Berkeley’s Takara Sake offers virtual tasting sessions for you to learn and sip along at home
For $50, the Berkeley-based sake brewery gives attendees five different sakes and a one-hour live Zoom lesson on drinking and pairing sakes.
Anna Mindess
Articles by Anna
Immigrant chefs pursue their culinary dreams at Oakland Bloom
Immigrants often face disadvantages in the food industry. This nonprofit is working to change that.
âThere is a void in my heartâ: Chinatownâs beloved Peony restaurant in danger of closing
Renowned for its fresh dim sum and seafood, the eatery is also a social hub for Oaklandâs Chinese community.
Crystal Wahpepah is clearing a path for Indigenous chefs
The celebrated Oakland chef was the first Native contestant to appear on the Food Networkâs âChopped.â
Before the pandemic, this chef fed Berkeley private school students; now she cooks for Emeryville’s hungry
Joan Gallagher’s company Nourish You made hot lunches for students at three Berkeley schools, but since the pandemic, she’s found a new calling feeding low-income, senior and homeless communities.
What do you do when your job requires personal contact? These Oaklanders got creative
A therapist, photographer and hairstylist have innovated to continue their practice in quarantine.
Corner stores step up: Colusa Market
The Kensington neighborhood market is doing double its normal business. Along with its regular customers, some of whom have been shopping here for 30 years, the store is attracting many new shoppers.
Motherâdaughter duo makes Vanessaâs Bistro soar
The journey to Vanessa’s Bistro was a long one, but Vanessa Dang and daughter Vi Nguyen have created a winning neighborhood restaurant.
