These shuttered Berkeley bakeries found second acts with wholesale business
Vital Vittles and Brazilian Breads have closed their East Bay storefronts, but that doesn’t mean their baked goods are out of reach.
One of Oakland’s oldest Ethiopian spots is expanding into a huge new space
Cafe Colucci will serve up breakfast, lunch and dinner inside an expansive space — there’ll also be cocktails, live music and even cooking classes.
Berkeley’s newest pizza spot promises East Coast pies from a lauded chef
State Flour Pizza Company’s Derek Lau has worked at some of the region’s most-honored restaurants — and now he’s opening an Elmwood pie shop.
Oakland ice cream maker spins nostalgic Mexican flavors into delicious dessert
De La Creamery owner Stephanie De La Cruz is building her Instagram-based business on her sweetest childhood memories.
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‘Don’t let this be a failure’: The pressure to keep a Berkeley barbecue spot afloat
Shamar Cotton lost his mother — the owner of Everett and Jones Barbeque — to COVID-19 in 2021. Now it’s on him and his siblings to keep the restaurant going.
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High 5ive just launched one of Oakland’s highest brunches
One of the hottest nightclubs in the city is hoping to lure the sun-seeking crowd with a new rooftop brunch.
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