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Camino remains one of my favorite places to eat in the East Bay.  The dining room is large and rustic and the focal points are the large communal tables that are crafted from a single redwood tree, and the expansive open kitchen with the open wood burning oven that produces most of the menus offerings.

I was fortunate to be dining with a large group of people and that allowed us to order almost everything on the compact menu of ten items.  Their wasn’t an item that we ordered that I wouldn’t order again.  Here’s the list:

Wood oven-baked oysters with absinthe, breadcrumbs and potato-parsley salad

Grilled tomato toast with cherry tomatoes, black-eyed peas and pounded basil

Grilled pork salad with fire roasted peppers, fried shallots and Belgian endive

Roasted duck consommé with duck lover toast and smoked duck breast

Grilled pork and herb sausages with fresh shell beans, escarole and grilled spring onion

Eggplant gratin with corn and scallion fritters, rapini and yellow lentils

Grilled local KIng salmon with Roman squash, tomato confit, green beans, black olives and preserved lemon

I look forward to my next visit from the Chez Panisse alums that are creating consistent, well crafted, rustic fare in a fun atmosphere.