The Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog: California: Sunnyvale: Downtown

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about Jazz and Beyond, Saturday Night on Murphy Street in Sunnyvale CA http://siliconvalleyrealestate-blog.com/local/California/Sunnyvale/Downtown but I had not actually fully participated yet.  I gained some tips I wanted to share from last Saturday night from experiencing the whole Jazz & Beyond event.

We go out to dinner almost every Saturday night on Murphy St in Sunnyvale, CA.  We get dinner and then have a glass of wine and listen to the jazz.  However we had not sat at one of the tables on Murphy St and ordered food via our phone and enjoyed dinner outside. One of the reasons is that the tables filll up really fast and we also felt that it was something we wanted to do with another couple.

So last Saturday night we met up with another couple and gave it a try! It was a blast!  We had appetizers from the Vietnamese place and then we all ordered from different places and enjoyed the whole experience of ordering food on your phone and having someone bring it to you.   We all got to eat where we wanted to no compromises.  Plus you have tableside beverage service.

One of the things we did not like was that everything was served in to go containers with plastic utensils.  This made you really think about what to order. It would not be a great deal of fun to eat a steak with a plastic knife. 

We then struck up a conversation with the three women sitting at the same table with us, turns out they were Jazz & Beyond veterans and had plenty of tips to pass on here are some examples:

1. Bring a cooler, you almost always have leftovers! And do not want to worry about them going bad while you are enjoying the music

2. Bring your own utensils and plates.  Their goal is to try new things so they use the to go containers provided by the restaurants as serving trays.  Plus you can order the steak!

3. Bring your own wine glasses, good wine does not taste as good out of a plastic glass

4. Bring linen napkins, again if you are enjoying fine dining under the stars make it feel that way

5. Alternate who brings the cooler and the other items to increase the enjoyment of the experience

I have to say their suggestions were spot on for making a very good experience even better.  Give the Jazz & Beyond Series in Sunnyvale CA a try.

Arrive with your cooler and dishes and look like a pro!

Jazz & Beyond Series: A Musical Dining Experience
Saturdays 5:30 to 8:30 pm, July 10 through August 28
South Murphy Avenue between Evelyn and Washington
Best parking is at the Sunnyvale train station and the Sunnyvale Town Center
Jazz & Beyond website

Carla Dimond
Realtor-Lifestyle Neighborhood Specialist
Keller Williams Realty-Cupertino
Cell/Direct: (650) 388-8820
Carla.dimond@gmail.com
carladimond.com
DRE # 01871201

Saturday Night, Enjoy Live Jazz and try a New place to eat on Murphy Street in Sunnyvale CA

We often go to Murphy Street in Downtown Sunnyvale CA for dinner. Last Saturday night we encountered "Jazz & Beyond" after we had already eaten. 

However, this Saturday night we are going to go back and take advantage of the opportunity to sit at a table on Murphy Street in front of the Jazz band and order from ANY restaurant on Murphy Street.  No compromises!  I can eat Mexican and he can eat Thai or whatever else looks good when we sit down.  We have invited a couple of friends to go along.  We can all eat together but order from any restaurant, plus enjoy a bottle of wine together.  I think this is such great concept.  So often you get in a rut and keep going to the same place or you want to try a place that your partner clearly does not want to try. 

This is also a great option for families to have a peaceful evening because everyone can eat where they want.  I have friends that I never get together for dinner because we can never agree on a place that everyone would like.  Jazz & Beyond is the perfect opportunity to make socialization the center of the evening and not the battle over where to eat.  Drop by Murphy Street in Sunnyvale on Saturday night this summer and give it a try!

Jazz & Beyond Series: A Musical Dining Experience
Saturdays 5:30 to 8:30 pm, July 10 through August 28
South Murphy Avenue between Evelyn and Washington
Best parking is at the Sunnyvale train station and the Sunnyvale Town Center
Jazz & Beyond website