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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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.
Palmetto reopens with a meaty menu; COVID-19 cases delay Blue Willow Teaspot’s reopening
Plus: A driver smashes La Frontera’s parklet; Alice Waters auctions off a luncheon in her garden; Caffe Med space to become ramen restaurant; more.
Salt & Straw opens its first East Bay scoop shop; Taste of Temescal announces lineup
Plus: Milkbomb returns to Berkeley; Nora Haron helms new East Bay Singaporean restaurant; more.
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A new hotel bar in Uptown; Red Bay opens a huge new cafe
Plus: East Bay restaurants join a day of action; MeloMelo Kava Bar and Shiba Ramen reopen; more.
Sobre Mesa/7908 Aspen chefs collaborate; Yoshi’s Oakland brings back dining, but no jazz yet
Plus: The Lede reopens; Ben ‘N Nicks has new owners, Surya Darshini causes “dosa sensation” in San Ramon, more.
Oakland’s new worker-led restaurant; Berkeley Public Library now lends kitchen tools
Plus: An update on Peony, Third Culture Bakery’s fourth-anniversary specials, teachers eat free on Tuesdays at Curry Up Now, PennDel’s Bakehouse lands in El Cerrito.
Alameda County indoor dining reopens; Cosecha prepares to close
Celia’s Mexican Restaurant in Berkeley changes owners and names, iniBurger’s halal fast food, Gilman Brewing and Fieldwork expand, more.
Boba Guys takes over Rockridge Dreyer’s space; Slice House coming soon to San Leandro
Plus: Stand-Up Burgers to debut in downtown Berkeley, Off the Grid helps feed seniors, Sobre Mesa reopens, more.
Award-winning East Bay hot sauce maker is fundraising for Texas; try quesabirria with an Indonesian twist
Plus: Espresso Roma is for lease, a Black history jazz brunch, Chez Panisse is closed this week due to potential COVID-19 exposure, more.
Alameda County food workers eligible for COVID-19 vaccine; Cheese Board now open on Sunday
Plus: Gather’s greenhouse is open, Kinja’s new Oakland location, Limewood’s cannabis pairing dinner, a documentary about Tu David Phu, more.
Oakland chef to compete on ‘Top Chef;’ Cupcakin’s Virginia Bakery location nears opening
Plus: HelpBerkeley founder wins a Jefferson Award for Public Service; Blue Ox Wine Co. rebrands as Hammerling Wines; “Berkeley’s Fascination with Food.”
