Berkeley’s longtime ‘hippie bread’ bakery is in peril of closing
Vital Vittles mills its own flour for its whole wheat “Real Bread,” but the pandemic has dried up its suppliers and vendors.
Amalya Dubrovsky
Freelancer Amalya Dubrovsky grew up in Berkeley and studies at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She is a lifelong fan of the East Bay food scene and loves to write about it for Nosh. Follow her on Twitter @amalyadubrovsky.
Articles by Amalya Dubrovsky
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Zero-waste supporters believe this time of tumultuous change can be an opportunity for growth.
As Berkeley finds comfort in pizza, wine and meat, these 3 businesses are thriving during lockdown
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‘COVID-19 made the decision for us’: 35-year-old Berkeley institution Lalime’s closes permanently
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Saul’s Deli almost had a new owner, then the coronavirus crisis hit. Now what?
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Restaurants can now sell beer, wine and cocktails to-go during shelter-in-place, but will that help keep them around?
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Will Oakland Chinatown restaurants weather the storm of coronavirus?
As businesses in Oakland Chinatown are interconnected, a decline for restaurants has a ripple effect on the whole community.
Berkeley’s favorite Jewish deli is changing hands, but current owners say ‘Saul’s is staying Saul’s’
Three years ago, owners Peter Levitt and Karen Adelman said they were looking to sell the North Berkeley institution, but only to the right buyer. This week, they announced they’d found him.
Workers at Berkeley’s Tartine Bakery unanimously support unionizing
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