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Jan 14, 2025
Chai and conversation star at Rasa Caffé
Declared a landmark in 1976, the Oakland Tribune Tower is a well-known fixture in the city. The words “Tribune” are emblazoned upon its upper reaches, making the building a part of the firmament. Rasa Caffe sits at...
Jan 14, 2025
Sipeos Café & Bar de-centers alcohol
New to the hospitality business, Hetal and Dhruma Shah started Sipeos last year as an “online shop of adult non-alcoholic drinks.” As of last month, Sipeos has since expanded into a cafe and bar with a full...
Jan 7, 2025
Preserved offers the goods from scratch
Elizabeth Vecchiarelli teaches all of the core classes at Preserved, her Temescal culinary store. These “hands-on workshop experiences” explore a wide range of topics, such as fermented pickling, canning fundamentals and sourdough bread making. The workshops began...
Dec 31, 2024
New Korean restaurant Mugunghwa opens in El Cerrito
Everyone deserves a table decked out with an enticing spread of banchan. Mugunghwa, a new Korean restaurant in El Cerrito, embraces a celebratory approach to dining, much like its shabu shabu sister restaurant, Hancook, on Telegraph Avenue....
Dec 23, 2024
Little Bird Bar opens in downtown Oakland
When one bar closes, another bar opens. Isn’t that how the saying goes? After closing downtown Oakland’s Radio Bar, owners Alfredo Botello, Trevor Latham and Tim Tolle hired Jennifer Seidman as a consultant to refresh and rebrand...
Dec 17, 2024
Heads & Tails Barbecue evolves menu
California is not the epicenter of barbecue culture in America. Notwithstanding notable and beloved East Bay exceptions like Horn Barbecue and Fikscue Craft BBQ. Whether it’s slow-cooked over wood coals or hickory hardwood, sauced or rubbed, the...
Dec 10, 2024
Chunky Butt Ice Cream crafts Pints for Pies
For most purveyors of artisanal ice cream, winter is a cruel season. Families and friends gather to share slices of pie, their holiday dessert plates piled with spoonfuls of whipped cream. At best, store-bought pints of generic...