Chronicle food editor Michael Bauer returns to one of his favorite restaurants today, Rivoli in Berkeley, where he finds the food is “complex, but homey”, the veteran staff are well-trained, and “desserts remain some of the best in the Bay Area”.

Read his full report here.

Tracey Taylor is co-founder of Berkeleyside and co-founder and editorial director of Cityside, the nonprofit parent to Berkeleyside and The Oaklandside. Before launching Berkeleyside, Tracey wrote for...