Nearly six months after the much-loved Elmwood bakery shuttered, it is coming back strong, with new bakers and pizza on the menu.
Sweet Adeline Bakery
Duo to open Creekwood restaurant in South Berkeley
Two pre-school friends have teamed up to buy and renovate a former bike repair shop in South Berkeley to create a new neighborhood restaurant.
Berkeley Tuesday farmers’ market moving to Lorin District
The Tuesday Berkeley Farmers’ Market — which has called Derby Street at MLK Way home for 25 years — is moving to the Lorin District next month.
Shop Talk: The ins and outs of Berkeley businesses
Addie's Pizza Pie: closed WHERE’S MY PIZZA PIE? After 20 months of serving up thin-crust pizza, salad, and frozen custard, Addie’s Pizza Pie at 3290 Adeline has shut its doors. A sign posted in the window reads “Folks, Thank you for all your past support. We have had to close nonetheless. Who knows what will happen […]
Berkeley Bites: Lois Porter, Mamie & Makhi’s Sweet Potato Pie
Lois Porter and her signature sweet potato pies Lois Porter took a beloved family recipe and developed a sweet potato product that takes some of the time out of cooking with these nutritious tubers. With the seasonal shift to fall and Thanksgiving around the corner, her perishable product was recently picked up by both Berkeley […]
Addie’s Pizza Pie will open for business this week
The opening party at Addie's Pizza Pie drew a crowd, from the neighborhood and beyond. After several hitches which postponed its opening, Addie’s Pizza Pie held its launch party yesterday evening and will open for business on Wednesday this week. The New York-style pizzeria, which is in the old Spud’s Pizza space at 3290 Adeline, is […]
Operation Frontline: Teaching the needy to cook in Bay Area communities
A couple of Saturdays ago, on a gorgeous sunny day when many Berkeleysiders were likely heading out for a hike, contemplating another coffee, or barely out of bed, I stopped by a cooking class taught at Ursula Sherman Village on Harrison Street, a transitional living facility for the homeless in West Berkeley. Sponsored by Operation […]