East Bay restaurant openings and closings in May
Learn about the 12 newly opened food and drink venues in Berkeley, Oakland and elsewhere in the East Bay, along with 7 businesses that shuttered permanently.
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Joanna Della Penna
Joanna Della Penna has written about food, people and the arts in the Bay Area since moving here from the East Coast in 2001, and was Gayot's Northern California regional restaurant editor for 10 years. She lives in Emeryville with her husband and young son.
Articles by Joanna
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Should I teach my kid to cook for himself while we shelter in place?
Juggling work, school and child care from home, some parents are wondering if their kids are ready to start cooking their own meals. The answer is probably yes, but with clear, calm and present guidance.
East Bay restaurant openings and closings in March and April
A list of food businesses that opened just prior to or during the COVID-19 shelter-in-place order, and those spots that have shuttered permanently.
If ever it was time for tea, it’s now
More than just a restorative drink, tea is a reminder that peace and normalcy will return when we make it through dark, uncertain times.
East Bay restaurants offering curbside, no-contact pickup or in-house delivery
Local restaurants where you can get food during the shelter-in-place order.
East Bay restaurant openings and closings in February
U:Dessert Story, Viridian, Kokoro Donburi, Arizmendi Emeryville and 14 other eateries opened this month; 12 spots closed.
The East Bay restaurants that opened and closed in January
More than 20 eateries opened and 15 closed this month.
Pie vs. pie: Zachary’s and Little Star go deep on two East Bay avenues
In what we’re calling the Grand-Solano Deep-Dish Double Dare, we visited four locations — Zachary’s and The Star on Grand Avenue, and Zachary’s and Little Star on Solano Avenue — to compare the two beloved brands.
The East Bay restaurants that opened and closed in December
Our last roundup of 2019 tallies more than 20 new East Bay restaurants and 11 closures.
Let’s hear it for the quieter restaurants of the East Bay
For this list of nearly 30 restaurants, Nosh polled a wide variety of locals of varying ages and food preferences to ask where they like to go for quiet conversation with their meal.
The East Bay restaurants that opened and closed in November
Boichik Bagels, Spinning Bones and Superhero Desserts join 16 businesses that opened in November; 10 closed, including Flora, Bacheesos Berkeley and Doña Tomás.
The East Bay restaurants that opened and closed in October
This month, 18 new eateries opened, including Milkbomb, Binney Park and Zachary’s on Grand Avenue; 18 closed.
The East Bay restaurants that opened and closed in September
This month, 28 new restaurants opened, including Tartine Bakery in Berkeley, Nido’s Backyard in Oakland and Mama Lamees in Emeryville; 15 businesses closed.
8 East Bay places to take school-aged kids for food and old-fashioned fun and games
Our 9-year-old reviewer opines on his favorite family-friendly venues to eat and play.
The East Bay restaurants that opened and closed in August
Berkeley, Oakland, Emeryville, San Leandro, Richmond and San Ramon have welcomed 15 new restaurants this month.
The East Bay restaurants that opened and closed in July
23 restaurants opened across the East Bay, including Lucky Bird, Trap Kitchen, Smoke Berkeley; 18 closed, like Britt-Marie’s, Lovely’s, Sanctuary Bistro.
