9 places to ring in the New Year!

Icannot believe Christmas and Hanukkah are just around the corner and New Year’s Eve is shortly thereafter!

If you are looking for fun ways to ring in the New Year, here are nine tasty places in the Grand Valley where you can go and celebrate New Year’s Eve and welcome in 2025.

Bonfire Oyster Co. is teaming up with TerraVin Cellars to host a beautiful “Caviar Dinner.” This multicourse meal will also feature scallops, oysters, and a lemon crème brûlée.

Tickets are limited and are available at www. bonfireoysterco.com.

Camilla’s Kaffe in Fruita at 206 E. Aspen St. will be serving a special New Year’s Eve menu.

Chef James Montoya will be creating a six course meal at a set price of $85.

Reservations are needed.

This chef is definitely getting some buzz and I look forward to checking the restaurant out in the near future.

Cruise Control Kitchen + Cellar has created a themed “Sparkling Wine Dinner” to celebrate the New Year. Tickets are $80 per person and include a four course meal paired with sparkling wines.

There will be a champagne toast when the clock strikes midnight.

Tickets are available directly from the restaurant and they are located at 555 Colorado Ave. in Grand Junction.

Enzo’s Ristorante Italiano at 707 Horizon Dr. in Grand Junction will be having a fun and entertaining New Year’s Eve with a DJ, champagne toast and photo booth. This should be a lovely place to enjoy a delightful night out.

Fidel’s Cocina & Bar at 113 W. Third St. in Palisade will be hopping with a dance party featuring DJ Art Beller and Le Mur from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. You can buy tickets in advance for $10 or at the door for $15. It will also include a toast of Sparklet. Note: they will also be open for dinner from 4:30 – 8 p.m. and recommend making reservations.

Ocotillo Restaurant + Bar at Redlands Mesa golf course, 2325 W. Ridges Blvd., is having a New Year’s Eve party starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person and include drinks, food such as steak and crab, live music and a champagne toast. In addition, on Jan. 4 they going to have a “Bourbon and BBQ” multi-course pairing meal. Call them at 970-255-7400 to get tickets for these events.

The Feisty Pint

in downtown Grand Junction at 359 Colorado Ave. is throwing a “Neon Party.” DJ Great Day will be there and the party starts at 8 p.m. They will also have a midnight champagne toast. I’m guessing there will be many Colorado Avenue and Main Street businesses celebrating most of the night!

Warehouse 25 sixty five Kitchen + Bar is hosting a black tie event called “The Silver Ball” at 7:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. They are located at 2565 American Way in Grand Junction and will have a variety of DJs, laser shows, a champagne toast and more. Tickets are available on www.

Eventbrite.com.

Whitewater Hill Vineyards at 220 32 Road, will be doing a unique “cleanse it with fire” experience. You are welcome to bring an item like your ex’s love letters or other paper to burn.

Owner Melanie Wick says, “Burn it all away and start the new year off right!” You can also write a wish or intention for 2025 and do some goal setting while you are there. Whitewater Hill will have their patio fire pits ablaze from 3 to 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. You can enjoy their beautiful views and wines while releasing negativity from the past and focusing on a fresh start to the new year!

If you have any food and beverage-related events or information you want readers to know about, please email me at AllThingsFoodChristine@gmail.com.

Have some oysters to ring in the New Year! (Christine Gallagher photo)

Fireworks light up the sky during Fruita’s 4th of July show in this 2023 file photo. There are plenty of ways to ring in 2025, but Christine Gallagher has nine food-related suggestions of places to go to celebrate on New Year’s Eve.

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Burn away your worries and set some new intentions at Whitewater Hill Vineyards.

(Christine Gallagher photo)

Celebrate the New Year with a champagne toast at one of many local restaurants.

(Christine Gallagher photo)

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