Gather Newsletter: The Height of Summer. David • August 18, 2010

We offer catering!

Did you know Gather has a sister company, Back to Earth?



Whether you are hosting an intimate, seated event in San Francisco, an enchanted wedding in Napa Valley, or an international reception for 3,000 at UC Berkeley, you can find the highest quality organic cuisine and elegant green event service from Back to Earth Organic Catering. In addition to weddings and conferences, Back to Earth will work with you to plan charity galas, corporate events, concerts and festivals, Bar-Mitzvahs, and private parties.

When Eric and Ari started the country's first organic catering company, it was a huge step towards their goal of opening Gather Restaurant. While Gather is winning reader's choice awards for Best New Restaurant and Best Locally Sourced Menu in the East Bay Express for 2010, Back to Earth is now in its ninth year and continues to provide custom tailored events for over 25,000 people each year.

To create your own event visit http://www.organiccatering.com" target="_blank">www.organiccatering.com or call 510-652-2000

Gather is tending bar for East Bay Green Drinks tonight! Ten Year institution debuts in the David Brower Center Wednesday, August 18th 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. David Brower Center 2150 Allston Way. The entrance is directly around the corner from Gather Restaurant at Allston and Oxford. East Bay Green Drinks started in 2000, and is a monthly community and networking event for anyone involved in sustainable business, environmental and social causes, food and organics, architecture and design, media and communications, education, construction, clean energy and more. Join Green Drinks for their exciting move and first event at the David Brower Center!

Summer Music Series Saturdays on the Gather Patio Every Saturday through September Gather brunch is served from 10am to 2:30pm on weekends. Every Saturday this month and next, you can enjoy live music if you choose a patio seat. Here are our next three live acts: 11-2pm Saturday, August 21st Maurice Tani, performing with Mike Anderson San Francisco-born singer-songwriter Maurice Tani is best known these days as the force behind the Hillbilly Noir group, 77 El Deora. He has had a career that started as a teen with country-rock but has wound over the years through jazz, experimental electronic music, pop and a 15-year stint as the singer-guitarist with the seminal (and hugely popular) Motown-style party bands Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra and Big Bang Beat. Since returning to his roots as a songwriter in 1999, Maurice has spent the past 10 years as an active part of the California alt-country and Americana scene. 11-2pm Saturday, August 28th Mucho Axe Pepa & Edgar play Original Latin South American grooves. Original songs from Argentina - the music is a variety of Latin, Caribbean, Brazilian, Southern rhythms and a touch of Tango & Blues. 11-2pm Saturday, September 4th Laura Insera Laura Insera plays the hang drum. The hang is a resonating drum, one you can actually play notes on. If you haven't heard it's breathtakingly beautiful notes, you need to come see this show. E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you have a band to suggest to the line up.

Gather partners with Prather Ranch for the Eat Real Festival! We're bringing our signature burger from certified organic Prather Ranch to the Eat Real Festival in Jack London Square the last weekend of August. We'll be there all day long both Saturday and Sunday serving a pulled mushroom sandwich, a summer salad created specifically for Eat Real, and our organic pasture raised burger sliders - all for $5 each. Come join us for the festivities! Gather is part of the scene both Saturday, August 28th,10:30am-9pm, and Sunday, August 29th, 10:30am-5pm, Getting to Eat Real (click here for driving directions) Jack London Square is where Oakland began! It's located at the foot of Broadway at Embarcadero. It's easy to get to the square by ferry, train (www.capitolcorridor.org) and bus (http://www.actransit.org" target="_blank">www.actransit.org). And taking BART (http://www.bart.gov" target="_blank">www.bart.gov) to the Eat Real Festival has never been so easy! A free shuttle service will run from the 12th Street BART Station in downtown Oakland to Jack London Square and back every 10-15 minutes during the festival. Plus that means its only a few stops from Gather at Downtown Berkeley BART if you want to have a relaxed brunch with us beforehand or dinner after.

Farm to Fork Tour Hosted by Bay Area Green Tours Register now for the September 26th Tour Farm to Fork tours are engaging educational tours open to the public that highlight local farmers and ranchers and show sustainability in action. Register early and tell your friends, the last tour filled every seat! Bay Area Green Tours: 510.704.0379 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

People in Our Community: Julia Lynton nothingisreallywork.com Sometimes it takes a few tries to find the right path; sometimes these separate paths converge and guide us into the future. Julia Lynton's disparate paths of oceanography, special education, artistic collaboration, and yoga instruction have combined into one career, centered around helping people make their lives easier. Julia works in private practice (http://www.nothingisreallywork.com" target="_blank">www.nothingisreallywork.com) with teenagers and adults on time management, skill development, and self-awareness. In a related practice, she is the General Manager of local performance company Mugwumpin (http://www.mugwumpin.org" target="_blank">www.mugwumpin.org). Julia's job with Mugwumpin involves exploring ways that artists collaborate, create, and coordinate their calendars--and, given Mugwumpin's current exploration of Possessions, this job also involves digging strange objects out of her basement to be used on stage and in publicity photos.You can see their current show, now through September 4th, at NOHSpace in San Francisco. Click here for tickets.

Frequently asked Questions
Does Gather offer gift cards?
Yes, we do. You can purchase gift cards for a friend in person at Gather. We will also take a credit card order form by fax or post and mail your gift card to its intended recipient.

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East Bay Green Drinks comes to the neighborhood. David • August 12, 2010

Wednesday, August 18th - 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
In the David Brower Center, entrance at 2150 Allston Way, next to Gather

East Bay Green Drinks started in 2000, and is a monthly community and networking event for anyone involved in sustainable business, environmental and social causes, food and organics, architecture and design, media and communications, education, construction, clean energy and more. Join us for our exciting move and first event at the David Brower Center. Learn more

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San Francisco Magazine reports on Gather’s burger. David • July 29, 2010

Don’t get too comfortable 
Enough with the comfort food­—or maybe not­. There’s a reason so many new restaurants rely on these standbys: Burgers, fried chicken, and pizza taste pretty good. Here’s a short list of my favorites from the past year.
By Josh Sens

Burgers
Marlowe Chef Jennifer Puccio adds a little lamb (little lamb, little lamb) to her Niman beef patties. The resulting burger, topped with caramelized onions, cheddar cheese, bacon, and horseradish aioli, is as well composed as a nursery rhyme. 330 Town­send St., S.F., 415-974-5599
Gather It’s incongruous that a restaurant with so many vegetarian options also offers a burger of such bloody goodness. The kale salad may placate my conscience, but nothing sates my palate like this thick Prather Ranch patty, with a tangy kick from caramelized shallot–and-tomato sauce. 2200 Oxford St., Berkeley, 510-809-0400

Full story:  http://www.sanfranmag.com/story/shift-change

Josh, thanks for naming us one of your favorites of the year!

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Thanks SF Bay Guardian!. David • July 28, 2010

The San Francisco Bay Guardian picked Gather for the Best of the Bay 2010! They even gave us our own category:

BEST VEGAN CHARCUTERIE

Oh, if all our utopias were this dreamily delish. Ideally situated on green perch of reclaimed woodland on the edge of the UC Berkeley campus, halcyon eatery Gather offers seasonally minded, meticulously sourced food (complete with a sizable, possibly TMI volume, available to diners, detailing all providers and particulars). Vegetarians and vegans will be pleased to know that former Millennium sous chef Sean Baker has given much thought to its selections: the menu is 50 percent vegetarian, the star of which is undoubtedly the artisanal vegan "charcuterie" platter, which might include the most delicate tofu-skin tower or an Tuscan Rose eggplant with cashew "ricotta" and fennel-top pesto. Expect biodynamic and organic California wines, as well as piquant cocktails like the Secret Breakfast, composed of smoked peach scotch, bacon cello, spicy honey, and egg whites.

2200 Oxford, Berk. (510) 809-0400, www.gatherrestaurant.com

You can see the Editor's picks here: http://www.sfbg.com/specials/best-bay-2010-editors-picks-food-and-drink

Vegan Charcuterie photo from Bunrab.

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Holiday & Announcements. David • July 3, 2010

Gather will be closed July 4
We are celebrating our wonderful staff who make Gather the incredible place that it is on July 4th! Have a wonderful holiday and we'll see you again starting July 5.

Full service, seated-dining table service for lunch starts July 5
We've tried counter service and full service for lunch and the verdict is in - our customers want full service! We are happy to announce we will be offering the same great full service dining we offer at dinner during lunch as well. If you're on the move, you can still order delicious Gather food to go!

We are also extending our daytime service hours until 2:30pm every day. Dinner remains 5-10pm every evening.

Posted July 3, 2010 •
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