Yoshi’s chef to take over O Chamé space in Berkeley
Sho Kamio will open his own restaurant in the shuttered O Chamé space on Berkeley’s Fourth Street. Photo: jaycross/CC Shotaro “Sho” Kamio, the head chef at Yoshi’s in both San Francisco and Oakland, is...
View ArticleNew restaurants Iyasare, Nido in Chronicle’s Top 100
Berkeley’s recently opened Iyasare was named as one of the region’s Top 100 restaurants by the San Francisco Chronicle. Photo: Kate Williams The phone at Iyasare Restaurant on Fourth Street in Berkeley...
View ArticleBerkeley’s Iyasare: A game-changer for the East Bay
Ocean Umami at Iyasare. Photo: Kate Williams One bite of Ocean Umami and I was hooked. This dish, a highlight on the stellar menu at the new Iyasare on Berkeley’s Fourth street, is indicative of chef...
View ArticleBites: Tia’s, Longbranch, Descanso, Plank and more
Dana Zumot, the new owner of Tia’s, a cafe that has replaced Levant, which was only open a few weeks. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Openings, closings… TIA’S A new café called Tia’s is set to open...
View Article12 East Bay restaurants make Bauer’s Top 100
The Dock at Linden Street: one of two new East Bay restaurants to make the SF Chronicle’s latest Top 100 list. Photo: The Dock Michael Bauer’s list of the top 100 Bay Area restaurants causes a stir...
View ArticleBites: OVO, Sequoia Diner, Mad Oak and more
North Oakland’s OVO Tavern and Eatery is now open and showing Golden State Warriors games. Photo: Kate Williams Openings, closings… OVO COMES TO NORTH OAKLAND OVO, a.k.a. “Oakland’s Very Own Tavern and...
View ArticleBites: Millennium opens, Iyasare news, more
Alison Bagby and Eric Tucker, owners of the new Millennium restaurant in Rockridge. Photo: Millennium/Facebook Openings, closings… MILLENNIUM OPENS IN ROCKRIDGE Earlier this year, we broke the news...
View ArticleSignature dish: Beet-cured trout at Iyasare
Sho Kamio of Berkeley’s Iyasare. Photo: Benjamin Seto It’s as if Bay Area diners have finally caught up with Shotaro Kamio’s imagination. Kamio, chef and owner of 2-year-old Iyasare on Berkeley’s...
View ArticleBites: Perdition closes, changes at Oliveto
Barbecue spread at Perdition Smokehouse. Photo: Perdition Smokehouse Openings, closings PERDITION SMOKEHOUSE CLOSES SUDDENLY We were surprised to hear that Berkeley’s Perdition Smokehouse shuttered...
View ArticleBest dishes and drinks of 2015: The chefs’ picks
Restaurateur and chef Tanya Holland’s favorite taste of 2015? The Damaria’s Toast at The Cook and Her Farmer, namely avocado, burrata, La Quercia prosciutto, pickled shallots and cucumbers, Calabrian...
View ArticleBites: Genova Deli, People’s Café, The Wolf, more
Tony at Temescal’s Genova Delicatessen, which is closing April 30 after serving the East Bay for 90 years. Photo, taken on April 29, by Kelly Owen Openings, closings… GENOVA DELI’S LAST DAY IS SATURDAY...
View ArticleYoshi’s chef to take over O Chamé space in Berkeley
Yoshi's head chef Shotaro "Sho" Kamio is to open his own restaurant in the shuttered O Chame space on Fourth Street. The post Yoshi’s chef to take over O Chamé space in Berkeley appeared first on...
View ArticleTalking Berkeley’s ‘Hippie Food’ culture with Jonathan Kauffman
We asked the food writer about Berkeley’s place in the natural-food movement, as well as about his favorite places to eat in the East Bay. The post Talking Berkeley’s ‘Hippie Food’ culture with...
View ArticleYoshi’s chef to take over O Chamé space in Berkeley
Yoshi's head chef Shotaro "Sho" Kamio is to open his own restaurant in the shuttered O Chame space on Fourth Street.
View ArticleNew restaurants Iyasare, Nido in Chronicle’s Top 100
Four Berkeley and five Oakland restaurants have made it into the newly published San Francisco Chronicle Top 100.
View ArticleBerkeley’s Iyasare: A game-changer for the East Bay
Chef Shotaro Kamio's blending of the rustic Japanese cooking of his youth with a modern California ethos is a complete winner.
View ArticleTia’s, Longbranch, Descanso, Plank and more
There are openings galore in this week's Bites, from downtown Berkeley to Jack London Square. Get the latest East Bay food news here.
View Article12 East Bay restaurants make Bauer’s Top 100
Michael Bauer's new Top 100 restaurant list, published in the San Francisco Chronicle, includes a growing list of East Bay restaurants.
View ArticleOVO, Sequoia Diner, Mad Oak and more
In this week's Bites, OVO and Mad Oak open North Oakland, Sequoia Diner is getting close, and there's a new noodle spot in Berkeley.
View ArticleMillennium opens, Iyasare news, more
All the news! The new Millennium opens in Rockridge and Iyasare owner plots to open Zut Tavern on Berkeley's Fourth Street.
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