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January Means Lobsters at an
Unbelievable Price
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The Annual
Lobster Deal
It's almost time for our annual
Lobster Special.
For the whole month
of January, to say
"Thanks for your patronage"
and
"Happy New Year"
we're offering an irresistible
Lobster Special.
This is for
Loyalty Members only.
If you aren't one already,
you should be! It's easy and free.
Sign up now, and come January you'll be able to revel in
$20.16 Lobster.
This Maine Lobster
Lunch or Dinner includes
1 1/4 lb Maine Lobster
(your choice grilled or boiled)
drawn butter, lemon
Regatta Fries
WCYC coleslaw
all for the price of the new year,
$20.16
Our reservation book is officially open for January. Please go to our website to make your reservation. When making a reservation online be sure to let us know in the notes how many lobsters you will be having for your party. If you call in to our reservation desk, you might be directed back to our website. Please remember that our reservations are limited and they fill up fast. In the case that you can't find the day or time that you would like for your party online, give us a call, and we will see if we can help you, or put you on a waiting list.
We're sorry, but there are
no menu substitutions
at this special price.
We must have your reservation
at least 24 hours in advance.
Please specify when making your
reservation how many lobsters you will require for your reservation.
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THE CONTEST
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This month, we are asking you to solve this riddle:
My chest is hairy,
like my namesake's.
Although he lives
on the Pacific,
I live in the Atlantic.
He watches the water,
I live in it.
Who am I?
If you think that you have the answer to the riddle, please go to our website , click on Contact Us, and give us your submission. Good luck!
Congratulations to our winners last month, A. Batacan, M. Marnell, and K. Van Dam! We asked our Scuttlebutt readers to answer a series of questions about how you learned about us, and your other thoughts about WCYC. It was a tough call to pick the winning entry. So many of you had wonderful, touching memories of WCYC through the years. We tried our darndest to find a clear first place, winner, but failed. So we winnowed it down to a three-way tie. Thank you all for taking the time to send in your responses.
Due to the fact the we have three winners, we don't have space here to include all three of their answers. We will sneak the other two in in future Scuttlebutts.
Starting alphabetically, by last name, here is A. Batacan's entry:
Where do you live?
Martinez
How long a WCYC fan?
Since 1978 after we moved here from So Ca. This has been our favorite restaurant ever since. It's our "go to " place for special occasions too.
What do you like about WCYC?
The great quality of food, service and atmosphere. We can't think of a comparable or better seafood restaurant in the East Bay.
What is your favorite beverage when you come in?
Does an oyster shooter count? I love Bloody Mary's as well as fresh oysters. The oyster shooter is a great two-fer. I get to enjoy both in one shot (pun intended).
What is your favorite go to menu item?
Clam Chowder. We don't care if it's 100 degrees outside. We're eating WCYC clam chowder and taking some home with us.
Got a great WCYC story?
One December evening, my friend and I were just served our dinner when he got a call from his daughter. She got hurt at the nearby ice skating rink. He left me to take care of her and so his food got cold. He came back to rejoin me and they brought out a newly prepared entree for him (not a heated version of the original order) at no extra charge. I think that was a classy move by WCYC. I think our server a good sized tip from us.
How did you first find out about us?
My boss to be took me there for lunch in 1997. He could not stop talking about WCYC.
All three winners will receive 50 WCYC bucks on their Loyalty Cards. Thank you all for your wonderful WCYC memories and stories.
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| WCYC For Your Holiday Gatherings |
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Whether it's a dinner for your extended family who are in town for the holidays, an office party, or a celebratory get-together for friends, check out WCYC for your next gathering.
Pop over to our website and peruse the
Banquets section for lots of great options for your lunch, dinner, or cocktail party.
We also have a holiday Crab Menu for parties of four or more. Please call for information.
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December is the Month in which it Pays to Give |
If you are a WCYC Loyalty Member, every gift card that you buy in the month of December gifts YOU with a rebate!
Spend $50-500 on WCYC Gift Cards, and receive 10% back for you.
Spend $501 and over, and you will earn
20% back.
Think about it: Get all of your holiday shopping done at WCYC, and come out ahead, all while having a dozen oysters and a martini!
Remember to ask for your member bonus card when picking up your gift cards. This is for Loyalty Members only.
The rebate cards have no cash value.
This offer is good until December 23, 2015.
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| Crabs, Roasted and Singapore |
DUNGENESS CRAB UPDATE
We all look forward to our local Dungeness delicacy at this time of year, and to not have it available can really wreak havoc with our traditions. We're hoping that the dearth of Dungeness won't last for too much longer.
In order to get you up to speed on the situation, Chef Kevin writes:
Here is the story as we know it at this time: The season has not opened, and the Fish and Game Department is keeping it closed for the immediate future. As soon as crab is approved as safe to catch and eat, we will have them in the market and on the menu. The latest report from Fishmonger Mike, of Osprey Seafood, is that it looks pretty positive for a possible opening on the 15th, but we won't start counting our crabs before they're caught.
If the season ends up staying closed past Christmas Eve, we will start bringing them in from Oregon, Washington or Alaska. Please note that this will be for the market only. We will not be adding fresh crab or Cioppino to the menu until the local season is open. This has happened before, when bad weather has kept the catch closed during the holidays. If that happens please prepare yourself for a shortage and a rise in the market price. If you would like a holiday order for pick up on Christmas Eve, we suggest you place your order as soon as possible, as it's going to be first come first served. For regular orders in the market before then, please give us 48 hours notice so that we can track fresh crab down for you.
Once the local season opens, just give us at least 24 hours so we can make sure we have enough to go around. We will be receiving them and cooking them here, every day.
(Chef Kev's famous roasted crab with garlic, wine, herbs and butter, or Singapore-style spicy red chile crab over jasmine rice are off the menu dishes that insiders know to request.)
We WILL be having our annual crab parties this year, even if the local season isn't open. If we have to, we will bring in crab from out of state. We will possibly need to increase the price, if that is the case. See below for information.
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Please join us for our 18th Annual
Crab Parties
Wednesday December 23
5:30, 6:00, 8:00, 8:30
Aft Deck Seating
and
Thursday December 31
5:00, 5:30, 7:30, 8:00
family style seating and service
Calamari Antipasti
salami, olives, pickled vegetables
balsamic syrup
Acme Levain
Iceberg & Local Albacore Confit Salad
roasted red pepper, lemon-oregano dressing
Crab
chilled, regatta fries, coleslaw
cocktail sauce, lemon aioli
Triple TCHO Chocolate Brownie
warm peanut butter-caramel sauce
vanilla bean ice cream
roasted salted peanuts
$55.00 dollars per person
tax and gratuity not included
(this price might change slightly if our
local crab season isn't open, and
we must source from another state.)
These are annual WCYC events that draw big crowds, so give us a call now to reserve your spot for you, your friends, family,
entourage, hangers on etc.
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| Oysters for your holiday party |
Holiday Hours
Restaurant Hours:
We will close on
December 24 at 3:00pm. Our last lunch seating will be at 1:00.
We are closed all day on
December 25.
We are closed during the day on
January 1 until we open for dinner at 5:00 pm.
Market Hours:
Please make sure that you have called us with your WCYC market order for
pick up on December 24 by
10:00 pm on Monday December 21.
Please pick up all orders from our market on
Thursday December 24 between 12:00 and 3:00 pm
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35th America's Cup set for
June 2017 in Bermuda
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Chef Kevin's
America's Cup Update
There is an official new team added to the Cup - SoftBank Team Japan is now on the course!
Emirates Team New Zealand in currently in first place.
The next World Series event is scheduled for June 10-12 in Chicago, and then another in Portsmouth in July. There should be at least one more after that. Maybe SF? Then all teams will head to Bermuda to finish training and get ready for the finals.
The provisional schedule for the 2017 America's Cup has been released, which emphasizes the most prominent races to be held on the Great Sound in Bermuda during the weekend. The Challenger Qualifiers will be between May 26 and June 12, with the America's Cup Match to be between June 17 and 27. The Challenger program begins with the America's Cup Qualifiers, a double round-robin series between May 26 and June 5 in which the Defender participates. The top four Challengers advance to the Challenger Playoffs between June 7 and 12, which consists of best of 9 Semi-Final and Final matches to determine the Challenger to compete in the 35th America's Cup. The top Challenger advances to the America's Cup Match against Oracle Team USA in a best of 13 series scheduled for June 17-27. - See more at:
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| The Golden Envelope |
Golden Envelopes are HERE
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on't forget to collect a Golden Envelope each and every time that you dine with us in the month of December. These are pre-holiday gifts from us, to you, our Loyalty Members. But, the clincher is that
you can NOT open your envelope until February, and you must be dining with us, and open your envelope in the presence of your server. These little parcels will have a wonderful prize inside. Please go to our
website
for a list of what you might win. The prizes inside are redeemable through May of 2016. After that? Kaput.
Please, only one Golden Envelope can be acquired per Loyalty Member, per day, both to collect and to redeem. Only one Golden Envelope can be redeemed per table. Golden Envelopes cannot be redeemed with a discount or donation certificate. |
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Follow us on
twitter and facebook
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We post almost daily, don't worry, not more than that, and we're bent on keeping you in the loop on what's going on here at the Club. We post new dishes, drinks, and sometimes freebies. You can't know if you don't follow.
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For last year's words belong to last year's language, and next year's words
await another voice.
T.S. Eliot
Thank you for reading
The Scuttlebutt
Ellen, Kevin
&
the WCYC Crew
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