Berkeley couple launching East Bay olive oil company, Fat Gold
Kathryn Tomajan and Robin Sloan are leasing a three-acre orchard in Sunol and will release their first oil in January 2018.
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.
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South Berkeley’s Take 5 Café has closed
The family-run neighborhood café had a three and a half year run on Sacramento Street.
Changes on Shattuck Ave: Sushi Ko closed, Venus Café coming soon
Berkeley will gain a new fried chicken wing restaurant, Fire Wings, in the coming months, as well as a Hong Kong-style Asian fusion restaurant.
Doughnut Dolly closes down all its operations
Less than two weeks after closing the Berkeley location of Doughnut Dolly, owner Hannah Hoffman has shuttered her remaining two locations in Temescal and San Francisco.
First Look: Drip Line, a West Oakland café serving creative food with Singaporean flair
Chef Nora Dunning marries Singapore flavors with California ingredients and a little ingenuity at the new restaurant.
Now open in Berkeley: Secret Scoop, a Thai gelato shop
The new gelato shop offers an original lineup of gelato and sorbets in flavors ranging from chocolate lemongrass to salted tamarind.
Are we reaching peak KFC? Korean fried chicken chain Bonchon headed to Berkeley
The New York-based chain will join an abundant field of Korean and fusion restaurants serving similar fried chicken.
Dora’s now serving local beers and unique, stuffed ‘bunza’ sandwiches
The downtown Berkeley restaurant that was known for its pies now features 12 tap beers from local breweries.
2 Safeway Community Markets, formerly Andronico’s, now open in North Berkeley
The grocery stores replace the last five locations of Andronico’s in the Bay Area. The company was bought by Safeway in 2016.
Here are all the local restaurants, bars that opened and closed in February
Over a dozen new restaurants joined the East Bay this month, while eight have closed. Here are all of the details.
Pompette to pick up where Café Rouge left off on Berkeley’s Fourth Street
Pompette, a French word for “tipsy,” will offer French, Italian and Spanish cuisine made using the best ingredients around.
West Berkeley’s Doughnut Dolly to close due to rent dispute
The Gilman district doughnut shop will have a “small celebration” on its last day — this Sunday.
Jack London Square happenings: Grocery Café to open, Haven temporarily closed
Look for the new Grocery Café this spring.
KC’s BBQ raising funds, holding event to rebuild after fire
A fundraiser is currently scheduled for March 4 at San Pablo Park in Berkeley.
Shiba Ramen’s Oakland location will open on Tuesday
The new restaurant will build upon the Shiba Ramen kiosk in Emeryville, with a more extensive menu and expanded service.
Fire causes ‘severe damage’ to KC’s BBQ in West Berkeley
The fire appears to have begun in the rear of the building, where the kitchen is located.
