If you don’t yet have New Year’s Eve plans, try celebrating at a few local restaurants.
Updated:
Chop Bar
247 4th St., Oakland
(510) 834-2467
$25 after 9 p.m. for food, music & champagne toast at midnight
Special family-style dinner before 9 p.m.
Sea Salt
2512 San Pablo Ave. Berkeley
(510) 833-1720
$48 4-course prix fixe with glass of champagne or added $15 for wine pairings
Cioccolata Di Vino
1801 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
(510) 898-1392
5:30 to 11 p.m., $55 5-course prix fixe and glass of prosecco, or order a la carte.
Oliveto
510-547-5356
Early seating ($80) and late ($95) for 4-course Venetian menu: starter, pasta, main and dessert.
Pizzaiolo
510-652-4888
Early seating ($90) and late ($125) for family-style dinner, likely including wood-fired Dungeness crabs, and drinks. Live music & dancing.
Gather
2200 Oxford St., Berkeley, 510-859-9180
Closes at 10 p.m. $65 4-course prix fixe, including vegan options.
Lake Chalet
1520 Lakeside Dr., Oakland, 510-208-5253
$75 murder mystery dinner. Solve a whodunit while enjoying a 3-course dinner at sparkling wine toast.
Ozumo Oakland
2251 Broadway, Oakland, 510-286-9866
Closes at 11 p.m. $65 6-course prix fixe with complimentary celebratory toast and entertainment by DJ Ed.
Zut! On Fourth
1820 Fourth St., Berkeley, 510-644-0444
Early seating ($70) and late ($90), 4-course prix fixe plus $30 for wine pairing. Live music and complimentary midnight toast
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Christmas and New Year Eve's Prix Fixe
With the recent prix fixe success at Jimmy Bean’s and Lalime’s, a couple more K2 eateries are offering prix fixe Christmas Eve early dinners.
Who: T-Rex
Where: 1300 10th Street at Gilman, Berkeley, 510-527-0099
When: Dec. 24, 4 to 8 p.m.
What: $38 for holiday buffet featuring carving, salad, sides and dessert stations and glass of sparkling wine. Menu lacks ribs but includes suckling pig (with BBQ sauce), smoked turkey and salmon. Sides include beet salad, Cobb salad, Cesar salad, cornbread, brussel sprouts, mac & cheese, baked beans & sausage. For dessert, there’s carrot cake and chocolate bread pudding.
Sea Salt
2512 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, (510) 883-1720
Dec. 24, 3 to 8 p.m.
$25, 3-course San Francisco classic of chicory salad, cioppino, dessert and a glass of Brut.
If you don’t yet have New Year’s Eve plans, try celebrating at a few local restaurants.
Oliveto
510-547-5356
Early seating ($80) and late ($95) for 4-course Venetian menu: starter, pasta, main and dessert.
Pizzaiolo
510-652-4888
Early seating ($90) and late ($125) for family-style dinner, likely including wood-fired Dungeness crabs, and drinks. Live music & dancing.
Gather
2200 Oxford St., Berkeley, 510-859-9180
Closes at 10 p.m. $65 4-course prix fixe, including vegan options.
Lake Chalet
1520 Lakeside Dr., Oakland, 510-208-5253
$75 murder mystery dinner. Solve a whodunit while enjoying a 3-course dinner at sparkling wine toast.
Ozumo Oakland
2251 Broadway, Oakland, 510-286-9866
Closes at 11 p.m. $65 6-course prix fixe with complimentary celebratory toast and entertainment by DJ Ed.
Zut! On Fourth
1820 Fourth St., Berkeley, 510-644-0444
Early seating ($70) and late ($90), 4-course prix fixe plus $30 for wine pairing. Live music and complimentary midnight toast
Who: T-Rex
Where: 1300 10th Street at Gilman, Berkeley, 510-527-0099
When: Dec. 24, 4 to 8 p.m.
What: $38 for holiday buffet featuring carving, salad, sides and dessert stations and glass of sparkling wine. Menu lacks ribs but includes suckling pig (with BBQ sauce), smoked turkey and salmon. Sides include beet salad, Cobb salad, Cesar salad, cornbread, brussel sprouts, mac & cheese, baked beans & sausage. For dessert, there’s carrot cake and chocolate bread pudding.
Sea Salt
2512 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, (510) 883-1720
Dec. 24, 3 to 8 p.m.
$25, 3-course San Francisco classic of chicory salad, cioppino, dessert and a glass of Brut.
If you don’t yet have New Year’s Eve plans, try celebrating at a few local restaurants.
Oliveto
510-547-5356
Early seating ($80) and late ($95) for 4-course Venetian menu: starter, pasta, main and dessert.
Pizzaiolo
510-652-4888
Early seating ($90) and late ($125) for family-style dinner, likely including wood-fired Dungeness crabs, and drinks. Live music & dancing.
Gather
2200 Oxford St., Berkeley, 510-859-9180
Closes at 10 p.m. $65 4-course prix fixe, including vegan options.
Lake Chalet
1520 Lakeside Dr., Oakland, 510-208-5253
$75 murder mystery dinner. Solve a whodunit while enjoying a 3-course dinner at sparkling wine toast.
Ozumo Oakland
2251 Broadway, Oakland, 510-286-9866
Closes at 11 p.m. $65 6-course prix fixe with complimentary celebratory toast and entertainment by DJ Ed.
Zut! On Fourth
1820 Fourth St., Berkeley, 510-644-0444
Early seating ($70) and late ($90), 4-course prix fixe plus $30 for wine pairing. Live music and complimentary midnight toast
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Weekend Eats & Drinks 12/16
Looks like Lalime’s is making a habit of its $38 3-course prix fixe and wine pairing. Today, start with Hog Island oysters paired with brut, move on to a Caesar salad with chardonnay, and finish with a grilled hangar steak and cabernet sauvignon. Reservations advised.
Solano Cellars hosts two wine flights this weekend. On Friday, try a $30 flight of Spanish wines from Vina Valoria dating to 1968 from 4 to 9 p.m. On Saturday, try a dozen sparkling wines while snacking on kettle chips and crème cheese from 7 to 9 p.m. for $25.
For a free flight this weekend, head to Rock Wall Wines in Alameda with four cans of nonperishable food to donate to the Alameda Food Bank. Try all 5 of the new releases and shop holiday deals, including free shipping on orders over $75.
Lalime's
1329 Gilman Street
Albany, CA 94706
(510) 527-9838
Solano Cellars
1580 Solano Avenue
Albany, CA 94706
(510) 525-9463
Rock Wall Wines
2301 Monarch Street
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 522-5700
Solano Cellars hosts two wine flights this weekend. On Friday, try a $30 flight of Spanish wines from Vina Valoria dating to 1968 from 4 to 9 p.m. On Saturday, try a dozen sparkling wines while snacking on kettle chips and crème cheese from 7 to 9 p.m. for $25.
For a free flight this weekend, head to Rock Wall Wines in Alameda with four cans of nonperishable food to donate to the Alameda Food Bank. Try all 5 of the new releases and shop holiday deals, including free shipping on orders over $75.
Lalime's
1329 Gilman Street
Albany, CA 94706
(510) 527-9838
Solano Cellars
1580 Solano Avenue
Albany, CA 94706
(510) 525-9463
Rock Wall Wines
2301 Monarch Street
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 522-5700
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Weekend Eats & Drinks 12/9
UPDATED: Jamaican dinner at Guerilla Cafe and $4 mai-tais at Trader Vics.
Help others out and get free booze this weekend. Til the end of December, bring two cans of nonperishable food and get a free well drink or draft beer at Easy Lounge in Oakland. Or, bring an ornament to Ironwood BBQ in Berkeley to help decorate the tree and get a free beer. Farley’s East also holds its monthly nonprofit happy hour today from 5 to 9 p.m., with 20% of sales going to Oakland Grown, a program of the Oakland Merchants’ Leadership forum.
After Farley’s, walk the few blocks to Whole Foods in Oakland for its holiday soiree from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Sample Whole Foods’ holiday menu, catch live food demonstrations and performances by the Oakland Symphony Chorus and the Oakland Ballet, and shop local vendors. RSVP ahead of time to get a free goodie bag with a bottle of apple cider and a box of mulling spices, or get a goodie bag with any holiday order.
For those with a higher budget, catch the $70 Molnar family wine dinner at Solano Cellars. The Berkeley-based winemaking family will bring new releases to pair with cuisine from Hannah Hoffman. Highlights from the menu include crab cakes, rabbit pate, braised duck legs and hangar steak. Reservations are required as the limit is 22 people.
Also tonight, Lalime’s is doing a special 3-course seafood and wine pairing for $38/person. Start with a tuna tartare, move to a shellfish stew and finish with butterscotch bread pudding. Reservations strongly recommended.
For those looking for holiday gifts, shop men’s and women’s fashions while imbibing and munching at Convert on Fourth St. in Berkeley from 6 to 9 p.m. today. Get 20% off at all participating vendors.
On Friday, try Jimmy Bean’s 3-course $20 NY steak dinner and a glass of malbec. First course is a marinated beet salad and crème brulee for dessert.
Or, for a taste of the Caribbean, head to Guerilla Café in downtown Berkeley for a Kingston 11 dinner from 6 to 10 p.m. Order a la carte Jamaican specialties made with spices and herbs from the Caribbean and seasonal veggies and fruits from local farmers market like jerk chicken ($12.50) and salmon steak with ginger butter ($13).
Also, on Friday, celebrate Trader Vic’s anniversary at the Emeryville marina with $4 mai-tais all night. Just mention the secret code “1902” to your server.
On Saturday, you have to pick between wine or beer. Rock Wall Wines holds its winter wonderland open house from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets are $35 and include new and future releases from 10 wineries: Blacksmith, Carica Wines, Ehrenberg Cellars, Eno, Joseph Garry Cellars, JRE, Manic Monday, Mercy Vineyards, R&B Cellars and Rock Wall. Also enjoy catering by Freshta, live music, winery tours, barrel samples and more.
Also on Saturday, Solano Cellars will host a Christmas market from noon to 5 p.m. Sip on $5 glasses of beer, wine or mulled wine, while perusing Solano Cellar’s favorite food and wine vendors.
Lastly, for the beer folks, Pacific Coast Brewing in downtown Oakland is holding a sit-down holiday tasting of seasonal beers from noon to 4 p.m. $60 tickets include hors d’ oeuvres paired with holiday brews from Anchor, Sierra Nevada, Bear Republic, North Coast, Black Diamond, Stone, Dogfish Head & more. Advance tickets required.
ONGOING
Easy Lounge
3255 Lakeshore Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610
(510) 338-4911
Ironwood BBQ
2130 Oxford Street
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 981-8028
TODAY
Farley’s East
33 Grand Ave
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 835-7898
Whole Foods
30 Bay Place, Oakland
(510) 834-9800
Solano Cellars
1580 Solano Avenue
Albany, CA 94707-2117
(510) 525-9463
Lalime's
1329 Gilman Street
Albany, CA 94706-2450
510) 527-9838
Convert
1809B 4th St
Berkeley, CA 94710
510) 649-9759
FRIDAY
Jimmy Bean's
1290 6th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710-1402
(510) 528-3435
Guerilla Cafe
1620 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709-1612
(510) 845-2233
Trader Vic's
9 Anchor Drive
Emeryville, CA 94608-1510
(510) 653-3400
SATURDAY
Rock Wall Wines
2301 Monarch Street, Suite 300
Alameda, CA 94501
510-522-5700
PCB Holiday Brew
906 Washington St., Oakland
510-836-2739
Help others out and get free booze this weekend. Til the end of December, bring two cans of nonperishable food and get a free well drink or draft beer at Easy Lounge in Oakland. Or, bring an ornament to Ironwood BBQ in Berkeley to help decorate the tree and get a free beer. Farley’s East also holds its monthly nonprofit happy hour today from 5 to 9 p.m., with 20% of sales going to Oakland Grown, a program of the Oakland Merchants’ Leadership forum.
After Farley’s, walk the few blocks to Whole Foods in Oakland for its holiday soiree from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Sample Whole Foods’ holiday menu, catch live food demonstrations and performances by the Oakland Symphony Chorus and the Oakland Ballet, and shop local vendors. RSVP ahead of time to get a free goodie bag with a bottle of apple cider and a box of mulling spices, or get a goodie bag with any holiday order.
For those with a higher budget, catch the $70 Molnar family wine dinner at Solano Cellars. The Berkeley-based winemaking family will bring new releases to pair with cuisine from Hannah Hoffman. Highlights from the menu include crab cakes, rabbit pate, braised duck legs and hangar steak. Reservations are required as the limit is 22 people.
Also tonight, Lalime’s is doing a special 3-course seafood and wine pairing for $38/person. Start with a tuna tartare, move to a shellfish stew and finish with butterscotch bread pudding. Reservations strongly recommended.
For those looking for holiday gifts, shop men’s and women’s fashions while imbibing and munching at Convert on Fourth St. in Berkeley from 6 to 9 p.m. today. Get 20% off at all participating vendors.
On Friday, try Jimmy Bean’s 3-course $20 NY steak dinner and a glass of malbec. First course is a marinated beet salad and crème brulee for dessert.
Or, for a taste of the Caribbean, head to Guerilla Café in downtown Berkeley for a Kingston 11 dinner from 6 to 10 p.m. Order a la carte Jamaican specialties made with spices and herbs from the Caribbean and seasonal veggies and fruits from local farmers market like jerk chicken ($12.50) and salmon steak with ginger butter ($13).
Also, on Friday, celebrate Trader Vic’s anniversary at the Emeryville marina with $4 mai-tais all night. Just mention the secret code “1902” to your server.
On Saturday, you have to pick between wine or beer. Rock Wall Wines holds its winter wonderland open house from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets are $35 and include new and future releases from 10 wineries: Blacksmith, Carica Wines, Ehrenberg Cellars, Eno, Joseph Garry Cellars, JRE, Manic Monday, Mercy Vineyards, R&B Cellars and Rock Wall. Also enjoy catering by Freshta, live music, winery tours, barrel samples and more.
Also on Saturday, Solano Cellars will host a Christmas market from noon to 5 p.m. Sip on $5 glasses of beer, wine or mulled wine, while perusing Solano Cellar’s favorite food and wine vendors.
Lastly, for the beer folks, Pacific Coast Brewing in downtown Oakland is holding a sit-down holiday tasting of seasonal beers from noon to 4 p.m. $60 tickets include hors d’ oeuvres paired with holiday brews from Anchor, Sierra Nevada, Bear Republic, North Coast, Black Diamond, Stone, Dogfish Head & more. Advance tickets required.
ONGOING
Easy Lounge
3255 Lakeshore Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610
(510) 338-4911
Ironwood BBQ
2130 Oxford Street
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 981-8028
TODAY
Farley’s East
33 Grand Ave
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 835-7898
Whole Foods
30 Bay Place, Oakland
(510) 834-9800
Solano Cellars
1580 Solano Avenue
Albany, CA 94707-2117
(510) 525-9463
Lalime's
1329 Gilman Street
Albany, CA 94706-2450
510) 527-9838
Convert
1809B 4th St
Berkeley, CA 94710
510) 649-9759
FRIDAY
Jimmy Bean's
1290 6th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710-1402
(510) 528-3435
Guerilla Cafe
1620 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709-1612
(510) 845-2233
Trader Vic's
9 Anchor Drive
Emeryville, CA 94608-1510
(510) 653-3400
SATURDAY
Rock Wall Wines
2301 Monarch Street, Suite 300
Alameda, CA 94501
510-522-5700
PCB Holiday Brew
906 Washington St., Oakland
510-836-2739
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Weekend Eats & Drinks 12/2
The weekend starts early this week with a lineup of Thursday events.
The weekend’s best deal may be the $38 3-course dinner with wine pairing available this Thursday, Dec. 2, only at Lalime's. Start with a mussel appetizer, lamb shank and pear tart each paired with a glass of wine.
Across town in the Elmwood District, catch a holiday shopping fundraiser for People’s Grocery featuring local retailers, food by Summer Kitchen and wine tastings by Vintage Berkeley from 7 to 10 p.m. Eat from local farms, drink local wines, and shop from your favorite local merchants. Tickets are $10 presale, and $15 at the door.
The similarly themed Montclair Stroll also will run Thursday evening from 6 p.m. Enjoy refreshments from local eateries and entertainment while shopping special deals at local retailers.
For fans of Mumm Napa, try a tasting of their sparkling wines at the Terrace Room near Lake Merritt in Oakland from 6 to 9 p.m. For pinot enthusiasts, taste Calera library reserves dating to 1994 at Solano Cellars at 7 p.m. Tickets are $45/person for 8 wines and cheese. Call (510) 525-9463 to reserve as spots are limited. Lastly, Penelope bar in Oakland will hold a Berryessa Gap wine tasting.
Drake’s Brewing in San Leandro hosts first Fridays this week benefiting McKinley Elementary School. There’s a voluntary $5 per person admission that goes directly to the school, and $15 gets you a tasting glass and 3 tokens for 3 full pours. Food will also be available for purchase.
For the next two Saturdays, Berkeley’s Donkey and Goat will open its doors for free tastings of its eco-friendly Rhone varietals from noon to 5 p.m.
On Sunday, the California Artisan Cheese Guild will host a cheese and wine pairing event called Great Cheese & Good Cheer in Oakland from 2 to 6 p.m. Sample artisanal cheeses while enjoying local wines and beers from the likes of Cowgirl Creamery, Cypress Grove Chevre and more. Tickets are $40.
Lalime’s
1329 Gilman Ave., Berkeley
510-527-9838
Holiday shopping fundraiser at Vintage Berkeley
2949 College Ave., Berkeley
Montclair Stroll
Top of La Salle Avenue
Mumm Napa at the Terrace Room
1800 Madison St., Oakland
Calera library tasting at Solano Cellars
1580 Solano Ave., Albany
Berryessa Gap tasting at Penelope
555 12th St, Ste 120, Oakland
Drake’s Brewing
1933 Davis St Ste 177, San Leandro
Donkey and Goat
2323 B 4th Street, Berkeley
Great Cheese & Good Cheer
Grace Street Catering Building
4629 MLK Jr. Way, Oakland
The weekend’s best deal may be the $38 3-course dinner with wine pairing available this Thursday, Dec. 2, only at Lalime's. Start with a mussel appetizer, lamb shank and pear tart each paired with a glass of wine.
Across town in the Elmwood District, catch a holiday shopping fundraiser for People’s Grocery featuring local retailers, food by Summer Kitchen and wine tastings by Vintage Berkeley from 7 to 10 p.m. Eat from local farms, drink local wines, and shop from your favorite local merchants. Tickets are $10 presale, and $15 at the door.
The similarly themed Montclair Stroll also will run Thursday evening from 6 p.m. Enjoy refreshments from local eateries and entertainment while shopping special deals at local retailers.
For fans of Mumm Napa, try a tasting of their sparkling wines at the Terrace Room near Lake Merritt in Oakland from 6 to 9 p.m. For pinot enthusiasts, taste Calera library reserves dating to 1994 at Solano Cellars at 7 p.m. Tickets are $45/person for 8 wines and cheese. Call (510) 525-9463 to reserve as spots are limited. Lastly, Penelope bar in Oakland will hold a Berryessa Gap wine tasting.
Drake’s Brewing in San Leandro hosts first Fridays this week benefiting McKinley Elementary School. There’s a voluntary $5 per person admission that goes directly to the school, and $15 gets you a tasting glass and 3 tokens for 3 full pours. Food will also be available for purchase.
For the next two Saturdays, Berkeley’s Donkey and Goat will open its doors for free tastings of its eco-friendly Rhone varietals from noon to 5 p.m.
On Sunday, the California Artisan Cheese Guild will host a cheese and wine pairing event called Great Cheese & Good Cheer in Oakland from 2 to 6 p.m. Sample artisanal cheeses while enjoying local wines and beers from the likes of Cowgirl Creamery, Cypress Grove Chevre and more. Tickets are $40.
Lalime’s
1329 Gilman Ave., Berkeley
510-527-9838
Holiday shopping fundraiser at Vintage Berkeley
2949 College Ave., Berkeley
Montclair Stroll
Top of La Salle Avenue
Mumm Napa at the Terrace Room
1800 Madison St., Oakland
Calera library tasting at Solano Cellars
1580 Solano Ave., Albany
Berryessa Gap tasting at Penelope
555 12th St, Ste 120, Oakland
Drake’s Brewing
1933 Davis St Ste 177, San Leandro
Donkey and Goat
2323 B 4th Street, Berkeley
Great Cheese & Good Cheer
Grace Street Catering Building
4629 MLK Jr. Way, Oakland
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