Foodies rejoice! Michelin-starred restaurant Manresa is reopening New Year’s Eve following a fire at the Los Gatos eatery in July.

Owner and Executive Chef David Kinch posted the news on Instagram on Wednesday, and the restaurant’s website says it’s taking reservations online through Open Table with phone reservations available starting Monday.

But don’t start changing your plans to ring in the new year. Reservations for New Year’s Eve are already booked solid, and as of Thursday morning, the first available date for dining was Jan. 7. By the time you read this, the wait may be even longer.

My New Year’s wish is that Manresa’s Jeff Bareilles can add an appropriate cocktail to the menu — maybe call it the Phoenix? — to celebrate its rise from the ashes.

ORNAMENTAL EXPOSURE: Darlene Tenes of Latino lifestyle company CasaQ is having a good holiday season. The hand-painted glass Christmas ornaments she designs are decorating a tree in the home of “Extra” host Mario Lopez, which is being featured this weekend on the TLC reality special “Deck the Halls with Dr. Christmas.” Dr. Christmas, aka Bob Pranga, and partner Debi Staron did a holiday makeover for the homes of four celebrities, including Lopez.

Tenes said she’s thrilled to have her ornaments — which include fun characters like “Rudolfo the Reindeer” and “Papi Claus” plus a few pan dulce designs that look good enough to eat — on the former “Saved by the Bell” star’s tree. “Many of my designs reflect his and my shared Mexican Catholic traditions and I hope they will become treasured heirlooms for his family,” Tenes said.

The special’s premiere was scheduled for Friday night, with an encore Saturday morning on TLC. You can take a look at the ornaments yourself at www.casaqornaments.com.

BOUNTIFUL BOTTLES: A couple of weeks ago, I had my first visit to Testarossa Winery in Los Gatos, which is housed in the beautiful old Novitiate Winery founded by the Jesuits of then-Santa Clara College in the late 19th century. And I’m glad to see owners Rob and Diana Jensen, both Santa Clara University grads, clearly have not forgotten the role the Jesuits played in the winery’s history.

Testarossa is offering a special Cristo Rey pinot noir for $27 a bottle, with all the proceeds going to support Cristo Rey San Jose, the Jesuit high school recently opened near Five Wounds Church. Check it out at www.testarossa.com/2012-cristo-rey-pinot-noir.

Contact Sal Pizarro at spizarro@mercurynews.com. Follow him at Twitter.com/spizarro.