This year's best burger prize goes to Sidebar (542 Grand Avenue), a burger which they say "finds virtue in restraint: a simple, well-seasoned and carefully cooked patty, on a grilled bun brushed with chipotle-spiked Thousand Island." Best Al Fresco Boozing...
The owners of the Lake, Park, and Beach Chalets have hired former Lulu chef Jared Doob to be executive chef/culinary director of all three of their properties, as the Scoop is reporting. On his way out is another Jared, Lake...
• The Planning Commission voted unanimously to allow an unlimited number of restaurants in the Noe Valley business district pending case-by-case conditional use permits. [Noe Valley SF] • The Times visits Oakland's massive, $22 million Lake Chalet and gives it...
From Commis to Camino, Oakland truly came into its own as a dining haven in '09.
• Michael Bauer compares Lake Chalet to both a Cabin Cruiser and a Southern plantation in his two-star review. The views and dramatic good looks impress, but "unfortunately, what comes out of the kitchen can't compete with the views." [SF...
The third installment from the Beach and Park Chalet folks finally drops in Oakland.
