Gourmet East Bay is coming! Get your tickets now!

The East Bay's premier food party takes place November 1

Get ready to taste, sip and boogie at the 5th annual Gourmet East Bay on Saturday, November 1, at Walnut Creek’s Broadway Plaza from 7 to 10 p.m.

The event will benefit three East Bay food organizations that provide vital programs and services around the community: Alameda County Community Food Bank, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, and Project Open Hand.

This year is supposed to be the best ever, with a record 30 East Bay restaurants, wineries, and breweries providing food and wine tastings—scroll down to see participating restaurants and what they will be serving! Live entertainment and dancing, a silent auction, and a raffle will top it all off.

Tickets are $70 in advance or $75 at the door, open to partygoers 21 and over

To purchase tickets, go to www.gourmeteastbay.com or call (925) 933-6589.

Check out this year’s list of participants—and get a sneak peek at the menu!
Amaranta Danville: Beef flautas, guacamole tostadas, trio of salsas with chips
Amber Bistro: Prawn ceviche on lotus root
Bing Cosby’s Restaurant and Piano Lounge: Braised wild boar
Bridges Restaurant & Bar: Hibachi-grilled Kobe beef
The Vine at Bridges: TBD
Chevalier Restaurant: Fingerling potato, marinated salmon
The Duck Club Restaurant: Baked lobster pasta
Eddie Papa’s American Hangout: Chocolate decadence with raspberry sauce, whoopie pies, pumpkin cheesecake
E.J. Phair Brewing Company: Shorty’s Revenge Amber Ale, Retrofit Indian pale ale
Elliston Vineyards: California sparkling champagne, 1999 Merlot
Esin Restaurant & Bar: Polenta cake
Faz Restaurant: Mediterranean platter with chips and salsa
Fenestra Winery: 2005 Zinfandel, Livermore Valley; 2005 Barbera, Livermore Valley;
2007 Verdelho, Lodi Silvaspoons Vineyard
Forbes Mill Steakhouse: Marinated beef skewers
Garibaldi’s on College: Marinated lamb tenderloin
Grgich Hills Estate: 2006 Napa Valley Chardonnay, 2004 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Hagafen Cellars: Chardonnay, Roussanne, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Cabernet
Jordan’s Restaurant at the Claremont Resort & Spa: Chilled Jumbo prawns
Koi Garden Dim Sum-Seafood-Tea House: Pork Siu Mai, vegetarian egg rolls
Lark Creek Walnut Creek: Heirloom tomatoe salad, flatbread with figs
Left Bank Brasserie: Salmon scallop quenelle
Leonidas: Assorted artisan chocolates
Mahalo Grille: Fusion wontons
Maria Maria Restaurant: Beef tenderloin and chorizo alambre
Nibblers Eatery & Wine Bar: Flatbread with roasted apples, Basque chorizo and Mahon cheese
Paragon Bar & Café at the Claremont Resort & Spa: Melon gazpacho shots
Peasant & The Pear: Gourmet Italian antipasto bar
Postino Restaurant: Duck meatballs
Prima Restaurant: Antipasto misto
Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto: Ahi tuna tartare
Starbucks Coffee Company: Pike place roast, cookies, scones
Tamayo Family Vineyards: Tamayo Pinot Noir 2006, Tamayo Red 2006, Cana Red 2007, Tamayo Chardonnay 2007
Trader Vic’s Emeryville: Ahi tuna poke, smoked chai tea duck breast salad
Trumer Brauerei Berkeley: Trumer Pils beer
Uncle Yu’s: Stuffed crispy wontons
Va de Vi Bistro & Wine Bar: Curried beef tenderloin, hamachi sashimi
W&J Graham’s Port: Graham’s six grapes reserve port
Walnut Creek Yacht Club: Mussels and chorizo chowder
Wente Vineyards: 2006 Nth Degree Chardonnay, 2005 Crane Ridge Merlot
Restaurant at Wente Vineyards: Braised pork shoulder
Yankee Pier Lafayette: Oregon Bay shrimp roll on griddle bun

 

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