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Salt & Straw ice cream chain with viral following opens in this Bay Area city, drawing crowds
OAKLAND, Calif. - A popular artisanal ice cream chain known for its unconventional, creative flavors is expanding in the Bay Area. On Wednesday, viral sensation Salt & Straw launched a soft opening at its new location in Oakland. Long line out the door. On a warmer than usual November evening,...
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Japan’s Favorite Boutique Winery in Berkeley Throws a Japanese Pop-Up Party
Broc Cellars didn’t necessarily set out to become one of Japan’s favorite Bay Area wineries. But in 2018, a surprise appearance in the popular wine manga The Drops of God propelled the tiny, Berkeley-based natural winemaker to newfound celebrity status. Soon, Japanese oenophiles were buying up almost as many bottles of Broc’s Vine Starr Zinfandel, the specific wine featured in the manga, as the winery could produce. Today, Broc sells merch with the phrase “Got Grapes?” written in Japanese katakana characters. And travelers from Japan routinely make a special pilgrimage to the winery’s West Berkeley tasting room, eagerly snapping photos and, of course, buying a bottle or two at the source.