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Apr 13, 2018
Celebrate Neapolitan Pizza Week in Berkeley
A Neapolitan-style pizza from Lucia's.
Credits: courtesy of Lucia's Pizzeria
Lucia's Pizzeria (2016 Shattuck Ave.) in downtown Berkeley is the only East Bay restaurant participating in Neapolitan...
Apr 12, 2018
Reem Assil’s New Oakland Restaurant, Dyafa, Opens Tomorrow in Jack London Square
Chef Reem Assil.
Credits: Melati Citrawireja/file photo
James Beard Best Chef semifinalist and La Cocina grad Reem Assil, who launched the Fruitvale bakery Reem’s last...
Oct 24, 2012
When Beans Meet Booze
He drops a brown-sugar cube into a tall glass, then wets it with Booker's bourbon, which — bottled uncut straight from the barrel —...
Oct 24, 2012
Thick, Sweet, and Strong
It's a typical weekday morning in the metropolis. Pouring down the foggy hills, thronging the streets, rushing toward buses, trains, and ferryboats that will...
Mar 21, 2012
Brasa’s New Pepper Pantheon
Live in California long enough and you think you know your peppers.
But step into Brasa — the self-described "Peruvian joint" now occupying that tiny...
Nov 23, 2011
Epics, Artists, and Revolutionaries
Habibi
Craig Thompson
$35
Part fairytale, part romance, part scripture, part Alhambra, this nearly seven-hundred-page adventure elevates the graphic novel to lofty new heights. Even if its...
Oct 26, 2011
A Guide to Vegan Cocktails
Here's a joke for you: A vegan walks into a bar and orders a Bloody Mary.
It's funny, but not for the reason you might...
Sep 28, 2011
The Meaning of Sustainability
Sustainable.
It pops up everywhere, this adjective implying that the food so labeled is superior and so are you for eating it. Sustainable suggests a...