One plan would replace much of the corridor’s parking with protected bike lanes. Another would keep parking, but leave bicyclists vulnerable.
Monterey Fish Market
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Meet Ayako Iino of Yumé Boshi, Berkeley’s award-winning maker of Japanese condiments
Iino’s small-batch Japanese preserves company won two Good Food Awards this year.
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North Berkeley package destroyed, likely a hoax
The suspicious package (on the left) in North Berkeley has been rendered safe. Photo: Devin Taylor-McDonald Update, July 29, 12 p.m. One local resident said she spotted this box July 19, prior to the police incident: “That was in a neighboring yard full of freebies on Sunday. My husband found a romulan warbird model next to […]
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To improve the food system, start with the words
Douglas Gayeton’s new book is a dictionary of sorts, albeit with gorgeous images. He hopes it will change the way we make and consume food.
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100 yummy recipes from a gluten-free omnivore
Berkeley writer and photographer Erin Scott has just published her first book, a beautiful collection of gluten-free recipes.
Posted inHousing & Development
Northbrae named one of nation’s Top 10 neighborhoods
Homes sell fast in one of the nation’s Top 10 great neighborhoods, according to the APA.
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Berkeley food hot-spots in spotlight for fish sustainability
Only half of the seafood on menus at some top Bay Area restaurants are sustainably harvested. Photo: Tracey Taylor. Monterey Fish Market, Chez Panisse and Sea Salt are some of the Bay Area food destinations that come under scrutiny for the sustainability of the seafood by sell in an investigative story in San Francisco Magazine‘s February issue, […]
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Berkeley Bites: Tu David Phu, Saul’s Delicatessen
Tu David Phu at Saul's. Photo: Stephen Loewinsohn. What’s a nice, young, tattooed Vietnamese boy from West Oakland doing as the top chef in a Jewish deli in North Berkeley? I’m so glad you asked. Tu David Phu wanted to take a break from working the stoves in Bay Area fine dining establishments — his […]