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East Bay diners may remain unmasked, for now
Homestead is selling off much of its kitchen ware; Snail Bar has opened; more Quick Bites.
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Prominent Oakland A’s hot dog vendor weighs in on Howard Terminal ballpark plan
Also: Some best of the East Bay rankings; the end of Cookie Wednesday; more Quick Bites.
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Oakland’s Arizmendi Bakery temporarily closes after death of longtime member Jose Cardenas
Also: a rave review for Just Fare; inequity in PPP loan distribution; more Quick Bites.
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Grocery delivery startup Good Eggs has left San Francisco for Oakland
Soul Slice’s biscuit-crust pizza; Golden Bull’s star-studded live show; more Quick Bites.
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Oakland pit master Matt Horn is opening a taco trailer outside Horn Barbecue
Can a cooking class taught by a celebrity chef help fight Alzheimer’s?
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The Golden Bull reopens; Guy Fieri delivers hefty grant to Oakland taqueria
Also: June’s Pizza exits the slice game and The Bussdown launches a fine-dining supper series.
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A new slice house for Oakland on Piedmont Ave.; Corso reopens as Via del Corso
Plus: Munch India returns as a takeout-only operation; and an ambitious sandwich pop-up rises in Alameda.
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Matt Horn plots a burger shop; two new Thai spots come to Oakland
Lalime’s in Berkeley won’t return; Cafe Mezzo springs back
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North Oakland neighbors petition against ghost kitchen; Lion Dance Cafe ends preorder service
Plus: Pride month specials; MexiQ pops up; Duende returns; more.
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Lulu plots fall opening in Berkeley; Cheese Board hosts fundraiser for COVID-19 relief in India
Plus: Playt closes; a local celebrity chef talks mental health; Save our Chinatowns rebrands to Cut Fruit Collective; more.
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Oakland’s Homestead winds down its fine-dining operation
The Piedmont Avenue dining destination will serve its last dinner next month. The Humble Sandwich, its casual offshoot operation, will remain.
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Duende reopens in June; Liege closes for good
After a long, dark 10 months, Duende is preparing to reopen “I’m getting kind of stoked,” Paul Canales said. He spoke to Nosh after a month spent working on reopening his 8-year-old Uptown Oakland restaurant Duende, which he temporarily shuttered last fall after he realized “we just couldn’t make it work on takeout.” Canales said that his business, which […]
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Smokehouse commissions a mural of itself; Alameda County votes to allow cooks to launch home food businesses
Plus: The Uptown Nightclub is for sale; Bryant Terry announces a publishing deal; First Edition reopens for business; more.
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The Alley reopens after community pitches in to save piano bar
A year of fundraisers and auctions saved the 88-year-old Grand Avenue watering hole.
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Palmetto reopens with a meaty menu; COVID-19 cases delay Blue Willow Teaspot’s reopening
Plus: A driver smashes La Frontera’s parklet; Alice Waters auctions off a luncheon in her garden; Caffe Med space to become ramen restaurant; more.
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Salt & Straw opens its first East Bay scoop shop; Taste of Temescal announces lineup
Plus: Milkbomb returns to Berkeley; Nora Haron helms new East Bay Singaporean restaurant; more.
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A new hotel bar in Uptown; Red Bay opens a huge new cafe
Plus: East Bay restaurants join a day of action; MeloMelo Kava Bar and Shiba Ramen reopen; more.
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Quesabirria fueled the opening of downtown Oakland’s new LGBTQ+ bar
Que Rico, from the owner of La Frontera Mexican Restaurant, will host outdoor happy hours on a rainbow-lit parklet, drag brunches and Latinx-focused club nights.
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Orange tier isn’t enough to convince these East Bay bars to reopen
Alameda County expects to enter the less restrictive reopening tier this week, but some publicans say the inhibition-dropping effects of alcohol are giving them pause to reopen.