Getting festive: Buzzerkeley sparkling ale at Whole Foods. Photo: Emilie Raguso
Getting festive: Buzzerkeley sparkling ale at Whole Foods. Photo: Emilie Raguso

Clove & Hoof butchery and restaurant in Oakland is open (Chow)
Oakland’s Temescal Alley: The East Bay’s hippest street (Visit Oakland)
Eat in Berkeley: Kaze Ramen (Work It, Berk)
Chefs, Chez Panisse alums, enjoy sourcing by barter (Nosh)
Cat Town Cafe provides feline company when eating (BHS Jacket)
Pumpkin beer and beyond: 9 Bay Area seasonal booze options (KQED)
Tina Tamale’s La Snackeria Has Arrived in Old Oakland (Eater SF)
Boss is pretty boss (For Words)
Re-thinking Berkeley icons at holiday time (Chow)
E’ville biz digest: Plum Organics, Eureka Therapeutics, more (E’ville Eye)
New mushroom discovered on campus — the first since 1985 (UCB)
You’ve got to try Ethiopian (The Starving Critic)
Where to Eat at Oakland International Airport [OAK] (Eater SF)

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