December News from The Advocate: Table 20 Dinners, NYE, New Dishes and More
Tuesday, December 1st, 2015Announcing Table 20 Dinners
Whether for an office holiday party or a gathering of family or friends, groups of 8-10 people can now reserve our community table (Table 20) at 6pm for a multi-course family-style meal that draws from our daily-changing menu.
Here’s a sample menu:
On arrival
Selection of house made pickles
Warm olives za’atar
Appetizers and Salads
Wood-grilled flatbread roasted peppers, pancetta, ricotta salata, mint
Little gems winter radishes, grapefruit, yogurt, feta
Clam and chickpea fritters grilled celery heart salsa verde, aioli
Main Courses
Wood-roasted winter vegetable tagine chickpeas, labneh, olives
Harissa-rubbed wood-fired game hen pickled pepper salsa verde
Ricotta cannelloni hazelnuts, truffled pecorino, brown butter, balsamico
Roasted red kuri squash puntarelle, garum, citrus
Dessert
Arkansas Blacktwig apple crostata walnuts, crème anise gelato
For further information or to inquire about availability, contact us at [email protected].
Recent Press
We’ve received a couple stellar reviews in recent days:
“Chef John Griffiths’ creative, seasonal menu interprets Moroccan and Mediterranean dishes through Northern California ingredients, straddling the line between foodie-delighting whimsy and comfort fare with aplomb…”
“Just what the Elmwood ordered - The Advocate brings upscale Cal-Med dining with its own slant to the neighborhood.”
NYE at The Advocate
It’s December already, and New Year’s Eve is right around the corner. To mark the occasion, Chef John Griffiths is plotting some celebratory dishes, including:
Scallop Crudo with meyer lemon and pistachios
Oysters on the Half Shell with green apple and lime granita
Shrimp on the Plancha with almonds, preserved lemons and mint
Rotisserie Prime Rib of Beef with Sangiovese-marrow butter and crispy spigarello salad
Sausage-stuffed Rabbit Saddle over braised lentils with persimmon-celery root salsa
We will be open regular hours that night, so think of us as a place to dine before you head out to ring in 2016. Reservations are starting to fill up, so we encourage you to make yours sooner than later. We’d also be remiss if we didn’t mention that we’re throwing a fun dance party at our sister restaurant Comal in downtown Berkeley if you’re looking for a place to go after dinner.
New Dishes
Roasted Forono Beets w/grapefruit, radishes, yogurt, feta and za’atar
Both the brunch and dinner menus continue to evolve quickly! Brunch now features a new Wood-grilled Flatbread with soft-scrambled eggs, pancetta and fresh herbs and a Mantecato of Tuna with Yellow Finn potatoes, farm egg, capers, chiles and aioli. New dishes on the dinner menu include Farrotto with roasted sunchokes, beet greens, pickled butternut squash and gremolata and Roasted Forono Beets with grapefruit, Spanish black radish, yogurt, feta and za’atar.
We look forward to seeing you soon at The Advocate for brunch or dinner or both! And please check us out on Instagram…