It looks like I won't be able to get it together for a seder at home this year. Does anyone know of local restaurants that have a seder dinner?
ETA: A little more googling revealed that Perbacco in SF has a dinner. I don't know anything about the restaurant, but obviously Joyce Goldstein is very well respected.
Thoughts? Thanks.
jocelyng
Mar 22, 2009 03:02PM
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The dinner at Perbacco is not a seder -- it's a meal inspired by Passover season Italian-Jewish dishes. That said, I'm sure it's fabulous, and at $49 for four courses, really reasonable, IMHO.
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We went last year, and it was a great event. As you say, it's not a seder, but the dinner covers all the traditional passover ritual foods--with a mostly mediteranean flair...
we'll be there again this year...
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What do you think about bringing our own prayer books to use during the meal? too much?
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The dinner is a dinner, more than a ceremonial event...and it's paced as such...at your own table, you'd have the opportunity, I suppose, to stick in some quickie prayers over the matzoh and wine, but I don't recall the event being amenable to the fullness of the seder...for that, I'd follow the advice of the other posters, and try one of the synagogues, or perhaps the JCC is sponsoring an event ...
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Some temples have community seders that are open to non-members. They are usually catered by companies that are kosher. Not necessarily gourmet food, but if you're just looking for a seder, this might be an option.
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Our temple isn't doing one on the first or second night, and I'm afraid that other temples will be too religious (we're reform).
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I' don't know where you are located, but try Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo. Reform temple, they always do a community seder, usually the second night of Passover. The time I went (several years ago) it was catered by Continental Catering of Menlo Park.
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That is our temple, but I don't think there is anything this year. I'll double check, though.
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have you been? the SO and i are passover orphans this year since it's on a wednesday and the family seder is in atlanta (not conducive to the work week), so i'm trying to find an alternative... he is reform and i'm an open minded gentile. we've been meaning to check out temple beth el for a while, so maybe this is a good time to try it.
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I've not been in several years, in fact I think I only went once, about 8 years ago when I was still a temple member. I do recall that it was a nice evening, but unfortunately don't recall anything about the food. Maybe that means the food wasn't anything special, but that's pretty much what I expected. Off topic, I like the new rabbi, from my limited exposure to him, better than the one that was there when I was a member.
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yes
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Temple Sinai, a (large, old) reform synagogue in Oakland, is having a seder on the 2nd night. Cost for non-members is reasonable--maybe $40? It is a catered event.
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The second night is too religious for us :-). We do a first-night only thing, and it's short and sweet. I call it a "drive-thru" seder. That being said, it's bothering me a lot that we may not have one.
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Here's the same question from last year
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/509128
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Thanks. I'll check this one. 'Tis the season :-)
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I can't open this on my computer but here's the link from the temple website:
http://www.ptbe.org/youth/shabbat%20d...
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This is for shabbat, not Passover. There is a women's seder but it's not on the first night.
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Duh, I should have seen the word "shabbat" in the link.
Call the temple office, they should be able to help you find a seder. Or try the JCC in Foster City.
And a Happy Passover to you, wherever you land.
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Thanks!
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The usual suspects: Saul's in Berkeley, East Coast West Deli in San Francisco or if you want to pick up ready made items -- Whole Foods, Andronico's, Molly Stone's usually has stuff on hand.
Here's a link to an old article on sfgate: http://tinyurl.com/cpf98y
Also, a newer link to this year's community seders: http://buildingjewishbridges.org/
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