All-Star Manresa Alum Dinner at Haven

The bar at Haven, courtesy of the restaurant

By Meesha Halm

If you missed last year’s sold-out Manresa alum reunion dinners, you’ve got a second chance, but you’ll have to act quickly. Haven, the Daniel Patterson-backed Jack London Square dinner house helmed by Manresa alumna Kim Alter, is launching a new special dinner series that will allow Alter to collaborate with some of her favorite chef friends and producers.

The first in the series, which takes place this Monday, will be collaborative six-course meal prepared by the some of the old Manresa gang and there are still a few seats left. In the kitchen will be Zack Freitas (formerly of Station 1 and Zare at Fly Trap) working the soup, 30 Under 30 honoree John Paul Carmona rocking the rock cod, Marty Cattaneo (Dio Deka) presenting squid, Johnny Madriga (Spruce) on the quail course, Kim Alter headlining with beef marrow and beef tendons and Berto Vallejos (Spruce) turning out the chocolate dessert. The full menu (shown here), costs $90 per person with an additional $45 for wine pairings. This is a scream of a deal. For upcoming Haven dinners, look here (44 Webster St, Oakland; 510-663-4440).