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This isn’t exactly HOT and NEW and EXCITING, but I’m starting to think Doña Tomás is the best brunch place in the East Bay: It’s never crowded, there’s both indoor and outdoor seating (plus a cocktail menu), and the food is great — try the green chilaquiles for hangover-squelching, sour cream-drenched heft, or the carnitas hash if you’re in better shape and just want something interesting and filling and unique. — Ellen Cushing

Luke is addicted to the housemade potato chips at Berkeley Bowl West.

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  • Luke is addicted to the housemade potato chips at Berkeley Bowl West.

My latest snack discovery at Berkeley Bowl West is the housemade potato chips. I tried the salt-and-pepper flavor and found the chips nice and thick, pleasantly potatoey, and not overly salt-and-peppery, and thus a great vehicle for the sour cream dip I happened to have on hand (recipe here — skip the soup and scroll down — if for whatever reason you want your snack to be exactly the same as mine). Maybe these chips aren’t as good as the fresh-from-the-fryer variety that certain fancy restaurants offer, but they’re pretty darn close — and a bargain at $1.99 for a pretty sizable bag. Look for these in a separate display near the bulk foods section (not in the chip and snack aisle). — Luke Tsai

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