September news
MAUI FUNDRAISER RESULTS
Thank you to all that visited any of the 25 restaurants participating in our Help Maui fundraiser on Wednesday! We are so happy to see our community come together for this incredible cause.
In total we've raised over $15,000!
This would not have been possible without this community coming out to help give relief to those in Maui - so from the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
This amount will be given to the following organizations:
Kokua Restaurant & Hospitality Worker Fund
Distributed by the Hawaii Ag & Culinary Alliance
EIN: 46-0618609
Maui Strong Fund
Distributed by the Hawai'i Community Fund
EIN: 99-0261283
Our lunch menu launched with some tantalizing new items (like our thai chili burger and sweet 'n spicy chicken sandwich). Our chef and team have been working diligently on bringing something a bit different to the SLO food scene for lunch. Our flagship paellas are now available in a solo portion, so you can still enjoy our classic dinner earlier in the day.
Here's what we've added:
white cheddar thai chili burger
wagyu beef, sweet thai chili slaw, market tomato, white cheddar cheese, caramelized onion (gfo)
sweet ‘n spicy chicken sandwich
piri piri fried chicken, housemade persian pickles,
sweet and spicy turmeric dijon (gfo)
lunch bowls
three pepper mac ‘n cheese
fresno, poblano and jalapeno chilis in a smoked gouda
and white cheddar cheese sauce, machego sourdough crust
chili verde bowl
queso fresco, scallions, cilantro, basmati rice,
housemade tortilla chips (gf/dfo)
NEW street taco
pork chili verde with salsa criolla (df)
Plus a new rotating "Chef's special taco"
mediterranean salad
sicilian olives, drop peppers, grilled squash, arugula, persian cucumbers, red onion, market tomatoes, quinoa, feta cheese, garlic, rosemary vinaigrette, lava salt (vo/dfo)
solo paellas (that's right - our popular large pan paellas, prepared for one!)
de la luna
chimichurri chicken, housemade chorizo, soft cooked eggs, english peas
del mar
clams, rockfish, shrimp, scallops, saffron aioli, English peas (contains shellfish)
mixto
a combination of our de la luna and del mar paellas (contains shellfish)
market vegetable
asparagus, carrots, parsnips, rainbow chard, soyrizo, vegan sage roasted garlic aioli, toasted almonds, English peas (vegan/nut free option)
TIKI TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
Every Tuesday and Thursday, stop in for our new tiki menu featuring 9 cocktails all day long. Pictured cocktails are listed below!
peel good inc
flor de caña 4 year, vanilla demerara, angostura, korean banana milk
digital dash
paranubes rum, house rum blend, falernum, dram, honey, lime, orange, angostura
gaucho sling
la luna mezcal, cherry heering, tepache, orgeat, lemon
porto bonito
cockburns porto, cachaca, yellow chartreuse, simple syrup, lime
THE PEOPLE OF LUNA RED: RENEE O'STEEN
We chatted with Assistant House Manager Renee O'Steen about her background, her favorite part of her job and more. Read on for a snippet of the interview.
How did you get into the restaurant industry?
My family has always been in the restaurant industry, its sort of in my blood. I did banquet serving all throughout college. When I came back to the central coast, I got a serving job. Hospitality comes natural to me. I've done other things but this has been my favorite so far. It's fun talking to people and making their experience great.
What's your favorite part about your job?
There's a lot of that I love. It makes me really happy to give people a beautiful, enjoyable experience and being able to meet so many different people, you're constantly meeting new people. I also love working with food, fun cocktails and coming up with fun ideas.
Me serving here for as long as I did, I got to establish some great regulars and it feels great to have that relationship
Read the full interview with Renee here!
LET'S GO TO SLO
LA Weekly rounded up their highlights from a recent trip to SLO, and you'll never guess who was named 'one of the best patios in town'... thank you to LA Weekly for the feature!
NEW SLO RESTAURANT OPENS
Fellow restauranteur, John Mackinnon of Moonstone Beach Bar & Grill, has opened up a new SLO restaurant - Todo Bueno! It's exciting to see this new beginning for them. Todo Bueno is in the SLO Marketplace offering cal-mex cuisine including killer quesadillas, tasty tacos, burgers, tortas, and beer and wine.
If you are in SLO or happen to drive through, we highly recommend you stop by. They're located on the second floor of the SLO Public Market.
CONCERTS IN THE PLAZA
In an official sign that summer is coming to a close, the LAST concert in the plaza for the 2023 season is this week.
