Table Talk: New Year's Eve specials

By: JOAN TUPPONCE | Special correspondent
Published: December 29, 2011

Rowland Fine Dining (2132 W. Main St.) will host a New Year's Eve dinner with seating from 5 to 8 p.m. Entree choices are pan-roasted duck breast, grilled hanger steak with herb gnocchi, ratatouille ravioli or roasted bronzini. The cost is $60 per person plus tax and gratuity. For reservations, call (804) 257-9885.

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The New Year's Eve celebration at the Historic John Marshall Ballrooms (101 N. Fifth St.) includes a tapas buffet with meatballs with two sauces, empanadas, jambalaya and spoonbread with buttermilk pan-fried catfish, among other dishes. Good-luck black-eyed pea chowder to go will be served in the lobby entrance from 12:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. The event starts at 8 p.m. and features Ron Moody & the Centaurs with guest Quatro na Bossa. The cost is $110 per person or $195 per couple. Go to TicketsToBuy.com, TicketstoBuy outlets or call (804) 794-6700.

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Shula's America's Steak House at The Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa (12042 W. Broad St.) will hold a New Year's Day Brunch from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The menu includes shrimp and grits, spinach and bacon quiche, fruit parfaits and an omelet station. The brunch is $18; the mimosa and bloody Mary bar is $7. For more information, call (804) 565-7000.

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The Black Sheep (901 W. Marshall St.) will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today; from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. on New Year's Day, serving brunch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call (804) 648-1300.

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Conch Republic Rocketts (11 Orleans St.) will serve a fixed-price menu New Year's Eve for $85 per couple. See the menu at conchrepublicrocketts.com or on Facebook. For reservations, call (804) 226-6242.

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The Paradise Diner (2845 Hathaway Road) has started serving dinner as well as breakfast and lunch, according to owner Phil Minor, who also owns Local Motion Catering. The diner is open Monday and Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesday through Sunday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. A brunch is served in addition to breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call (804) 320-1611.

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