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Berkeley’s 1923 fire, 100 years later | At 28, he died on Berkeley’s streets | House with famed communal hot tub up for sale

Ms. Barstool

Posted inNightlife, Nosh, Nosh Guides

A toast to 2019: Ms. Barstool’s top 5 East Bay cocktails

Avatar photo by Risa Nye Dec. 19, 2019, 12:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

Nosh’s drink writer looks back on the five cocktails that tickled her tastebuds this year, plus one noteworthy non-alcoholic drink that she calls “comfort food in a mug.”

Posted inNightlife, Nosh

Ms. Barstool: Cocktails at Angela’s Kitchen in Alameda

Avatar photo by Risa Nye May 18, 2018, 12:00 p.m.August 4, 2022

Sipping the inventive seasonal drinks at this Park St. neighborhood restaurant takes you on an island getaway close to home.

Posted inNightlife, Nosh

Ms. Barstool: A Eureka! moment in Berkeley

Avatar photo by Risa Nye July 17, 2017, 12:00 p.m.August 4, 2022

Cocktail writer Risa Nye finds refreshing summertime-inspired drinks at the popular Berkeley burger chain.

Posted inNosh

Ms. Barstool: Limewood at the Claremont Hotel

Avatar photo by Risa Nye Sept. 19, 2016, 12:17 p.m.October 4, 2022

In our latest installment from our cocktail columnist, Ms. Barstool, we visit the bar at Limewood, the new restaurant in the Claremont Hotel.

Posted inNosh

Ms. Barstool: Boozy slushy at Grand Lake Kitchen

Avatar photo by Risa Nye Aug. 08, 2016, 12:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

When visiting the new bar at Grand Lake Kitchen on a warm afternoon, the clear choice of a cocktail was poured out of the slushy machine.

Posted inArts

25 years after the Oakland/Berkeley firestorm, Risa Nye pens memoir

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel June 14, 2016, 9:30 a.m.August 4, 2022

The book, “There Was A Fire Here,” about the tragedy and how Nye and her family coped with their losses, has been described as a “searing memoir.”

Posted inNosh

Ms. Barstool: Drexl bar in Uptown Oakland

Avatar photo by Risa Nye March 31, 2016, 11:32 a.m.October 4, 2022

Drexl is a comfortable cave of a bar in Uptown that makes top-notch cocktails great for happy hour or late-night libations

Posted inNosh

Ms. Barstool: Cocktails at garden-inspired Tigerlily

Avatar photo by Risa Nye Nov. 11, 2015, 9:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Ms. Barstool visits the Gourmet Ghetto restaurant and bar for seasonal cocktails in a garden-like environment.

Posted inNosh

Turning tables: Ms Barstool goes to cocktail school

Avatar photo by Risa Nye May 12, 2015, 1:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

At cocktail class Ms Barstool learns to ‘spank’ mint to avoid giving drinks a muddy taste, and not to assassinate a daiquiri with strawberries!

Posted inNosh

Ms Barstool: Fruity infusions at Oakland Juice & Co.

Avatar photo by Risa Nye April 28, 2015, 3:11 p.m.October 4, 2022

Ms Barstool was skeptical, but she now believes carrots in a cocktail can work — and the avocado Daiquiri she had at Oakland Juice & Co. was so good it nearly knocked her off her seat.

Posted inNosh

Ms Barstool: Spirits aplenty at Longbranch Saloon

Avatar photo by Risa Nye April 21, 2015, 11:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

This new Berkeley spot offers an abundance of choice when it comes to drinks, food and a good ambiance.

Posted inNosh

Ms Barstool: Drink well at Shakewell

Avatar photo by Risa Nye April 02, 2015, 1:49 p.m.October 4, 2022

Shakewell is a fairly new addition to Oakland’s Lakeshore district.

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