Hospitality Awards 2021

Page 4 www.lux-review.com LUX 2021 Hospitality Awards Julia’s restaurant has won a number of awards for culinary excellence since its founding, making it a true local darling. A gem in the crown of the Monterey Peninsula, Julia’s is one of the only – and certainly the most prestigious – vegan and vegetarian restaurants like it in the region. The business has experienced significant growth in reputation and renown since opening its doors to find a seriously underrepresented vegetarian and vegan market segment in catering and hospitality. For over ten years, it has endeared itself to vegans and non-vegans alike with its fresh, local produce, and wild mushrooms. By supporting local farms and suppliers, Julia’s does an outstanding job of demonstrating its dedication to the local community. Julia’s has participated in initiatives during the pandemic and has become so much more than just a restaurant. Julia’s is also a community hub, a place of respite, and the center of local social action initiatives headed up by the culinary and hospitality experts of the Peninsula. With exemplary quality food, Julia’s takes local produce and turns it into beautiful and delicious dishes. Taking great pride in its presentation and cuisine, Julia’s consistently offer guests the full package of culinary Sep21780 Julia’s Best Vegetarian & Vegan Dining Experience - Monterey County delights when they come to visit. Offering breakfast served all day and open from 9:00 AM to 9:30 PM daily (10:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays), Julia’s has made itself a favorite hangout spot for professionals trying to get some work done and partake in delicious food during the day, as well as a meeting spot for friends, families, and colleagues to come together and relax when the working day is over. Julia’s response during the pandemic has been an incredible show of both hard work and empathic service. During the course of the outbreak, Julia’s had to undergo the regular shutdowns and temporary closures that afflicted every hospitality institution. Julia’s kept working hard to find new ways to serve the local community and better ways to help. Julia’s began a delivery service, and partnered with High Road Kitchens to donate free meals to essential service providers and community members in need, making itself a cornerstone of the fight against the virus by keeping the people on the front lines well fed. Since May 2020, Julia’s has donated over 1500 meals to afflicted community members and those helping them. To this day, Julia’s continues to serve the entirety of Monterey County in order to donate meals to CHOMP, Westland House, iHelp Women’s and Men’s Shelters, and Trader Joes. Now open once again, Julia’s is excited to be able to see its in-person guests return, looking forward to Renowned as ‘the best vegetarian restaurant on the Monterey Peninsula’, Julia’s is a sit-down restaurant with a difference. In essence, Julia’s prizes its quality food and local ingredients, as well as creating an exemplary experience that diners won’t soon forget, and keeps customers coming back time and time again. Julia’s is dedicated to social corporate responsibility, and has been working hard over the course of the pandemic to help keep the local area on its feet and locals fed.