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Wood Family Vineyards Tasting Room Open In Livermore

Find out more about other interesting eateries opening in Tri-Valley, including CREAM, Inc 82 and Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que.

LIVERMORE, CA — The Woods Family Vineyards recently opened a new tasting room. The room, which will be on the property with their warehouse, will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday between noon and 5 p.m. The family owned and operated business is based in Livermore and celebrated the grand opening of the tasting room in June.

Woods Family Vineyards Tasting Room is located at 2407 Research Drive in Livermore.

The CREAM (Cookies Rule Everything Around Me) ice cream shop in Livermore will reopen under new ownership in August. The popular gourmet ice cream purveyor offers ice cream, cookies, floats, malts and shakes. To celebrate their grand opening, customers are invited to enjoy free ice cream sandwiches on Aug 5 between noon and 5 p.m.

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In nearby Dublin, a new restaurant and gastropub opened this month. Owned by Tri-Valley residents John and Jenny Samples, Inc 82 Brewing’s branding concept was inspired by the year Dublin was incorporated- 1982. The eatery will feature local microbrews and its own label.

Not into pub food? A new pizza restaurant with a unique twist on an old favorite has opened. The Curry Pizza House has moved into the spot previously occupied by Extreme Pizza, which shuttered earlier this year. The new eatery offers Indian/ Italian fusion pizzas, wings and salads on its large menu.

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A few miles away, Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que will be moving into the building previously occupied by the Elephant Bar. The building has been empty since the Elephant Bar closed in 2016.

In nearby Pleasanton, the Arby’s fast-food restaurant on Owens Drive has closed and Starbucks has plans to move in, city officials said. The Starbucks application was submitted following Arby’s abrupt closure.

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