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'Tony' reimagines Anthony Bourdain’s rebellious coming-of-age years

‘Tony’ reimagines Anthony Bourdain’s rebellious coming-of-age years

Matt Johnson’s biopic about the late Anthony Bourdain, Tony, is a ghost story. Moviegoers watch the movie armed with the knowledge that the hero...
Ann’s Catering carries Rick & Ann’s legacy to Oakland

Ann’s Catering carries Rick & Ann’s legacy to Oakland

When I arrived in the Bay Area, I was immediately made aware of and drawn to three matriarchal spaces: Alice Waters and her incandescent...
Town Biscuits crafts butter-forward biscuits

Town Biscuits crafts butter-forward biscuits

Chas Barwick defines a good biscuit as, “One that doesn’t crumble to pieces when you bite into it, and really butter-forward.” Barwick opened Town...
Green Girl Bakeshop inspires loyalty and national distribution

Green Girl Bakeshop inspires loyalty and national distribution

This aging body doesn’t absorb sugar the way it used to. The heady days of rushes and highs are behind me. Whether it’s disguised...
Teni East Kitchen relocates to Piedmont Avenue

Teni East Kitchen relocates to Piedmont Avenue

When we walked into the new Turkish restaurant on Berkeley’s Fourth Street, more than half of the tables sat empty. But without a reservation,...
Greenling Fish Market champions local seafood

Greenling Fish Market champions local seafood

Since last fall’s crabbing season, Greenling Fish Market has sold locally caught fish—halibut, cod, rockfish and salmon—at the South Berkeley Farmers’ Market. The Greenling...
Bake Sum balances expansion with employee well-being

Bake Sum balances expansion with employee well-being

In 2021, Joyce Tang started Bake Sum at the Bread Project’s commissary kitchen. Five years later the bakery moved into a second location in...
Kantine brings Nordic cooking home

Kantine brings Nordic cooking home

Laminated pastries are my primary vice. If they’re in any way descended from or related to their European ancestors, I’ve sought them out in...
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