Citing customers’ changing habits and increasing costs, the owners plan to close the market May 26 after 28 years in business.
Tovin Lapan
As Nosh editor, Tovin Lapan oversees food coverage across Oaklandside and Berkeleyside. His journalism career started in Guadalajara, Mexico as a reporter for an English-language weekly newspaper. Previously, he served as the multimedia food reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune, and covered a variety of beats, including immigration and agriculture, at the Las Vegas Sun and Santa Cruz Sentinel. His work has also appeared in Fortune, The Guardian, U.S. News & World Report, the San Francisco Chronicle and Lucky Peach, among other publications. Tovin likes chocolate and seafood, but not together.
Matt Horn announces reopening plans for celebrated BBQ spot
After closing due to fire and vandalism in November 2023, Horn Barbecue will relaunch Friday, April 26, in Old Town Oakland.
An Oakland Cinco de Mayo dinner looks to breathe new life into a ‘stale holiday’
El Otro Lado will feature the chefs from Popoca and My Friend Fernando crafting a five-course meal focused on precolonial traditions.
Oakland’s Cafe Noir is cooking up big things in a tight space
The French-style bistro with a “soulful twist” operates out of a small but busy kitchen that also handles catering and large-scale contracts.
Berkeley, Oakland Restaurant Weeks add new elements to entice diners
With restaurants still grappling with higher costs and an altered dining scene, the organizers of Restaurant Week in both cities have added versatility and diversity.
Horn Barbecue will not reopen current Oakland location, citing ‘untenable’ situation
Matt Horn, the owner of the celebrated West Oakland restaurant, says ongoing vandalism and theft have led him to give up on the location.
Broc Cellars to celebrate first vineyard acquisition with special wine-tasting events
All of the winemakers that use Fox Hill Vineyard grapes will be serving their wines in one place for the first time.
This Valentine’s Day, we’re sending love to our favorite East Bay restaurants and foods
Nosh shares love notes to our favorite dishes and dining spots, and we want readers to share their culinary crushes too.
Homemade Cafe reverses course, will remain closed
Owner Collin Doran was moved by community support, but could not make the details for a weekends-only schedule work.
Four Oakland chefs named semi-finalists for 2024 James Beard Awards
Burdell, Daytrip, Lion Dance Cafe all recognized by the New York-based James Beard Foundation.
The East Bay’s favorite new bar hits its stride after earlier iterations
According to 2023 Nosh Awards voting, readers have fallen for this Berkeley bar that moved into new digs this year.
The East Bay’s favorite new restaurant is taking soul food to new heights
Nosh readers have spoken and the new restaurant that most captivated them opened in Temescal in September.