Popeye, Olive Oyl and Swee’ pea will return to the sailorman’s Santa Monica hometown to kick off the city’s inaugural Eat Well Week. To celebrate California Restaurant Month, more than a dozen of Santa Monica’s top restaurants will offer discounted set menus and new healthy menu options for a week from January 6.
To launch it, Popeye will join three participating Eat Well Week restaurants – Locando del Lago, The Lobster and Ocean & Vine at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel to create “Popeye Pop-ups”, featuring healthy spinach inspired dishes and recipes!
Misti Kerns, president of the Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau said: “It seems fitting to have the world’s most beloved leafy green enthusiast help us jumpstart a healthier New Year. January also happens to be Popeye’s birthday, so we’re thrilled to recognise his 83rd year by celebrating his Santa Monica roots!”
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