Pizza, Pasta & Professionals Seminar - Spring Cleaning: How to Downsize Without Regret!

 

February, 2017. Monterey, CA. Join us for the next "Pasta, Pizza and Professionals Lecture, Dinner & Networking Series" on Monday, March 13, 2017 at Cibo Ristorante Italiano, located at 301 Alvarado in Downtown Monterey. Parking is available in the adjacent garage.  This event will feature a valuable seminar by Betty A. Sproule, Ph.D., author of best-selling book, The Stuff Cure. Her topic will be: “Spring Cleaning: How to Downsize Without Regret!”.

In her presentation, Betty will discuss:

·        Getting to the Right Stuff

·        Feeling Stuffocated? Get the Stuff Cure

·        How to downsize without regret

·        Conspicuous Un-consumption       

The free lecture will take place from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. After the lecture, there will be a No Host Dinner and further Q and A with Betty.

From 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Cibo is also offering attendees their delicious special 3-course "Pasta, Pizza and Professionals" Dinner price of $24.95 (including a choice of Local Field Greens or Tuscan Bean Soup, a choice of Pizza Margherita, Rigatoni Di Giovanni Pasta, Salmon or Chicken) and dessert will feature Tiramisu. Event attendees can also order anything off of the menu described on www.cibo.com. RSVPs are appreciated for the seminar and/or dinner. Please contact Wendy Brickman at 831-594-1500 or email [email protected].

About Betty A. Sproule, Ph.D.

Betty A. Sproule, Ph.D., teaches how to get rid of clutter from closets, storage, and garage. Betty is a U.S-based spokeswoman for the worldwide trend of downsizing, tidying up, consuming less, and the sharing economy. She helps people manage their stuff by knowing what to keep, finding a home for the excess, and living an unstuffed life. Betty’s method is outlined in her book The Stuff Cure: How we lost 8,000 pounds of stuff for fun, profit, virtue, and a better world, which sells in the top 10% of all books on Amazon.

Check out this video link of Dr. Sproule’s TedX Monterey presentation:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX1AQLCXQn8

About Cibo Restaurant

Cibo Ristorante Italiano (www.cibo.com) offers Italian cuisine, cocktails, fine wines, cordials, and more. Cibo (pronounced chee-bo) means food in Italian, but it's more of a feast for the senses. This beautiful, spacious and comfortable restaurant features an intimate yet vibrant atmosphere which is accentuated with expressive art in the form of photography, paintings, sculpture, hand-blown glass and live jazz. Fusing the best of old and new world Italian cuisine, Cibo offers an eclectic menu ranging from gourmet pizzas to multi-course dinners, including many gluten free choices. Families are welcome and there is a special children's menu. Cibo has been a favorite of locals and visitors alike since 1990.

Cibo is open every evening with dinner served from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Cibo Bar is open from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. and is a popular "pre-event" and "after-party" destination. The bar features a $3 Happy Hour with special appetizers daily from 4 p.m.  - 7 p.m. In addition, in 2017, Cibo is continuing its popular “Cibo Hospitality Happy Hours – All Night Long!” when Cibo offers $3 well drinks, beer and wine every Thursday from 4 pm – 1:30 am., in appreciation to the hard-working hospitality industry staff in town and everyone else, too!   Cibo offers an extensive high quality local and international wine and beer list, cordials, microbrews, rare and small batch Bourbons, Scotches, Ports, Grappa and liqueurs, as well as espresso, coffee drinks and a full menu of cocktails. 

Cibo also presents live music 6 nights a week. On Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, the cool sound of Jazz accompanies dinner from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. The restaurant features a lively and fun atmosphere with Reggae, R&B, Rock or Salsa dance music on Friday and Saturday nights from 9:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. with no cover charge.  Cibo is now "wired" with free Internet service/

With 150 seats, including intimate booths for dining , and room for over 50 people in the attractive bar area, Cibo also accommodates large groups for business functions, wedding rehearsals and receptions, special group dining events, and customized private parties.  Cibo now has a new 500 square-foot outdoor heated seating area along Alvarado Street available for Happy Hour, dinner and drinks after dinner. 

Cibo Restaurant is the winner of numerous awards including California Writers Association Recommended Dining, Monterey Herald Readers' Choice Local Favorite, Best Place to Meet Singles in Their 30's and 40's, Gold Key Award for Interior Design, Best Place to Enjoy a Martini,  Best Place for Live Jazz,  Best Italian Restaurant,  Best Place to Dance,  Best Martini and one of the Top 10 Happy Hours in Monterey.

For more information, go to www.cibo.com or call (831) 649-8151