Duende reopens in June; Liege closes for good
Plus: Mama gets a partner; Broc Cellars heads outside; House of Curries moves; more.
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Oakland’s Low Bar has ‘the spirit of a dive bar and the vibrancy of a taqueria’
Matt Meyer and Daniel Paez’s new Uptown bar has a low-key vibe and serves up food and drinks that reflect the owners’ Mexican American heritages.
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Persian and Mexican dishes share a home at Syma’s Grill
Owner Sima Dehestani added Persian dishes to the menu and a small Middle Eastern food store at the Albany restaurant.
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Chef Reign Free launches the Black Culinary Collective to support entrepreneurs
The owner of Red Door Catering will be sharing a 5,000-square-foot commercial kitchen in West Oakland with other Black-owned food businesses.
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Smokehouse commissions a mural of itself; Alameda County votes to allow cooks to launch home food businesses
Plus: The Uptown Nightclub is for sale; Bryant Terry announces a publishing deal; First Edition reopens for business; more.
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Cheers to Mom! Beers, wines, sakes and spirits from East Bay mom-run businesses
We asked eight mothers in the drinks industry for a bit of motherly advice and to share what they’ll be sipping this Mother’s Day.
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8 subscription food boxes that go beyond veggies
Get seafood, wild mushrooms, meat and eggs, even flowers and herbal remedies delivered right to your door with these Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and subscription services.
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What you can order at these East Bay ghost and collaborative kitchens
Restaurants and food makers from all across the Bay Area are offering food for takeout and delivery through these hubs.
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Sushi Salon packs the premium omakase experience in a takeout box
Until they open their own brick-and-mortar in Oakland, Joji Nonaka and Anna Osawa’s Sushi Salon is a takeout-only pop-up at Fish & Bird in Berkeley.
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East Bay restaurant openings and closings in April
Brothers Public Kitchen, Taqueria Chef Tony, more opened; Gecko Gecko, Da Nang, more closed.
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Flavors from Hawaii: Berkeley’s Ono Bakehouse highlights island-style snacks, pastries
Ono Bakehouse offers Queen Emma Cake, butter mochi, Spam musubi furikake snack mix and other treats from Hawaii.
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Francophiles will find much to love at Berkeley’s traditional creperie
La Crepe a Moi owners opened their dream brick and mortar in Berkeley’s Northside neighborhood in May 2020 and are determined to hold on until Cal students return.
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When COVID-19 ended dance parties, this Oakland audio company started a coffee business
Waveworks founder Bradley Katz has turned to his other passion, coffee roasting, to get through the pandemic lull.
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The Alley reopens after community pitches in to save piano bar
A year of fundraisers and auctions saved the 88-year-old Grand Avenue watering hole.
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Oakland’s Viridian returns with a new menu of Asian-inspired fare and cocktails
The Uptown bar from a team of Asian American fine-dining folks welcomes customers back with a new menu of savory eats, desserts and drinks.
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Albany residents raise funds for restaurant parklets
Residents helped Solano Avenue restaurants build outdoor dining spaces, now they are fundraising to keep the businesses afloat until restrictions are lifted.
Remembering Elizabeth Valoma, social worker, artist, co-founder of the Cheese Board Collective
Valoma was a world traveler, visual artist and cultural well-spring. She died at 91.
Trader Joe’s reduces ‘thank you’ pay for some Oakland employees
City mandated grocery worker hazard pay laws don’t cover TJ’s Lakeshore location, but Rockridge and Berkeley workers will keep an extra $5 per hour.
