GrassRoutes Eats

Start your Bay Area foodie weekend on the right foot at the Claremont Hotel, 6:30 – 8:30 tonight for the opening night of the first annual Berkeley Wine Festival. The steep $85 ticket price gets you unlimited access to some of the best wineries in Napa and Sonoma, from the vantage point of this whitewashed hillside palace. As you watch the sun set over Angel Island and the Golden Gate, take mental notes of how the crab pairs with the chardonnay…

Saturday head to Awaken Cafe in downtown Oakland for a special Waffle Day! Especially if its sunny, this sunny cafe is the ideal place to munch on a sidewalk seat or inside near the local art that perpetually hangs on the walls. The coffee is incredible, check out these fun pix from co-owner Cortt:

Finally, on Sunday head up to the town of Napa, a short 25-minute drive from Oakland most days, for the Napa Mustard Festival. There are events planned each year starting in January, as the golden wild mustard starts to bloom, through the end of March as the spring starts ushering in new shades to the county. This Sunday is the second day of the Napa Riverwalk Marketplace, from 11a -5p in the historic riverfront area of downtown Napa. Keepy your eye out for tasty local treats, and creative arts like Jewelry from Oakland’s fabulous Mangosteen silversmith necklaces. It’ll be a smash hit, and you can grab a beer at Bounty Hunter after you take in the eye candy…