National Women’s Day at A16

photo: A16

photo: A16

A16 is celebrating National Women’s Day by hosting a special dinner: “Every year on March 8, throughout Italy you’ll find women of all ages exchanging sprigs of yellow mimosas and gathering in restaurants with female family and friends to celebrate a day in honor of all women.  At A16 Rockridge, the restaurant will be decked out in yellow mimosas and filled with gratitude for the countless inspiring women, past and present.”  Executive Sous Chef Nicolette Manescalschi created a spring menu that includes Pastry Chef Hannah Buoye’s meyer lemon polenta cake. And every wine by the glass on Wine Director Shelley Lindgren’s list will be from a woman vintner.

a n t i p a s t i

shaved asparagus + radish salad

pine nuts, pecorino riserva, borage flowers

Marisa Cuomo, ‘Fiorduva,’ Costa d’ Amalfi, Furore, Salerno 2011

p a s t a

spaghetti

dungeness crab, preserved kumquat, chives

Valle de Acate, ‘Cerasuolo di Vittoria,’ Acate, Ragusa 2009

e n t r e e

watson farm lamb

roasted mandarin orange, red bearded scallion, castelvetrano olive salsa verde

Terradora di Paolo, ‘Fatica Contadina,’ Taurasi, Montefusco, Avellino, 2008

d e s s e r t

meyer lemon polenta cake

thyme gelato, lemon caramel

Virgona, Malvasia delle Lipari, Salina, Lipari, Sicilia 2012

Sat, 3/8

Christina Mitchell

Christina Mitchell

Christina is the founder of East Bay Dish. Her writing has also been featured in East Bay Express, Berkeleyside, Oakland Magazine and Edible East Bay.
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