While most food businesses are struggling to survive, Emilia’s Pizzeria, The Local Butcher Shop and Vintage Berkeley are busier than ever.
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Emilia’s pizza in Berkeley: Is it really to die for?
To what ends should a pizza lover subject herself in order to eat the best? Kate Williams tests out the fare at the much-hyped Emilia’s in Berkeley.
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Chew on this: John Birdsall on Berkeley’s food scene
Food writer John Birdsall moderates the panel Chew on This as part of the Litquake Literary Festival’s Berkeley Ramble.
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The best pizza in Berkeley? Our readers decided
Wow. Who knew Berkeley residents were so passionate about pizza? It’s right up there with free speech, free love, and free-range eggs — or so it seemed based on readers’ record responses to our request last week for their choice of the best pizza places in town. Before we announce the winners of our, let’s […]
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Where do you get the best pizza in Berkeley? You tell us
Today this space is all about cheese. And crust. And toppings. Got opinions about who turns out the best pizza in town? We know you do. So here’s your chance to share your pie picks with fellow readers. That’s right folks, today, the Friday food column takes a break from regularly scheduled programming to poll […]
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Get your forks out: Berkeley’s slew of new restaurants
Berkeley diners, get ready: a slew of new restaurants is coming to town. Berkeleyside has already reported about the new Elmwood Café, Emilia’s Pizzeria, Gather, Cinnaholic, a new vegan bakery, and the Revival Bar and Grill, which will be operated by the owner of Venus. It will open in the former Downtown location. A drive […]
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Numero due for pizza?
The latest issue of Sunset has a feature extolling the 10 best pizzas in the Bay Area. Number two, dubbed the “new cult favorite”, is Keith Freilich’s Emilia’s Pizzeria on Shattuck, just north of Ashby. There’s only one thing to get, according to Sunset: The oversize Margherita with mozzarella, basil, and fresh tomato sauce — followed […]