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Follow on Google News | The Beach House Launches Year Long Fundraiser for Meals on Wheels of the Monterey PeninsulaThe Beach House Co-Executive Chefs Briana Sammut and Guillaume D’Angio Cook for Cause
By: The Beach House The fundraising event on February 27th will be the kick off to a yearlong fundraiser The Beach House will be hosting to support Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula (MOWMP). On Thursday, March 6th, Thursday, April 3rd and Thursday, May 8th $1.00 from every entrée purchased from 6:00 p.m. – closing will benefit Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula (MOWMP). Dates from June – December 2014 will be announced on February 27th. Background on Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula (MOWMP) Since its founding in 1972, Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula (MOWMP) has offered healthy nutrition to the homebound. The agency has subsequently expanded over the years and now offers a breadth of health and wellness services to Peninsula residents through three (3) core programs. The Home Delivered Meals program (http://www.mowmp.org/ The Group Dining program (http://www.mowmp.org/ The Sally Griffin Active Living Center (SGALC) (http://www.mowmp.org/ Mission: Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula (MOWMP) is guided by the belief that a person's health reflects the nurturing of the whole person—body, mind and spirit. Our programs are dedicated to promoting the physical, social and personal well-being and independence of homebound frail elderly and disabled adults, ambulatory seniors and pre-retirement adults who live and/or work on the Monterey Peninsula. Programs and services enable people to enjoy good health and the highest quality of life for as long as possible. Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula (MOWMP) serves its community through three core programs: The Beach House Restaurant at Lovers Point is at 620 Ocean View Blvd., in Pacific Grove. It serves dinner and cocktails daily from 4 p.m. Reservations: Background on The Beach House Opening any beachfront restaurant is an impossible task. But try transforming a historic, dilapidated building — once a beloved fine-dining destination — into a modern, relevant, locals-first restaurant at iconic Lovers Point in Pacific Grove. Longtime restaurateur Jim Gilbert and his managing general partner Kevin Phillips did just that, painstakingly renovating a long-shuttered building to retain the integrity of the exterior while creating an entirely new chapter in local dining. The result is the Beach House Restaurant at Lovers Point, an ambitious project that concluded in late June of 2013 — nearly eight years after The Old Bath House closed its doors in Pacific Grove. It was a project no one else wanted … and with good reason. The building itself needed extensive retrofitting to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and ongoing renovations required approval from the Coastal Commission. Crews removed asbestos, excavated tons of earth, reinforced walls and used a crane to lift into place an integrated steel infrastructure to accommodate the large glass windows that provide exquisite, 180-degree views of Monterey Bay. A year past its initial opening date, and with $1 million invested, Gilbert and Phillips opened the doors to the 104-seat restaurant to great fanfare. Visitors witnessed an entirely new dining experience. While The Old Bath House was small, dimly lit and dated, the Beach House is brighter and more spacious, with muted colors and minimalist décor (mostly vintage photos of Lovers Point). The dining room boasts impressive bay windows, adjacent to a well-appointed bar designed to allow patrons to drink in the view. Gilbert and Phillips extended the building’s footprint out toward the beach, and added a shielded, 30-seat outdoor patio, complete with state-of-the- Determined to attract locals and create a restaurant that was both casual and approachable, Phillips launched what he calls “the greatest dining value in history of mankind.” The popular Sunset Suppers (4-6 p.m.) provide early-bird diners with comfort food entrees such as bacon-wrapped meatloaf, sole amandine and panko-crusted chicken breast — for just $9.90 (add soup or salad for $2.90, and a glass of house wine or draft beer for another $2.90). Working the kitchen is the talented tandem of Briana Sammut and Guillaume D’Angio, who share executive chef duties and their lives together as an engaged couple. End
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