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Risa Nye

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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.”

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Read all about it: Tipsy Turvy at the Tribune Tavern

Avatar photo by Risa Nye Sept. 17, 2013, 10:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

Ms Barstool says sipping a Tipsy Turvy at the Tribune Tavern, an environment rich with local history, is a highly recommended way to spend an evening.

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Building a better cocktail at Build Pizzeria Roma

Avatar photo by Risa Nye June 17, 2013, 2:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

What’s in a name? At Build Pizzeria, a lot where cocktails are concerned. Satisfy your curiosity and your thirst.

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Raising the bar in Oaktown: Cheers to Sidebar

Avatar photo by Risa Nye June 06, 2013, 3:15 p.m.October 4, 2022

Good cocktails, great views of Lake Merritt, and owners who are community conscious: Sidebar Oaktown offers a nice mix.

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Panoramic cocktails at The Paragon

Avatar photo by Risa Nye April 29, 2013, 1:30 p.m.October 4, 2022

When Ms Barstool and a friend headed to The Paragon to sip cocktails while watching the sun set, it felt like a ‘staycation.’

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A taste of summer: A good fit at Boot and Shoe

Avatar photo by Risa Nye March 26, 2013, 11:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

If, like Ms. Barstool, you’ve missed the bar at the back of pizzeria Boot & Shoe Service, hurry down to Grand Avenue to see creative cocktail making in action.

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At Hopscotch, classic cocktails with new twists

Avatar photo by Risa Nye Jan. 08, 2013, 8:00 a.m.October 4, 2022

In which Ms. Barstool, in an unprecedented move, visited Uptown Oakland’s Hopscotch twice in one week.

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12 drinks a drinking: Reasons to rejoice at FIVE

Avatar photo by Risa Nye Dec. 12, 2012, 10:50 a.m.October 4, 2022

Ms Barstool treated herself to an early holiday gift by sampling from the Twelve Cocktails of Christmas featured during December at Berkeley’s FIVE Bistro & Bar.

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Raising the dead at Revival Bar & Kitchen

Avatar photo by Risa Nye Nov. 14, 2012, 2:37 p.m.October 4, 2022

Ms Barstool went to Revival Bar & Kitchen in Berkeley looking for a pick-me up. She got more than she bargained for with bartender Justin’s Corpse Reviver (with a Nordic twist).

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Looking for familiar landmarks, seeing what little was left

Avatar photo by Risa Nye Oct. 11, 2011, 3:30 p.m.October 4, 2022

Aftermath of the Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm by Richard Misrach, part of an exhibition opening tonight at the Berkeley Art Museum October 23, 1991: At the foot of Broadway Terrace, I squeezed into a police car with another couple. We rode in silence, afraid and anxious to get close enough to see what remained of our homes and […]

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