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It's not easy seating twenty-six people for dinner in this town - most restaurants will either send you to a private dining room {usually "Siberia" when it comes to ambience, vibe & scenery} or will just flat out turn down any larger group size.
This is where Camino in Oakland comes in. Opened just over six years ago by Chez Panisse alum Russell Moore & his wife Allison Hopelain, one of Camino's most striking dining room features is the room length communal dining table. It is cut from a single tree trunk and surrounded by vintage church chairs. And Camino is also famous for hosting epic dinner parties, from fabulous fundraisers {e.g. the upcoming big Fundraising Dinner Party with Paula Wolfert} to intimate book dinners with chefs & authors in town on a cookbook tour.
![Camino in Oakland photo by Julia Spiess](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LLW0YgaNDXg/U40J1EE2HHI/AAAAAAAASwQ/zoeSah1N-rw/s400/Camino_Restaurant_316.jpg)
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the location.
camino, oakland, california
the menu.
~ cucumber salad with chiles & flatbread
~ local feta & herb jam toast *
~ grilled pork leg & slow-cooked shoulder with farro, artichokes & summer squash
~ fried hen-of-the-woods mushrooms & scallions, red lentils, black kale & egg cooked by the fire
~ grilled local king salmon with english peas, bintje potatoes and fresh mint
~ yoghurt-sesame pudding with chilled cherries
{* very fittingly served on josey bakery bread … who we met on the tour a day before}
{* very fittingly served on josey bakery bread … who we met on the tour a day before}
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to Allison, Russell, Brian and everyone at Camino!
Camino
3917 Grand Avenue
Oakland, California 94610
510.547.5035