When Marilyn Rinzler first opened Poulet on Shattuck Avenue, a roast chicken take-out spot was a groundbreaking concept.
Gourmet Ghetto
Kitchen fire shutters Berkeley’s Grégoire restaurant for a few weeks
Berkeley firefighters were able to extinguish the flames within ten minutes, but the restaurant was still damaged badly.
Plates, pitchers, jars and more, all on sale at Alice’s restaurant. (Chez Panisse, that is)
The sale of the legendary restauranteur’s cast-offs, as well as those of her daughter, drew a huge crowd to Berkeley on Sunday morning.
Update: Berkeley’s 42-year-old Juice Bar Collective is closing
The Vine Street shop is set to close on Feb. 28.
Harassment, attack of multiracial group prompt woman’s arrest in Berkeley
Even after being attacked and told to “get out of Berkeley,” the friends said they did not want to pursue a criminal case against a woman who followed them down Shattuck Avenue.
Berkeley assault, carjacking ends in arrest in Oakland
An assault and carjacking that happened in Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto early Monday morning ended with an arrest of a female suspect in West Oakland.
Should UC Berkeley’s Oxford Tract be developed for student housing?
At a town hall held this week, discussion centered on whether to build much-needed student housing on a Berkeley tract of land long used for extensive research.
Ask Nosh: Where did the term ‘Gourmet Ghetto’ come from?
Was it Herb Caen, Alice Kahn or someone else entirely who coined the phrase? You asked Nosh and we have the answer.
Berkeley detectives ask for help to ID man wanted after East Bay armed robberies
BPD detectives are asking community members to help identify a suspect in numerous armed robberies in Berkeley, Albany, Alameda, San Leandro and Walnut Creek.
Police respond to stabbing at North Berkeley Safeway
A Safeway staffer was stabbed Thursday afternoon, and police and paramedics are on the scene in North Berkeley.
Opinion: Is a better ‘brand’ of violence what animals deserve?
Even ‘humanely” butchering animals is killing them. Pointing this out through dramatic protests is a crucial step toward creating a city free of violence toward animals.
Local Butcher Shop hangs animal-rights sign under duress to stop protests
The sign, created by Berkeley-based Direct Action Everywhere, denounces the killing of animals.