The East Bay’s biggest food stories included Mezzo salads, Ippudo ramen, the death of Andronico’s and Norikonoko, the rise of “fast casual,” and salted cheese teas.
Joshu-ya Brasserie
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Best burgers in the East Bay: Nosh readers call it
The answer to the question ‘where to go for the best burger in the East Bay’ is that we are so darned spoiled for choice!
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Nosh on the Town: Bleecker Bistro in Berkeley
Come along with Nosh as we explore the East Bay food scene in photographs. This week we focus on The Bleecker Street Bistro in Berkeley.
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Nosh Talk: Jason Kwon, Chef, Joshu-ya Brasserie
Jason Kwon, chef-owner of Joshu-ya Brasserie, confesses his secret vice is an annual pilgrimage to Taco Bell.
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Were you a winner in our Caltopia raffle?
Baskets filled to the brim with gift certificates and pizza for a year from La Val’s Baskets filled to the brim with gift certificates and pizza for a year from La Val’s The two days of Caltopia were quite a whirl for students, faculty and staff, as well as for exhibitors like Berkeleyside. From the […]
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Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
Closed: The Craftsman Home NEW DIRECTION Arts & Crafts furniture store The Craftsman Home at 3048 Claremont Avenue closed its doors after many years on August 13. Owner Lee Jester says he’s moving on to new ventures, still specializing in American Craftsman-style home furnishings. SHORT HOP Swiftly moving in to the old Craftsman Home space is clothing boutique […]
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Thousands of Cal students, staff flock to Caltopia
Students new and old come out in droves for the community-boosting swag-fest that is Caltopia. Find Berkeleyside at booth E104 UC Berkeley freshmen, some looking dazed, others excited, as well as more blasé seniors, turned out in their thousands on Sunday for Day One of Caltopia, the self-described “two greatest days on the planet”. The […]
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UC Berkeley’s Caltopia: The ultimate Town & Gown affair
This weekend, when around 30,000 students and faculty stroll through Caltopia, browsing the booths of more than 100 exhibitors, Berkeley’s two driving forces, the city and its university, will be pitched in perfect harmony. And Berkeleyside will be there to sing along too. Caltopia was launched nine years ago as a way for Berkeley businesses […]
