Hog’s Apothecary will close on Sunday
After almost six years on 40th Street, the beer hall says the rising cost of labor and a failure to adapt quickly enough were the reasons it could not stay afloat.
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The quest for the holy grail: The top British pubs in the East Bay
"Going down the pub" is a quintessential British experience. But it’s notoriously difficult to replicate on this side of the Atlantic. Nosh set out to discover if anything comes close in the East Bay.
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Shades of the rainbow: East Bay gay bars evolve, stay relevant with the queer community
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, three Oakland bar owners and workers discuss the role gay bars and nightclubs play today.
À Côté brings Georgian food, the ‘next big thing,’ to Oakland
From June 26 through July 7, the Euro-Mediterranean restaurant in Rockridge will host a traditional Georgian food and wine dinner series.
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.
Emeryville’s newest juice and coffee bar pays homage to throwback hip-hop
This summer, Eric Turner is opening a lounge-like juice and coffee bar, where hip-hop inspires the menu, decor and conversation.
Want to go wine tasting? You can try more wine on a day trip to Berkeley than to Napa or Sonoma
There are now eight wineries in a two-block area in West Berkeley, with four others just a few hundred feet away.
Origin Brewer is a one-woman nanobrewery run out of a backyard in Richmond
Owner Michelle Baker makes small-batch, Old World-style beers using local ingredients in a 210-square-foot brewhouse designed for minimal environmental impact.
Precision and style take center stage at Here’s How, Oakland’s most technical bar
Ice is hand cut on a bandsaw, fruit juice is spun in a centrifuge and thermometers gauge drink temperatures at cocktail maven Jennifer Colliau's new bar.
Back in the ’80s, this Highwire Coffee Roasters co-founder was a BMX star
Rich Avella went from trick-riding BMX bikes to co-founding one of the most successful specialty coffee chains in the East Bay.
Bar Shiru, the Bay Area’s first hi-fi vinyl bar, is a haven for audiophiles
Inspired by Tokyo's vinyl cafés and their shared love of jazz, co-founders Daniel Gahr and Shirin Raza have opened their own high-fidelity analog music bar in Oakland.
