Homemade Cafe in Berkeley Announces the Details of Their July Pop-Up Dinner

Homemade Cafe in Berkeley, California has announced that Friday, July 27 with seatings at either 6:00 or 8:30 p.m. will be the date and times of their next monthly pop-up dinner themed “A Few of My Favorite Things.” The four-course prix fixe menu will be priced at $85.00 inclusive of tax and gratuity and there will also be an optional pairing of wines by the glass for an additional $24.00. A vegetarian option will be available but must be requested in advance. Reservations can be made by calling (510) 845-1940 or emailing to collindoran@yahoo.com.

The July dinner menu will include an amuse bouche heirloom gazpacho shooter followed by chicken liver mousse with Acme bread, pickled onions and peach mostarda; clams with chorizo and peas in a saffron broth; crispy pork belly over lentils and greens; and bourbon butterscotch pudding, with candied bacon, cocoa nibs and an espresso -caramel sauce.

Homemade Cafe was opened in 1979 by Norm Berzon and Janet Hinze who sold it to longtime employee Collin Doran in 2011. Doran grew up in Berkeley eating at Homemade and subsequently worked as a busboy at the cafe’s Hollis Street location (now closed). Doran’s first restaurant job was at Bay Wolf. Over the years he has worked as everything from dishwasher to kitchen manager to chef and is currently active in all day-to-day activities at Homemade that is soon to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Over nearly four decades, the venue has been renowned for serving breakfast and lunch. Pop-up dinners debuted in 2018.

Highlights of the casual 50-seat dining room include booth seating, fanciful chandeliers and an exhibition kitchen fronted by counter seats plus, weather permitting, there are sidewalk tables for 12 guests.

Homemade Cafe is located at 2454 Sacramento Street, at the corner of Dwight Way, in Berkeley, California. When not serving monthly pop-up dinners, the restaurant is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Neighborhood street parking is often an option. For more information, call (510) 845-1940. The web address is http://www.homemade-cafe.com/.