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Professional or Amateur, Monterey Bay Restaurant Equipment Has Whatever You Need to Prepare, Serve or Store
by Agata Popeda
Monterey County Weekly, 11/26/21
Campbell Recreation Winter-Spring 2022 Registration Begins next week! Winter is approaching fast! Registration for the Winter-Spring 2022 classes begins on December 7th at 9 AM for Campbell Residents and December 8th at 9 AM for everyone else. Check out the classes we are offering and register before they are full! https://secure.rec1.com/CA/campbell-ca/catalog
The Campbell Toy Program is an annual Campbell tradition of helping families in need share a more joyful holiday season. Many Downtown Campbell businesses will be hosting drop off barrels in their shops.
Please help by donating new unwrapped toys or games. You can also donate money or help the program in other ways.
If you have someone on your holiday shopping list who uses CBD products for health or pain management, introduce them to Cloud City Supply with a gift card.
Cloud City Supply is a wonderful family owned CBD shop in Downtown Campbell where the two cousins who own the shop pride themselves on giving each customer the personal service they need to understand their CBD options and find the products that are right for them.
Gift cards of various amounts are available directly from the store. Stop in or call (408) 777-6783 to inquire.
What to give to a socially conscious friend who lives in the Bay Area and goes out of their way to support local makers and local businesses? Get a "gift card" token from Redemption and check off all the boxes at once while giving your friend and your community the gift of unique goods and apparel that were made right here in the Golden State.
Redemption gift cards must be purchased in person at the store or you can call 408.628.4877 and arrange for a gift card over over the phone. Gift cards can be redeemed at any of their three locations in Campbell, Los Gatos, and Santa Cruz.
Trying to find the right gift for a loved one? Pamir Rugs has a distinctive collection of handmade pillows for sale, created from antique rugs. These unique pieces come in many colors and designs. We invite you to stop by our showroom at 237 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey and take a look!
Just in time for the holidays, American Burger is now selling air plants in the restaurant at 738 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Air plants make great gifts, and the restaurant carries them in different sizes and shapes. Better yet, they're easy to care for!
International Market and Deli is offering gift baskets made to order for the holidays. Filled with food from around the world, these make great gifts for friends and family members. Call us at 831-375-9451 or e-mail us and let's work together to select the right items for your basket.
International Market and Deli is located at 580 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.
Start your holiday shopping with Old Monterey's Gift Ideas Gallery! It's chock full of unique gifts available at small businesses in Downtown Old Monterey in all price ranges. We'll continue to add new items throughout the holiday season.
When you shop locally, you support small businesses owned by your neighbors, strengthen your downtown community to resist tough times, reduce environmental impact, and always find the most creative, thoughtful gifts. Just look for a gift in the Gallery, click on the photo, and you'll be taken to the shop's online store or a page with their contact information.
In December, Venture Gallery is featuring Full Spectrum Art, a collection of work by our local artists on 10" x 10" canvases with special prices just right for holiday gifting.
In time for the holidays, all Venture Gallery artists were challenged to do their best work on a 10x20 canvas and assigned a color… but the subject media and style was left up to each artist. The result is a dramatic exhibition we are calling Full Spectrum Art. Come and see this striking work!
Venture Gallery is now open daily, 10am-6pm. Full Spectrum Art will be featured through October 2021. Venture Gallery is located at 260 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey. Visit our website to shop online for work by our local artists.
Alta Bakery and Cafe is happy to announce our December drink of the month, a peppermint latte just right for the holidays. Come and try it - we're located at 502 Munras Avenue in Downtown Old Monterey.
Franklin Street Collaborative, located at 201 West Franklin Street in Downtown Old Monterey, always carries a wealth of gifts in our shop, many of which are locally made by women-owned businesses. For the holiday season, we've pulled together some gift packages consisting of items from our store to make your shopping experience simply merry.
Treat Thyself Package
Valley Botanicals body oil
Tailored Union socks for women
Coucou snowflake earrings
Kevin Murphy Shimmer Shine styling mist
Mermaid Moon perfume
Glowing Mommy candles (2)
Foodie Package
Foustman’s salami
The Honey Ladies raw honey
Anna Vela mug
Todo Verde loose leaf tea
Speckled Nose Farm spice
Ocean Package
Sea Salt & Bloom resin dish
Leah Mark Design earrings
Coucou ornament
Green Directive soap
Lilac & Dahlia cleansers
Human Minded bath bomb
Hair Package
Gigi Pip hat
Gigi Pip hat scrub
Gigi Pip hat spray
Gigi Pip hat brush
Mason Pearson hairbrush
Purple Package
Gigi Pip bucket hat
Divine Intention candle
Jazgandi lipgloss
Greda earings
Veronicare moisturizer
Maican dominoes
Gypsy Luxe tan can
Parker-Lusseau Pastries and Cafe, located at 539 Hartnell Street in Downtown Old Monterey, now has fresh stollen on our shelves from now until Christmas. This holiday favorite is so popular you should probably place your order in advance just to make sure it's there when you want it, 831-641-9188.
What is stollen? A traditional German fruit bread with candied orange rind, raisins, and sliced almonds macerated in rum...plus it features the amazing flavors of cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, and a hint of tellicherry pepper.
Slice it, toast it, smother it with butter, eat it...Repeat! Bonus feature: it makes your house smell like Christmas.
Hot chocolate season is here and so is Old Monterey Cafe's hot chocolate special. They know how to do it right, with whip cream, a candy cane, and the obligatory sprinkles. Have a cup and warm up! Old Monterey Cafe is located at 489 Alvarado Street.
Spa on the Plaza, located at 201 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey, is offering two special winter services now through December 2021. To make an appointment, please phone us at 831-647-9000.
Winter Highlights
Winter Massage
$195 for 80 minutes
Enjoy a stimulating blend of aromatherapy oils of pine, orange, and cinnamon with this full body massage focused on the neck and shoulders which includes steamy compresses on the back.
Winter Rejuvenation Facial
$140 for 60 minutes
We use botanical extracts, vitamin B5, and a hyaluronic acid to hydrate, calm, and balance the skin. This is a perfect facial during the cold winter months - leave relaxed with your skin glowing. Excellent for all skin types.
Rosine's Restaurant is holding a food and toy drive this holiday season to benefit the Salvation Army! From now until December 24, 2021, bring in three new cans of non-perishable food or one new unwrapped toy and receive a free small bite dessert with your dine-in meal (offer not good for take-out meals).
Rosine's, a local family-owned business known for its comfort food and wonderful desserts, is located at 434 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey.
Last year as we were entering the worst days of the Covid-19 pandemic after an already terrifying year for small businesses, we asked you to make every day Small Business Saturday because there were so many Mom and Pop shops that were on the brink of going under. Thanks to you, most of our shops made it through a year to forget.
2021 was supposed to be totally different wasn't it? Instead of the return to normal we all wanted, we got a year that carried its own set of incredible difficulties leading to yet another very nervous holiday season.
We need your support again this year so we're calling on you again in 2021 to make every day Small Business Saturday. When you're drawing up your gift ideas, please think of a locally owned Mom and Pop shop first before you look elsewhere.
If you're short on ideas and short on time, be sure to take advantage of our online gift cards directory with links to pages where you can purchase gift cards for many of your favorite businesses in Downtown Campbell.
In 2021, we thank you for thinking small. Thank you for shopping small. Thank you because once again, Every Day Is Small.
Short on time? Stuck on gift ideas? Have someone who's impossible to shop for?
We've got the perfect solution for you. It's the Downtown Campbell Gift Cards directory. Get your favorite someone a gift that's more than any old gift. Every gift that supports a small business is a gift that counts twice. It's a gift that they'll be able to apply toward something they'll really want while supporting a small locally owned "Mom and Pop" business that's so vital to the health of our community.
Here you go... holiday shopping made easy:
Want to make your 2021 Christmas or New Year's meal even more special? Order your pie, cheesecake, dinner rolls, or quiche from The Perfect Crumb. We are a boutique bakery at 301B Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, creating every item from scratch on a daily basis.
HOLIDAY ORDER DEADLINES
Call us at 831-241-6269 or e-mail us to place your order
Christmas 2021
order by Sunday, 12/21
pick up by 12/24 at 12pm
New Year's 2021
order by Friday, 12/29
pick up by 12/31 at 12pm
MENU
PIES
Apple 9" - $25
Pumpkin 9" - $25
White Sweet Potato 9" - $25
Pecan 9" - $27
Mixed Berry 9" - $27
(dessert pies - add $3 for gluten free crust)
Turkey Pot Pie 4" - $10
Turkey Pot Pie 9" - $35
Quiche 10" - $35
quiche includes cheese and one topping
CHEESECAKES
Original Flavor
Pumpkin Flavor
Carrot Cake Flavor
Cheesecake Sizes:
8" - $35
9" - $45
10" - $55
12" - $65
(add $5 for mixed berry topping)
DINNER ROLLS
Half-Dozen Rolls - $10
Dozen Rolls - $20
Volunteer with First Night Monterey, giving back to the community while having a fun New Year's Eve! First Night Monterey 2022 will be held on Friday, December 31, 3pm-12am in Downtown Old Monterey. For more information, please visit our website, e-mail us, or call 831-373-4778.
Volunteer opportunities include: working as a group to manage a venue or site, hospitality, merchandise sales, parade coordination (lining up participants), MC for a stage at the event.
For the safety of everyone, all volunteers and all indoor audiences, staff, and artists must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or present a negative COVID test dated within 72 hours along with a valid photo ID. Masks are required at all indoor venues. First Night Monterey is committed to the safety and health of every volunteer.
