Opening date closes in for A Cote's pan-Latin offshoot.
The 81-year-old bakery hasn't been shown the love that 58-year-old Merritt Bakery has.
From Commis to Camino, Oakland truly came into its own as a dining haven in '09.
Beloved bar for old drunks and college students will soon get a new identity.
• San Franciscans love Fernet, but it's a flash in the pan compared with the city's longtime favorite cocktail, the Pisco Punch. [SF Chronicle] • A Sausalito man accused of torching a warehouse full of wine may change his plea...
• The Nancy Pelosi-backed health care bill introduced in Congress yesterday includes menu-labeling and calorie count requirements for chain restaurants and vending machines. [NRN] • Oakland's Fat Lady closed for a day and a half to install Halloween decorations, and...
• More and more high-end restaurants are opening in Oakland, which is just fine. [SF Chronicle] • Fisherman's Wharf restaurants will keep their parking lot the way it is, avoiding extra parking charges for now. [SF Examiner]...
Activists call out Whole Foods CEO John Mackey for his stance on health care, to the tune of "Hey Mickey."
• Southern Wine & Spirits won't partner with Glazer's to become a wine-distributing megalith. [SF Biz Times] • New Oakland restaurants are luring investors to downtown, who hope, in turn, to lure more restaurants. [Oakland Tribune] • With the openings...
New restaurant takes inspiration from Chile through California.
Oakland methane digestion program will start partially powering the city next year.
• Oakland police are investigating a robbery at a taco bell restaurant on Hegenberger Road last night. [CBS] • What Would Brian Boitano Make is a little like "Martha Stewart’s Living, injected with some testosterone and sprinkled with a bevy...
Our expert shares the hits and misses of this year's staff tasting.
• Oakland's Kingfish bar will reopen Saturday after a derailed condo project failed to demolish it. [SF Chronicle] • Turns out all these recession specials are doing their job and bringing customers in. [SF Examiner] • The Mission's Kika's Treats...