Guerilla Cafe is hosting 3 separate events this month, each with a different theme. On Tuesday, artist Pablo Cristi and Chef Eric B will work together to explore the intersection of food and visual art. Then,
on the 19th, Chef Zouhair Karam will celebrate the music and food of Morocco. Finally, there will be a special Jamaican dinner on the 26th.
1620 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
510-845-2233
Tues, 11/16
Fri, 11/19, 6 – 10pm, cash only
Fri, 11/26, 6 – 10pm, cash only, email kingston11eats@gmail.com for reservations
Bocanova’s Executive Chef Rick Hackett and The Cancer Fighting Kitchen author Rebecca Katz are teaming up to cook a special dinner that features nutritional Pan-American cuisine. Dishes like Roasted Root Vegetable Pot Pie, Purple Peruvian Smashed Potatoes and Poached Pears with Saffron broth will be served. Proceeds will go to Healing Journeys. Emailangela@bocanova.comto reserve your seat.
55 Webster Street, Oakland
510-444-1233
Tues, 11/16, 6 – 9:30pm
$90
Oliveto just released the menu for the Truffle Dinners and it deserves some attention. I stuck to the Antipasti and Salads when I went to the Tomato Dinners, ordering a couple small plates. But this time, it’s the Primi Piatti and Grills, Sautés and Rotisserie sections that are calling my name. The special menus are usually limited to the restaurant upstairs, but for the first time ever, the downstairs cafe will be serving a White Truffle Pizza and a Black Truffle Pizza. How will I ever decide what to order?
Wed – Sat, 11/17 – 20
5655 College Ave, Oakland
510-547-5356
Photo: Oliveto
Before Habit Burger’s first Bay Area location opens in Walnut Creek (see Nosy section for more info), they are going to host a fundraiser. An impressive 100% of the proceeds will be donated to theFood Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. How’s that for generosity?
1255 S. California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Fri, 11/19, 12 – 2pm
Thanksgiving
With Turkey Day just around the corner, I wanted to give you some options if you need a little (or a lot) help with putting dinner on the table. For the folks who just want to go out to dinner, I have some ideas for you, too.
If you just need help with dessert, IndieCakes is offering two pies: Organic Pumpkin or Maple Pecan. You can get a pie kit ($20 – 23), which comes with a pre-baked pie shell, pie filling and fool proof instructions to successfully pull a freshly baked pie from your own oven. Or, if you prefer, you can just buy one already baked ($24 – 28). By the way, I’ve been volunteering in the kitchen the past few weeks (and learning a lot!), so I can vouch for the quality of ingredients and attention to detail.
photo: Maple Pecan Pie, IndieCakes
If you need a little more help, Summer Kitchen is offering pumpkin pie and other delicious sounding desserts like Ginger Cake and Apple Galette. They also have brined turkeys ready for the oven, and sides like sausage stuffing, mashed potatoes, homemade gravy, and roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon. Send your order with phone number to info@summerkitchenbakeshop.com and they’ll respond with an estimate.
2944 College Ave, Berkeley
510-981-0538
A.G. Ferrari is offering a complete Thanksgiving Dinner with an Italian twist (serves 8 for $89.99). This includes roast turkey, 9 side dishes, butternut squash soup, cranberry sauce with zinfandel and chocolate bread pudding. You can also order a free range, smoked or organic Willie Bird (priced by weight) and just order the sides ($59.99).
Locations in Berkeley, Oakland and Lafayette
Berkeley Bowl West has 3 options for dinners, which feature Roasted Free Range Turkey ($109.99), Honey Smoked Spiral Sliced Ham ($109.99) or Slow Roasted Prime Rib of Beef ($139.99). They all include several sides, serve 6-8 people and can be completely reheated in about 2 hours. If you want to make your own sides, they offer a 12-16 pound Roasted Free Range Turkey for $59.99.
920 Heinz Ave, Berkeley
510-898-9555
And here are a few restaurants that will have special menus on Thurs, 11/25:
Spenger’s is offering the regular menu plus a traditional holiday prix fixe dinner. The menu includes roasted turkey breast, brown sugar glazed ham plus sourdough bread stuffing, candied yams, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, gravy and cranberry sauce.
1919 Fourth Street, Berkeley
510-845-7771
Noon – 8pm
$19.95
Lake Chalet will serve a four course prix fixe menu featuring both classics and nontraditional dishes like cesar salad, Dungeness Crab cake, Roast Turkey breast with confit of leg, Roast Prime Rib and Pumpkin pie with cinnamon mascarpone. There’s even a burger on the kids menu!
1520 Lakeside Drive, Oakland
510-208-5253
11am – close
$39 per person, $19 for kids under 12
Photo: Lake Chalet
Chef Scott Wall will offer a three course prix fixe menu at Lark Creek Walnut Creek, with options like Roasted butternut Squash soup with apple-sherry brown butter; Willie Bird Organic Roast Turkey with sage cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes; Grilled New york Steak with crispy risotto cake, braised swiss chard and cipollini onions.
1360 Locust St, Walnut Creek
925-256-1234
1 – 8pm
$49 for adults, $24 for children 10 & under, Free for children under 3
Meritage at the Claremont will offer a Brunch and Dinner buffet of classics like Smoked Salmon, Baby Arugula & Heirloom Apple Salad, Roasted Shelton Farms Turkey, Honey Glazed Ham, Maple Glazed Sweet Potatoes from Executive Chef Josh Thomsen.
41 Tunnel Rd, Berkeley
800-551-7266
11am – 4pm
$89 for adults (including champagne and beverages, $25 for children 5 – 13, free for children under 5
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