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Hôtel Château-Bromont, Eastern Townships
- Free WiFi and free parking
Main amenities
- 204 smoke-free guestrooms
- Golf course
- 3 restaurants
- Indoor and outdoor pool
- Rooftop terrace
- Breakfast available
- Free ski shuttle
- Fitness center
- Spa services
- 24-hour business center
- Childcare
- 24-hour front desk
What's around
- In a regional park
- Ski Bromont (0.4 mi / 0.7 km)
- Chapiteaux Bromont (0.9 mi / 1.5 km)
- Chocolate Museum (1.9 mi / 3 km)
- Vieux Village Golf Club (2.3 mi / 3.7 km)
- Bromont Flea Market (2.6 mi / 4.1 km)
Hôtel Château-Bromont, Eastern Townships
Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $103
- Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds
- Privilege Room, 1 Queen Bed, Large European Shower
- Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed
- Deluxe Room
- Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed with Sofabed
- Privilege Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofabed, Large European Shower
- Privilege Room, 1 King Bed, Large European Shower
- Junior Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofabed
- Executive Suite, 1 Queen Bed
- Junior Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofabed, Golf View
- Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Fireplace
- Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Mountain View
- Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed and 1 Sofa Bed, Atrium View
- Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Golf View
- Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed and 2 Sofa Beds
- Executive Suite, 1 Queen Bed with Sofabed
- Junior Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofabed, Mountain View
- Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed with Sofabed, Mountain View
- Junior Suite, 1 Queen Bed with Sofabed
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At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 204 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 6 floors
- Check-in time starts at 4 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Babysitting/childcare *
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
- Free ski shuttle
Other information
- Smoke-free property
Nearby Three Star Eastern Townships hotels
In the hotel
- Buffet breakfast (surcharge)
- 3 restaurants
- Bar/lounge
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Indoor pool
- Outdoor pool
- Free ski shuttle
- Fitness facilities
- Golf course on site
- Spa services on site
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Golfing on site
- Cross-country skiing nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Spa tub
- 24-hour business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 17
- Meeting rooms 2
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Elevator/lift
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Rooftop terrace
- Garden
- Fireplace in lobby
- In-room accessibility
In the room
- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Cable TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Refrigerator
- In-room safe
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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DiningLes Quatre Canards - This restaurant specializes in regional cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
La Trattoria - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Happy hour is offered.
Le Bistro - This bistro serves light fare only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Awards and affiliations
Green / Sustainable Property
This property participates in Green Key Eco-Rating Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.
Hôtel Château-Bromont, Eastern Townships's small print
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for CAD 10 per day
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of CAD 19 per person (approximately)
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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Searching for Aliens in Area 51: Beyond The Las Vegas Strip
The truth is out there. You won't find it, however, on a trip to Nevada's mysterious Area 51. What you will find by journeying to the barren desert a few hours north of Las Vegas is a fascinating trip into the American lore of government secrets, UFOs and "little green men." Take a look at our "guide" to searching for aliens in Area 51
Getting to Rachel, Nevada, the town made famous by its proximity to Area 51 (aka Groom Lake), isn't hard but the trip is lengthy. You'll need to rent a vehicle or secure a tour reservation. Guided excursions will pick you up from your hotel, provide lunch and return you for around $200 per person. On your own or part of a group, it could be six to seven hours before you see the bright lights of Vegas again.
The route to Area 51, which is actually part of an Air Force testing and training range, will eventually lead to State Highway 375, more commonly referred to as the Extraterrestrial Highway. A sign proclaiming it as such is a must-stop photo spot, with many visitors leaving stickers behind to prove that they, at least, were out there. The green-and-white hallmark becomes so obscured by stickers that it's switched out from time to time with another sign simply so they can be removed.
Also obscured? Area 51 itself. It's a restricted military base tucked away on a dry lakebed and the armed guards, or "Cammo Dudes" as they're often nicknamed, patrolling its borders take their task very seriously. Signs warning against trespassers are the most you'll see and should be heeded. Ignoring them could lead to arrest and steep fines. Patrols also have the right to use force, if deemed necessary. Grab a quick snapshot if you must, but keep in mind that while your camera is trained on the signs, others will be trained on you.
Why bother going then? It's the thrill of the unknown that draws visitors to this desert outpost as much as their love of the kitsch. Not only does a visit provide the chance to speak to locals about the mysteries they've seen and heard, but there are also two spots in particular where Earthlings are welcome: the Alien Research Center in Hiko, Nev. (100 Extraterrestrial Highway, 775.725.3750), which can't be missed thanks to the towering alien outside and is, surprisingly, much less official than it sounds, and the Little A'Le'Inn in Rachel, Nev. (9631 Old Mill Street, 775.729.2515), which serves up meals, beds and a gleaming metal replica UFO. Head to both for more souvenir photos, but don't leave before beaming your hunger away at the latter with one of two appropriately named burgers: the Alien, featuring Thousand Island dressing "with zing," and the Saucer, topped with sauteed mushrooms, garlic, onions and pepperjack cheese.
If you'd rather Area 51 not abduct your entire day, there are several ways to lose a few hours alien hunting without ever leaving Las Vegas.
The city's minor league baseball team is dubbed the Las Vegas 51s (850 Las Vegas Blvd North, 702.386.7200) and - although there are definitely no answers here, either - there are souvenir T-shirts and hats to be had. Many are stamped with the 51s' logo, which merges a baseball with the rounded head of a grey-skinned, wide-eyed alien. Stopping in for a game will also provide a chance to take a photo with the 51s' otherworldly mascot, Cosmo, said to have spent some time at the secret government base after crashing down to Earth from another planet.
If that doesn't strike your fancy, Las Vegas' Smithsonian-affiliated National Atomic Testing Museum (755 Flamingo Rd, 702.794.5151) features an Area 51: Myth or Reality exhibit. Rumours are paired with official documents to allow visitors to draw their own conclusions. The museum is also home to regular radio broadcasts and lectures on the unknown.
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Ruidoso, New Mexico 2.29 miles SE
Bonito Lake, New Mexico 3.97 miles NW
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Nogal, New Mexico 8.29 miles NW
Mescalero, New Mexico 9.55 miles SW
Alto, New Mexico (map) | (575) 336-4325
Sites: 65 | Latest Rate: $37.00 | 28 Reviews
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May 2016 - $37.00
Beautiful setting, lovely views, gravel sites, plenty of trees, short walk to the stream loaded with trout. No playground but fun play area the kiddos liked. Quiet during the week, weekend was very noisy, crowded and quiet hours ignored (until 12:30 AM). Light road noise at night. Mostly friendly staff, willing to help. Asked about military discount (retired USMC) when checking in and was told "you have to be active duty, out there fighting". Some construction going on building cabins. - pokeynpepper
Aug 2014 - $35.00
This park is located in a beautiful setting along the Bonito river. The sites and roads are gravel, most of the FHU/pull through sites require blocks + jacks for leveling, utilities are located at the front on some sites and many face each other, some so close that only one may put awnings out. W/E sites seem a better bet but are relatively short. Restrooms are clean but basically unfinished, showers have a very small changing area with no clothes hook or seat. Laundry room is a dark utility area between restrooms with only one washer and dryer (one oos) and very dirty. We managed to get satellite but cell service (Verizon) poor and their wifi in and out, minimal at best. The campground area is clean and well maintained and quite pleasant. A few dogs (some from the staff) wandering around off leash which made walking our dogs difficult at times. Unfortunately this seems to be one of the nicer campgrounds in the area, though did not visit any within the Ruidoso city area. If you decide to stay here strongly recommend you drive through and select a suitable campsite first. - Dogs and Cats
Jul 2014 - $40.00
This is a active place. Lots of people and tent camping. No store really, no cell service unless you have Verizon or ATT. I have T-Mobile which is not useful in the Ruidoso area at all. The Wi-Fi was very spotty in my location but better in others. My direct TV worked but the person next to me had trees in the way. Don't be afraid of the bridge. I took a 30,000 lb RV with a 6,000 lb tow across it. It's narrow but only seems scary. We enjoyed the stay because of so much space between each RV - Steelers Fan
159 Ski Run Road Alto, NM, USA Alto, New Mexico 88312 (map) | 575-336-1131
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This is a former USFS campground that has been turned over to the local Indian nation. Roads leading to the CG were good, but the interior roads are neglected. Most sites are crescent shaped P/T with nice space between them, but any RV over 35 ft will have leveling issues. The one bath house is functional but is neglected to the extent you would not want to use it. 50A voltage was low at 108 without appliances being used. No picnic tables and no fire ring. Sat signals available on most sites. VZW cell coverage was good. No WiFi. The grass did not appear to have been mowed in some time. It might be good for a night or two if you are looking for peace and quiet with starry nights or want to camp near the Apache Ski Resort. Otherwise, at $25, it's way overpriced. This one is not on my return list. - RLM
Alto, New Mexico (map) | (575) 336-4044
Sites: 66 | Latest Rate: $33.00 | 19 Reviews
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Aug 2015 - $33.00
It has been several years since we were here and it is just as cute, clean, and relaxing as before. Limited spaces for 45 footers, wifi is extremely weak, and ATT service is iffy at best. Mostly older crowd with dogs galore so everybody is super friendly. Have not seen the deer or elk yet but looking forward to them roaming the park early and late. Best park in the Ruidoso area for big rigs. - countrycoach99
Jul 2015 - $34.00
This quiet park caters mainly to older, seasonal visitors. My spacious site that I was able to secure for a week was a temporarily vacant seasonal spot that featured a large landscaped concrete patio and a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains. The owner and guests were all very friendly. AT&T cell service was a little spotty and WiFi was not the best. This was one of the nicest stays I've had at an RV park. - Phaeton40AH
Aug 2014 - $35.00
Stayed here for a week in the middle of August. Definitely would stay here again. Small, well kept, with wide access roads and ample room between spaces (except for ours - see below), far enough away from noise of Ruidoso, close enough to get to town in reasonable time. Easy big rig access, over 55. Filled with dog lovers. Nearly all spaces taken during the high season by seasonal Class A rigs, only one 50 amp available to short-term like us. Several 30 amp spaces are usually open, however, all back up to a painted wood fence with some sort of light manufacturer on the other side. On some days every space was taken. Call ahead; we made our reservation a month in advance and still were faced with a possible move in the middle of our stay. The Wi-Fi is now 'free' but where we stayed the signal was too weak to be useful. Verizon data gave us 3 bars. We stayed in #61 with a 34' rig, backed up to the dry creek and wonderful views (good). Very very very tight (25' wide with obstruction), so if you are unsure of your back-in skills you probably should avoid this particular space. - Bull Durham
358 Airport Rd. (Highway 220) Alto, New Mexico 88312 (map) | (575) 336-4556
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A brand new, wonderful RV resort with all the amenities. We stayed here in our 45' motorhome. Each spacious, concrete pad site has it's own gas firepit and a private patio.
Terrific location close by to the resort town of Ruidoso.
The resort has a mutual relationship with nearby Rainmaker Resort (about 2 miles away) that has a full service restaurant, 18 hole championship golf course, spa etc.
Brand new resort. Book this one early in Spring of 2016 as it surely will book up early. Awesome !
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On brink of 'Perfect Storm,' Pender DSS request for extra help denied
Published: Monday, September 16, 2013 at 10:13 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, September 16, 2013 at 10:13 p.m.
Pender County Commissioners on Monday largely ignored a request from the director of the Department of Social Services who said her staff needs help with food stamp and Medicaid issues stemming from glitches in the new NC FAST computer system.
DSS Director Dr. Reta Shiver asked the board to approve creating a trouble shooter position for staff who have problems associated with the new system and to serve as a liaison between DSS and state NC FAST representatives. Shiver asked commissioners to upgrade the mail clerk position to processing assistant five to comply with NC FAST system changes and for DSS to be able to contract for additional clerical assistance as necessary.
Commissioner Jimmy Tate's motion to approve the request didn't receive a second from the other commissioners. Commissioners' Chairman George Brown said he didn't feel the county should have to pay the cost of providing additional staff when the state should be responsible for the program.
"One thing we were promised with this legislature is they were not going to push unfunded mandates down to the counties. That's what I'm hearing. You're saying you need additional people. They're saying this program should make things more efficient," Brown said.
At the commissioners' request, County Manager Michael Duvall said he would contact state Director of the Division of Social Services Wayne Black.
"There has been so many glitches with the program that we have not been able to process cases as rapidly as we should," Shiver said. "We're on the brink of a perfect storm."
With additional provisions of the Affordable Care Act taking effect Oct. 1, more than 6,000 people potentially eligible for health care coverage who do not have it now could be going to DSS for assistance, she said. Medicaid began using the NC FAST system on Sept. 11 and glitches already have started to slow the system, Shiver said.
She said the department has a backlog of applications for food stamps. She said she fears that, without help, a backlog in Medicaid applications could make things worse.
"We are really struggling and our clients are angry," Shiver said. "They hold us responsible for the fact that NC FAST is not working as it should."
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This was novel had a good plot and the characters were a little interesting. I deducted a star because I tired of reading that this character or another was noticing another round, full breast with poky nipples instead of advancing the story. There weren't explicit sex scenes or profane language. It was just, "Meh."
Liam Campbell is an Alaskan State Trooper posted to SW Alaska to recover from family deaths and a non starting rescue attempt that resulted in the death of a native family. It does not improve when he is quickly involved in three killings before he can get his uniform cleaned, pressed and wearable. Good start to a new series about Alaska from, always fun to read, Dana Stabenow.
Excellent whodunit...Alaska style. Our newly demoted Alaska cop finds himself in a small town with relationships that have existed for decades. He successfully navigates uniquely Alaskan issues and catches the bad guy. Where is the next book in the series?
Ms. Stabenow is a wonderful writer. Her knowledge of Alaska is from her own perspective, having lived there all her life. And she uses that knowledge exceptionally well. Admittedly, I am not as crazy about the Liam books as I am about her Kate Shugak mysteries, but that is a personal preference which has nothing to do with whether the Liam books are good. They are very very good. This is the first in the Liam series, and I highly recommend you read all of them. I have, and they are right up there on my all time favorites list.
The characters in all of Ms. Stabenow's works are quirky, to say the least. They are the kind of people you would expect in a dangerous land like the wilds of Alaska - strong, determined, and sometimes weird beyond measure! Another thing I really like about the book is the fact that her heros and heroines are in no way perfect. Liam is a recovering alcoholic, riddled with self doubt and wanting badly to turn his life around. Moving from the "big city" of Anchorage to a small fishing village, Liam is immediately drawn in to the weirdness of an Alaska fishing village - the odd ducks, alcoholics, and various and sundry detritus of society who are more comfortable in the wilds than in civilization. And nobody writes these characters better than Dana.
The story grabs you from the first and doesn't let go. Overall, Highly recommended. Then go buy all her other books too - they are well worth the read!
This was an interesting story about Alaskan bush pilots and an Alaskan state trooper set in an isolated part of the Alaskan coastline in Bristol Bay. There were a few things that set off my grrrrr meter, but all in all it was a good read.
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You might think there are one too many colorful eccentrics or jaunty drunks in the town of Newenham, where former Sergeant Campbell has been demoted after his own bout with booze and self-doubt. But you'll definitely admire the way Stabenow jumpstarts her story: within a few minutes of his arrival from Anchorage, Campbell has to deal with one murder (a pilot almost decapitated by his propeller), one old girlfriend (the exotic and possibly dangerous Wy Chouinard), and a man held hostage in the town's only decent burger joint--held for shooting out a jukebox that was playing Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville.
Stabenow can also grab your attention with the details of everyday life in an Alaskan fishing village, such as this description of the contents of a light plane: "There was a handful of candy wrappers, two maps of Bristol Bay, five small green glass balls which Liam recognized as Japanese fishing floats, a walrus tusk broken off near the root, a survival kit, two firestarter logs, two parkas, two pairs of boots, a litre-sized plastic Pepsi bottle half full of yellow liquid, a clam gun, a bucket, three mismatched gloves and three handheld radios, which to Liam seemed a bit redundant." The Kate Shugak books include A Cold Day for Murder, Breakup, A Cold-Blooded Business, Blood Will Tell, Dead in the Water, A Fatal Thaw, Killing Grounds, and Play with Fire. --Dick Adler
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High praise, new openings, and lots of year end celebrations at the Rustic Canyon Family of Restaurants
Happy Fall everyone! After months of brutal heat that grated on everyone's nerves and escalated the pace of the seasonal produce at the markets, we're excited to be settling into a cooler and hopefully wetter late Fall and early Winter. The past few months have been filled with a great deal of excitement and growth within our restaurant group as we've updated our menus at Rustic, ramped up for Thanksgiving catering at Huckleberry, opened two new neighborhood locations for Sweet Rose and opened our two newest projects, Cassia and Esters in the Telephone building in Santa Monica. With all of this activity we've missed a couple of seasonal newsletters, so without further ado, here is some news about all of the new happenings within our family of restaurants.
News from the Rustic Canyon Kitchen
Last week Rustic Canyon was honored by Jonathan Gold and the LA Times, when we were named number 5 on his list of Los Angeles's 101 best restaurants. It's an honor for Rustic, which will be nine years old this December, to be placed at its highest spot ever in these rankings.
This is due in large part to Chef/Partner Jeremy Fox's unbelievable creativity and deeply soulful cooking. The idea of Rustic's food has always been to cook simple, timeless, and delicious dishes that speak to the amazing farms that surround us.
To this point we've recently redesigned our menu to better reflect the food that Jeremy and our kitchen are creating. Some examples of these fantastic dishes include a plate of Thao Farms White Yams, steamed and then fried, and warmed with Garlic Butter, Okra, & sprinkled with a Dukkah of Hazenuts and Sesame Seeds. Another delicious larger plate is a Brined and Poached Sturgeon from Passmore Ranch near Sacramento. This is poached in a deeply flavorful Smoked Fish Bone Broth and served with Fried Chickpea Panisse. And if you're in the mood to celebrate come in and order our massive Dry Aged Cote de Bouef, a beautiful and celebratory cut of meat meant to be shared by 2 or more people and served with Roasted Bone Marrow, Crispy Potatoes and Chili Butter.
Finally, it's time to start planning for New Year's Eve, and of course we believe there's no better way to celebrate than with an epic meal surrounded by the people you love. This year we continue the tradition of doing our own approach to ringing in the New Year, with a multi course family style feast, where you and your table choose eight dishes from a menu of fifteen options, which are then put together for a special dining experience. The menu will be posted online soon. Dinner is $125 per person plus tax and gratuity and reservations book up fast so please call us at 310.393.7050 to reserve your spot to ring in the New Year with us.
News From the Huckleberry Bakery
Fall is an exciting time at Huckleberry as pears and apples flood the pastry case and the cooler weather calls for bowls of warm Chocolate Caramel Bread Pudding, Glazed Brioche Donuts and so much more.
New items continue to work their way onto the Huck menus. Some of our favorites currently are a White Bean and Radicchio Tartine, where Roasted Garlic and peppery Radicchio are balanced beautifully by the hearty puree of White Beans and the sweet finish of a touch of syrupy Saba. We also have a whole chalkboard filled with new salads, including a healthy and super satisfying Roasted Butternut Squash and Kale Salad with Arugula, Pomegranate Seeds, Parmesan & Pepitas.
If you've been in recently and seen Pumpkin Pies returning to the pastry case, you know that we are in full Thanksgiving mode. This year, just like the past 5 years, we'll be offering our "everything but the whole turkey" Thanksgiving catering menu. Place your order now for Organic Braised Turkey Thighs or Smothered Organic Turkey and Gravy, as well as great holiday sides like Roasted Sweet Potatoes topped with sweet and savory Pecan Crumble, Bunched Rainbow Carrots with Carrot Top Pesto, Classic Macaroni & Cheese, Stuffing, Cornbread Pudding and so much more. For sweets, in addition to Pumpkin Pie there's a delicious Apple Cheddar Pie, Mini Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cupcakes, plus an assortment of breads and dinner rolls baked that morning at Milo & Olive and put together with your order at Huckleberry.
All Thanksgiving Catering orders need to be placed by 7PM on Friday November 20th and will be ready for pick up between 9-12 AM Thanksgiving morning. Feel free to browse the menu and order form on our website and call us any day after 2PM to place your order. We look forward to making Thanksgiving a bit easier and more delicious for you.
News From Sweet Rose Creamery
It's been a busy past few months for Shiho and the team at Sweet Rose as we've recently opened our 4th and 5th stores. Sweet Rose Pacific Palisades opened in August in the shopping center at 970 Monument Avenue just off of Sunset. The Palisades store is nostalgic for a certain owner who grew up in Rustic Canyon and used to walk into the Palisades as a kid to get ice cream at Baskin Robbins.
The Palisades store, featuring a beautiful mural by local artist Kris Chau features all of our classic and seasonal flavors and is open daily from 11AM-11PM. Our most recent opening is our Tujunga Village store in this adorable stretch of neighborhood between Studio City and Toluca Lake. This store located at 4377 Tujunga Avenue is set in a beyond charming little storefront that looks like an old house, complete with small backyard and picnic tables, and like our Mid-City store is certified Kosher.
We're so excited to be growing Sweet Rose with the goal of serving some of the best neighborhoods in LA and look forward to getting to know our Palisades and Studio City neighbors. As we approach the holidays, Shiho will begin running some of our favorite holiday treats, like Pumpkin Ice Cream, seasonal Holiday Sundaes and fresh made candies like our highly addictive Peppermint Bark.
News from Milo & Olive's Pizzeria
Milo and Olive continues to rock and roll as we head into our first holiday season in our expanded space. There is so much to be excited about as Chef Erin Eastland continues to work her magic on pizzas, pastas, farmers market veggies and so much more.
New dishes that we're joyfully devouring include a Warm Roasted Pear & Baby Greens Salad with Goat Cheese, Pomegranates and Pistachio Aillade as well as a Roasted Butternut Squash and Caramelized Onion Pizza topped with Fontina Cream, a drizzle of 25 Year Aged Balsamic and Thyme. Yum!
Also, Milo & Olive will continue our casual New Year's Eve tradition of being the place to go if you don't want to book in advance or have an elaborate special menu. Erin will be cooking up specials from the wood-fired oven so if you love Milo & Olive and simply want something a little more low key, consider spending the New Year with us here.
Welcome Cassia & Esters
After many delays, we're so proud to announce that our two newest babies, Cassia and Esters, are now open and in full swing.
Cassia opened to great fanfare and an overwhelmingly positive response from friends and critics alike, all of whom seemed to be counting the days to be able to eat Chef/Owner Bryant Ng's fantastic food again. For those of you that haven't visited Cassia yet, it's a 200 seat Southeast Asian Brasserie, with a beautiful chilled seafood bar, wood fired grill, large marble bar and patio for outdoor dining. It's been so fun to partner up with Bryant and his wife Kim, and watch people devour plates of Vietnamese Sunbathing Prawns, Spicy Wontons, Clay Oven Breads and Spreads, Whole Grilled Sea Bass and so much more.
As the holidays approach, we have plenty of holiday party options at Cassia, as we have a Family Table that seats 12, a Private Dining room that seats 18, and other rooms in the restaurant can be reserved to accommodate larger parties. Cassia is also now offering take-out and, as of November 23rd, Cassia will be open on Mondays! We plan to add lunch and brunch at some point in the New Year.
Finally come celebrate a grand New Years Eve with us at Cassia. Bryant's playing with a whole bunch of new menu items that will comprise a 6 course family style feast, starting with a beautiful assortment of Raw and Chilled Seafood and includes a delicious Lobster Chowder made with Coconut Milk, Duck Confit in Lettuce Cups and much more. Dinner is $125 per person and reservations will be accepted by phone only so please call 310.393.6699 to book now.
Esters, our Wine Shop and Bar, opened in late July just across the hall from Cassia and it is quickly becoming a neighborhood favorite. Wine Director and Co-Owner Kathryn Weil Coker continues to dazzle with an incredible wine list of small production bottles from around the world. The small bites menu comes courtesy of Chef Jeremy Fox, and features a beautiful selection of house cured or artisan made charcuterie, cheeses, and yummy small plates like a Panzanella Salad with House-Cultured Yogurt, Dill & Sunflower Seeds and a dish of Melted Raclette with thinly sliced Weiser Farm Potatoes, Ham, Cornichons & Mustard. Esters is also a fantastic place to shop for wine to gift to your loved ones or enjoy yourself as well as other great goodies like cheese, crackers and more.
Esters will be open on Thanksgiving Day this year from 10-2 so that you can shop for your last minute Turkey day wine, and if you're looking for inspiration for your Thanksgiving selections, join Kathryn at the November edition of her monthly wine tasting which is appropriately focused on wines that go great with a traditional Thanksgiving meal.
To learn more about Esters' tastings and other great events go to the Esters website. We also have beautiful gift baskets with goods from favorite local artisan producers paired with fantastic wines which are great to give to family members, co-workers, or anyone you know who likes to eat good food and drink great wine.
Finally, on a sad note, we've spoken over many newsletters about all of our amazing farmers and during the summer no one is mentioned more than our friend Ron Cornelsen who recently passed away. For years Ron had grown some of the most beautiful and inspiring stone fruit anywhere, and we always looked forward to that June day when Ron and his wife Kathy would make their return to the market for the summer and start making us happy with their big smiles and that amazing fruit. We will miss Ron dearly and send our love and thoughts to Kathy and their family.
As always, we are so grateful for all of your support of the restaurants and we look forward to seeing you all soon. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family from ours.
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Newsletter: Volume 45
3% Health Care Surcharge
We're really excited to announce that beginning October 1st, we at the Rustic Canyon Family of Restaurants will be offering fully covered health care coverage to all of our employees who work 30 or more hours a week. Offering health care is something we've always wanted to do, but for a long time felt it was financially unrealistic. We've recently sat down with other like-minded local chefs and restaurant owners like Suzanne Goin, Carolyn Stein & David Lentz, Jon Shook & Vinny Dotolo, and Josiah Citrin to come up with a plan to offer coverage and have decided to implement a 3% employee benefit surcharge added to all of our checks beginning September 1st to pay the October 1 premium. This will cover the majority of the cost of providing this benefit. Everyone on this list will also be offering health care plans to all full time staff beginning on October 1st or by the end of the year.
We understand that health care related surcharges have been a hot topic at times, both in San Francisco, where they're widely used in many of the best restaurants in the city, and here locally when Walter Manske and Bill Chaite introduced the first charge of that sort at Republique. We felt that it was best that we take a minute to explain why and how we'll be offering benefits, the reason for the surcharge, and how we intend to show transparency so that our customers can understand how the money is spent. The major point is that this is not a political statement or endorsement of any kind. Our desire to offer health benefits is not even really tied to the Affordable Care Act, which at this point wouldn't require businesses to provide health benefits to their employees until January 2016 at the earliest, and where ultimately businesses of our size might not be required to provide health benefits at all. Our desire to do this is because, quite frankly, we believe it's the right thing to do, and that as a community of independent and family run restaurants we want to provide the best work environment we can so that we can provide long term jobs and careers for our staff instead of the usual transient employment that is associated with the restaurant business.
The plan to roll out health care coverage is pretty simple. We will be offering all staff members who work full time (30 hours a week) an opportunity to have a fully covered HMO plan with a top tier carrier, or if they choose, we'll pay a significant portion of a PPO plan if the employee chooses a more specialized plan. In addition we've pledged to work with any employee who is currently below the minimum hours threshold to give them enough hours to meet the minimum so that they can qualify for benefits.
The cost of offering these benefits is significant and the reality is that restaurants, particularly smaller restaurants like the ones many of us own, have a very high ratio of staff members to revenue and run on very slim profit margins. Successfully run restaurants generally make between 5-10% net profits so a health care benefit which eats away 3% of gross sales will take away anywhere from 30% to 50% of annual profits for a restaurant. We've discussed simply raising menu prices, but ultimately food prices are tied in many ways to the ingredients we purchase . Those ingredient costs have increased astronomically recently so we're already struggling with working creatively to keep menu prices down and don't feel it's right to try to factor health care costs into menu prices as well. We'd rather keep our menu costs as an accurate refection of our ingredient prices so that customers know that if we have to raise them it's because we can't avoid passing on our increased costs.. So that leaves with us a surcharge, which based on our calculations of 3% allows us to cover 100% of our employees in full. In addition, a 3% charge on your bill gives the customer options they wouldn't have if the cost was simply folded into menu prices. Customers can simply pay the surcharge and support a healthier staff, choose to adjust their gratuity down by 3% in order to end up paying the same amount they originally anticipated while still supporting health benefits for the entire staff, or if they strongly oppose, ask to have the charge removed from their bill. In addition, to avoid any misconceptions, we as a group pledge to post total transparency on our websites by the end of the first quarter of each year for the previous calendar year showing the total that was collected for employee benefit surcharges the previous year, how it was spent, and in the case of a surplus how every dollar of that surplus will be applied to employee benefits. Rest assured that none of us would use any of this surcharge for anything other than wellness benefits for our staff.
We're extremely happy to be able to offer these health benefits to our staff and our staff has been extremely excited to get signed up to receive them. Many of our staff were not previously covered or were covered but it was a significant financial burden. Feel free to check in with our staff and ask questions about the health plan or the surcharge on your next visit and we'll happily address them in a candid and transparent manner. We are eternally grateful to you, our customers, who support our restaurants and allow us to do what we love for a living. We thank you all for your support and as always will constantly strive to be the best restaurants we can be day in and day out.


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The center is part of developer Sam Sammis 172-acre plan for the site off Exit 4 that includes residential units, manufacturing space, a hotel and a fitness center. Under a 30-year agreement, Sammis will pay for construction and operation of the center.
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For many of us, frequency modulation (FM) synthesis conjures up fond memories of the Yamaha DX7, with its bell-like pianos and gooey pads. The DX7's characteristic timbres were so varied and different from the analog synths of the day that it quickly became one of the most popular synthesizers in history.
Native Instruments' FM7 re-creates the sound engine of the DX7 and its siblings while adding a few new tricks. FM7 can run as a standalone synthesizer or as a plug-in within a VST, DX, or MAS host. Digidesign Pro Tools compatibility is available through DirectConnect, and MIDI support on the Mac includes OMS and FreeMIDI.
I tested FM7 using a Mac G4/733 MHz with 768 MB of RAM, a Digidesign Digi 001 interface, and an M-Audio Oxygen 8 MIDI controller. I had no trouble setting up the program in standalone and DirectConnect modes, and syncing the delays and envelopes to MIDI Clock was a piece of cake. With the Hardware Buffer set to 128 samples, FM7's performance was crisp and responsive, with no audio glitching.
The printed manual that comes with FM7 is exceptional. It provides complete step-by-step instructions for setting up FM7 within major host applications on both Macs and PCs. It also covers advanced features, such as how to use a bus to record the synth's output to an audio track in Pro Tools. In addition, the manual lays out the theoretical underpinnings of FM synthesis.
FM synthesis has been implemented in a variety of ways over the years. FM7 uses phase modulation, a fraternal twin of frequency modulation and the actual flavor implemented by Yamaha's classic synths. (For a detailed discussion of frequency modulation, see "Square One: FM Basic Training" in the April 1999 issue of EM.)
An FM synth's architecture is built around operators. In FM7, an operator is a module that contains an oscillator, an amplifier, and an envelope generator. The output signal of an operator can either be heard directly, in which case the operator is called a carrier, or be used to affect the behavior of another operator, in which case it is called a modulator.
Operators can function as both carrier and modulator, and they can even modulate themselves, which is referred to as feedback. The relationships between operators are defined by algorithms, and whereas a DX7 had a finite number of fixed algorithms to create patches, FM7 allows you to create an enormous variety of algorithms using a matrix (see Fig. 1).
One of the first things I did after installing FM7 was to turn to the matrix page and start cross-pollinating operators to see what sounds might ensue. In a mere 30 seconds, I discovered most of what I needed to know to program new sounds.
The operators are laid out on a grid. If you want a signal to travel from one operator to another, simply click and drag the mouse on the lines that intersect the two. You can control the amount of signal flow by dragging the cursor in the value box that appears at the intersection. Should you find this process less intuitive than I did, the manual explains everything you need to know in explicit detail. (For more information, see the master class on programming FM7 in the June 2003 issue of EM.)
As if this weren't already a big improvement over FM programming through the DX7's tiny display, Native Instruments has created a simplified programming interface that allows users to tweak sounds without ever seeing an algorithm or operator (see Fig. 2). The Easy Edit page offers 20 sliders that let you increase or decrease plain-language parameters such as Brightness, Detune, Vibrato, and Envelope Amount. For customizing presets, the Easy Edit page is all most users will ever need to know about FM programming.
If moving sliders up and down is more effort than you want to exert, the Library page allows you to randomize various aspects of a sound. Six parameters — Operators, FM, Envelope, Key Scaling, Modulation, and FX — can be randomized repeatedly until you stumble across something that interests you. You can even specify the degree of randomization independently for each parameter. This is typical of the kind of attention to detail you'll find in FM7.
Another example is a slider on the Master page labeled Digital, which lets you reduce the bit depth of the instrument to the original DX7's 12-bit word length or lower. Unfortunately, there is no indication of where 12-bit resolution is on the slider or what the resolution of the lowest value is. On the same page is a slider labeled Analog, which controls an emulation of the random variations that temperature and other factors introduced into early analog-synth circuits.
The Modulation Matrix lets you determine what gets modified by each controller. If you want pitch bend to move a carrier by seven semitones, simply click and drag at the appropriate intersections until the correct value appears.
An entire page of controls is devoted to pitch manipulation, including four different pitch-bend modes and microtuning. Up to 32 microtuning presets can be saved, including stretch tunings. The Pitch Envelope offers intuitive breakpoint manipulation of pitch over time. You can also loop a series of breakpoints and lock to MIDI Clock to create arpeggiator-like patterns that follow your sequencer's tempo.
FM7 has a handy Learn mode for setting up controller assignments. This allowed me to easily assign the Oxygen 8's knobs to parameters such as an operator's modulation amount, its detune value, and its pitch-bend range.
Countless DX7s have been collecting dust for years because their signature sounds were played out and they were difficult to program. Fortunately, FM7 can load DX and TX sounds, allowing you to breathe new life into your vintage patches using its straightforward programming interface.
The expressive abilities of FM7 are impressive, and the modulator-and-carrier architecture lends itself to sounds that undulate, pulse, or morph as you sustain a note or chord. In addition, the majority of the factory sounds, as well as those in FM7 Sounds, vol. 1 (see the sidebar "Fascinating Music"), respond in interesting ways to Velocity and mod-wheel changes. FM7 does a fine job of capturing the essence of the great FM synths while making the power of FM synthesis more accessible.
Brian Smithers is course director of audio workstations at Full Sail Real World Education in Winter Park, Florida.
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Native Instruments' FM7 Sounds, vol. 1 ($49.90) comes with 256 patches grouped into categories such as pads, loops, drums, and synths. Each category features 64 examples of what frequency modulation can do. All the sounds are of high quality, although your musical tastes and mood will determine which ones are most useful to you.
The pads tend to use the mod wheel to vary timbre, allowing you to shape phrases intelligently. Aquazoo, for instance, is an undulating pad with a swirl of bell-like sounds, and moving the mod wheel introduces a warbly component that makes the pad more active. Yed Prior uses the wheel to morph between sonorous and dissonant timbres, whereas Cinematica uses the mod wheel to fade in an interval of a fifth above the fundamental, which adds a dramatic sense of anticipation.
There are some interesting electric pianos among the synths, including the clangorous Bridges, the harpsichordish Dee Kay, and the toylike Lullaby. Not to be left behind on the modulation front, the EWI-7 Monolead goes through some very nice timbral changes when you use the mod wheel.
I found fewer useful drum sounds, but this is mostly a stylistic issue. I've never been fond of FM drum sounds, and this collection has not changed my mind. There are certainly some interesting variations, and the drums are as well programmed as any other instrument in this collection.
The loops do a great job of demonstrating the depth of FM7's programming capabilities. They sync to incoming MIDI Clock and provide a nice alternative to audio loops. FM7 Sounds, vol. 1, is worth having just to dissect its programming. On the other hand, if you're trying to avoid getting your hands dirty, you'll find lots of fresh sounds to spark your imagination. But be warned: touch that mod wheel once and you'll never leave it alone!
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Did Coleman campaign violate consumer protection law?
If you haven't heard yet, former-Senator Norm Coleman's campaign donor list has been breached, allowing folks to obtain credit card information on thousands of donors. According to The Hill, the Coleman Campaign encouraged donors to cancel all their credit cards on Wednesday. Emily Kaiser has a write-up of the story and a follow-up story addressing the Campaign's lame attempt to spin the news. But as this thing moves along, more fissures appear.
The Coleman campaign suspected this breach back in January, and claims to have made calls to federal authorities, which then determined no such leak occurred.
But then emails began to come in from wikileaks.org indicating they had obtained data, including all credit card information of online donors. For proof, they posted one spreadsheet on their site. You can read it here.
Wikileaks has gone on to state in a press release:
B) The Coleman campaign has illegally collected personal financial details of its donors, in the form of unencrypted credit card numbers, without reporting this as required in the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (under which citizens are entitled to such notification for each significant unit of data stored);
But the problems for Campaign Coleman don't stop with a scary breach of security, or the apparent lack of notification in regard to data.
A simple look at Coleman's list shows that his campaign kept thousands and thousands of credit card security codes. They're those three-digit numbers the pizza delivery guy asks for before he approves your order.
But even the pizza guy knows he's not supposed to keep that code.
That's due to a subdivision in Minnesota law H.F. 1758:
Subd. 2. Security or identification information; retention prohibited. No person or entity conducting business in Minnesota that accepts an access device in connection with a transaction shall retain the card security code data, the PIN verification code number, or the full contents of any track of magnetic stripe data, subsequent to the authorization of the transaction or in the case of a PIN debit transaction, subsequent to 48 hours after authorization of the transaction. A person or entity is in violation of this section if its service provider retains such data subsequent to the authorization of the transaction or in the case of a PIN debit transaction, subsequent to 48 hours after authorization of the transaction.
So did Campaign Coleman violate the law?
"Certainly the attempt [of the law] is to prevent the storing of such data," says University of Minnesota consumer protection law professor Stephen Meili. "But this one isn't crystal clear. There are two questions. One: is a campaign donation a transaction? Two: And this is a trickier question, is a campaign conducting business? There may be more definitive answers in the statute... Or not."
City Pages has calls out to various legal scholars to update this post.
Meanwhile, Coleman Campaign manager, Cullen Sheehan, did not return our calls to his cell. And another phone line was busy-busy-busy all afternoon.
We assume he's in demand.
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The reason so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted.
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It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but the success will be of a truer kind, earned without fraud or injustice. And even though a man should for a time be unsuccessful, still he must be honest: better lose all and save character. For character is itself a fortune. . . .
Time is of no account with great thoughts. They are as fresh today as when they first passed through their author's minds, ages ago.
The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty.
The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.
Source: Self-Help.
The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honour. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved.
The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted.
A place for everything, and everything in its place.
Source: Thrift, Chapter 5.
Cecil's dispatch of business was extraordinary, his maxim being, "The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once."
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Fangio sucks. If his defense wasn't so talented, he'd be out if job. And maybe he should be. Old geezer refuses to adjust (I'm not talking about rotation, but rather in-game mgmt., like bringing more pressure, etc.).
It was clear that the D was frustrating Palmer when they applied pressure. But when they backed off, he started picking them apart. Why not send more pressure to break up that momentum?
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