Berkeley’s Takara Sake offers virtual tasting sessions for you to learn and sip along at home By Anna MindessJan. 1112:30 p.m.Jan. 11 For $50, the Berkeley-based sake brewery gives attendees five different sakes and a one-hour live Zoom lesson on drinking and pairing sakes.
They sing the body Electric (Squeezebox, that is) By Andrew GilbertJune 2720199 a.m.May 11 There is almost too much to choose from on June 30. Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, the saxophonist David Murray and the percussionist Kahil El’Zabar, and Endangered Blood are all playing.
Tractor trailer collapses on Berkeley’s Fourth Street By Tracey TaylorJune 2620173:45 p.m.June 26 Dramatic photos show a large truck that appears to have collapsed in the middle, possibly as a result of over-loading.
La PanotiQ, Preserved, Angel Cakes, more By Kate WilliamsMarch 2520167 a.m.Nov. 21 We’ve got an update on Berkeley’s La PanotiQ, Oakland’s Preserved shop, lots of options for Easter dining and much more in this week’s Bites.
Crush: East Bay wine, food fest in Berkeley for 17th year By Berkeleyside staffNov. 820124 p.m.Nov. 7