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.
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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.
Popular dive bar pays tribute to 128-year-old Berkeley restaurant Spenger’s
The owners of the Kingfish bought more than $30,000 worth of memorabilia from the shuttered restaurant for its new Spenger's-themed kitchen.
Trader Vic’s, a bastion of Tiki in Emeryville, started as a one-room beer parlor in Oakland
Victor Bergeron transformed Hinky Dinks from a bar with a hunting lodge vibe into a tropical oasis where he invented the Mai Tai.
East Bay coffee community finds a home at The Crown in Oakland
Royal Coffee's new stunningly designed Oakland home base features a tasting room with public café, event space, roasting and brewing labs.
For the love of beer and books at Oakland’s Novel Brewing Company
Married couple Teresa Tamburello and Brian Koloszyc created this cozy brewery and local hangout in the Golden Gate neighborhood from their shared passions.
The Hotsy Totsy Club in Albany turns 80… sort of
The owners took over the neighborhood bar 10 years ago and decided on 1939 as its founding date.
