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Nearly 17-Year-Old Italian Restaurant in Napa to Close Its Doors Next Week

A longtime favorite Italian restaurant in downtown Napa Valley, Oenotri has announced its permanent closure. The restaurant shared the closure announcement on social media with a farewell message. The final dinner of the restaurant will be hosted next week. Oenotri in Napa Valley Set to Close. Opened in 2010, Oenotri...

Napa, CA · 4d

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This Budget-Friendly East Oakland Soul Food Spot Fries Chicken And Catfish That California Diners Say Are Worth The Trek

Some people drive all the way from Santa Rosa for a plate of fried catfish. Others order the fried chicken at least once a week and never get tired of it. In East Oakland, one small counter has built a loyal following by keeping its prices low and its fryers busy with food made to order. It is not fancy, and the neighborhood can feel rough around the edges, but the crowds keep coming back anyway.

Oakland, CA · 1d

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Musicians Unite for Night of Rock ‘N” Roll to Benefit Guitars ‘N’ Kids

CONCORD, CA — Saturday, November 2026 — Get ready for an unforgettable night of live music, legendary local talent, and community spirit as Guitars ’n’ Kids, a nonprofit children’s music charity, presents an exciting fundraising concert at Vinnie’s Bar & Grill in downtown Concord!

Concord, CA · 2d

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Alamo’s Super Exciting New Restaurant Just Soft-Opened

ALAMO, CALIFORNIA — After months of construction and anticipation, one of Alamo’s most exciting new restaurants is officially welcoming customers. The Post, a new American comfort food restaurant from the team behind Walnut Creek’s popular Main St Kitchen & Bar, has soft-opened in the former Forli Ristorante space at 3160 Danville Boulevard.

Alamo, CA · 1d

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Sip Worldly Beers Beside an 11-Foot Polar Bear at This Wonderfully Weird California Biker Bar

Some of the best stops in California are the ones you almost drive right past. Picture a quiet road, a tiny town, and a plain old building that hardly looks like anything special. Then you walk inside and find a giant polar bear, walls packed with oddities, and a kitchen...

Port Costa, CA · 2d

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Designer Ken Fulk Finds a Buyer for Midcentury Modern San Francisco ‘Tree House’—as Fully-Furnished Napa Valley Ranch Remains Up For Grabs

The designer has offloaded the iconic midcentury modern home he resided in for 16 years, finding a buyer in just two weeks.

San Francisco, CA · 3d

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Weez Gotti Sentenced To 41 Months In Federal Gun Case

North Richmond rapper Luis “Weez Gotti” Rincon has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a gun charge. The Mercury News reported the sentence, bringing the latest chapter of his federal case to an end with three years and five months behind bars.

North Richmond, CA · 1d

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Texas-style BBQ, Indonesian soul: Fikscue is making it easier to get your fix

The brisket Fikscue serves in Alameda on Saturday starts cooking Friday morning — across the Bay in San Francisco. Around 6 a.m. the day before service, co-owner and pitmaster Fik Saleh starts the cook at Fikscue’s second location at Thrive City, outside Chase Center. It can run until 9 or 10 p.m. The finished briskets then spend the night resting hot in a warmer.

Alameda, CA · 2d

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Salt & Straw’s Oakland scoop shop sets opening, CHIX debuts in former Horn BBQ spot, and more new restaurants

Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering all the restaurant openings and one article covering closings. Have a tip for Nosh? Submit it here. Subscribing to the Nosh newsletter is the best way to stay up to date on all of the openings and closings, breaking news, deeper developments, and events in the East Bay food scene.

Oakland, CA · 3d

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The Experience, Alameda: Dashe Cellars Zin in the News

Here’s what Ray Isle says about Alameda’s Dashe Cellars in Food & Wine’s article California Zinfandel is Making a Comeback and it’s Better Than Ever, where he argues that California Zin is shedding its old reputation of being heavy and high-alcohol as wine makers now are producing sleek, streamlined and food friendly red wines with lower alcohol content.

Alameda, CA · 1d

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Growing a Greener Alameda, One Tree at a Time

October through March is prime tree-planting season. Cooler temperatures and seasonal rainfall help young trees establish roots before summer heat arrives. Trees capture carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, protecting the climate. They provide shade to cool our neighborhoods, help manage storm runoff, and improve air quality.

Alameda, CA · 1d

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Arthur Mac’s, Night Heron announce closing dates, and a seafood boil spot swiftly replaces shuttered Temescal restaurant

Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering all the restaurant openings and one article covering closings. Have a tip for Nosh? Submit it here. Subscribing to the Nosh newsletter is the best way to stay up to date on all of the openings and closings, breaking news, deeper developments, and events in the East Bay food scene.

Oakland, CA · 1d

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5 Best Restaurants in San Leandro, California You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

San Leandro, California — a city where the fog rolls in from the Bay and lingers in the morning, where pastel houses and redwoods stand sentinel over neighborhoods stitched together by memory and migration. Here, the laughter of families mingles with the quiet wisdom of old-timers, the dreams of newcomers, and the steady rhythm of those who have called this place home for generations.

San Leandro, CA · 7d

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After 61 Years, a California Bakery Is Winding Down, and 92 People Are Feeling the Impact

Safeway is winding down its commercial bread plant in Richmond, California, ending a long-running piece of its bakery supply chain. A California WARN notice filed October 20 lists 92 affected workers at the facility, which supplies bakery products for Safeway stores. What is confirmed about the Richmond bakery closure The facility is at 905 South…

Richmond, CA · 5d

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You Can Play More Than 100 Pinball Machines All Day At This Nostalgic California Museum

There’s a museum in Alameda, California, where the exhibits talk back, light up, and occasionally swallow your ball in the most infuriating and delightful way possible. The Pacific Pinball Museum is not your average cultural institution, and that is absolutely something to celebrate. Let’s start with a simple truth...

Alameda, CA · 6d

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The 15 Best Restaurants in Walnut Creek, According to Locals

WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA – When a newcomer asked neighbors for the best restaurants in Walnut Creek, the answers quickly turned into a dining guide — complete with favorite dishes, date-night suggestions, and places people have been visiting for decades. “We are new to the area and looking to...

Walnut Creek, CA · 4d

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From ‘BoJack Horseman’ to a real horse: A Bay Area artist’s new chapter

Bay Area native Lisa Hanawalt, the artist behind “BoJack Horseman,” shares how horses, comedy and heartbreak inspired her new book, “I Can’t Stop Thinking About Horses and Sex.”

Palo Alto, CA · 2d

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Braid evolves from buzz-worthy babkas to new Berkeley bakery; plus Salt & Straw announces Rockridge opening date and North Beach softly opens

Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering all the restaurant openings and one article covering closings. Have a tip for Nosh? Submit it here. Subscribing to the Nosh newsletter is the best way to stay up to date on all of the openings and closings, breaking news, deeper developments, and events in the East Bay food scene.

Berkeley, CA · 3d

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Transamerica Complex to Host Festive Holiday Night Market

A moody downtown park is going to come alive with Christmas cheer and holiday festivity for the first time this December, with SF getting its own dedicated holiday market. Transamerica Redwood Park, next to the Transamerica Pyramid, is for the first time going to play host to a holiday night market starting on December 10, featuring appearances by Santa, live music, vendor booths, a huge Christmas tree, "thousands of twinkling lights," and an "alpine-themed cocktail lounge" — the latter which may take over the former Ama space, which has been sitting dark since Ama closed in May.

San Francisco, CA · 4d