Brunch cocktails — a brief history and best places to get them in the East Bay
We bring you 11 spots in Berkeley, Oakland and Emeryville to savor potent brunch cocktails.
Risa Nye
Freelancer Risa Nye is a Bay Area native. She was born in San Francisco and grew up in the East Bay. She spent many happy years on the UC Berkeley campus, both as a student and as an employee. She has worked in hospitals and high schools. She writes for Berkeleyside Nosh about the local cocktail scene as Ms Barstool. Her writing has also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, The Monthly, Hipocampus Magazine, and at www.eatdrinkfilms.com. In 2016 she published her first book, "There Was a Fire Here: A Memoir."
Articles by Risa Nye
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A cocktail made with duck fat washed whiskey? Get it at Duchess in Oakland
The bar menu at the Rockridge restaurant boasts creative cocktails that go beyond the expected.
CDP is a sleek, stylish cocktail lounge, a perfect complement to Commis
Ms. Barstool visits James Syhabout’s latest venture, a cocktail lounge extension of his two-Michelin-star restaurant.
Ms. Barstool: A Eureka! moment in Berkeley
Cocktail writer Risa Nye finds refreshing summertime-inspired drinks at the popular Berkeley burger chain.
Ms. Barstool: Refreshing summer drinks at Bar 355
Cocktail columnist Ms. Barstool visits Bar 355 in Uptown, a favorite in Oakland for its solid drinks at reasonable prices and cozy, speakeasy feel.
Ms. Barstool: A hot toddy and shelter from the storm at Millennium
The industrial, yet cozy, bar in the Rockridge restaurant is a great place to wait out the next storm.
Ms. Barstool: Limewood at the Claremont Hotel
In our latest installment from our cocktail columnist, Ms. Barstool, we visit the bar at Limewood, the new restaurant in the Claremont Hotel.
Ms. Barstool: Boozy slushy at Grand Lake Kitchen
When visiting the new bar at Grand Lake Kitchen on a warm afternoon, the clear choice of a cocktail was poured out of the slushy machine.
Ms. Barstool: Drexl bar in Uptown Oakland
Drexl is a comfortable cave of a bar in Uptown that makes top-notch cocktails great for happy hour or late-night libations
Angel Cakes: A bakery in a gingerbread house
Jen Angel’s first retail shop for her creative cupcakery offers fun, seasonal flavors as well as gluten-free and vegan options.
Taylor’s Sausages: Linked to past, trending today
The last surviving business from the original Housewives Market, Taylor’s Sausages has a devoted staff and a loyal clientele.
A grand taste of Paris at Oakland’s La Parisienne
The bakery and pâtisserie is already attracting fans of traditional French pastries like fruit tarts, cakes, canelés and pains au chocolat.
Ms. Barstool: Cocktails at garden-inspired Tigerlily
Ms. Barstool visits the Gourmet Ghetto restaurant and bar for seasonal cocktails in a garden-like environment.
Alice Medrich on the eye-opening flavors of flours
The famous author and dessert connoisseur’s latest research is focused on delightful ways of using flours such as teff, sorghum and buckwheat.
Grand Fare Market: Oakland’s new neighborhood hub
Doug Washington and Freya Prow’s Grand Lake Market has now opened, bringing a welcoming, unique shopping and dining experience to Oakland.
Ms. Barstool: Kona Club on Oakland’s Piedmont Ave.
Our Ms. Barstool visits Piedmont Avenue’s Kona Club to find expertly prepared tiki cocktails and quirky decor.
