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VOICE MOUNTAINVIEW QRESTAURANT REVIEW We ekend QMOVIE TIMES QBEST BETS FOR ENTERTAINMENT Mixed nuts and Merlot Q RESTAURANTREVIEW CALAVE BRINGS Above: Calave Wine URBAN SOPHISTICATION Bar, the first Palo TO PALO ALTO WINE BAR SCENE Alto wine bar to set down roots outside of Review by Trevor Felch | Photos by Michelle Le downtown, offers a pinot noir flight. Right: The turkey, avocado ardon the pun, but to experience the range and cranberry panino. Pof Palo Alto watering holes in a nutshell, just head to the corner of Birch Street and California Avenue. On one side, there are glasses of Barolo and Bordeaux being poured at the 5-month-old Calave Wine Bar. On the other resides the vener- able Antonio’s Nut House, home of margaritas at rock-bottom prices and complimentary peanuts served by a gorilla. Continued on next page December 4, 2015 Q Mountain View Voice Q MountainViewOnline.com Q 25 Weekend Continued from previous page Q DININGNOTES Calave marks the fourth wine bar in Palo Alto and the Calave Wine Bar first outside its downtown. 299 S.California Ave., Some wine bars, like Grav- Palo Alto ity on Emerson Street, have 650-521-0443 menus and service that blur the line between bar and res- calave.com taurant. Others, like Calave, barely have space for more Hours: than a refrigerator and toast- Mon.–Wed. 4–10 p.m., er. The most ambitious item at Thurs.–Sat., 4 p.m. to midnight, Calave is the serviceable but Sundays, 4–9 p.m. not special turkey, avocado and cranberry-mayonnaise Credit Cards panino ($12). That’s too bad, because Reservations Calave is such a fun addi- tion to Palo Alto, and a small Take-out orders creative boost in the kitchen Catering could make a significant dif- ference. How about avocado Outdoor seating on toast, fresh produce salads Wheelchair and smoked fish? access As for that faithful wine bar stand-by, the cheese and Calave’s version of that wine bar staple, the cheese and charcuterie plate. Parking Lot and charcuterie plate ($25), it street offered a decent selection of ($11). It’s actually far better fered from being served in tones, served in elegant glass Alcohol Wine and prosciutto, salami and the than you’d imagine. As is the a gummy, jaw-tiring Par- bowls. Desserts include a beer usual cheeses like Asiago case with all the sandwiches mesan bowl. A better bet crème brûlée and Cocoa Vin- and brie, but the choices at Calave, the fillings are are the “share a bites” ($6 to oso chocolate truffles from Noise Level Medium, were uninspired. Meanwhile, dominated by the bread; the $8). These selections let you the San Francisco’s Bridge loud at peanut-butter sandwiches kitchen needs to work on snack on olives, superb pop- Brands Chocolate. peak get an entire section on the proportions. corn with a spot-on kiss of This summer, owner Lori menu. You heard me right. Outside of sandwiches, a truffle oil and — my personal Romero created Calave by Bathroom Good Peanut butter meets French perky romaine lettuce-based snacking downfall — orange- splitting her hair salon in two Cleanliness onion soup with Gruyere and Caesar salad ($9) arrived coriander spiced mixed nuts because she saw a need for a sweet onions in one sandwich perfectly dressed but suf- with distinct cumin over- wine bar in this part of town. DINNER BY THE MOVIES AT SHORELINE’S Make your holiday reservations today! Live Music in Mountain View at Cucina Venti! Award Winning Guitarist Kenya Baker will perform Breakfast is served! this Thursday from 5:30–8:30pm At our sister restaurant, the Voya. Great Music, Great Food, Great Times! Tuesday through Sunday. Cucina Venti Make your The Voya Restaurant 1390 Pear Ave., Mountain View 1390 Pear Ave., Mountain View reservation on (650) 254-1120 (650) 386-6471 www.CucinaVenti.com For information on future events, follow us on www.TheVoyaRestaurant.com 26 Q Mountain View Voice Q MountainViewOnline.com Q December 4, 2015 Weekend As it turns out, the space at Italian terroir. Orange wine? 299 California Ave. housed Slovenian wine? These are key the Mayfield Brewery from to appeasing local wine geeks. 1886 to 1920 (you can guess More rotation, too, wouldn’t what historical event led to its hurt, since the choices are demise). Four beers are on tap basically the same today as at Calave, but with around 40 when I first visited in July. It’s wines by the glass, it’s clear time to bring a Palo Alto start- where the emphasis now lies. up mentality to the wine list. On the wine front, I’ll Balance both the comfort and recommend the superb Rob- risk, and Calave will soon be ert Hall Viognier from Paso the leader of the pack among Robles; the slick, fruit-edged Palo Alto wine bars. Pence Ranch Santa Barbara I’ve heard many people pinot noir; and the menu’s say Calave would fit right wildcat: the plush, zesty Tus- in in London or New York. can-style Merlot-Sangiovese They’re right. The 35-seat “Lost Weekend” by Beaure- space exudes a sophisticated, gard Vineyards in the Santa urban feel, headlined by a Cruz Mountains, one of six U-shaped bar with rows of wines served on tap. If it’s wine glasses hanging above, your first time at Calave, evoking a chandelier. Black go for the “P Yes Pinot” and white alternate as primary flight or the sparkling wine color schemes, giving every- flight served in lovely coupes thing a glamorous, Roar- instead of flutes (both $20). ing ’20s atmosphere. I half The flights bring up two expected Claudette Colbert Dave Villareal, the co-owner of Calave Wine Bar, pours a 2014 Balletto for a chardonnay flight. vital points. First, good luck and Clark Gable to stroll in. fitting two flights and any Seating areas vary from a high food on a tiny table for two. communal table to a cozy, It won’t work. Second, service low-slung sofa to snug tables was almost always excel- with tremendously comfort- lent, except for the up-selling able “cigar” chairs. Outside sometimes done to get guests seating expands the capac- to order the $25 European ity, which is often needed at reds flight. In fact, the Euro- happy hour. pean reds description card The Palo Alto community was presented and explained already embraces Calave for to my table not once but twice what it is: a rare California before the regular menu, as Avenue place that’s open until if it was the lone option that midnight Thursday through night. The first time it hap- Saturday. Even if the menu pened, I rolled my eyes. The doesn’t take another leap, I’ll second time, it felt like a con- come back for that popcorn do timeshares presentation. and another glass of the Duval Calave could stand to intro- Leroy Brut Champagne. V duce a few more unique grapes Email Trevor Felch at and get away from the tried- [email protected]. and-true Californian-French- December 4, 2015 Q Mountain View Voice Q MountainViewOnline.com Q 27 Weekend QMOVIETIMES The 7th Heaven (1927) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Sun 3:30 p.m. Bolshoi Ballet: Lady of the Camellias (Not Rated) Century 20: Sun 12:55 p.m. screen- Bridge of Spies (PG-13) Century 20: 8:45 p.m. Brooklyn (PG-13) +++1/2 Century 20: 11:45 a.m., 3:50, 7:15 & 10:05 p.m. righter Palo Alto Square: 1:15, 4:15 & 7:15 p.m., Fri & Sat 9:55 p.m. CRANSTON PLAYS ‘TRUMBO,’ Creed (PG-13) +++ Century 16: 10 & 11:30 a.m., 1:05, 2:35, 4:10, 5:40, 7:25, 8:55 & 9:35 p.m. CRUSADER AGAINST Century 20: 11:15 a.m., 1:15, 2:45, 4:20, 5:50, 7:25, 9 & 10:30 p.m. HOLLYWOOD BLACKLIST The Good Dinosaur (PG) ++1/2 Century 16: 10:55 a.m., 1:30, 000 2:25, 4:15, 5:10, 7, 7:50 & 9:45 p.m. In 3-D at 10 & 11:40 a.m., 12:35, (Aquarius, Century 20) 3:20, 6:05, 8:50 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:05 a.m., 12:35, 1:45, 2:25, 3:10, 4:25, 5:45, 7, 8:20, 9:35 & 10:50 p.m. In 3-D at 11:45 a.m., 1, Lovers of the Golden Age of 3:40, 5:05, 6:15, 7:40 & 10:15 p.m. Hollywood will have a blast at The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (PG-13) ++1/2 “Trumbo,” though they may Century 16: 10:10 a.m., 12:20, 1:25, 3:35, 4:40, 5:45, 7, 7:55, 9, 10:10 also feel like the proverbial & 11 p.m., Sat & Sun 11:15 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. Century 20: 10:55 a.m., choir being preached to by this 2, 5:05, 6:15, 8:15 & 9:25 p.m. In X-D at 12:55, 4:05, 7:15 & 10:25 p.m. In account of the Red Scare and D-BOX at 10:55 a.m., 2, 5:05 & 8:15 p.m. the Hollywood blacklist, as dra- The Johnstown Flood (1926) (Not Rated) matized in the person of Oscar- Stanford Theatre: Sun 2 p.m. winning screenwriter Dalton Krampus (PG-13) Century 16: 11:10 a.m., 1:55, 4:30, 7:15 & 10:05 p.m. Trumbo. There’s red meat for Century 20: Noon, 2:45, 5:25, 8 & 10:40 p.m.