Friday, December 8, 2006

Capsule restaurant (Garden centers) reviews

Afghan Afghani House. 1103 El Camino Real (just past Lawrence Expressway), Sunnyvale; (408) 248-5088. Quiet, dignified, attractive -- and yet, a good bet for school-age kids. Have them try aush, a noodle soup, and buranee-e-kadu, sauteed butternut squash, or one of many rice dishes. Wonderful lamb -- kebabs, chops and ribs. Aushak are delicious dumplings in yogurt and meat sauce. Lunch weekdays,
Poor downtown. Try as it might, it watches its neighboring neighborhoods flourish, to growing degrees, while it struggles.
Most people along the shoreline know the Van Wilgen name. Bill Van Wilgen and his family have run their nursery and garden center in Branford ...
Candlelight Tour With carolers, bagpipers, storytelling and more. 5:30 p.m. Dec. 10. Heritage Hill Historic Park, 25151 Serrano Road, Lake Forest. $3-$4. 949-923-2230.
Scholastic Book Fair: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Jane Cook McConnell Library, Newark High School, 314 Granville St.; (740) 328-2263. Licking County Housing Initiatives Community Meeting: 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.; The Place Off the Square; preregister at (740) 345-1970.
This Saturday and Sunday, December 9th and 10th, St. Joseph's Church will host its 16th Annual Spiritual Adoption Prayer Crusade with a Village-Wide Baby Shower. The donated baby gifts and items will be delivered to Long Island-area crisis pregnancy centers in time for Christmas.
Dec 5, 2006 of events and other news of note in the area. To add information to this list, e-mail Weekly Record editor Joan Concilio at jconcilio@ydr.com or call 771-2084.