Nosh Neighborhood Guide: Upper Fruitvale, Allendale and beyond
Come check out the good eats deep in East Oakland with our latest Nosh Neighborhood Guide.
Kate Williams
Kate Williams has been writing about food since 2009. After spending two years developing recipes for cookbooks at America’s Test Kitchen, she moved to Berkeley and began work as a freelance writer and recipe consultant. Her writing has appeared on Serious Eats, SF Weekly, Bay Area Bites, and The Cook’s Cook. Kate was the editor of Nosh for two years, from 2015 to 2017.
Articles by Kate
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Nosh Neighborhood Guide: Oakland’s Merritt, Clinton, San Antonio districts
Come along with Nosh as we check out the dining options in another section of East Oakland, from the lake to Fruitvale.
Recipe: Grilled lamb kefta kebabs
Fire up your grill and make these easy, flavorful lamb kefta kebabs this summer.
Nosh Neighborhood Guide: Dimond and Laurel districts
Breakfast sandwiches. Fried chicken. Dive bars. Vegan comfort food. Pizza. Nigerian stew. It’s all there and more in two neighborhoods in Oakland’s lower hills.
Burma Superstar cookbook: An inspiring, approachable exploration of Burmese cuisine
The new cookbook is more than just a recitation of the Bay Area restaurant’s beloved dishes.
Ultra-smooth asparagus and green garlic soup
Celebrate spring with this delightfully creamy chilled asparagus soup.
Nosh Neighborhood Guide: Fruitvale
Come along with Nosh as we visit East Oakland’s Fruitvale district.
All the restaurants and bars that opened and closed in March
Over a dozen new restaurants have opened in Berkeley and Oakland this month. Fewer than 10 have closed.
Event: Paul Marcus Wines in Rockridge turns 30
The popular North Oakland wine shop will hold a party March 30, complete with free bites and wine.
Another beer garden is headed to Temescal
Los Angeles-based Golden Road Brewery plans to build a brewery and outdoor beer bar using shipping containers at 40th and Broadway.
Maker of ‘impossible burgers’ sets up shop in East Oakland
Once up and running, Impossible Foods will add 80 local jobs and produce up to 4 million plant-based burgers a month.
Beloved Rockridge bar Barclay’s has found a new home in downtown Berkeley
Barclay’s will open in the former location of the Greek restaurant Pathos.
Babette has launched ‘Film to Table’ dinner series
A dinner, paired with Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator,” will take place Friday.
Now open: Cornerstone, a destination for ‘craft beer and craft music’
The sprawling restaurant, beer garden and music venue boasts 42 taps and 13,000 square feet of space.
Event: Food politics lecture with Marion Nestle
Nestle will give a talk on the global food system on March 21 at Cal’s International House.
Downtown Berkeley’s fave brunch spot Venus now part of ‘Tigerlily family’
Despite new ownership, the menu remains mostly the same at Venus, but it now accepts tips.
