Stateside Bakery in Berkeley lets you relive your childhood with updated twists on treats like Twinkies and Oreos.
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More local food trucks join Berkeley’s first Off The Grid
An Off The Grid street-food gathering at Fort Mason, San Francisco. Photo: Off The Grid A total of eight food trucks will be working Berkeley’s inaugural Off The Grid street-food event tomorrow night in the Gourmet Ghetto, and four of them are East Bay based vendors. Joining the four who signed up early — Cupkates, Liba Falafel, Hapa […]
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Off The Grid to launch street food event in Berkeley
Off The Grid, which is launching in north Berkeley, currently has six San Francisco locations, including in the Haight (above). Photo: Off The Grid Off The Grid is launching its first event outside San Francisco and, starting next month, a regular group of street food vendors will set up shop every Wednesday evening in Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto. […]
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Why does the street food scene bypass Berkeley?
Kate McEachern and her CupKate mobile. At Berkeley’s Spice of Life Festival yesterday, for the first time in the event’s eight-year history, street carts were part of the mix. Jon’s Street Eats, Primo Parrilla, Chairman Bao and Skylite Snowballs were among the dozen or so street-food purveyors who signed up to join Gourmet Ghetto chefs and local D.I.Y. food […]
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Berkeley Bites: Suzanne Schafer & Shari Washburn, Ebbett’s Good to Go
The Twitter handle pretty much sums things up. Two food-obsessed moms try to have their cake and eat it too: Start a food truck and still be home with the kids. Meet the newest truck on the block to hit the streets of Emeryville. You can’t miss the baby-blue colored vehicle emblazoned with the Ebbett’s […]
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Fight to bring pedicabs to Berkeley
Ken Ott (r) driving passengers around Oakland For the last year, Ken Ott has taken to the streets of Oakland late at night, offering rides to anyone who wants to hop into his pedicab. Passengers usually take a short ride – to a restaurant or bar, or a trip back to their car. Ott doesn’t […]
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Beehive Market, new to Berkeley, off to a good start
Last Saturday’s inaugural Beehive Market was deemed a success by its founders and many vendors, despite a few teething glitches and some weather issues. The self-described “hipster” green market also drew compliments from residents in west Berkeley who saw it as a positive addition to their community. Co-founder Julie Fry estimates about 1,000 people walked through the market […]
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Cupkates unveils winning cake
It came down to three flavors: banana-Nutella, chocolate-espresso-mocha or Fleur de sel-caramel and the latter won the day. After we reported that Cupkates’ Kate McEachern was holding a competition among her legion of fans to find her next cupcake flavor, she was deluged with suggestions on the Cupkates Facebook page, all more delicious sounding than […]
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Fleur de sel caramel or death by chocolate?
Cupkates, Berkeleyside’s favorite cupcake truck, is inviting its customers to select its next new cupcake flavor. As Cupkates owner Kate McEachern puts it: “We aim to please. So, we’re letting you elect the next flavor. Submit your entries and I’ll put the top three to a vote. The winner gets a free dozen of his/her creation.” […]
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Those craving Cupkates, take note
While Kate, the owner of Cupkates, Berkeley’s popular cupcakes truck, tries to resolve her permit issues with the city, those of you missing the taste of her red velvets and pumpkin flavored treats should know that she is still selling them from the truck (check her Twitter updates for details) and Cupkates are available at […]
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Cupkates: An update
After suspending business today to meet with the city regarding their permit, Cupkates, Berkeley’s mobile cupcakes truck, has just posted the following on its Facebook page (and Twitter): The City Manager and Mayor’s office assured me that they would spend time with me today to resolve my permit situation. After numerous calls and emails went […]
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Berkeley cupcake suspension
Berkeley’s Cupkate’s Bakery — whose wares Berkeleyside has had the pleasure of sampling — has just reported on Twitter that it will not be serving any cakes tomorrow from its popular truck: We will not be operating tomorrow according to our normal schedule. The city of Berkeley is trying to suspend our permit. We will […]