Anissa Helou’s celebrated Islamic cuisine cookbook ‘Feast’ has a Chez Panisse connection
Chez Panisse chef Amy Dencler has been the recipe tester and friend to the award-winning cookbook author for years.
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Shotgun Players’ ‘Women Laughing Alone With Salad’ tackles gender issues with humor
Ubiquitous images of women laughing as they pick at salads inspired playwright Sheila Callaghan to explore women’s shame and self-deprivation, men’s chauvinism and insecurity and the deleterious influence of advertising.
Berkeley warns campaigns to remove median signs — or divert taxpayer money
The city of Berkeley gave candidates and ballot measure committees a Friday deadline for removing all signs from city medians unless they want to divert money from the Parks Tax to pay for sign removal.
Berkeley police arrest 5 people linked to recent armed robbery series
An officer on patrol arrested four men and a teenage boy near the UC Berkeley campus earlier this week after recognizing their vehicle from a recent robbery series involving knives and a gun, authorities report.
Big money is flowing in to support and oppose measures O and P, AD15 race
Companies that build affordable housing are pouring funds into support of the O and P measures, Realtors are opposing the proposed property transfer tax hike and Wicks is outspending Beckles in the AD15 race.
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New Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza opens to fanfare
It's one year late in opening and there are still a few missing elements, but finally construction crews have left and the new plaza has been unveiled. The relief was palpable at the grand opening celebration.
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The creative and captivating world of Charles and Ray Eames at the Oakland Museum of California
The World of Charles and Ray Eames is a wide-ranging, all-inclusive must-see exhibit highlighting the talent of two California artists of incredible depth and variety.
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