Smoke Berkeley will serve its last plates of Texas BBQ today
The seven-year-old restaurant will close its doors today, following its final service from noon to 6 p.m. (or until food sells out).
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Hungry this summer? 18 or under? Berkeley Unified wants to feed you
The district meals are in addition to existing city-run programs. Will kids show up?
Bites: Slow Food indigenous dinner with Crystal Wahpepah; what’s to come at Castro Valley Marketplace
Catch up on the latest East Bay food news and events.
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Bites: Smoke Berkeley given July 31 close date; Minnie Bell’s Juneteenth supper
Catch up on the latest food news and events.
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Queers Makin’ Beers, a homebrew club challenging the norm
This monthly meetup serves not only as a congregation for Bay Area queer beer lovers, but as a resource for those seeking a more inclusive culture in the greater beer community.
A small-business success story, Yali’s Café celebrates 20 years in Berkeley
Ayal and Leah Amzel opened Yali's in 1999, when local, independent coffee shops were in peril from the rise of Starbucks. Two decades later, the original café on Oxford Street and three Cal campus locations thrive.
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The East Bay restaurants that opened and closed in May
This month, the East Bay welcomed almost 20 new eateries, including Thai Table, Easterly, Bissap Baobab, and Zomsa Himalayan Kitchen, and said goodbye to La Bedaine, Wildcard Brewing and many others.
All in the family: East Bay restaurants and food businesses run by mothers and kids
For Mother's Day, we celebrate six local food businesses where moms play an integral role, working side-by-side with their kids.
The East Bay restaurants that opened and closed in April
More than 20 restaurants opened, 17 closed in the East Bay. This month's list includes several noteworthy spots in San Leandro, El Cerrito and beyond.
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Smoke Berkeley will serve its last plates of Texas BBQ today
The seven-year-old restaurant will close its doors today, following its final service from noon to 6 p.m. (or until food sells out).
Queers Makin’ Beers, a homebrew club challenging the norm
This monthly meetup serves not only as a congregation for Bay Area queer beer lovers, but as a resource for those seeking a more inclusive culture in the greater beer community.
Hungry this summer? 18 or under? Berkeley Unified wants to feed you
The district meals are in addition to existing city-run programs. Will kids show up?
Bites: Slow Food indigenous dinner with Crystal Wahpepah; what’s to come at Castro Valley Marketplace
Catch up on the latest East Bay food news and events.
Berkeley schedules mediation to resolve KC’s BBQ dispute
The dispute between the BBQ restaurant and neighbors over smoke and odor has been at a standstill. The city hopes a mediator will find middle ground.
What we consider Japanese food is so ’90s, say the owners of Fish & Bird
You won't find sushi or bento boxes at Asuka Uchida and Yoshika Hedberg's upcoming Berkeley restaurant. Instead, they will serve modern "New Japanese" cuisine.
Let them eat lunch: Parents and kids say Berkeley schools have too-short mealtimes
Berkeley Unified is famous for its lunch program, but kids are coming home from school with barely eaten sandwiches and tales of scarfing down food, sometimes in as little as five to 10 minutes.
This Oakland baker makes loaves at home, delivers them by bike
After working at Tartine and other well-known bakeries, Lucio Mejia has struck out on his own with Oakland Bread Studio.
50-year-old Country Cheese Co. in Berkeley to close
Owner Shirley Ng is selling the building to concentrate on her second specialty food store in San Francisco.
Bites: Smoke Berkeley given July 31 close date; Minnie Bell’s Juneteenth supper
Catch up on the latest food news and events.
Always Aloha Shave Ice brings a taste of Hawaii to the East Bay
Made with scratch-made fruit syrups and just the right consistency of snow-like ice, Always Aloha's refreshing icy treats will make you feel like you're on the islands.
The Good Table honors the legacy of a Japanese-American East Bay nursery
A partnership between Mira Vista United Church of Christ and Planting Justice is saving the former Adachi Nursery from becoming the community's 14th gas station.
