2009 Taste of the East Bay
The inaugural Taste of the East Bay event, hosted by the Alta Bates Summit Foundation, was held at the historic Berkeley City Club in March 2009. Over 300 people attended an evening filled with delicious food, wine, and lively entertainment. The success of the evening was made possible by the generous participation of the following businesses, restaurants, wineries and musicians. We are grateful for their support and encourage you to patron them.
2009 Participating Restaurants
1515 Restaurant and Lounge 
• Acme Bread Co. • Bacheesos • Bakesale Betty • Bay Wolf • Berkeley City Club • Bucci's • DLP by JimDowntown • Edible Arrangements • Glass Onion Catering • Greenleaf Platters and Hugh Groman Catering • Havana • La Mediterranee • Linguini's Café & Pizza • Mama's Royal Café • Montclair Bistro and Garden Room • Picante Cocina Mexicana • Scharffen-Berger • Somerset • Thunder Road – Culinary Arts Institute • Tomate Café • Whole Foods Market • Wood Tavern • Yankee Pier
2009 Participating Brewery/Winery
Balletto Vineyards • Dancing Bear • Hagafen Cellars • Lamborn Family Vineyards • Pyramid Brewery • Ravenswood • Saintsbury • Snowden Vineyards
Musicians
Rolando Morales • ML Crisis • Oscar Reynolds • Professional Courtesy
The Alta Bates Summit Foundation would like to thank the dedicated group of volunteers, led by Committee Chair Bob Merritt, who committed their time and talent to make the inaugural Taste of the East Bay event a success.