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Salt & Straw opens first location in Oakland
(KRON) — Popular ice cream chain, Salt & Straw is now open in Oakland. To celebrate the Grand Opening of Oakland’s first Salt & Straw, the shop featured two exclusive flavors you can only get at the Oakland location. “Calabrese with Honey Butter Rolls” which is a Calabrese spiced ice cream with whipped honey butter […]
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REVIEW: Bar Sorso, Orinda’s Super Trendy New Bar and Restaurant in Theatre Square
ORINDA, CALIFORNIA – Imagine this cinematic scene: You’re sitting in a moody bar, with Picasso-inspired original art on the wall, a trendy soundtrack, and the energy of a murmuring crowd. A waiter comes to your table and places down a transparent glass box filled with smoke. You open...
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Bay Area Denny's takes down plaque commemorating Jensen Huang
He got his start at Denny's, but even the diner has had enough.
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Oakland’s Tiniest Bakery Gears Up for a Big Thanksgiving
One of the Bay Area’s tiniest and most beloved bakeries is hidden away, literally underground, in an Oakland basement. If it weren’t for the customers who routinely line up on the sidewalk outside, most people wouldn’t ever guess that Gregory’s Gourmet Desserts even exists. “Only two persons inside at a time,” the sign taped to the door stipulates. Once you step inside, the reason for the rule becomes self-evident: The bakery can’t hold much more than that. Not “so much a store as it is a storage nook,” as I wrote after my first visit back in 2014.
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Lao Garden goes dark, and more East Bay restaurant closures
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