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Vallarta Supermarkets Brings Its First Bay Area Store to San Jose
Vallarta Supermarkets, a grocery chain that began in Southern California, will open its first Bay Area store in San Jose, with a 64,000-square-foot location set to welcome shoppers on Nov. 18 ([1]). The opening carries weight beyond one new address. It marks the chain’s move into Northern California, and it brings a long-running Mexican-American market
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Napa's La Toque Brings Back Chef Carlo Zarri for 13th Truffle-and-Barolo Feast
La Toque’s late-fall calendar pairs two fungi-focused dinners: a Nov. 20 Truffles & Barolo Dinner and a Dec. 13 wild-mushroom feast. The November event marks the 13th year Italian chef Carlo Zarri has returned to the Napa restaurant. Its five-course tasting menu costs $240 per person, plus applicable charges; optional wine pairings are an additional $125 per person.
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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.
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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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Berkeley's Fourth Street Gets a Turkish Makeover With Divan's Labneh and Pide
Divan has opened at 1788 Fourth St., in the former Pollara Pizzeria space on Delaware Street, behind Peet's and past the Vino! wine shop. The restaurant began serving lunch in late June and added dinner service in August, bringing Turkish dishes including pide, mezze and kebabs to Berkeley's Fourth Street corridor.
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Richmond Buzz: New brunch, new pizza, and a new coffee pop-up at High Treason
High Treason, the wine bar that until recently hosted HI NRG, has a new pop-up. Plus, a hyperlocal book club meets this weekend. Richmond Buzz: New brunch, new pizza, and a new coffee pop-up at High Treason