The Great 2010 Holiday Openings and Closings Post
I'm working on it.
I'm gathering up:
1) a list of restaurants that are featuring special Christmas Eve menus and events. This photograph, from 2002, shows some of the dishes from Aldo's feast of the seven fishes. I went one year, and Donatella Versace was there. (I love Maya Rudolph.)
2) a list of restaurants that are open on Christmas Day
3) a round-up of restaurants that are taking a vacation in between Christmas and New Years Day -- I know that Iggies is closing on New Year's Eve and re-opening on January 2nd. And that Jack's Bistro is closing from January 1st through the 14th.
You can help by sending me reliable, first-hand information about all this stuff. Email me richard.gorelick@baltsun.com
Then, we'll move on to New Years Eve itself -- yesterday, I heard that the B&O Brasserie is already booked (I'll confirm that), so it's clearly not too early to book your restaurant.
I'll try to have the Christmas-related up sometime tomorrow.
Baltimore Sun photo/Barbara Haddock Taylor
Comments
Last week I looked at the reservations available on Open Table for NYE events like Cinghiale, Charleston, etc., and they all had availability only at, like, 6 p.m. Not really the ideal time for celebrating NYE. Looks like we're staying home this year!
Posted by: KB | December 15, 2010 12:21 PM
KB - you might want to call. I went out for NYE last year and many restaurants offered 2 seatings...6 PM and 9 PM. The 9 PM seating being more of the NYE-type party. The 6 PM seating was for those who wanted to eat out and maybe had a party or other event to attend. Open Table doesn't really adjust their schedules for these type of events.
Posted by: AR | December 15, 2010 2:48 PM
Speaking of closings - any info on the closing of Hollywood Diner?
"Closed! Too bad, but they never really got it together. (@ Hollywood Diner) http://4sq.com/8sia7E 9:05 PM Dec 14th via foursquare"
From Julie Scharper's (Juliemore) twitter.
Posted by: sean | December 15, 2010 3:36 PM
@KB
I just booked Cinghiale for NYE. Seemed to have several later seating options available.
Posted by: another point of view | December 15, 2010 3:46 PM
Maybe it was the size of our party. I was looking for a party of 6. I'm not crushed about it -- we went to Cinghiale one year and it was fun, but I think I could have just as much fun for half the price cooking for everyone at my house. And then we'll be there at midnight to cuddle the dog through her fireworks-induced tremors of horror.
Posted by: KB | December 15, 2010 4:12 PM