Wine, Dine into 2009

This article appeared in the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza on December 31, 2008
Written by: Jean Eick, Bonanza Community Editor

Everything you need to know about New Year’s Eve and Day

New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in Incline Village/Crystal Bay will have plenty of locations for celebrating so go ahead and wine and dine into 2009. Check out this list of places that will be host­ing celebrations right here in Incline Village.

If you do head out to celebrate your evening, have a designated driver or transportation planned before your evening begins. If you go to the Tahoe Biltmore, Cal-Neva or Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe you can even book a room in advance and then party well into 2009 without having to worry about driving.

Big Water Grille will feature two seatings each featuring a three course dinner (with choic­es) of prime rib, Aussie rack of lamb, seared sea scallops orphan seared sea scallops. The early seating is $65 and the late seating is the special feature of the evening for $100. It will include appetizers, seafood/raw bar dur­ing cocktails and then at your leisure you can have a three course dinner in the dining room. There will be a DJ with dancing, party favors, the traditional champagne toast.

Café Biltmore will be open offering a prime rib special for New Year’s Eve from 4 p.m. to midnight. From Midnight to 4 a.m. the cafe will offer a New Year’s Eve breakfast buffet for $8.99.

Conrad’s in the Tahoe Bilt­more will be open New Year’s Eve and will feature a special New Year’s Eve feast with seatings available at 6 and 9 p.m. The cost is $45 per per­son. The second seating includes the traditional champagne toast and party favors. Reservations required at (775) 831-0660.

Appearing at the Crystal Bay Casino for New Year’s Eve is Dave Alvin and the Guilty Men. The party on New Year’s Eve begins at 10 p.m. Tickets are $30 if pur­chased in advance and $35 on the day of the show. Stay for the after party with Hell­bound Glory. For tickets or information call (775) 833- 6333.

Cutthroat Saloon inside the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casi­no will have live music pro­vided by a DJ, party favors and the traditional cham­pagne toast at midnight from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. It also will feature a full bar and no cover. Arrive early to ring in 2009.

At the Frank Sinatra Showroom in the Cal Neva Resort the party begins at 9 p.m. and goes well into the first morning of 2009. The evening presents FreQ Nasy, 3WS (Ana Sia and Danny Corn), Friction aka Bass Cadet, Micah J. Rub a Dub (T-dUb and Ryan Howard) DJ Rundown in an all night dance party. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. For information or reservations call 800-225­-6382.

Fredrick’s Fusion Bistro has a special New Year’s Eve menu. Call (775) 832-3007 for information on the menu, serving times or reservations.

Lone Eagle Grille will pull out all the stops for New Year’s Eve offering from two inspired multi-course, prix fixe menus at Lone Eagle Grille with menu choices such as chilled Kumamoto oysters on the half shell with dungeness crabmeat, tar­ragon and lemon-infused olive oil and mesquite grilled beef tenderloin with roasted colossal shrimp, celery root purée and truffle oil. The Sunset Five-Course Dinner is available for seatings between 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 31, for $155 per person. Or the Seven­Course Gala Dinner is avail­able for seatings between 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. for $225 per person. A five-and seven­course vegetarian menu is also available. Pricing includes tax and gratuity. For reservations or information call (775) 886-6899.

Rookies will start the New Year’s Eve party at 10 p.m. and it goes until 6 a.m. with a DJ for your evening of fun. They will offer a traditional champagne toast at mid­night. Rookies also will offer free rides to its customers.

For more casual dining the Sierra Café inside the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino will offer a family-friendly buffet on New Year’s Eve. The buffet is available 5-10:30 p.m. and is $60 for adults, $30 for chil­dren 5-12 and children under four eat free. To make reservations please call (775) 886-6675.

The Steak and Lobster House at the Crystal Bay Casino will be open New Year’s Eve and have two menus and two seatings. First menu and seating is from 5:30 - 6 p.m. and the cost is $85 per person. This menu features appetizer, salad and choice of entree from filet mignon, Australian lobster tail or roasted half Peking duck, choice of dessert and served with a glass of Korbel champagne. The second menu and seat­ing is at 8:30 p.m. and the cost is $110 per person. This menu includes appetizer, salad, choice of entree from filet mignon, Australian lob­ster tail, roasted half peking duck, choice of dessert with a glass of Korbel Cham­pagne. For reservations or information call (775) 833-­6333.

Or host your own special at-home event. But stock up early on provisions. One place to go for NewYear’s Eve provisions is Sunshine Pas­try call for the special provi­sions they offer for New Year’s Eve (775) 832-2253 and then go pick up your selec­tions. Open until 5 p.m. New Year’s Eve.

The Tahoe Biltmore will offer free music in the Breeze featuring Public Eye from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. and the Boys of Summer from 1:30 to the wee hours of the morning.

New Year’s Day Brunches:

The Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casi­no will offer a special New Year’s Day brunch at its Lone Eagle Grille. It will offer an a la carte brunch which features a fantastic appetizer and salad buffet as well as entrées a la carte such as eggs Benedict, either traditional or over sautéed trout, chive hol­landaise; grilled buffalo ten­derloin, truffled scrambled eggs in puff pastry with wild mushroom cognac cream sauce; lobster and goat cheese omelet, tarragon, fingerling potato home fries and cipollini onions; brioche French toast, caramelized bananas, Grand Marnier syrup and a decadent dessert buffet. The buffet is from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and is $45 for adults.

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