Posts Tagged ‘restaurants’
Restaurants push for indoor dining as county slowly reopens
Restaurants are set to reopen for indoor dining, but owners are divided between health concerns and business interests
Read MorePending legislation aims to limit restaurants from serving sugary drinks to kids
Senate Bill 1192 would require restaurants to serve unflavored milk or water as the default in kids’ meals.
Read MoreAt Eve’s Waterfront, a new chef takes charge of the ship
Brandon Peacock is now captain of a ship. That ship is actually a restaurant—Eve’s Waterfront, the newest establishment to inhabit the waterfront property on the edge of Jack London Square. Peacock isn’t known for any particular style of food—whatever he does, he does well, whether it’s ramen from scratch, decadent mac and cheese, short ribs…
Read MoreOakland Restaurant Week returns for its seventh year
Oakland’s 7th annual Restaurant Week is underway with over 100 participating restaurants in neighborhoods across the city.
Read MoreLocal chefs take over Steel Rail’s kitchen for Friday night bites
Local chefs take over Steel Rail’s kitchen on Friday nights for the restaurant’s fall series, Off the Rails.
Read MoreLawsuit against popular Bay Area restaurant sheds light on restaurant labor practices
A lawsuit filed against a popular restaurant, Burma Superstar, sheds light on labor practices in Bay Area restaurants.
Read MoreOakland businesses oppose compost rate hike
The rates rose this summer after the city council granted the national company Waste Management (WM) the city’s sole contract for the collection of organic waste and trash.
Read MoreKickstarter provides a cash boost and community support to Oakland restaurants
When Jenny Schwarz decided that she was ready to start a new restaurant in Oakland, she took to the Internet, rather than the banks.
Read MoreGourmet restaurants, art galleries revive Oakland’s Auto Row on Broadway
Once a hub of automobile commerce, Broadway Auto Row is fast becoming a cultural enclave, thanks to the gentle prodding and financial investment of an eclectic group of gallerists, restaurateurs and niche shop owners who are mixing the old (and big) with the new (and small) to create a hybrid commercial corridor that keeps money flowing through the street from day to night and back again.
Read MoreXolo raises the bar for late night dining in Uptown Oakland
Xolo, downtown’s newest restaurant, which is open until midnight on Friday and Saturdays, offers an alternative to the standard hot dog that most Oakland Uptown revelers have grown accustomed to for pre- or post- drinking sustenance
Read MoreBar Dogwood serves up smart cocktails and cured meats in downtown Oakland
It can be hard out there for a meat and booze lover. Or it was, at least, until a few weeks ago, when Bar Dogwood opened its door in Oakland. The new watering hole offers a selection of cured meats, cheeses, and fresh cocktails, seamlessly blending old school taste and style with a modern, Bay Area sensibility.
Read MoreMariposa Baking offers the sweet life to the gluten-free
There is nothing more disappointing than comfort food that causes discomfort. People with allergies to gluten—a protein found in wheat, rye and barley—have to say no to pizza, pasta and pastries made using traditional ingredients. But there is a haven for the gluten-free tucked away in a red brick alley in Temescal.
Read MoreOakland bar The Punchdown offers natural, sustainably produced wine
If winemaking is an art, consider The Punchdown Oakland’s newest gallery. The uptown bar, which opened its doors at 2212 Broadway in December, offers wine connoisseurs and neophytes alike a polished, unpretentious space to sip, nibble and chat. But be warned: there’s no Yellowtail on tap at The Punchdown—the bar only carries natural, sustainably produced wines.
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