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Ayla Burnett

A cappuccino with a heart design in the foam
Posted inNosh

At new coffee cart in Berkeley park, conversation is as important as the cappuccino

by Ayla Burnett Sept. 01, 2023, 10:23 a.m.September 15, 2023

Roaming Bean Coffee, the first vendor allowed at the park, is a family-run operation serving sustainably sourced espresso next to the bay.

A woman speaks to a group of people gathered around her.
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‘Feeding people is revolutionary’: Oakland groups, restaurants serve meals to those who need them

by Ayla Burnett Aug. 31, 2023, 8:00 a.m.August 31, 2023

East Oakland Collective, Community Kitchens, and others pass out restaurant-cooked meals and more to Oakland’s food insecure in honor of local hip-hop legend Shock G.

A long footbridge leading to the Oakland Coliseum. A few people walk along it on a sunny day before a A's baseball game.
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Hot dog vendors face crackdown at Oakland Coliseum

by Ayla Burnett Aug. 07, 2023, 3:19 p.m.August 7, 2023

The purveyors of bacon-wrapped dogs topped with sizzling onions are loved by baseball fans, but not by the Coliseum’s governing board.

Four bakery workers smiling outside the front door of a small building with a sign reading "Nick's Pizza" above the door.
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Nick’s Pizza and Bakery is becoming a worker-owned collective

by Ayla Burnett July 18, 2023, 10:38 a.m.July 18, 2023

For the founder of Nick’s, an Arizmendi alumnus, spinning the shop off into a co-op was always in the back of his mind.

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Adieu to Poulet, ‘one-of-a-kind’ Berkeley deli serving unfussy home-cooked meals since 1979

by Ayla Burnett July 13, 2023, 4:30 p.m.July 17, 2023

When Marilyn Rinzler first opened Poulet on Shattuck Avenue, a roast chicken take-out spot was a groundbreaking concept.

The late Jen Angel stands outside her Oakland bakery, Angel Cakes
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A man is charged with murdering Jen Angel. Her friends are still pushing for restorative justice

by Ayla Burnett June 29, 2023, 3:25 p.m.June 29, 2023

The Oakland baker’s close friends say she would want accountability and healing that doesn’t involve prison.

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