Alloko Garden brings a taste of Ivory Coast from a ghost kitchen in Oakland
This new restaurant is one of more than 40 takeout and delivery-only operations at a new ghost kitchen called Jingletown Eats in East Oakland.
Sarah Han
Sarah Han (senior editor, food) joined the Berkeleyside team in April 2017. She has worked as an editor at The Bold Italic, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the San Francisco Bay Guardian. She currently lives in North Oakland.
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States Coffee opens first Oakland cafe; Boichik’s Bagel Black Friday; Finfine is fundraising to relocate
Plus, Huangcheng Noodle House finds a home at Swan’s Market; Stay Gold Deli is temporarily closed; Donut Savant reopens in Oakland
Where to get Thanksgiving pies in Berkeley and Oakland
Thanksgiving celebrations will be a little different this year, but pie should always be on the table.
Berkeley’s Corso has closed as owners leave the restaurant industry
Roscoe Skipper and Wendy Brucker have closed 12-year-old Tuscan trattoria Corso and sold their 26-year-old restaurant Rivoli, which will remain open.
Karaoke hotspot Nick’s Lounge is for sale; Ain’t Normal Cafe is open; Poppy Bagels pop-up
Plus, a new gluten-free craft beer taproom; Halloween and Election Day events for food lovers; more.
Grand Lake Kitchen in Dimond is trying out pizza; Seabreeze on the Dock comes to Jack London Square
Plus, Tannery Bend Beerworks heads to Oakland; vegan brunch returns to Donut Farm; progress at Limon Rotisserie in Oakland; and more East Bay food news.
Nokni Upstairs scraps restaurant plans; Mujiri in Oakland; Townhouse reopens in Emeryville
Plus, an update on Nick’s Pizza; new izakaya spot in Temescal; La Cocina’s Voices from the Kitchen goes virtual.
We asked restaurateurs, will you reopen for indoor dining?
Alameda County has not yet given the go-ahead for dine-in service, but with other Bay Area counties already reopened, local restaurant owners are considering what they’ll do.
Subrosa transitions to States Coffee; Dopo to have last service on Oct. 3
Plus, Secret Scoop announces closure; Daughter’s Diner comes to Uptown Oakland; changes for local food justice groups.
Oakland’s most anticipated restaurant, Horn Barbecue, opens this Saturday
Celebrated pitmaster Matt Horn’s first brick and mortar serving Central Texas-meets-Central California-style barbecue is ready to serve takeout and diners outside. There will be lines.
A fundraiser for restaurants destroyed in Chinatown fire; Alameda County is eligible for indoor dining
Catch up on the latest East Bay food news and events.
Beer Revolution, Rosamunde and Bernal Cutlery call it quits in Oakland
Plus, kosher wines to sip on Rosh Hashanah; Berkeley Restaurant Week To-Go; Blake’s Grillery and more East Bay food news.
Oakland’s vegan Singaporean-Chinese cafe opens Saturday; another pandemic pop-up gets shut down by health officials
Catch up on the latest East Bay food news and events.
With its owner and landlord at odds, Tribune Tavern will close for good on Friday
Restaurateur Chris Pastena says his landlord is unwilling to negotiate; the landlord says Pastena hasn’t been acting in good faith.
Restaurant Week’s return; East Brother’s Black Is Beautiful beer; a Mexi-terranean pop-up
Plus, Standard Fare brings back lunch service; MudLab hosts a zero-waste grand opening party and lots more of the latest East Bay food news.
Trattoria La Siciliana to leave Elmwood after 23 years and join Agrodolce in North Berkeley
Its high rent and COVID-unfriendly dining space are the reasons the D’Alo family will close the College Avenue mainstay after a final service on Sept. 30.
