Oakland’s vegan Singaporean-Chinese cafe opens Saturday; another pandemic pop-up gets shut down by health officials
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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.
Bissap Baobab reopens as a collective kitchen space
Five female entrepreneurs are breathing new life into Oakland’s only Senegalese restaurant.
Lacking business and support, caterers ask ‘what can we do to get through this?’
Excluded from opportunities and support given to restaurants during the pandemic, many caterers are trying takeout, meal kits and even a drive-in movie night to survive.
This catering company has donated 38,000 meals that would have fed paying tech clients
Since COVID-19, Fare Community Kitchen has worked with community partners to make and distribute healthy, scratch-made meals for people in need.
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.
Unhealthy air quality, damaged crops, flames: How recent wildfires have affected Berkeley farmers market vendors
The LNU and CZU Lightning complex fires have caused hazardous working conditions, endangered structures and prevented harvesting on farms that sell at Berkeley’s three weekly markets.
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.
East Bay restaurant openings and closings in August
Seventeen restaurants opened, eight closed for good, and many more are on temporary hiatus.
This Filipino-American bakery puts ube in the spotlight
Marley’s Treats gives the purple yam its due. You’ll find cheesecakes, cupcakes and more made with the vibrant-hued tuber.
A small-batch, family-run cidery finds its home during the pandemic
Before COVID-19, Blindwood depended on keg sales, but since selling directly to customers online, it’s found a new local community of fans.
La Santa Torta feeds farmworkers affected by wildfires; Mama Oakland to close indefinitely
Plus: People’s Cafe, 1951 Coffee in Rockridge have closed; Stay Gold and Porque No? Tacos reopen; more East Bay food news.
