ON THE EVE OF EXTRAVAGANCE New Year’s Eve sparks our deep longing for a reboot on a visceral level that only a
lavish break from life’s lurching mundanity will accomplish. This once-a-year ritual is the perfect opportunity to indulge in something fabulously fleeting with a like- minded shindig-seeking co-conspirator. Of course, this will require you to loosen the wallet and spoil yourselves (or let a gracious other do the spoiling) until the 2014 sun rises. Pensive about the price tag attached to such a gilded evening? Keep in mind that the worth of our hard-earned cash is never higher than when it graces us with well-accompanied moments that we’ll cherish forever. Besides, those glacially-paced tax-return checks are sure to pop up before we know it! So, allow me to skip the suspenseful countdown and present five polished exem-
plars of timeless celebration, San Diego-style. For an adventure in the hub of the party:
FIVE OPULENT VENUES TO OPEN UP THE NEW YEAR by david vera
INN AT THE PARK 525 RESTAURANT Why go head-to-head with citywide gridlock and mood-breaking sobriety checkpoints? The ideal New Year’s experience with the built-in panoramic bonus lies right here beside the meadows of our hilltop oasis. Cozily buffered from the thud-frenzy of University Avenue by a kilometer, Top of the Park Restaurant captures the palatial privacy of a tower- ing penthouse while reminding us that all the gay- borhood’s party-hopping opportunities are but a moonlit stroll away. For those committed to one prime rooftop locale,
BLUE POINT COASTAL CUISINE For those of us whose enjoyment ignites in the blinding epicenter of festivities, few places will be- come so densely populated as the surface streets of the Gaslamp Quarter. Blue Point’s Chef Daniel pres- ents four mouth-watering courses to nourish our senses before we liquor them numb. Cleverly labeled, the courses (Lure, Hook, Line and Sinker) present an
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outstanding variety of choices, all light enough to sate us comfortably as we lose ourselves in the merry midnight hordes. The “Best of Blue Point” menu with optional wine flight runs $79.95 per person.
Blue Point Coastal Cuisine is located at 2225 Hancock Street in the Gaslamp Quarter. Call 619.233.6623 or visit
cohnrestaurants.com/bluepoint/events.
The Blowout New Years Eve Dinner and Dance Party features a three-course dinner with classics like beef Wellington, lobster, venison, oysters and chocolate soufflé. Seatings are 6 p.m. for $65 and 9 p.m. for $85. The 9 p.m. seating includes complimentary Champagne at midnight and access to the Top of the Park dance party. Admission to Top of the Park Dance Party without dinner is $20 per person.
Inn at the Park is located at 3167 Fifth Avenue near the border of Hillcrest and Bankers Hill. Call 619.291.0999 or
visitinnattheparkdining.com.
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