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Good times are rolling on the river with Ruffino’s new cocktail that stimulates spring revelry
04/01/2021
Frisky Devil
Combine 2 ounces bourbon, 1 ounce Drambuie liqueur, 1.5 ounces honey simple syrup and .75 ounces lemon juice in a shaker. Shake and strain over rocks with ice. Garnish with a strawberry heart (slice a V at the top) and a sprig of fresh mint.
Before his unexpected death in November 2020 at age 53, Ruffino’s beloved proprietor Ruffin Rodrigue often surprised guests celebrating birthdays with his lively acapella serenades.
“He thought he was an opera singer,” says former Director of Operations, Megan Klock. “Ruffin loved celebrations.”
Rock Paper Taco moving into former Shrimp Basket site on Perkins
Monday, March 15, 2021
Rock Paper Taco plans to open a second brick-and-mortar location in the former Shrimp Basket space on Perkins Road.
The 4,160-square-foot building located in the Perkins Palm development near Staring Lane has been vacant since Shrimp Basket permanently closed in mid-2019. Before that, McAlister’s Deli occupied the space.
Local restaurateur Josh Duke, who launched Rock Paper Taco from a food truck in 2018, says he’s been eyeing the location, which sits in the same development as his Olive or Twist restaurant, for several years.
At the time McAlister’s closed three years ago, Duke was in the midst of relocating his Painting & Pinot business in order to expand Olive or Twist. However, had he known the space would be available, he says he simply would’ve moved Olive or Twist there without forcing out Painting & Pinot.
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Salinas, CA – Chick-Fil-A
A Chick-Fil-A will soon be arriving in Salinas. It will be located at the Northridge Mall and is currently under construction, according to city officials. As reported by KSBW in March 2020, plans for the restaurant were approved in June 2019 and it was originally thought the restaurant would open in summer 2020. There are no Chick-Fil-A’s in Monterey County. Currently, the closest one is in San Jose on Blossom Hill Road.
New Orleans, LA – SoLou
The new restaurant Chef Peter Sclafani, Kiva Guidroz and Michael Boudreaux are opening in the former Rum House building will be called SoLou. SoLou comes from “South Louisiana” and will feature the culture and cuisine of the region, paired with an elevated dining experience and atmosphere.