Every city needs a lake, and every lake needs a $22 million restaurant on its shores, where you can munch on tacos while a passing gondolier sings in Italian. Luckily, Oakland has figured this out, and residents can now unwind at the Lake Chalet
Social food site Chowhound.com review of our Thanksgiving Buffet says, "This is the happiest I’ve been with a holiday buffet in a long time in terms of price ($32), quality and ambiance. "
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Talented, friendly staff, a knock-out dinner and a gorgeous Lake Merritt view give the newly minted Lake Chalet a fighting chance to prosper in Downtown Oakland
http://www.diablomag.com/Diablo-Magazine/December-2009/Lake-Chalet/
"..an enchanting, convivial dining destination where you can take in the swell and the sailboats over a beaker of suds and a platter of kumamotos while the grill sizzles, the ice tinkles, and the moon rises over the water."
A ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony is scheduled for Thursday to celebrate the completion of the renovated Municipal Boathouse in Oakland. Various civic leaders, friends of Lakeside Park and community members will be on hand for the 2 p.m. event. The public is invited.
Hired: An executive chef is also in place for the Lake Chalet Seafood Bar & Grill, the Oakland project from the Beach Chalet and Park Chalet team of Gar and Lara Trupelli. He's Jarad Gallagher, most recently of One Market in San Francisco.
Bay Area diners will have no shortage of new choices in 2009 as local chefs and restaurateurs ignore economic naysayers and forge ahead with new projects, especially in the East Bay.
