmer Down Caribbean Cafe truck that was a fixture in the Pacific Outfitters parking lot has shut down. Owner Patrick Gaskins, who started the business in May of 2015, places the blame squarely on the budget-tightening effects of legalization. “The last harvest season of 2016 right after Prop 64 passed, I slowed down,” […]
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Yes, Chefs!
Too many cooks in the kitchen? It didn’t look like it on Monday night at the Equinox in Old Town fundraiser dinner. The Humboldt County Office of Education event served up seven courses by a team of neighborhood chefs including coordinator Josh Wiley of Restaurant Five Eleven, where the dinner took place, Liz Acuna of […]