Bites: Ba-Bite owner crowdfunds for more silky-smooth hummus; The Octopus Lounge is closing
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An Emeryville artist is hosting tamale parties to celebrate the sustainable technology of communities of color
Performance artist Praba Pilar’s Techno-Tamaladas events showcase tamale-making as an innovation developed by Latinx, African-American and other cultures across the Americas.
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An update on The Cheese Board Collective’s expansion — a bigger space, more products to come
Last year, the Cheese Board took over The Produce Center, a former longtime Gourmet Ghetto grocery store. Nosh checked in with the collective to find out what’s to come there. The short answer: “more of us.”
Boochman opens the first kombucha bar in the Bay Area
The Berkeley-based farmers market and wholesale vendor now has a small taproom on University Avenue, where it serves fermented drinks and fermented foods.
Bites
Catch up on the latest East Bay food news and events.
Bites: Saucy, Artichoke Basille’s and Shake Shack in Oakland
Catch up on the latest East Bay food news and events.
Bites: Kono Food Alley; Cheese Board summer break; Southside Station
Catch up on the latest East Bay food news and events.
Bites: Dreyer’s to close flagship Oakland ice cream parlor; Wondrous Brewing Company in Emeryville
Catch up on the latest East Bay food news and events.
Bites: Nom Nom Bánh Mì opens; The Bird closes in Berkeley
Catch up on the latest East Bay food news and events.
Drink
Boochman opens the first kombucha bar in the Bay Area
The Berkeley-based farmers market and wholesale vendor now has a small taproom on University Avenue, where it serves fermented drinks and fermented foods.
The Alley, Oakland’s last standing piano bar, holds a tune for a bygone era
Patrons come from near and far to gather 'round the piano and sing — or just listen — at the 'ramshackle roadhouse' on Grand Avenue, where time has seemingly stood still.
Nosh Lists
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.
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.
Nosh Archives
Bites: Ba-Bite owner crowdfunds for more silky-smooth hummus; The Octopus Lounge is closing
Catch up on the latest East Bay food news and events.
An Emeryville artist is hosting tamale parties to celebrate the sustainable technology of communities of color
Performance artist Praba Pilar's Techno-Tamaladas events showcase tamale-making as an innovation developed by Latinx, African-American and other cultures across the Americas.
An update on The Cheese Board Collective’s expansion — a bigger space, more products to come
Last year, the Cheese Board took over The Produce Center, a former longtime Gourmet Ghetto grocery store. Nosh checked in with the collective to find out what's to come there. The short answer: "more of us."
Boochman opens the first kombucha bar in the Bay Area
The Berkeley-based farmers market and wholesale vendor now has a small taproom on University Avenue, where it serves fermented drinks and fermented foods.
With Chop Bar reopened in Jack London Square, Chris Pastena’s next focus is Tribune Tavern
The Oakland chef-restaurateur has moved Chop Bar into larger digs a half-block away; now, he can pick up where he left off with the tavern Downtown.
Bites: Saucy, Artichoke Basille’s and Shake Shack in Oakland
Catch up on the latest East Bay food news and events.
Squabisch: The $4 pretzel worth every penny
Uli Elser uses a generations-old German family recipe as the base for his pretzels, which have a growing legion of fans at the Kensington farmers market.
East Oakland’s Pho Ga Huong Que Café is still the go-to for hearty chicken pho
After more than 10 years in business, and among many local competitors, the Vietnamese chicken noodle house continues to pack in diners.
Sauerkraut drinks, bibimbap-inspired rice bowls, and savory jooks nourish at Café Umami
Give your gut and mind a boost at the café's recently opened second location in Uptown Oakland.
Recipe: White peach Campari sorbet
This refreshing herbal sorbet is a frozen dessert version of Campari and soda with a twist.
Bites: Kono Food Alley; Cheese Board summer break; Southside Station
Catch up on the latest East Bay food news and events.
Don’t look for liquor at Safeway on College — its license has been suspended
The store sold alcohol to minors three times in the past three years.
