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Eight Must-Try New Places in the East Bay Where Origins Matter
At Marufuku in Temescal, the difference is in the broth.
Credits: Photo by Lance Yamamoto
Cafe Ohlone
Berkeley touts itself as the cradle...
Nik Sharma’s Recipes Tell the Story of a Gay Immigrant
With his blog, column, and new book, food writer Nik Sharma eschews "tradition" in favor of an expression of his own experience.
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Queer-Friendly Gyms Grow in the East Bay
Nathalie Huerta opened the Queer Gym in response to the lack of queer-friendly fitness spaces.
Credits: Photo by Richard Lomibao
Gyms...
Best Follow Through: Brahm Ahmadi
West Oakland residents spend an estimated $42 million annually buying groceries outside their neighborhood. Brahm Ahmadi has spent more than...
Best Do-Gooder Business Owner: Menbere “Menbe” Aklilu
Menbere “Menbe” Aklilu.
Credits: Photo by Darryl Barnes
Aklilu — more familiarly known as "Menbe" — left Ethiopia in the early 1980s for a...
Handmade Noodles Star at West Oakland’s Soba Ichi
Soba Ichi specializes in handmade buckwheat noodles.
Credits: Cirrus Wood
With all the attention given to ramen and udon, it might be easy to overlook soba,...
Why a Cofounder of Homeroom Now Hosts Free Pasta Friday Dinners
Pasta makes it easy to feed a crowd.
Credits: Lance Yamamoto
As a crowd casually socialized around her, Allison Arevalo...
Pâtisserie Rotha to Bring Traditional French Sweets to Albany
A new bakery promises to be a destination for flaky, buttery croissants.
Credits: Photo courtesy of Rotha Ieng
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