We spoke to the Brown Sugar Kitchen chef about her new podcast and why she’s pivoting away from the kitchen to become a public figure in food.
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Helping the helpers: Berkeley writer started effort that support restaurants and health care workers
Ayelet Waldman’s idea turned into East Bay Feed ER which is delivering two restaurant-prepared meals a day to five East Bay hospitals.
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Picán closes Sunday, Brown Sugar Kitchen to move in
Changes are afoot in Uptown Oakland on Broadway, including the closure of Southern restaurant, Picán, which is serving its last meal at this space on Sunday, June 11.
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Authors’ Dinner raises funds for Berkeley Public Library
On Saturday night, the Berkeley Public Library Foundation hosted its 14th annual Authors’ Dinner, a fundraiser which this year will help remodel parts of the Central Library, especially for the use of teenagers. Hundreds of guests mingled with 32 local authors who were honored at the event, which is always one of Berkeley’s most popular social occasions. Attendees proudly […]
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First Oakland Wine Festival coming to Mills College
Oakland’s first annual wine festival is slated to take place July 18 at Mills College. The event includes celebrated California winemakers and over 30 Oakland chefs.
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5 local cookbooks that will make great holiday gifts
Mention “Berkeleyside Nosh” at Mrs Dalloway’s bookstore and you’ll receive a 10% discount on any of these books!
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Tia’s, Longbranch, Descanso, Plank and more
There are openings galore in this week’s Bites, from downtown Berkeley to Jack London Square. Get the latest East Bay food news here.
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Tanya Holland: A soul food pioneer in West Oakland
Opening two restaurants in underserved neighborhoods, Tanya Holland has had her share of challenges, but there’s no doubt people love what she’s delivering.
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Uncharted speakers just keep doing extraordinary things
One of the thrills about putting together Uncharted: The Berkeley Festival of Ideas 2014 is that our speakers keep doing extraordinary things. It’s hard to keep up. We have Nobelists, Pulitzer winners, and Grammy recipients. And more and more is happening in the run-up to Uncharted on Oct. 24-25! We just wrote on Berkeleyside about astronomer Josh […]
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Rosamunde Sausage and Plum expand, more
News from Rosamunde Sausage, Smashburger, Plum Bar and much more, in this week’s Bites.
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Uncharted Berkeley Ideas Festival: What’s it all about?
Uncharted: The Berkeley Festival of Ideas is coming to downtown Berkeley on Oct. 24-25. You may have heard about Uncharted, either recently, or last year, when the inaugural festival was held to much acclaim. But what is an ideas festival? What happens there? Why should you come? Check out the snappy video above which was created to answer those questions, […]