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Alta Vina tastes like California
The regulars at Henry Spivey’s new wine bar Alta Vina have already come to think of it, instead, as Henry’s. Open since June, Spivey told me in a phone interview, “In some ways, I’ve accomplished what I...
Exploring East Bay’s wine bar scene
Before we try to answer what makes a good wine bar, another question needs more immediate attention: Why even go to a wine bar in the first place? It’s easy enough to pop over to the local...
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...
Nat Harry guides discerning drinkers in ‘Spirits Distilled’
In 2012, Nat Harry won the East Bay Express award for “Best Bartender in the East Bay.” At the time an EBX article described Harry’s presence at Berkeley’s Revival Bar + Kitchen as, “Relentlessly adventurous, well-studied but...
Ninth Life’s Nostalgic Remix
Ninth Life, a bar inspired by the '80s, '90s and aughts, is a memory capsule that aims to balance kitsch with cool, but it suffers from both valorizing a past that never existed and not fully committing to it.
Alameda’s Park Street Welcomes Mo’s Wine Bar
Mo's Wine Bar, located at 1515 Park Street in Alameda, offers a wide variety of classic and natural wines, and will host "Winemaker Wednesday" events featuring local winemakers.
Face-Off With Fieldwork: An unlikely craft beer titan rises in San Leandro
Even energetic beer-averse objectors—people who have never liked and firmly believe they will never meet a beer they can enjoy—will crumble in a face-off with Fieldwork Brewing Company CEO and co-founder Barry Braden. Or so it seems,...
