Today, we are delighted to welcome Romney Steele into the Berkeleyside fold. Romney will be writing a regular report for us all on what’s fresh, in season, and available at our local farmers’ markets and grocers — she will also throw in some suggestions on what we might want to do with it.
Early March teases with [...]
Posts under ‘Food’
Market Report: A prelude to spring
Fundraiser honors famous alumni of Berkeley High
Quick! Which one of the following people is not an alumnus of Berkeley High?
Thornton Wilder, playwright, novelist, 3-time Pulitzer Prize winner
Ursula K. LeGuin, science fiction writer
Philip K. Dick, science fiction writer
Jack [...]
Berkeley Bites: Mollie Katzen
Each Friday in this space food writer Sarah Henry will ask a well-known, up-and-coming, or under-the-radar food aficionado about their favorite tastes in town, preferred food purveyors and other local culinary gems worth sharing with visitors and residents.
Bestselling cookbook author Mollie Katzen kick-starts this new column.
Mollie Katzen is perhaps best known for her whimsically [...]
The Berkeley Wire: 3.3.10
The ladybugs of Strawberry canyon [Berkeley, Naturally]
Businesses say city’s permit process needs to speed up [Daily Cal]
Playing at eco-fest PlayGreen [BARE]
Canyon group fights Berkeley Lab over laser building [Courthouse News]
Ex-Monterey Market’s Bill Fujimoto talks navel oranges [Oliveto]
Photo: Tire swing, Cedar Creek Montessori by alexrez/Berkeleyside Flickr pool.
Doggie High closes
When we last wrote about Doggie High, a diner on Milvia across the street from Berkeley High, it was to laud it for donating money to a Haiti relief fund. But that looks like the final act for the lunch place, which was also something of a BHS sports museum.
A high school student told me [...]
Venus to take over Downtown restaurant spot
While we miss Downtown, the restaurant that served us well when taking in a show at the Aurora or a set at Freight & Salvage, its forlorn facade was getting us down. The restaurant closed down last summer and plans to refurbish and reopen never materialized.
So we’re pleased to hear that the space is getting a [...]
Elmwood Cafe makes an immediate impact
It’s only day two at Elmwood Cafe, a newly opened French-style brasserie in the old Ozzie’s space on College, and the place is packed. Owner Michael Pearce says business has been great and he didn’t expect it.
He shouldn’t be so surprised. Elmwood locals have been monitoring the careful restoration of the old soda fountain for months — [...]
What’s cooking at Berkeley’s Kitchen?
The Cal Cooking Club has spawned more than one non-profit culinary entity with roots in Berkeley and an international reach.
Newcomer Berkeley’s Kitchen, founded by UC-Berkeley alum Cristina Lau, aims to offer adults an edible education at affordable prices with an emphasis on showcasing the rich diversity of ethnic cuisine in this community.
Lau, 23, grew up [...]
Does Peet’s sell day-old pastries? The owner of the Bread Garden thinks so
In an attempt to increase his business, the owner of the Bread Garden Bakery on Domingo Avenue has put a sign in his store window alerting people that Peet’s Coffee, his next-door neighbor, is selling day-old pastries.
David Morris put up the sign on Tuesday February 23 as a way to lure customers to buy their [...]
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