East Bay Restaurant Week specials begin Thursday
Oakland and Berkeley’s Restaurant Weeks begin Jan. 14 and run through the end of the month. Over 100 restaurants across the region are participating this year.
Corso Trattoria
Top Stories
Perdition closes, changes at Oliveto
Big news for Berkeley barbecue and beer fans: Perdition Smokehouse has closed suddenly. Details on this story, and much more, in this week’s Bites.
Berkeley’s Corso expands salumi, pasta programs
North Berkeley’s Corso has gradually evolved over the years. Now the restaurant is truly coming into its own as it expands its handmade pasta and charcuterie programs.
Recent stories
Ms Barstool: Cocktail invention at food mecca Corso
Trattoria Corso in North Berkeley is known for its delicious Florentine-style cuisine. Its cocktail menu is equally innovative, however.
Tia’s, Longbranch, Descanso, Plank and more
There are openings galore in this week’s Bites, from downtown Berkeley to Jack London Square. Get the latest East Bay food news here.
Cask, Café Underwood, Fieldwork Brewing Co.
A new café/co-working spot in Oakland, new details on a forthcoming brewery in West Berkeley, and more hot food news.
6 Berkeley restaurants snag Michelin Bib Gourmands
Six Berkeley dining spots were named Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurants this year and two are missing from last year’s list of seven “good value” eateries.
Marc Kelly dishes on the story behind Berkeley’s Soop
Owner Marc Kelly shares stories about his tiny takeaway business Soop in the Gourmet Ghetto.
Farmers’ market favorite Phoenix Pastificio
The back story behind the artisan food business Phoenix Pastificio, a Berkeley Farmers’ Market regular.
