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Top food stories from Berkeley in 2011
As the year draws to a close, it’s time to look back to see what food stories created a buzz around town and on Berkeleyside in 2011.
Granted, there’s an arbitrary nature to such end-of-year lists. But it’s an opportunity to take stock of the city’s culinary culture.
For the purposes of this post we’ve focused on food news stories, which doesn’t take into account the dozens of interviews with foragers, farmers, artisans, advocates, chefs, cooking teachers, preservers, pasta makers, cheese purveyors, pop-up restaurateurs, and farmers’ market vendors we’ve published during 2011.
This year also saw controversial coverage of corner stores, reporting on detractors of school food, an insider’s take on speed dating with a veg-friendly focus, and a widely criticized first-person piece on disappointing camp chow.
Readers may differ on what food stories caught their attention. Feel free to add your own highlights (or low points) in the comments section.
In alphabetical order: … Continue reading »
Tagged Aaron Rocchino, Alice Waters, Amphora Nueva Berkeley Olive Oil Works, Andronico's, Berkeley Food & Housing Project, Berkeley Food Pantry, Chez Panisse, crop swap, David Wittman, Ebbett's Good to Go, Food Rules, Ice cream, Liba, Michael Pollan, Monterey Market, off the grid, pizza, Saul's, The Local Butcher Shop, Tom Mueller, Transition Berkeley, urban adamah, Whole Foods Parking Lot
UC Berkeley’s Caltopia: The ultimate Town & Gown affair
This weekend, when around 30,000 students and faculty stroll through Caltopia, browsing the booths of more than 100 exhibitors, Berkeley’s two driving forces, the city and its university, will be pitched in perfect harmony. And Berkeleyside will be there to sing along too.
Caltopia was launched nine years ago as a way for Berkeley businesses to welcome Cal students, both current and new, back to school. The event runs on Sunday and Monday this year, and classes start up … Continue reading »
Tagged Ajanta, Axis Optical, Berkeley Hat Company, Berkeleyside, Books Inc, Caltopia, Cioccolata Di Vino, Ecology Center, Elmwood Cafe, Fantastic Comics, Friends of the Library, Gather Restaurant, Hotel Shattuck Plaza, Ideologie, Impact Theatre, iScream, Joshuya Restaurant, LaVals Pizza, LMI.net, Moe's Books, Mrs. Dalloway's, Northside Travel, Pegasus, Phil's Sliders, PIQ, Powell's Sweet Shoppe, Revival Café, Rudy's Can't Fail Café, Saul's, Shattuck Plaza Hotel, Shoes on Solano, Slash, Summer Kitchen, UC Berkeley, Venus restaurant
Does Berkeley have crummy sandwiches?
San Francisco Magazine, that oversized, glossy love letter to food and fashion*, recently named what it considers the best sandwiches in the Bay Area.
And, if you can believe it, not a single sandwich in Berkeley was selected.
There were sandwiches from Oakland (Bakesale Betty’s chicken and coleslaw on a French roll got a nod), sandwiches from Pt. Reyes Station (Osteria Stellina’s grilled cheese was singled out), sandwiches from San Carlos (The Refuge’s pastrami is apparently good enough to … Continue reading »
Tagged Cafe Fanny, Cafe Panini, Fred Market No. 2, sandwiches, Saul's, Star Market
L.A. Times takes Gourmet Ghetto edible walking tour
In the travel section of yesterday’s L.A. Times, writer Nancy Hoyt Belcher describes the three-hour walking tour she took of Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto courtesy of one of Lisa Rogovin’s culinary excursions.
Belcher bit into Cowgirl Creamery Red Hawk from the Cheese Board, full- and half-sour pickles from Saul’s, bought Sumatra Blue Batak from Peet’s and supped a glass of Merlot from Vintage Berkeley. She also took in the Juice Bar Collective on Vine (pictured above), … Continue reading »
Another bite of Saul’s
In case you missed the discussion about the future of the Jewish deli, hosted by Saul’s, the other night, you can watch a video of the whole event. You can find the program split into digestible chapters on Fora.tv.
Tagged Saul's
The Berkeley Wire:12.09.09
Piano man: Earl “Fatha” Hines estate donates archive and free music lessons for low-income children to UC Berkeley [LA Times]
Quiet takeover of Wheeler Hall continues [NYT]
Survival of the kindest — we knew that in Berkeley [ScienceBlog]
Sketching at Saul’s. Love that pickle [Jana's Journal]
[Photo of sculler in Aquatic Park by Douglas Frederic Smith from the Berkeleyside Flickr pool]
Tagged Earl "Fatha" Hines, Jana Bouc, Saul's, Wheeler Hall
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