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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89691\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Potential-new-zoning-regulations-will-make-it-easier-to-start-an-urban-farm-in-Oakland.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Potential-new-zoning-regulations-will-make-it-easier-to-start-an-urban-farm-in-Oakland.jpg\" alt=\"Potential new zoning regulations will make it easier to start an urban farm in Oakland. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89691\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Potential new zoning regulations will make it easier to start an urban farm in Oakland. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s a foggy fall day at West Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.cityslickerfarms.org/\" target=\"_blank\">City Slicker Farms\u003c/a> in Union Plaza Park, but by looking at the lush and green garden boxes full of basil, Swiss chard, and collard greens it’s hard to believe the growing season is almost over. While volunteers are planting root vegetables for the winter and picking the last of the green tomatoes, some food policy advocates are trying to harvest change in Oakland’s City Council. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89683\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/A-bountiful-bunch-of-basil-at-City-Slicker-Farms.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/A-bountiful-bunch-of-basil-at-City-Slicker-Farms.jpg\" alt=\"A bountiful bunch of basil at City Slicker Farms. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1503\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89683\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bountiful bunch of basil at City Slicker Farms. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89689\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Joseph-Davis-Ellie-Gertler-and-Haider-Zafar-tend-the-garden-beds-at-City-Slicker-Farms.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Joseph-Davis-Ellie-Gertler-and-Haider-Zafar-tend-the-garden-beds-at-City-Slicker-Farms.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Davis, Ellie Gertler and Haider Zafar tend the garden beds at City Slicker Farms. Credit: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89689\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joseph Davis, Ellie Gertler and Haider Zafar tend the garden beds at City Slicker Farms. Credit: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Last week, Oakland City Council first considered \u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/w/oak049146\" target=\"_blank\">amendments\u003c/a> to the city’s zoning policies that would make it easier and cheaper to start urban farms and gardens in Oakland. The first vote passed unanimously, and on November 18, there will be final vote for these changes at the council meeting. Food policy activists and urban farming supporters are confident this vote will also be successful. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With some exceptions, like farms that include chickens or other livestock, these new regulations would remove the expensive and burdensome permit process from community gardens and farms in Oakland. Previously it could cost up to $3,000 to apply for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), a process that could take several months without the guarantee of approval. The proposed changes would designate agriculture activities like growing and selling fruits, vegetables, and herbs; and keeping up to three beehives, as a right. It would also change the definition of a community garden from land cultivated by “more than one” to “one or more” persons. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“If you're just starting a farm, or basically or really just interested in growing your own food, to have that barrier immediately of a permit is such a stopping point,” says Ariel Dekovic, the interim executive director of City Slicker Farms. “ It really says as a city, ‘Oakland doesn't value people’s rights to grow their own food.’ So from our perspective and from our experience this is so important because it really just opens up that right.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89685\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Ariel-Dekovic-the-interim-Executive-Director-for-City-Slicker-Farms.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Ariel-Dekovic-the-interim-Executive-Director-for-City-Slicker-Farms.jpg\" alt=\"Ariel Dekovic - the interim executive director for City Slicker Farms. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89685\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ariel Dekovic - the interim executive director for City Slicker Farms. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>City Slicker Farms has been around since 2001 and already has CUPs for the 12 chickens they raise on site, but Dekovic says founder Willow Rosenthal probably faced barriers similar to the ones these new amendments are trying to get rid of. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“She saw the total lack of access to any kind of healthy fresh food in West Oakland. There just were no grocery stores, no place where you could get affordable healthy food easily,” Dekovic says. “That lack of access combined with a deep history in the neighborhood of residents who either had family members, family knowledge, or interest in growing their own food was the catalyst for City Slicker Farms.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89686\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/City-Slicker-Farms-in-West-Oakland-is-one-of-the-few-places-in-the-neighborhood-to-get-fresh-healthy-produce.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/City-Slicker-Farms-in-West-Oakland-is-one-of-the-few-places-in-the-neighborhood-to-get-fresh-healthy-produce.jpg\" alt=\"City Slicker Farms in West Oakland is one of the few places in the neighborhood to get fresh, healthy produce. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89686\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">City Slicker Farms in West Oakland is one of the few places in the neighborhood to get fresh, healthy produce. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Aside from the community markets City Slicker Farms holds every Saturday, it still is very difficult to access fresh, healthy food in West Oakland. The nearest supermarket is the Pak N Save in Emeryville, and other local grocery stores can take a 45-minute bus ride to reach. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other organizations have begun responding to this lack of access, and West Oakland is becoming a hub for community farming. For the past few years, an organization called the \u003ca href=\"http://peoplescommunitymarket.com/\" target=\"_blank\">People’s Community Market\u003c/a> has been \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2013/04/02/coming-soon-a-supermarket-in-west-oakland/\" target=\"_blank\">working to build\u003c/a> a full-service supermarket in West Oakland. The Oakland Unified School district is also working to create a \u003ca href=\"http://www.ousd.k12.ca.us/cms/lib07/CA01001176/Centricity/Domain/118/OUSD_CentralKitchen_ConceptPaper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">central kitchen\u003c/a> with an attached urban farm and education center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89690\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Murals-painted-by-the-community-in-response-to-recent-vandalism-at-the-farm.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Murals-painted-by-the-community-in-response-to-recent-vandalism-at-the-farm.jpg\" alt=\"Murals painted by the community in response to recent vandalism at the farm. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89690\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Murals painted by the community in response to recent vandalism at the farm. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>However, in the meantime Dekovic says it needs to be easy for as many people as possible to start growing their own food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“If you look at the report it mentions a goal that Oakland has about supporting community gardens that are multi-generational, multiethnic and welcoming to all. And this is the first step. If you are making it a right for people to be able to do this, this is really the first step to embracing that truly.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Esperanza Pallana, the director of the \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandfood.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland Food Policy Council\u003c/a> (OFPC), agrees. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"To acknowledge the right to grow our own food is particularly profound because the United States does not view food as a basic human right. It would be a significant statement for our city to not only view food as a basic right, but that growing it ourselves is a right. I hope Oakland can set an example for national food policy,” she says.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>For the past four years Pallana and the OFPC have been working to form changes like the ones that will be decided on November 18. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think this policy is also important because the rate of hunger in Alameda County is \u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/news/pressreleases/pr2014-05-05CalFreshAwareness.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">higher than ever\u003c/a>, Pallana adds. \"We have a climate than enables year round production of food crops. There is no reason why we can’t be growing our own way out of dependency on a food system than doesn’t serve us.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Dekovic and Pallana agree that if and when these amendments pass, the work of the urban farming and food policy advocate isn’t over, it’s only the first step in an ongoing discussion. Dekovic says she would eventually like to see Oakland make the permitting process easier for urban farmers to raise livestock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“Chickens are a pretty natural part of a produce farm, there’s a lot of beneficial systems going on there and so right now there are barriers to that.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Land security is another huge issue. Dekovic worries about not being able to control the fate of farm space, which takes a lot of investment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89688\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Fresh-green-beans-on-the-vine-at-City-Slicker-Farms.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Fresh-green-beans-on-the-vine-at-City-Slicker-Farms.jpg\" alt=\"Fresh green beans on the vine at City Slicker Farms. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89688\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fresh green beans on the vine at City Slicker Farms. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/A-row-of-collard-greens-almost-ready-for-harvest-.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/A-row-of-collard-greens-almost-ready-for-harvest-.jpg\" alt=\"A row of collard greens almost ready for harvest. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89684\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A row of collard greens almost ready for harvest. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“How do we protect, enable and empower the residents who want to just have smaller scale community gardens?” One example, she says, is borrowing San Francisco’s idea for giving \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/09/09/tax-breaks-may-turn-san-franciscos-vacant-lots-into-urban-farms/\" target=\"_blank\">tax breaks\u003c/a> to people who open up their land to urban farming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even more, there’s a larger discussion that needs to take place about the role of urban farms and community gardens in areas where \u003ca href=\"http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/gentrification-and-the-urban-garden\" target=\"_blank\">gentrification\u003c/a> is changing the character of neighborhoods and creating tension between longtime residents and newcomers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Urban farming isn't new, Dekovic says. “My grandmother moved to the Richmond District in the 1950s from the Philippines, had a giant backyard and was growing her food there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“Our mission is really to empower residents of West Oakland typically who have lived here a long time and have been doing this for a long time, but when realtors advertise the urban garden as something that it's not, something hip and fashionable, something designed to sell property and rack up home prices, it raises some interesting questions.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89687\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Ellie-Gertler-and-Haider-Zafar-plant-carrot-seeds.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Ellie-Gertler-and-Haider-Zafar-plant-carrot-seeds.jpg\" alt=\"Ellie Gertler and Haider Zafar plant carrot seeds. 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"excerpt": "Growing and selling your own kale and green tomatoes in Oakland may get a lot easier in the next few months. Next week the Oakland City Council will have a final vote on amendments to its agricultural zoning policy that will remove costly barriers to starting an urban farm.",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89691\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Potential-new-zoning-regulations-will-make-it-easier-to-start-an-urban-farm-in-Oakland.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Potential-new-zoning-regulations-will-make-it-easier-to-start-an-urban-farm-in-Oakland.jpg\" alt=\"Potential new zoning regulations will make it easier to start an urban farm in Oakland. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89691\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Potential new zoning regulations will make it easier to start an urban farm in Oakland. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s a foggy fall day at West Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.cityslickerfarms.org/\" target=\"_blank\">City Slicker Farms\u003c/a> in Union Plaza Park, but by looking at the lush and green garden boxes full of basil, Swiss chard, and collard greens it’s hard to believe the growing season is almost over. While volunteers are planting root vegetables for the winter and picking the last of the green tomatoes, some food policy advocates are trying to harvest change in Oakland’s City Council. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89683\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/A-bountiful-bunch-of-basil-at-City-Slicker-Farms.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/A-bountiful-bunch-of-basil-at-City-Slicker-Farms.jpg\" alt=\"A bountiful bunch of basil at City Slicker Farms. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1503\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89683\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bountiful bunch of basil at City Slicker Farms. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89689\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Joseph-Davis-Ellie-Gertler-and-Haider-Zafar-tend-the-garden-beds-at-City-Slicker-Farms.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Joseph-Davis-Ellie-Gertler-and-Haider-Zafar-tend-the-garden-beds-at-City-Slicker-Farms.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Davis, Ellie Gertler and Haider Zafar tend the garden beds at City Slicker Farms. Credit: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89689\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joseph Davis, Ellie Gertler and Haider Zafar tend the garden beds at City Slicker Farms. Credit: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Last week, Oakland City Council first considered \u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/w/oak049146\" target=\"_blank\">amendments\u003c/a> to the city’s zoning policies that would make it easier and cheaper to start urban farms and gardens in Oakland. The first vote passed unanimously, and on November 18, there will be final vote for these changes at the council meeting. Food policy activists and urban farming supporters are confident this vote will also be successful. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With some exceptions, like farms that include chickens or other livestock, these new regulations would remove the expensive and burdensome permit process from community gardens and farms in Oakland. Previously it could cost up to $3,000 to apply for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), a process that could take several months without the guarantee of approval. The proposed changes would designate agriculture activities like growing and selling fruits, vegetables, and herbs; and keeping up to three beehives, as a right. It would also change the definition of a community garden from land cultivated by “more than one” to “one or more” persons. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“If you're just starting a farm, or basically or really just interested in growing your own food, to have that barrier immediately of a permit is such a stopping point,” says Ariel Dekovic, the interim executive director of City Slicker Farms. “ It really says as a city, ‘Oakland doesn't value people’s rights to grow their own food.’ So from our perspective and from our experience this is so important because it really just opens up that right.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89685\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Ariel-Dekovic-the-interim-Executive-Director-for-City-Slicker-Farms.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Ariel-Dekovic-the-interim-Executive-Director-for-City-Slicker-Farms.jpg\" alt=\"Ariel Dekovic - the interim executive director for City Slicker Farms. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89685\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ariel Dekovic - the interim executive director for City Slicker Farms. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>City Slicker Farms has been around since 2001 and already has CUPs for the 12 chickens they raise on site, but Dekovic says founder Willow Rosenthal probably faced barriers similar to the ones these new amendments are trying to get rid of. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“She saw the total lack of access to any kind of healthy fresh food in West Oakland. There just were no grocery stores, no place where you could get affordable healthy food easily,” Dekovic says. “That lack of access combined with a deep history in the neighborhood of residents who either had family members, family knowledge, or interest in growing their own food was the catalyst for City Slicker Farms.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89686\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/City-Slicker-Farms-in-West-Oakland-is-one-of-the-few-places-in-the-neighborhood-to-get-fresh-healthy-produce.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/City-Slicker-Farms-in-West-Oakland-is-one-of-the-few-places-in-the-neighborhood-to-get-fresh-healthy-produce.jpg\" alt=\"City Slicker Farms in West Oakland is one of the few places in the neighborhood to get fresh, healthy produce. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89686\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">City Slicker Farms in West Oakland is one of the few places in the neighborhood to get fresh, healthy produce. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Aside from the community markets City Slicker Farms holds every Saturday, it still is very difficult to access fresh, healthy food in West Oakland. The nearest supermarket is the Pak N Save in Emeryville, and other local grocery stores can take a 45-minute bus ride to reach. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other organizations have begun responding to this lack of access, and West Oakland is becoming a hub for community farming. For the past few years, an organization called the \u003ca href=\"http://peoplescommunitymarket.com/\" target=\"_blank\">People’s Community Market\u003c/a> has been \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2013/04/02/coming-soon-a-supermarket-in-west-oakland/\" target=\"_blank\">working to build\u003c/a> a full-service supermarket in West Oakland. The Oakland Unified School district is also working to create a \u003ca href=\"http://www.ousd.k12.ca.us/cms/lib07/CA01001176/Centricity/Domain/118/OUSD_CentralKitchen_ConceptPaper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">central kitchen\u003c/a> with an attached urban farm and education center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89690\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Murals-painted-by-the-community-in-response-to-recent-vandalism-at-the-farm.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Murals-painted-by-the-community-in-response-to-recent-vandalism-at-the-farm.jpg\" alt=\"Murals painted by the community in response to recent vandalism at the farm. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89690\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Murals painted by the community in response to recent vandalism at the farm. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>However, in the meantime Dekovic says it needs to be easy for as many people as possible to start growing their own food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“If you look at the report it mentions a goal that Oakland has about supporting community gardens that are multi-generational, multiethnic and welcoming to all. And this is the first step. If you are making it a right for people to be able to do this, this is really the first step to embracing that truly.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Esperanza Pallana, the director of the \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandfood.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland Food Policy Council\u003c/a> (OFPC), agrees. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"To acknowledge the right to grow our own food is particularly profound because the United States does not view food as a basic human right. It would be a significant statement for our city to not only view food as a basic right, but that growing it ourselves is a right. I hope Oakland can set an example for national food policy,” she says.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>For the past four years Pallana and the OFPC have been working to form changes like the ones that will be decided on November 18. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think this policy is also important because the rate of hunger in Alameda County is \u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/news/pressreleases/pr2014-05-05CalFreshAwareness.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">higher than ever\u003c/a>, Pallana adds. \"We have a climate than enables year round production of food crops. There is no reason why we can’t be growing our own way out of dependency on a food system than doesn’t serve us.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Dekovic and Pallana agree that if and when these amendments pass, the work of the urban farming and food policy advocate isn’t over, it’s only the first step in an ongoing discussion. Dekovic says she would eventually like to see Oakland make the permitting process easier for urban farmers to raise livestock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“Chickens are a pretty natural part of a produce farm, there’s a lot of beneficial systems going on there and so right now there are barriers to that.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Land security is another huge issue. Dekovic worries about not being able to control the fate of farm space, which takes a lot of investment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89688\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Fresh-green-beans-on-the-vine-at-City-Slicker-Farms.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Fresh-green-beans-on-the-vine-at-City-Slicker-Farms.jpg\" alt=\"Fresh green beans on the vine at City Slicker Farms. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89688\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fresh green beans on the vine at City Slicker Farms. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/A-row-of-collard-greens-almost-ready-for-harvest-.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/A-row-of-collard-greens-almost-ready-for-harvest-.jpg\" alt=\"A row of collard greens almost ready for harvest. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89684\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A row of collard greens almost ready for harvest. 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"content": "\u003cp>by \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/people/2100208/allison-aubrey\" target=\"_blank\">Allison Aubrey\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/people/143160021/daniel-charles\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Charles\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/11/08/362338673/occupy-the-farm-in-berkeley-the-revolution-will-be-irrigated\" target=\"_blank\">The Salt at NPR Food\u003c/a> (11/8/14)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/175847418&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an open field on the northern edge of Berkeley, Calif., planting vegetables is the latest form of political insurrection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the morning of April 22, 2012, hundreds of people broke the lock on a fence surrounding the Gill Tract, a 14-acre plot of land owned by the University of California. They set about planting thousands of vegetable seedlings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This \"\u003ca href=\"http://occupythefarm.org/\">farm occupation\u003c/a>\" was, in part, a protest against the university's plans to convert part of the Gill Tract into a commercial development. But the protestors also had bigger things on their minds, such as malnutrition among the poor. The Gill Tract protest, which has evolved and persisted for more than two years now, has become a symbol of the subversive possibilities of urban agriculture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's now a documentary \u003ca href=\"http://occupythefarmfilm.com/\">film\u003c/a> about events at the Gill Tract, called \u003cem>Occupy the Farm\u003c/em>. Since we missed the actual protest, we called up the director of the film, Todd Darling, to learn more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can listen to our whole conversation at the link above.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"What surprised me when I first got there was how much fun everybody was having,\" Darling says. \"All these kids were running around. People from the neighborhood were there. I realized that doing this as a group, in a piece of open land, was fulfilling people in a way that everyone was surprised at. When people talk about growing food as community, as a way of building communities, I realized that it's not just rhetoric, it actually is true. There's something magical about that activity.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Darling's film highlights many of the big issues that motivated the protest's organizers. \"It certainly was a protest against the university's plans to essentially privatize it by paving it over and leasing it out to commercial operations, but at the heart of it is the story of food and malnutrition in urban areas,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the end of the first summer, the impromptu farmers harvested two tons worth of food. Darling says he was startled by the amount. \"I came to realize how much food you could really grow in a small area,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Darling isn't giving away the ending to his film, but he promises that it's not depressing. \"Rather than having martyrs led off at the end of the film, it's a more hopeful ending,\" he says. \"But that was never certain, and it happened in fairly dramatic style.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The film had its premier in Berkeley this week. In the coming weeks, it will \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/OccupyTheFarmFilm/events\">arrive\u003c/a> in New York and Pasadena, Calif. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Copyright 2014 \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/\" target=\"_blank\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"disqusTitle": "New Whole Foods Store Opens in West Berkeley - Challenges Local Competitor",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89524\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Whole-Foods-Gilman-first-day-in-the-produce-section-photo-Neil-Mishalov-720x434.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-89524\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Whole-Foods-Gilman-first-day-in-the-produce-section-photo-Neil-Mishalov-720x434.jpg\" alt=\"Customers shop for produce in Berkeley’s second Whole Foods store which opened today at Tenth and Gilman streets. Photo: Neil Mishalov\" width=\"720\" height=\"434\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Customers shop for produce in Berkeley’s second Whole Foods store which opened today at Tenth and Gilman streets. Photo: Neil Mishalov\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>by \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/author/gill-south/\" target=\"_blank\">Gill South\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/11/04/new-whole-foods-a-wake-up-call-for-andronicos/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside NOSH\u003c/a> (11/4/14)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On November 4 at 9:30 a.m. a new \u003ca href=\"http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/gilman\" target=\"_blank\">Whole Foods Market\u003c/a> broke bread rather than cut a ribbon, and opened for business in the rapidly transforming Gilman shopping district in West Berkeley. The store, and the competition it represents, has been a catalyst for at least one other local grocery chain to sharpen up its act. Early reports suggest the market will be a welcome addition to the neighborhood for local residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An estimated 600 people took tours of the new Whole Foods store last week in the lead-up to Tuesday’s opening at its location on 10th and Gilman streets. This is the second Whole Foods store for Berkeley (the first one opened at Ashby and Telegraph in 1990), the 41st Whole Foods store in Northern California, and the 401st nationwide. It will be open 8 a.m. until 10 p.m., seven days a week, while the Whole Foods-owned Allegro Coffee roastery in-store, its first outlet on the West Coast, will be open from 6 a.m. every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 47,000 sq ft Whole Foods Market, with 85 car parking spaces, including electric charging spots, and 12 bike spaces, is employing 200 staff, two-thirds of them coming from other Whole Food stores while one-third are new staff members, said outreach team leader Kristen Tantarelli.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89523\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Whole-Foods-Gilman-exterior-Photo-Emilie-Raguso.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-89523\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Whole-Foods-Gilman-exterior-Photo-Emilie-Raguso.jpg\" alt=\"The exterior of the new West Barkeley Whole Foods is partly clad in reclaimed wood. Photo: Emilie Raguso\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The exterior of the new West Barkeley Whole Foods is partly clad in reclaimed wood. Photo: Emilie Raguso\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods is testing some new concepts at the new Berkeley market, including a designated space and table in the specialty food section where certified cheese professionals will be on hand to cut cheese fresh from the wheel to customers’ specifications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many delicate cheeses are better cut the day they are eaten,” said Tantarelli. Up to 90 percent of the cheeses come from Northern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other features of the store are a full-service butcher, a bakery that will be making ten breads from scratch daily, homebrew supplies, a craft pizza bar, a Paleo cold bar, and a sophisticated bulk-bin section.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fresh juice bar has been given a Berkeley flavor – servers are mixing mocktails using ingredients from the locally situated Shrub & Co. Its shrubs are made from organic fruit, sugar, vinegar and aromatics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89521\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/juice-bar-in-whole-foods-gilman-on-opening-day-photo-neil-mishalov-720x626.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-89521\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/juice-bar-in-whole-foods-gilman-on-opening-day-photo-neil-mishalov-720x626.jpg\" alt=\"The fresh juice bar at the new Whole Foods on opening day. Photo: Neil Mishalov\" width=\"720\" height=\"626\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fresh juice bar at the new Whole Foods on opening day. Photo: Neil Mishalov\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The new store has given \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2012/11/19/andronicos-unveils-rejuvenated-gourmet-ghetto-store/\" target=\"_blank\">Andronico’s\u003c/a> the incentive to make improvements at its Solano Avenue store and to invest in a high-profile billboard campaign as the retailer reminds Berkeley shoppers that it has a long history in the area dating back to 1929.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Renwood Opportunities Fund, Andronico’s owner since its bankruptcy in 2011, is giving all five of its stores facelifts by mid 2015. It has two in Berkeley, the other three in San Anselmo, Los Altos and San Francisco. (Update, Nov. 5: Andronico’s said it spent around $1 million on the Solano store improvements and plans to spend several million more for all the other stores in 2015.) Two years ago \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2012/11/19/andronicos-unveils-rejuvenated-gourmet-ghetto-store/\" target=\"_blank\">it unveiled a revamped store\u003c/a> in Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will be doing things like putting in new bakeries, new salad bars, hot food bars. We are really trying to clean them up. We are also revamping the stores’ catering departments,” said the food retailer’s spokeswoman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Andronico’s is only in the Bay Area, so it is completely local,” she said. “We are hoping that people in Berkeley won’t change stores,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Andronico’s is particularly proud of the food it stocks from local producers, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Andronico’s bends over backwards to make sure that it is opening the door to local companies. We carry hundreds of small producers. And we will allow for a lot of flexibility.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Andronico’s staff is unionized unlike Whole Foods, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89518\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Beer-section-Whole-Foods-Gilman-Photo-Emilie-Raguso.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Beer-section-Whole-Foods-Gilman-Photo-Emilie-Raguso.jpg\" alt=\"The beer section at the newly opened Berkeley Whole Foods. Photo: Emilie Raguso\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89518\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beer section at the newly opened Berkeley Whole Foods. Photo: Emilie Raguso\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods Gilman said 85 percent of its produce is from California. It also has a section dedicated to hyperlocal food purveyors, including Baia Pasta, which is in Jack London Square, \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/10/31/spotlight-chef-lisa-murphy-of-sosu-sauces/\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland’s Sosu sauces\u003c/a>, Emeryville’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2011/02/18/jammaker-turns-hobby-into-thriving-local-business/\" target=\"_blank\">INNA Jam\u003c/a>, and San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.omnivoresalt.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Omnivore Salt\u003c/a>. Some of the products are made literally a stone’s throw from Whole Foods’ doorstep, such as \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/05/05/paul-bertolli-curemaster-at-berkeleys-fra-mani/\" target=\"_blank\">Fra’ Mani‘s\u003c/a> charcuterie, produce from \u003ca href=\"http://local-greens.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Local Greens\u003c/a>, shrubs from Shrub & Co, and muffins from Muffin Revolution, the latter two being based at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/04/03/bakers-cooks-and-cakemakers-spread-their-wings-at-newly-opened-berkeley-kitchens/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeley Kitchens\u003c/a> incubator at 2701 Eighth Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked whether the store will address local crime problems and traffic congestion, Tantarelli said they were working to improve the area in collaboration with the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will have security at the store for the safety of customers and team members. We have also been working with the Police Department, requesting more frequent patrols of the neighborhood. We are also discussing options with University Village for increased security,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/bulk-bins-at-whole-foods-gilman-photo-emilie-raguso.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/bulk-bins-at-whole-foods-gilman-photo-emilie-raguso.jpg\" alt=\"Bulk bins at the Whole Foods on Gilman. Photo: Emilie Raguso\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89519\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bulk bins at the Whole Foods on Gilman. Photo: Emilie Raguso\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The food retailer has been welcomed by at least one major nearby business. Outdoor outfitter REI on San Pablo Avenue routinely works to build connections with the local community. With the stores being so close, this will increase, said Brad Bostrum, REI’s market manager of outdoor programs and outreach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For us it’s fantastic. REI and Whole Foods are very like-minded companies. Even on our strategies with best customer service.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is he worried about Whole Foods customers encroaching on REI car parking spaces? “We are more interested in how its arrival can affect the community in a positive way,” said Bostrom. “We expect a lot of our customers will overlap — for example people will grab a snack at Whole Foods before shopping at REI.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bostrom said he was personally excited about the early-morning coffee that will be on offer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89517\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Allegro-Coffee-Roasters-interior.-Photo-Emilie-Raguso.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Allegro-Coffee-Roasters-interior.-Photo-Emilie-Raguso.jpg\" alt=\"Allegro Coffee Roasters at the new Whole Foods opens at 6 a.m daily. Photo: Emilie Raguso\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89517\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allegro Coffee Roasters at the new Whole Foods opens at 6 a.m daily. Photo: Emilie Raguso\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As for Berkeley residents, they appear keen to give the retailer a try.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neil Mishalov, who took some of the photos included in this story, lives a 7-minute walk from the new store. “It’s fabulous. I am just delighted to have such a great food store within such a short distance from my home,” he said after visiting on opening day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mercelle Carlson, a local mother of two and an enthusiastic foodie, said she would be visiting Whole Foods for its wine and cheese department as well as for its café.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With a two-year old and a little girl at elementary school, Carlson is often looking to pick up a few things after school drop-off in the morning. She is frustrated by retailers like Berkeley Bowl\u003cbr>\nand Monterey Market that don’t open until 9 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You try sitting in a café with a two-year old waiting until 9 a.m. for the stores to open,” she said. “At the moment, this earlier opening definitely give Whole Foods a competitive edge. The early bird gets the worm.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She hopes Whole Foods’ hours will prompt some other local food retailers to change their opening times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89520\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/deli-counter-at-whole-foods-gilman-on-opening-day-photo-neil-mishalov-720x561.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/deli-counter-at-whole-foods-gilman-on-opening-day-photo-neil-mishalov-720x561.jpg\" alt=\"The deli counter at Whole Foods Gilman on opening day. Photo Neil Mishalov\" width=\"720\" height=\"561\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89520\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The deli counter at Whole Foods Gilman on opening day. Photo Neil Mishalov\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But Diane Yasuda, co-owner with husband Glenn of the much-loved Berkeley Bowl, said the Berkeley Bowl stores wouldn’t be doing anything any different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will do what we do now. We will not be changing the hours at this point. There is business in food for everybody. We are so busy, more hours would be too much,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley Bowl is hiring at the moment with a number of long-term employees retiring. The food retailer is also looking at ways of expanding its organic produce sections due to customer demand, said Yasuda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Berkeley Bowl owner said she thought Monterey Market might feel the competition from the new Whole Foods store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It will help the area,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Natural Grocery Company is another local retailer watching Whole Foods’ arrival closely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Berkeley store will be affected by the new Whole Foods market but I still think it is a great thing if Whole Foods is actually selling organic natural food,” said Pierre Jones, store manager of The Natural Grocery Company in El Cerrito which also has a store on Gilman Street in Westbrae. Natural Grocery prides itself on its organic offerings, especially in its fresh-produce department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tantarelli said at this time of year the fresh produce section at Whole Foods is 65 percent organic. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89524\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Whole-Foods-Gilman-first-day-in-the-produce-section-photo-Neil-Mishalov-720x434.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-89524\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Whole-Foods-Gilman-first-day-in-the-produce-section-photo-Neil-Mishalov-720x434.jpg\" alt=\"Customers shop for produce in Berkeley’s second Whole Foods store which opened today at Tenth and Gilman streets. Photo: Neil Mishalov\" width=\"720\" height=\"434\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Customers shop for produce in Berkeley’s second Whole Foods store which opened today at Tenth and Gilman streets. Photo: Neil Mishalov\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>by \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/author/gill-south/\" target=\"_blank\">Gill South\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/11/04/new-whole-foods-a-wake-up-call-for-andronicos/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside NOSH\u003c/a> (11/4/14)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On November 4 at 9:30 a.m. a new \u003ca href=\"http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/gilman\" target=\"_blank\">Whole Foods Market\u003c/a> broke bread rather than cut a ribbon, and opened for business in the rapidly transforming Gilman shopping district in West Berkeley. The store, and the competition it represents, has been a catalyst for at least one other local grocery chain to sharpen up its act. Early reports suggest the market will be a welcome addition to the neighborhood for local residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An estimated 600 people took tours of the new Whole Foods store last week in the lead-up to Tuesday’s opening at its location on 10th and Gilman streets. This is the second Whole Foods store for Berkeley (the first one opened at Ashby and Telegraph in 1990), the 41st Whole Foods store in Northern California, and the 401st nationwide. It will be open 8 a.m. until 10 p.m., seven days a week, while the Whole Foods-owned Allegro Coffee roastery in-store, its first outlet on the West Coast, will be open from 6 a.m. every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 47,000 sq ft Whole Foods Market, with 85 car parking spaces, including electric charging spots, and 12 bike spaces, is employing 200 staff, two-thirds of them coming from other Whole Food stores while one-third are new staff members, said outreach team leader Kristen Tantarelli.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89523\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Whole-Foods-Gilman-exterior-Photo-Emilie-Raguso.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-89523\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Whole-Foods-Gilman-exterior-Photo-Emilie-Raguso.jpg\" alt=\"The exterior of the new West Barkeley Whole Foods is partly clad in reclaimed wood. Photo: Emilie Raguso\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The exterior of the new West Barkeley Whole Foods is partly clad in reclaimed wood. Photo: Emilie Raguso\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods is testing some new concepts at the new Berkeley market, including a designated space and table in the specialty food section where certified cheese professionals will be on hand to cut cheese fresh from the wheel to customers’ specifications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many delicate cheeses are better cut the day they are eaten,” said Tantarelli. Up to 90 percent of the cheeses come from Northern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other features of the store are a full-service butcher, a bakery that will be making ten breads from scratch daily, homebrew supplies, a craft pizza bar, a Paleo cold bar, and a sophisticated bulk-bin section.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fresh juice bar has been given a Berkeley flavor – servers are mixing mocktails using ingredients from the locally situated Shrub & Co. Its shrubs are made from organic fruit, sugar, vinegar and aromatics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89521\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/juice-bar-in-whole-foods-gilman-on-opening-day-photo-neil-mishalov-720x626.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-89521\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/juice-bar-in-whole-foods-gilman-on-opening-day-photo-neil-mishalov-720x626.jpg\" alt=\"The fresh juice bar at the new Whole Foods on opening day. Photo: Neil Mishalov\" width=\"720\" height=\"626\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fresh juice bar at the new Whole Foods on opening day. Photo: Neil Mishalov\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The new store has given \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2012/11/19/andronicos-unveils-rejuvenated-gourmet-ghetto-store/\" target=\"_blank\">Andronico’s\u003c/a> the incentive to make improvements at its Solano Avenue store and to invest in a high-profile billboard campaign as the retailer reminds Berkeley shoppers that it has a long history in the area dating back to 1929.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Renwood Opportunities Fund, Andronico’s owner since its bankruptcy in 2011, is giving all five of its stores facelifts by mid 2015. It has two in Berkeley, the other three in San Anselmo, Los Altos and San Francisco. (Update, Nov. 5: Andronico’s said it spent around $1 million on the Solano store improvements and plans to spend several million more for all the other stores in 2015.) Two years ago \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2012/11/19/andronicos-unveils-rejuvenated-gourmet-ghetto-store/\" target=\"_blank\">it unveiled a revamped store\u003c/a> in Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will be doing things like putting in new bakeries, new salad bars, hot food bars. We are really trying to clean them up. We are also revamping the stores’ catering departments,” said the food retailer’s spokeswoman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Andronico’s is only in the Bay Area, so it is completely local,” she said. “We are hoping that people in Berkeley won’t change stores,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Andronico’s is particularly proud of the food it stocks from local producers, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Andronico’s bends over backwards to make sure that it is opening the door to local companies. We carry hundreds of small producers. And we will allow for a lot of flexibility.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Andronico’s staff is unionized unlike Whole Foods, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89518\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Beer-section-Whole-Foods-Gilman-Photo-Emilie-Raguso.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Beer-section-Whole-Foods-Gilman-Photo-Emilie-Raguso.jpg\" alt=\"The beer section at the newly opened Berkeley Whole Foods. Photo: Emilie Raguso\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89518\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beer section at the newly opened Berkeley Whole Foods. Photo: Emilie Raguso\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whole Foods Gilman said 85 percent of its produce is from California. It also has a section dedicated to hyperlocal food purveyors, including Baia Pasta, which is in Jack London Square, \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/10/31/spotlight-chef-lisa-murphy-of-sosu-sauces/\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland’s Sosu sauces\u003c/a>, Emeryville’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2011/02/18/jammaker-turns-hobby-into-thriving-local-business/\" target=\"_blank\">INNA Jam\u003c/a>, and San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.omnivoresalt.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Omnivore Salt\u003c/a>. Some of the products are made literally a stone’s throw from Whole Foods’ doorstep, such as \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/05/05/paul-bertolli-curemaster-at-berkeleys-fra-mani/\" target=\"_blank\">Fra’ Mani‘s\u003c/a> charcuterie, produce from \u003ca href=\"http://local-greens.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Local Greens\u003c/a>, shrubs from Shrub & Co, and muffins from Muffin Revolution, the latter two being based at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/04/03/bakers-cooks-and-cakemakers-spread-their-wings-at-newly-opened-berkeley-kitchens/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeley Kitchens\u003c/a> incubator at 2701 Eighth Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked whether the store will address local crime problems and traffic congestion, Tantarelli said they were working to improve the area in collaboration with the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will have security at the store for the safety of customers and team members. We have also been working with the Police Department, requesting more frequent patrols of the neighborhood. We are also discussing options with University Village for increased security,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/bulk-bins-at-whole-foods-gilman-photo-emilie-raguso.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/bulk-bins-at-whole-foods-gilman-photo-emilie-raguso.jpg\" alt=\"Bulk bins at the Whole Foods on Gilman. Photo: Emilie Raguso\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89519\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bulk bins at the Whole Foods on Gilman. Photo: Emilie Raguso\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The food retailer has been welcomed by at least one major nearby business. Outdoor outfitter REI on San Pablo Avenue routinely works to build connections with the local community. With the stores being so close, this will increase, said Brad Bostrum, REI’s market manager of outdoor programs and outreach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For us it’s fantastic. REI and Whole Foods are very like-minded companies. Even on our strategies with best customer service.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is he worried about Whole Foods customers encroaching on REI car parking spaces? “We are more interested in how its arrival can affect the community in a positive way,” said Bostrom. “We expect a lot of our customers will overlap — for example people will grab a snack at Whole Foods before shopping at REI.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bostrom said he was personally excited about the early-morning coffee that will be on offer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89517\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Allegro-Coffee-Roasters-interior.-Photo-Emilie-Raguso.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/Allegro-Coffee-Roasters-interior.-Photo-Emilie-Raguso.jpg\" alt=\"Allegro Coffee Roasters at the new Whole Foods opens at 6 a.m daily. Photo: Emilie Raguso\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89517\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allegro Coffee Roasters at the new Whole Foods opens at 6 a.m daily. Photo: Emilie Raguso\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As for Berkeley residents, they appear keen to give the retailer a try.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neil Mishalov, who took some of the photos included in this story, lives a 7-minute walk from the new store. “It’s fabulous. I am just delighted to have such a great food store within such a short distance from my home,” he said after visiting on opening day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mercelle Carlson, a local mother of two and an enthusiastic foodie, said she would be visiting Whole Foods for its wine and cheese department as well as for its café.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With a two-year old and a little girl at elementary school, Carlson is often looking to pick up a few things after school drop-off in the morning. She is frustrated by retailers like Berkeley Bowl\u003cbr>\nand Monterey Market that don’t open until 9 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You try sitting in a café with a two-year old waiting until 9 a.m. for the stores to open,” she said. “At the moment, this earlier opening definitely give Whole Foods a competitive edge. The early bird gets the worm.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She hopes Whole Foods’ hours will prompt some other local food retailers to change their opening times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89520\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/deli-counter-at-whole-foods-gilman-on-opening-day-photo-neil-mishalov-720x561.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/deli-counter-at-whole-foods-gilman-on-opening-day-photo-neil-mishalov-720x561.jpg\" alt=\"The deli counter at Whole Foods Gilman on opening day. Photo Neil Mishalov\" width=\"720\" height=\"561\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89520\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The deli counter at Whole Foods Gilman on opening day. Photo Neil Mishalov\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But Diane Yasuda, co-owner with husband Glenn of the much-loved Berkeley Bowl, said the Berkeley Bowl stores wouldn’t be doing anything any different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will do what we do now. We will not be changing the hours at this point. There is business in food for everybody. We are so busy, more hours would be too much,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley Bowl is hiring at the moment with a number of long-term employees retiring. The food retailer is also looking at ways of expanding its organic produce sections due to customer demand, said Yasuda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Berkeley Bowl owner said she thought Monterey Market might feel the competition from the new Whole Foods store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It will help the area,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Natural Grocery Company is another local retailer watching Whole Foods’ arrival closely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Berkeley store will be affected by the new Whole Foods market but I still think it is a great thing if Whole Foods is actually selling organic natural food,” said Pierre Jones, store manager of The Natural Grocery Company in El Cerrito which also has a store on Gilman Street in Westbrae. Natural Grocery prides itself on its organic offerings, especially in its fresh-produce department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_89507\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/sodasalt_enl-51109bffff722f5cc0ae2dfc9b1d5c194b53a02e-e1415231470574.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/11/sodasalt_enl-51109bffff722f5cc0ae2dfc9b1d5c194b53a02e-e1415231470574.jpg\" alt=\"Berkeley's efforts to pass a penny-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks faced opposition with deep pockets — but it also got sizable cash infusions from some big-name donors. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images\" width=\"1000\" height=\"680\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89507\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley's efforts to pass a penny-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks faced opposition with deep pockets — but it also got sizable cash infusions from some big-name donors. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>by Allison Aubrey, \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/11/05/361793296/how-did-berkeley-pass-a-soda-tax-bloombergs-cash-didnt-hurt\" target=\"_blank\">The Salt at NPR Food\u003c/a> (11/5/14)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's no secret that the American Beverage Association spent a lot of money to \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/10/27/359325115/soda-makers-try-to-take-fizz-out-of-bay-area-tax-campaigns\">defeat soda tax initiatives\u003c/a> in California this election season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As local media \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/10/09/beverage-companies-spend-1-675-million-to-defeat-berkeley-soda-tax/\">reported\u003c/a>, ABA ads blanketed a Berkeley train station in the weeks leading up to Election Day. They were \"plastered on the walls across from the trains, pinned to spaces near the ticket machine, and laid out on the floor of the station,\" according to Berkeleyside.com.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So the grass-roots \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyvsbigsoda.com/\">coalition\u003c/a> in Berkeley, Calif., that succeeded in getting 75 percent of voters to support the first-of-its-kind \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/11/05/361730578/berkeley-decides-to-try-taxing-away-its-soda-habit\">soda tax \u003c/a> in the nation is celebrating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It was a thrilling campaign, and I think it will be the first of many,\"\u003ca href=\"http://www.tramutola.com/\"> Larry Tramutola\u003c/a>, a consultant to the coalition, said during a post-election debrief Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure imposes a penny-per-ounce tax on most sugar-sweetened beverages. The coalition says it studied how the American Beverage Association worked to \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21857220/more-than-2-million-spending-richmond-soda-tax\">defeat\u003c/a> a similar sugar-sweetened-beverage tax initiative in Richmond, Calif., in 2012.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Knowing the opposition, and knowing what they were likely to do, was important,\" Tramutola says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One thing that most likely helped the Berkeley coalition succeed: sizable infusions of cash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The American Heart Association and the Center for Science in the Public Interest put their \u003ca href=\"http://www.capoliticalreview.com/capoliticalnewsandviews/former-nyc-mayor-michael-bloomberg-donates-85000-to-support-berkeleys-proposed-soda-tax/\">support\u003c/a> behind the effort. And perhaps the most notable donor: \u003ca href=\"http://www.bloomberg.org/about/?gclid=Cj0KEQiAsueiBRCT8YOM4PDElsYBEiQAaiI4IHN4E71poB4YbGV0CrTkFIhY1OqxKTAbschojrt6xwIaAqJD8P8HAQ\">Michael Bloomberg\u003c/a> — who, during his tenure as the mayor of New York City,\u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/03/11/174037195/judge-overturns-new-york-city-ban-on-big-sugary-sodas\"> pushed for\u003c/a> limits on big, sugary drinks — stepped in during the final weeks of this election season with \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/10/27/michael-bloomberg-has-now-spent-370k-in-support-of-measure-d-other-berkeley-election-news/\">donations\u003c/a>. Reports suggest Bloomberg gave $370,000 during the course of the campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bloomberg cash infusions helped pay for television ads that ran on local, San Francisco-area broadcasts during the World Series.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During a conference call Wednesday, Howard Wolfson, senior adviser to Michael Bloomberg, said, \"Last night was a huge defeat for Big Soda and a big victory for public health. The results will surely encourage other municipalities across the nation to pursue similar initiatives to fight obesity and diabetes.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wolfson also indicated that Bloomberg may be willing to support organizers in other towns or municipalities that want to rally behind a soda tax in their communities. \"We look for a strong, locally led effort,\" Wolfson explains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says the movement can't be led from the top down; it's got to be bottom up. So, he says, \"we stand ready to assess and assist other local efforts in the coming election cycle.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Following its defeat in the Berkeley soda tax battle, the American Beverage Association \u003ca href=\"http://www.ameribev.org/news-media/news-releases-statements/more/337/\">released a statement\u003c/a> on its website saying, \"People don't support taxes and bans on common grocery items, like soft drinks.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the ABA says the debate should move on from taxes and bans \"onto \u003ca href=\"http://deliveringchoices.org/\">real solutions\u003c/a>.\" Leading beverage companies, the ABA says, have \"set a goal to reduce beverage calories consumed per person by 20 percent by 2025.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003cem>Copyright 2014 \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/\" target=\"_blank\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87458\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/mammas4.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/mammas4.jpg\" alt=\"Californian Florentine\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87458\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Californian Florentine from Two Mammas' Vegan Kitchen in Oakland.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Need a break from BBQ, or prefer dining on dairy and meat-free cuisine? There's loads of wonderful options in the East Bay, with many restaurants that exclusively serve fine vegan fare in Oakland. Here's a selection of five of our favorites; let us know your top choices in the comments. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"87455,87456,87457,87459\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just a few blocks down from Fruitvale BART resides the homey Two Mammas' Vegan Kitchen, run by the partners in life and business Jess and Jules Piovarcsik-Diliberto. Stop in for breakfast, lunch or weekend brunch prepared with local, seasonal and organic ingredients. Try the \"California Florentine\" with sautéed mushrooms, fresh tomato slices and avocado on English muffins dressed with a curry-infused vegan hollandaise sauce, or a savory crepe stuffed with sautéed spinach, tomato and almond \"ricotta\" cheese topped with an amazingly rich and creamy basil pesto. Entrees are served with a side salad that includes fresh fruit, nuts and 20-year aged balsamic vinaigrette or roasted potatoes topped with spicy cashew cheese. There's also fresh juices and smoothies made to order, such as the kale, almond, avocado and cocoa smoothie. For diners eschewing wheat, there's plenty of gluten-free options to choose from, as well as homemade pastries and ice cream, too. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.twomammasvegankitchen.com\" target=\"_blank\">Two Mammas’ Vegan Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>3700 E. 12th St. [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/K3LMdr\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94601\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 606-0596\u003cbr>\nHours: Everyday 10am-3pm, Closed Tuesday\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/TwoMammasVeganKitchen\" target=\"_blank\">Two Mammas Vegan Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $$ Entrees ($11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"84229,84243,84241,84242,84229,84231\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Spot the giant hot pink doughnut parked on the sidewalk on San Pablo Avenue near 60th Street, and you’ll find the entrance to Pepples Donut Farm. This bakery is one of those local gems that will make you skeptical that there's no butter, cream or other dairy-based ingredients used in their rich, decadent confections. And you’ll find no stale doughnuts here; all of their baked goods are prepared fresh daily from organic ingredients. If you’re in the mood for something more substantial, they serve up excellent lunches and weekend brunch, too. Try their breakfast burrito or a bowl of their homemade granola with fresh fruit and your choice of soy or hemp milk. You can also find their doughnuts at select locations in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.pepplesdonuts.com\" target=\"_blank\">Pepples Donut Farm\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n6037 San Pablo Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/fjOPD\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94608\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 338-6319\u003cbr>\nHours: Everyday Mon-Fri 7:30am-3pm serving donuts & coffee; Lunch is 10am-2pm; Weekends 9am-3pm serving donuts and brunch until 2:30pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pepples-Donuts/31322732286#/pages/Pepples-Donuts/31322732286\" target=\"_blank\">Pepples Donuts\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/vegan_donuts\" target=\"_blank\">@vegan_donuts\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ (Entrees $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88436,88437,88438,88439,88440,88441,88442\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The organic, macrobiotic menu is no-frills at Shangri-La Vegan, a modest Tibetan restaurant located on the border of Emeryville and Oakland. You choose from their daily specials (posted \u003ca href=\"http://www.shangri-lavegan.com/\" target=\"_blank\">online on their website\u003c/a>) and basically decide how much you want to eat: full, moderate or simple portions (which is also spice / salt-free). But you'll be impressed by their flavorful food, such as the offerings on one moderate plate: steamed mixed brown rice; curried garbanzo beans with leeks and garlic; baked red beets and turnips, rutabaga and kabocha seasoned with garlic and dill; steamed kale and collard greens with a creamy shiitake mushroom garlic sauce; a mixed green salad dressed with pureed beets, basil, vinegar, tahini and agave syrup. There's also complimentary kukicha tea and filtered water for customers, an assortment of vegan desserts (go for the pies over the pastries, which can be a tad dry) and a small outdoor patio area out front if you'd like to dine outside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.shangri-lavegan.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Shangri-La Vegan\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n4001 Linden St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/0UZwH\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94608\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 547-1842\u003cbr>\nHours: Everyday from 11am-3pm; 5:30pm-9pm\u003cbr>\nPrice range: Price range: $$ Entrees ($11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"82961,82962,82963,82970,82964,82965,82967,82968,82969,82971\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While chef/owner Tamearra Dyson grew up in Louisiana, a state not known for its health-conscious cuisine, her mother raised Dyson and her siblings on a mostly vegetarian diet in an effort to impart the benefits of a meatless lifestyle to her children. Dyson's restaurant, Souley Vegan, is her take on classic Southern and soul food dishes made without refined sugars, artificial ingredients and other additives, and also serves local and organic produce when possible. Check the blackboard for their daily specials, like chicken-fried \"steak\" or deep-fried seitan, grilled onions and gravy with a baked potato, \"butter\" and asparagus. Portions are substantial, so if you're going for the \"Monster Salad\", a garden-sized helping of lettuce, baby spinach, falafel crumbles, 5-spice tofu cubes, avocado, tomatoes and cucumber tossed with with a creamy, Caesar-like dressing -- it's enough to share among 3-4 people, plus it comes with a side of white or whole wheat \u003cem>zapaton\u003c/em> bread (Italian for \"long shoe\"). Ditto goes for the sampler platter, an overflowing smorgasbord of food, and you can add on extra items for a few more dollars. It comes with Southern-fried tofu (fried in a cornmeal crust with a texture and appearance reminiscent of catfish), BBQ tofu, black-eyed peas, lentils, sauteed greens, mashed yams, potato salad, sweet cornbread, mac n' \"cheese\", red beans and rice and fried okra (accompanied with a vegan tartar-like dipping sauce.) If you have room for dessert, there's an assortment of cobblers, cakes and other treats to choose from, including the strawberry lemon cupcake with grated coconut. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88810\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/foodwaste1-1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/foodwaste1-1000.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Greenfield has ridden his bicycle across the country, dumpster diving in various cities and making public displays of the food he finds to show how much food is regularly thrown out. Here he is shown with one of his displays in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo: Courtesy of Rob Greenfield\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88810\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rob Greenfield has ridden his bicycle across the country, dumpster diving in various cities and making public displays of the food he finds to show how much food is regularly thrown out. Here he is shown with one of his displays in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo: Courtesy of Rob Greenfield\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A meal for 5,000 – cooked with produce that would otherwise have been thrown away – will be served in Oakland’s Frank Ogawa Plaza on Saturday, October 18 to draw attention to the problem of food waste in America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dubbed “\u003ca href=\"http://www.endfoodwaste.org/events.html\" target=\"_blank\">Feeding the 5000\u003c/a>” after the Biblical story in which Jesus feeds the multitudes with five loaves of bread and two fish, the event began in 2009 in the United Kingdom and has been taking place in European cities ever since. This is the first time it will take place in the United States, with a second event following the Oakland one in Chapel Hill, N. C., a few days later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The vision behind it is that we can feed everyone on this planet with the amount of food we produce, but so much is thrown away,” said Dana Frasz, executive director of the Oakland based \u003ca href=\"http://foodshift.net/\" target=\"_blank\">Food Shift\u003c/a>, one of the event’s sponsors. Some estimate that 40 percent of food is thrown away in the U.S., while one in six people are food insecure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The meal will come from some 10,000 pounds of food that would not be sold because the potatoes or carrots are “too big or too small or blemished somehow or sunburned,” said Frasz, noting that produce that does not conform to specific standards by grocery stores is often thrown out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88811\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/foodwaste2-1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/foodwaste2-1000.jpg\" alt=\"Dana Frasz, the executive director of Oakland’s Food Shift, grows kale in her own West Oakland garden. Right now she is helping to organize the Feeding the 5000 event on Sunday. Photo: Jordan Schuster\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88811\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dana Frasz, the executive director of Oakland’s Food Shift, grows kale in her own West Oakland garden. Right now she is helping to organize the Feeding the 5000 event on Sunday. Photo: Jordan Schuster\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While the public is invited to the rally and feeding on Saturday, which goes from noon to 5 p.m., organizers have several days worth of events keeping them busy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Wednesday, organizers and speakers will spend the day harvesting vegetables from Petaluma’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.bloomfieldorganics.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomfield Organics\u003c/a> to be used in the meal. On Thursday and Friday, a conference on reducing food waste dubbed the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ncrarecycles.org/ZeroFoodWasteForum\" target=\"_blank\">First Zero Food Waste Forum\u003c/a> will take place at UC Berkeley timed to coincide with World Food Day on October 16. Sponsored by the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ncrarecycles.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Northern California Recycling Association\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/\" target=\"_blank\">National Resources Defense Council\u003c/a> and Food Shift, the conference is expected to draw 300 people, and features many of those who will be speaking at Saturday’s event, but also such locals as Sam Mogannam of \u003ca href=\"http://www.biritemarket.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Bi-Rite Market\u003c/a>, speaking from a grocer’s perspective on food waste, and Cassie Bartholomew of \u003ca href=\"http://www.stopwaste.org/home/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Stop Waste\u003c/a>, speaking about how Alameda County is trying to lessen its food waste through prevention and donation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday night, volunteers and organizers will spend their time prepping and chopping in what’s been dubbed “Disco Soup.” Music will be blaring at the commercial kitchen of \u003ca href=\"http://www.svdp-alameda.org/\" target=\"_blank\">St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County\u003c/a>, where organizers and volunteers will doing much of the prep work for Saturday’s meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88812\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/foodwaste3-new.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/foodwaste3-new.jpg\" alt=\"Dana Frasz, left, and her Food Shift team collect food from the Jack London Square Farmers Market. Photo: Sivashankar Pattamadai\" width=\"1000\" height=\"594\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88812\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dana Frasz, left, and her Food Shift team collect food from the Jack London Square Farmers Market. Photo: Sivashankar Pattamadai\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In addition to the meal on Saturday, 3000 pounds of groceries will be given away. Keynote speakers that day include Tristam Stuart, founder of the first \u003ca href=\"http://feedbackglobal.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Feeding the 5000 in the U.K.\u003c/a>; \u003ca href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/about/staff/dana-gunders\" target=\"_blank\">Dana Gunders\u003c/a> of the NRDC who wrote a widely distributed report called “Wasted: How America is Losing Up to 40 percent of its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill;” \u003ca href=\"http://www.wastedfood.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Bloom\u003c/a>, author of “American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of its Food;” and Robert Egger, founder of \u003ca href=\"http://www.dccentralkitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\">DC Central Kitchen\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.lakitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\">LA Kitchen\u003c/a>, both of which train low-income adults for culinary careers, as well as use recycled food. There will also be a special presentation by \u003ca href=\"http://robgreenfield.tv/\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Greenfield\u003c/a>, who rode his bike across the country, stopping in various cities making displays of food he found in dumpsters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88813\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 650px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/foodwaste4-new.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/foodwaste4-new.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Egger, founder of DC Central Kitchen, will be a keynote speaker at Feeding the 5000 on Saturday. Photo: Capitol File Magazine\" width=\"650\" height=\"486\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88813\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Egger, founder of DC Central Kitchen, will be a keynote speaker at Feeding the 5000 on Saturday. Photo: Capitol File Magazine\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There will also be cooking demos by chefs showing how to waste less food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88814\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 254px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/jordan-new.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/jordan-new.jpg\" alt=\"Jordan Figueiredo\" width=\"254\" height=\"253\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88814\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordan Figueiredo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jordan Figueiredo, whose day job is as a Solid Waste Professional at Castro Valley Sanitary District, but is volunteer event coordinator as well as “coordinator of chaos” for the conference and Saturday event, has been working closely with organizers in London.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He noted that one in five residents of Alameda County depend on their local food bank or pantry, which is higher than the national figure. And food waste isn’t just about people going hungry, he said, it’s also taking a major toll on the environment. “Food systems are responsible for 33 percent of our human-made emissions, which, if you extrapolate that out, 14 percent of all of our human-made emissions come from just food waste.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feeding the 5000 is cosponsored by Feedback, the Natural Resources Defense Council, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sustainableamerica.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainable America\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.gracelinks.org/\" target=\"_blank\">GRACE Communications Foundation\u003c/a>, Food Shift, \u003ca href=\"http://www.peoplesgrocery.org/welcome?splash=1\" target=\"_blank\">People’s Grocery\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://ecologycenter.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Ecology Center\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.ousd.k12.ca.us/site/default.aspx?PageID=1\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland Unified School District\u003c/a> and St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keeping food out of the landfill and compost and getting it to hungry people is a mission all of these groups support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This issue wasn’t really part of the conversation three years ago, but now it’s very much part of it,” said Frasz. “Part of what we’re doing here is encouraging people to think beyond compost. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88810\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/foodwaste1-1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/foodwaste1-1000.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Greenfield has ridden his bicycle across the country, dumpster diving in various cities and making public displays of the food he finds to show how much food is regularly thrown out. Here he is shown with one of his displays in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo: Courtesy of Rob Greenfield\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88810\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rob Greenfield has ridden his bicycle across the country, dumpster diving in various cities and making public displays of the food he finds to show how much food is regularly thrown out. Here he is shown with one of his displays in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo: Courtesy of Rob Greenfield\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A meal for 5,000 – cooked with produce that would otherwise have been thrown away – will be served in Oakland’s Frank Ogawa Plaza on Saturday, October 18 to draw attention to the problem of food waste in America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dubbed “\u003ca href=\"http://www.endfoodwaste.org/events.html\" target=\"_blank\">Feeding the 5000\u003c/a>” after the Biblical story in which Jesus feeds the multitudes with five loaves of bread and two fish, the event began in 2009 in the United Kingdom and has been taking place in European cities ever since. This is the first time it will take place in the United States, with a second event following the Oakland one in Chapel Hill, N. C., a few days later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The vision behind it is that we can feed everyone on this planet with the amount of food we produce, but so much is thrown away,” said Dana Frasz, executive director of the Oakland based \u003ca href=\"http://foodshift.net/\" target=\"_blank\">Food Shift\u003c/a>, one of the event’s sponsors. Some estimate that 40 percent of food is thrown away in the U.S., while one in six people are food insecure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The meal will come from some 10,000 pounds of food that would not be sold because the potatoes or carrots are “too big or too small or blemished somehow or sunburned,” said Frasz, noting that produce that does not conform to specific standards by grocery stores is often thrown out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88811\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/foodwaste2-1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/foodwaste2-1000.jpg\" alt=\"Dana Frasz, the executive director of Oakland’s Food Shift, grows kale in her own West Oakland garden. Right now she is helping to organize the Feeding the 5000 event on Sunday. Photo: Jordan Schuster\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88811\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dana Frasz, the executive director of Oakland’s Food Shift, grows kale in her own West Oakland garden. Right now she is helping to organize the Feeding the 5000 event on Sunday. Photo: Jordan Schuster\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While the public is invited to the rally and feeding on Saturday, which goes from noon to 5 p.m., organizers have several days worth of events keeping them busy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Wednesday, organizers and speakers will spend the day harvesting vegetables from Petaluma’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.bloomfieldorganics.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomfield Organics\u003c/a> to be used in the meal. On Thursday and Friday, a conference on reducing food waste dubbed the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ncrarecycles.org/ZeroFoodWasteForum\" target=\"_blank\">First Zero Food Waste Forum\u003c/a> will take place at UC Berkeley timed to coincide with World Food Day on October 16. Sponsored by the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ncrarecycles.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Northern California Recycling Association\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/\" target=\"_blank\">National Resources Defense Council\u003c/a> and Food Shift, the conference is expected to draw 300 people, and features many of those who will be speaking at Saturday’s event, but also such locals as Sam Mogannam of \u003ca href=\"http://www.biritemarket.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Bi-Rite Market\u003c/a>, speaking from a grocer’s perspective on food waste, and Cassie Bartholomew of \u003ca href=\"http://www.stopwaste.org/home/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Stop Waste\u003c/a>, speaking about how Alameda County is trying to lessen its food waste through prevention and donation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday night, volunteers and organizers will spend their time prepping and chopping in what’s been dubbed “Disco Soup.” Music will be blaring at the commercial kitchen of \u003ca href=\"http://www.svdp-alameda.org/\" target=\"_blank\">St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County\u003c/a>, where organizers and volunteers will doing much of the prep work for Saturday’s meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88812\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/foodwaste3-new.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/foodwaste3-new.jpg\" alt=\"Dana Frasz, left, and her Food Shift team collect food from the Jack London Square Farmers Market. Photo: Sivashankar Pattamadai\" width=\"1000\" height=\"594\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88812\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dana Frasz, left, and her Food Shift team collect food from the Jack London Square Farmers Market. Photo: Sivashankar Pattamadai\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In addition to the meal on Saturday, 3000 pounds of groceries will be given away. Keynote speakers that day include Tristam Stuart, founder of the first \u003ca href=\"http://feedbackglobal.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Feeding the 5000 in the U.K.\u003c/a>; \u003ca href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/about/staff/dana-gunders\" target=\"_blank\">Dana Gunders\u003c/a> of the NRDC who wrote a widely distributed report called “Wasted: How America is Losing Up to 40 percent of its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill;” \u003ca href=\"http://www.wastedfood.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Bloom\u003c/a>, author of “American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of its Food;” and Robert Egger, founder of \u003ca href=\"http://www.dccentralkitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\">DC Central Kitchen\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.lakitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\">LA Kitchen\u003c/a>, both of which train low-income adults for culinary careers, as well as use recycled food. There will also be a special presentation by \u003ca href=\"http://robgreenfield.tv/\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Greenfield\u003c/a>, who rode his bike across the country, stopping in various cities making displays of food he found in dumpsters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88813\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 650px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/foodwaste4-new.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/foodwaste4-new.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Egger, founder of DC Central Kitchen, will be a keynote speaker at Feeding the 5000 on Saturday. Photo: Capitol File Magazine\" width=\"650\" height=\"486\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88813\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Egger, founder of DC Central Kitchen, will be a keynote speaker at Feeding the 5000 on Saturday. 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And food waste isn’t just about people going hungry, he said, it’s also taking a major toll on the environment. “Food systems are responsible for 33 percent of our human-made emissions, which, if you extrapolate that out, 14 percent of all of our human-made emissions come from just food waste.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feeding the 5000 is cosponsored by Feedback, the Natural Resources Defense Council, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sustainableamerica.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainable America\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.gracelinks.org/\" target=\"_blank\">GRACE Communications Foundation\u003c/a>, Food Shift, \u003ca href=\"http://www.peoplesgrocery.org/welcome?splash=1\" target=\"_blank\">People’s Grocery\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://ecologycenter.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Ecology Center\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.ousd.k12.ca.us/site/default.aspx?PageID=1\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland Unified School District\u003c/a> and St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keeping food out of the landfill and compost and getting it to hungry people is a mission all of these groups support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This issue wasn’t really part of the conversation three years ago, but now it’s very much part of it,” said Frasz. “Part of what we’re doing here is encouraging people to think beyond compost. 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"content": "\u003cp>Over the last few years, the number of places to get a bagel in the Bay Area has increased, along with the diversity of bagels offered: the puffy, “roll with a hole” bagels California is infamous for have been jettisoned for more intriguing options. This list highlights ten of the best places to get a bagel in the East Bay, ranging from traditional New York style bagels to bagels with a decidedly Bay Area twist, like gluten-free bagels and vegan cream cheese.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your favorite’s not on the list? Let us know in the comments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88604,88609,88603,88605,88606\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Authentic Bagel is the product of two Rhode Island brothers who made their way West and decided to replicate the bagels of their childhood with the skills they picked up at culinary school. Their dense, chewy bagels are the result of an East Coast meets West Coast combination of their grandmother’s recipe and sourdough starter, with the same mentality extending to the rest of their menu: classics like a corned beef sandwich (a bagel piled high with their tender house made corned beef) share space with Bay Area friendly offerings like a tempeh and vegan cream cheese sandwich. Don’t miss their custom Roast Co coffee blend or the bagel-sized chocolate chip cookies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://abagelcompany.com/home\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Authentic Bagel Company\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n463 2nd St, Oakland, CA 94607 [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/IaZwKt\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 459-1201\u003cbr>\nHours: Wed-Mon 8am-3pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/abagelco\" target=\"_blank\">Authentic Bagel Company\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BagelCo\" target=\"_blank\">@BagelCo\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (Entrees $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88611,88612,88610,88614,88613\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sometimes when you toast a bready bagel, there’s no textural difference between the crust and interior, just an endless flabby mass. The bagels that Baron Baking produces are the antithesis of that doughy hell: they’re a wonder, with a crunchy exterior that gives way to a pleasantly chewy interior. They’re available at several locations around the Bay Area, but Stag’s Lunchette gives them the royal treatment with their bagel plate, where they’re topped with a hefty portion of smoked trout. Ex Saul’s Deli cook Dan Graf developed his recipe after a series of obsessive tests to discover what made the perfect bagel, and the care is evident in each bite. But don’t just take my word for it: even \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/dining/in-northern-california-bagels-come-full-circle.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a> approves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://baronbaking.com/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Baron Baking\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nAvailable at \u003ca href=\"http://saulsdeli.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Saul's Restaurant & Delicatessen\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.oaklandchopbar.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Chop Bar\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://stagslunchette.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Stags Lunchette\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"http://www.eastbayexpress.com/WhatTheFork/archives/2014/09/10/mid-week-menu-bar-dogwoods-new-spinoff-barons-big-bagel-account-and-dollar-oysters-galore\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland Whole Foods\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"http://www.facebook.com/BaronBaking\" target=\"_blank\">Baron Baking\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BaronBaking\" target=\"_blank\">@BaronBaking\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (Entrees $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88651,88652,88658,88657,88650,88653,88654\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bagels at Beauty’s are the only ones in the East Bay made in the Montreal style: they’re boiled in honey water, baked throughout the day in their wood fired oven, then tossed in the air before being covered in toppings:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88649\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 225px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/bagel_flip.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-88649\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/bagel_flip.gif\" alt=\"Beauty's Bagels owner Blake Joffe taking bagels out of their (10,000 pound) wood fired oven\" width=\"225\" height=\"400\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beauty's Bagels owner Blake Joffe taking bagels out of their wood fired oven\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The process leaves the bagels with a crisp crust and tender interior. Try one of their decadent lunch options (the fried chicken with beet coleslaw, or the After School Special with liver and pickled onions) on their exceptional salt and pepper bagel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.beautysbagelshop.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Beauty's Bagel Shop\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n3838 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609 [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/dpBu9q\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 788-6098\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Fri 7am-3pm, Sat-Sun 8am-3pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/beautysbagelshop\" target=\"_blank\">Beauty's Bagel Shop\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/beautysbagel\" target=\"_blank\">@beautysbagel\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (Entrees $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88618,88617,88616,88619\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley Bagels is a place of excess: You want choices? The staggeringly large menu stretches the length of the store’s wall. Like cream cheese? The ungodly amount they use is enough for three bagels. Fan of poppy seed bagels? How about upgrading to a Super Seed bagel? The bagel sandwiches are huge, the jalapeño cream cheese pleasantly spicy, and you won’t even resent them for the nap you’ll need afterwards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/berkeley-bagels-berkeley\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Berkeley Bagels\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1281 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA 94706 [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/ppuEZh\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 524-3104\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri 6:30am-5pm, Sat 7am-5pm, Sun 7am-4pm\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (Entrees $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88622,88621,88620,88623,88624\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Berkeley institution makes one bagel, and it’s a good one: a pitch black, caraway heavy rye-pumpernickel option that’s not overwhelmingly bready, despite being made with the bakery’s sourdough starter. And it’s cheap: since it’s only a dollar, you’ll have money left over to grab something from the nearby cheese counter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cheeseboardcollective.coop/\">\u003cstrong>The Cheese Board Collective\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1504 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 [map]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 549-3183\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon 7am-1pm, Tue-Fri 7am-6pm, Sat 8am-5pm \u003cstrong>Bagels available Tue and Sat\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/i7HwmP\" target=\"_blank\">The Cheese Board Collective\u003c/a> Twitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CheeseBoardColl\" target=\"_blank\">@CheeseBoardColl\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (Entrees $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88626,88627,88625,88628,88629\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Beauty’s, Baron Baking and Authentic are part of a second wave of Bay Area bagel makers, Bagel St Café is unabashedly first wave: an unpretentious place to go for a large, stately bagels topped with excessive amounts of cheese and meats. The bagel flavors are creative (honey corn, pumpkin), the prices are low, and the thing to get is a pizza bagel, of which they offer an impressive five varieties, all piled high with toppings and boasting a layer of lightly browned, perfectly melted cheese.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bagelstreetcafe.net/locations/berkeley\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Bagel Street Cáfe\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2148 Center St Berkeley, CA 94704 [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/2FPnSX\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 704-0199\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri 6am-6pm, Sat 7am-5pm, Sun 7am-5pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bagel-Street-C%C3%A1fe/509988725780056?ref=br_tf\" target=\"_blank\">Bagel Street Cáfe\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (Entrees $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88631,88632,88633,88630,88634\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This dependable Alameda institution boils and bakes their bagels every morning and sticks mainly to the classics (although they do offer honey butter as a topping and an intriguing sounding French toast bagel that was sold out when I got there) with good results: a supple bagel with a crispy crust that’s slightly taller and slightly larger than most. Order any of the deli sandwiches on a bagel for a towering, filling lunch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/levys-bagels-and-co-alameda\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Levy's Bagels & Co\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n730 Atlantic Ave, Alameda, CA 94501 [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/Ylf9jW\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 523-1080\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri 6am-5pm, Sat-Sun 6:30am-4pm\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (Entrees $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88637,88636,88635,88639,88638\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bagels at this gluten-free mecca are made from their standard blend of brown rice flour, potato starch and tapioca flour. The result? 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(Turns out, the \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn,_California\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn they’re referencing\u003c/a> is not the New York borough, but a former city in Alameda County, now annexed to Oakland.) And that’s a good thing: while a Spinach Asiago bagel may not be authentic, Old Brooklyn’s version is delicious, solid enough to give your mouth a workout and not too bready. They offer the standard flavors like poppy seed and everything, but the real draw is the assortment of unusual bagel flavors—pesto, orange-cranberry--and intriguing toppings, like hummus and Nutella. Let the New York bagel snobs sneer. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88366\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/matches1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/matches1000.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage theme-restaurant matchbooks. Photo: Kristan Lawson\" width=\"1000\" height=\"765\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88366\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vintage theme-restaurant matchbooks. Photo: Kristan Lawson\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The server's spaghetti-strapped, fringe-fronted, scarlet flapper dress makes her look -- as she glides bearing a lemongrassy \"Lucky Luciano\" cocktail past soaring columns and snappy-hatted dancers under classic chandeliers -- languid, liquid, lava-esque. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chicago, 1929?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No: Alameda, 2014. Occupying a historic former bank building, hosting bay tours in gangster Al Capone's actual yacht, \u003ca href=\"http://www.caponesspeakeasy.net/\" target=\"_blank\">Capone's Speakeasy\u003c/a> is one of several fun, immersive new theme restaurants daring to dot a region that takes eating so seriously as to be ... well, scary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Admit it:\u003c/strong> Around here, once the forks come out, the laughter kinda stops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mixing fun with food constitutes a Bay Area business risk. What happens when you tell basilisk-eyed marrow-munchers: \u003cem>Watch jousters over your starters! It's not all about the food!?\u003c/em> The owners of Capone's Speakeasy will soon know. As will the owners of 50,000-square-foot, stratospherically ceilinged \u003ca href=\"http://plankoakland.com/splash/\" target=\"_blank\">plank\u003c/a> [lower-case p], opening in Jack London Square October 10 and boasting full-sized bocce courts, bowling lanes and arcade games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88351\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/plank1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/plank1000.jpg\" alt=\"Bowling lanes and mega-TVs at plank. Photo: Kristan Lawson.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"643\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88351\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bowling lanes and mega-TVs at plank. Photo: Kristan Lawson.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And as will the proprietors of \u003ca href=\"http://www.cattownoakland.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Cat Town\u003c/a>, America's first cat café, \u003ca href=\"http://cattownoakland.org/cat-town-cafe/\" target=\"_blank\">opening in Oakland on October 25\u003c/a>. Its customers can hang out with adoptable live felines in a miniature Oakland, port and all. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We know that people care about rescue cats and want to help them, but most won’t go to a shelter to do that -- thinking the experience will be too depressing. The café provides an easy way for people to spend time with the cats and become invested in what happens to them,\" says co-proprietor Ann Dunn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It just made sense to me that if people came in casually to drink coffee and hang out with cats, it would increase the number of cats who are adopted.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88420\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/cat-mug1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/cat-mug1000.jpg\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Cat Town Cafe & Adoption\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88420\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Cat Town Cafe & Adoption\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Theme restaurants used to be a thing:\u003c/strong> Looking at you, \u003ca href=\"http://www.tongaroom.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tonga Room\u003c/a>. But with rare exceptions such as the Rainforest Café, Hard Rock Café, Medieval Times and certain Las Vegas casinos, theme restaurants as a once-ubiquitous genre fell out of favor soon after Richard Nixon did -- because everything became so seeeeerious, including food. Those over a certain age mourn Manhattan's Auto Pub, whose booths comprised car chassis, Chicago's Shanghai Lil's, with its \"Chicken Chow Mein Frisco\" and Polynesian dance revues, and countless other classics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88368\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/menu1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/menu1000.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage theme-restaurant menus. Photo: Kristan Lawson.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88368\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vintage theme-restaurant menus. Photo: Kristan Lawson.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But -- because reality is now officially unbearable? Because hipsters, today's Marie Antoinettes and Louis XIVs, demand the neo-rococo? -- theme restaurants, with their cowboy hats and clown shoes, have been bouncing back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.urbanputt.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Urban Putt\u003c/a>, a high-tech Mission District minigolf restaurant-bar owned by an ex-\u003cem>PC World\u003c/em> editor and featuring steampunky holes nodding to icons including Jules Verne and Playland-by-the-Sea, opened last May. Open since 2011, carnival-themed \u003ca href=\"http://strawsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Straw\u003c/a> in Hayes Valley serves a \"Bearded Lady\" sandwich, a \"Ringmaster\" burger and cotton-candy cocktails. Open since 2010, SoMa's \u003ca href=\"http://www.fonduecowboy.com/Fondue_Cowboy/Home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fondue Cowboy\u003c/a> serves \"Rawhide,\" \"Outlaw\" and \"Happy Trails\" fondues while screening black-and-white Westerns. Dogpatch's Third Rail, which opened last December, maintains a train motif. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88370\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/Nautilus-hole-Urban-Putt_CesarRubio1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/Nautilus-hole-Urban-Putt_CesarRubio1000.jpg\" alt='The \"Nautilus\" hole at Urban Putt. Photo: Cesar Rubio' width=\"1000\" height=\"868\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88370\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The \"Nautilus\" hole at Urban Putt. Photo: Cesar Rubio\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This trend is spreading worldwide. Taipei has a Mattel-licensed, pink-on-pink Barbie Café. Pittsburgh's \u003ca href=\"http://conflictkitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Conflict Kitchen\u003c/a> serves food only from regions currently in political conflict withs the USA. Tokyo's \u003ca href=\"http://www.lock-up.jp/\" target=\"_blank\">The LockUp\u003c/a> evokes a dungeon. At Taiwan's burgeoning \u003ca href=\"http://www.moderntoilet.com.tw/en/about.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Modern Toilet Restaurant\u003c/a> chain, customers sit on toilets while eating corn-studded chocolate ice cream. Glass-ceilinged \u003ca href=\"http://conradhotels3.hilton.com/en/hotels/maldives/conrad-maldives-rangali-island-MLEHICI/amenities/restaurants_ithaa_undersea_restaurant.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ithaa Undersea Restaurant\u003c/a> in the Maldives is actually located sixteen feet underwater. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in the Bay Area, it always comes down to the food. Does anyone besides tourists visit Rainforest Café and Hard Rock Café, dozens of whose restaurants have closed recently and whose San Francisco outposts are located on Fisherman's Wharf for an obvious reason? In the Coi/Yelp era, everyone's a critic -- and, rawhide and astroturf aside, the make-or-break will always be: How do you source your Flying Saucer Succotash? Are these funnel cakes sustainable? Clown-suited servers can't distract from -- or overcompensate for -- the meh merguez or substandard sundae anymore. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today's Bay Area theme restaurateurs know this. Urban Putt's head chef Dane Boryta has helmed the kitchen at Sens and owned the Bottle Cap. Urban Putt's drinks menu was designed by Scott Baird and Josh Harris of The Bon Vivants and Trick Dog. Damien King-Kostelac, formerly of Town Hall Restaurant and now executive chef at Capone's Speakeasy, graduated from the California Culinary Academy with honors. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/07/17/oakland-cat-cafe-comes-closer-to-reality-set-to-open-in-september/\" target=\"_blank\">Cat Town will serve local Bicycle Coffee\u003c/a> and locally sourced snacks. The beer garden at plank serves fifty handcrafted brews. To produce tasty, fusiony fare such as char siu tacos and scallop ceviche, plank's executive chef Jason Moniz, formerly of Orinda's Table 24 and Oakland's Flora, sources ingredients from venues within a five-mile radius of his kitchen, such as the Jack London Square Farmers' Market and Oakland Chinatown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88374\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 560px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/jason-moniz-plank.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/jason-moniz-plank.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Moniz, executive chef at plank. Photo: Kristan Lawson\" width=\"560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88374\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason Moniz, executive chef at plank. Photo: Kristan Lawson\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With its jellyfish and sea-urchin chandeliers, chambered-nautilus ceiling, Oyster Bar, Beluga Ballroom and spendy seafood menu, Union Square's \u003ca href=\"http://www.farallonrestaurant.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Farallon\u003c/a> asserts an undersea ambience. But if this was the 1960s, its servers might wear mermaid tails and coconut-shell bras. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Would that be a good thing?\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yesteryear's theme restaurants abounded in imagery we'd find shocking today. Buxom servers wearing grass skirts and skintight space suits. Menus depicting brown, bones-through-their-noses \"natives.\" Coolie-hatted busboys. Serape-draped mannequins \"asleep\" under rubber saguaros. With locations in Salt Lake City, Portland and Seattle between the late 1920s and late 1940s, the \u003ca href=\"http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/coon_chicken.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Coon Chicken Inn\u003c/a> was based around the theme of black railroad porters. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sure, in many ways these fantasylands with their all-inclusive themeyness -- right down to the jungle sounds and gold-pan plates -- transported visitors across galaxies and centuries, rescuing them from work or school or war, inspiring future cosmonauts, zoologists, historians and sojourners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Today's theme restaurateurs must prioritize offending no one.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bay Area, that's pretty hard. Last month, the owners of a week-old Castro-district restaurant -- not a theme restaurant, just an ordinary Mexican place -- \u003ca href=\"http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2014/09/11/bandidos-changes-name-to-hecho/\" target=\"_blank\">changed its name to Hecho\u003c/a> after activists tagged its original name, Bandidos, as a \u003ca href=\"http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2014/09/08/bandidos-name-sparks-controversy-in-mexican-american-community/\" target=\"_blank\">racial slur\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Potential offense lurks everywhere. Capone's Speakeasy could offend temperance advocates, or the descendants of gangland-violence victim. Its name referencing Jack London Square's nauticality, plank -- as in \"walk the\" -- could by virtue of its nomenclature offend anyone who ever suffered at the hands of pirates. 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The café provides an easy way for people to spend time with the cats and become invested in what happens to them,\" says co-proprietor Ann Dunn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It just made sense to me that if people came in casually to drink coffee and hang out with cats, it would increase the number of cats who are adopted.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88420\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/cat-mug1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/cat-mug1000.jpg\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Cat Town Cafe & Adoption\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88420\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Cat Town Cafe & Adoption\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Theme restaurants used to be a thing:\u003c/strong> Looking at you, \u003ca href=\"http://www.tongaroom.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tonga Room\u003c/a>. But with rare exceptions such as the Rainforest Café, Hard Rock Café, Medieval Times and certain Las Vegas casinos, theme restaurants as a once-ubiquitous genre fell out of favor soon after Richard Nixon did -- because everything became so seeeeerious, including food. Those over a certain age mourn Manhattan's Auto Pub, whose booths comprised car chassis, Chicago's Shanghai Lil's, with its \"Chicken Chow Mein Frisco\" and Polynesian dance revues, and countless other classics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88368\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/menu1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/menu1000.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage theme-restaurant menus. Photo: Kristan Lawson.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88368\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vintage theme-restaurant menus. Photo: Kristan Lawson.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But -- because reality is now officially unbearable? Because hipsters, today's Marie Antoinettes and Louis XIVs, demand the neo-rococo? -- theme restaurants, with their cowboy hats and clown shoes, have been bouncing back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.urbanputt.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Urban Putt\u003c/a>, a high-tech Mission District minigolf restaurant-bar owned by an ex-\u003cem>PC World\u003c/em> editor and featuring steampunky holes nodding to icons including Jules Verne and Playland-by-the-Sea, opened last May. Open since 2011, carnival-themed \u003ca href=\"http://strawsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Straw\u003c/a> in Hayes Valley serves a \"Bearded Lady\" sandwich, a \"Ringmaster\" burger and cotton-candy cocktails. Open since 2010, SoMa's \u003ca href=\"http://www.fonduecowboy.com/Fondue_Cowboy/Home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fondue Cowboy\u003c/a> serves \"Rawhide,\" \"Outlaw\" and \"Happy Trails\" fondues while screening black-and-white Westerns. Dogpatch's Third Rail, which opened last December, maintains a train motif. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88370\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/Nautilus-hole-Urban-Putt_CesarRubio1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/Nautilus-hole-Urban-Putt_CesarRubio1000.jpg\" alt='The \"Nautilus\" hole at Urban Putt. Photo: Cesar Rubio' width=\"1000\" height=\"868\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88370\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The \"Nautilus\" hole at Urban Putt. Photo: Cesar Rubio\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This trend is spreading worldwide. Taipei has a Mattel-licensed, pink-on-pink Barbie Café. Pittsburgh's \u003ca href=\"http://conflictkitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Conflict Kitchen\u003c/a> serves food only from regions currently in political conflict withs the USA. Tokyo's \u003ca href=\"http://www.lock-up.jp/\" target=\"_blank\">The LockUp\u003c/a> evokes a dungeon. At Taiwan's burgeoning \u003ca href=\"http://www.moderntoilet.com.tw/en/about.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Modern Toilet Restaurant\u003c/a> chain, customers sit on toilets while eating corn-studded chocolate ice cream. Glass-ceilinged \u003ca href=\"http://conradhotels3.hilton.com/en/hotels/maldives/conrad-maldives-rangali-island-MLEHICI/amenities/restaurants_ithaa_undersea_restaurant.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ithaa Undersea Restaurant\u003c/a> in the Maldives is actually located sixteen feet underwater. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in the Bay Area, it always comes down to the food. Does anyone besides tourists visit Rainforest Café and Hard Rock Café, dozens of whose restaurants have closed recently and whose San Francisco outposts are located on Fisherman's Wharf for an obvious reason? In the Coi/Yelp era, everyone's a critic -- and, rawhide and astroturf aside, the make-or-break will always be: How do you source your Flying Saucer Succotash? Are these funnel cakes sustainable? Clown-suited servers can't distract from -- or overcompensate for -- the meh merguez or substandard sundae anymore. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today's Bay Area theme restaurateurs know this. Urban Putt's head chef Dane Boryta has helmed the kitchen at Sens and owned the Bottle Cap. Urban Putt's drinks menu was designed by Scott Baird and Josh Harris of The Bon Vivants and Trick Dog. Damien King-Kostelac, formerly of Town Hall Restaurant and now executive chef at Capone's Speakeasy, graduated from the California Culinary Academy with honors. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/07/17/oakland-cat-cafe-comes-closer-to-reality-set-to-open-in-september/\" target=\"_blank\">Cat Town will serve local Bicycle Coffee\u003c/a> and locally sourced snacks. The beer garden at plank serves fifty handcrafted brews. To produce tasty, fusiony fare such as char siu tacos and scallop ceviche, plank's executive chef Jason Moniz, formerly of Orinda's Table 24 and Oakland's Flora, sources ingredients from venues within a five-mile radius of his kitchen, such as the Jack London Square Farmers' Market and Oakland Chinatown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_88374\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 560px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/jason-moniz-plank.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/10/jason-moniz-plank.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Moniz, executive chef at plank. Photo: Kristan Lawson\" width=\"560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88374\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason Moniz, executive chef at plank. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Disclaimer #1:\u003c/strong> As all matters of taste, burgers are a subjective business. My priorities are as follows:\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>Meat should be sourced with an eye toward sustainability.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Burgers should be cooked consistently to temperature.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>They should not be too tricked out; classic condiments and presentations are best.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Disclaimer #2:\u003c/strong> I’ve spent the last month checking out the most highly regarded burgers in Berkeley and Oakland (16 spots), and I’ve narrowed these down to nine. I’ve just heard of three places I didn’t try (that sound like potential winners) and three new places that are soon headed our way. It’s time to stop the madness and publish this current list, which will certainly evolve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If I’ve missed your favorite, please share in the comments.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without further ado, here are my top picks, in alphabetical order:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88162,88164,88163\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ve heard about their famous Bloody Mary with bacon; \u003cstrong>Chop Bar\u003c/strong>’s burger is of the same high caliber. House-ground \u003ca href=\"http://preferredmeats.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preferred Meats\u003c/a> chuck is cooked to a perfect medium rare and served on an \u003ca href=\"http://www.acmebread.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acme\u003c/a> Kaiser roll with bacon, avocado, sliced heirloom tomatoes, and aioli. (Cheese and grilled onions are optional.) It comes with an arugula salad; I suggest also ordering a side of the jo-jos, crispy potato wedges with chimichurri. There’s a nice wine list that includes Roederer Brut, a sparkling wine that pairs well with a juicy burger. The space is indoor-outdoor rustic, and the servers are chatty and welcoming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.oaklandchopbar.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>Chop Bar\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n247 4th St., #111, Oakland [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/61pS6g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">map]\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>Ph: (510) 834-2467\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu 8am-10pm; Sat 9am-11pm; Sun 9am-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/chopbar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chop Bar\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ChopBar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ChopBar\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (Entrees $11-$17, Burger $13)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88158,88159,88157\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Handlebar\u003c/strong>, the latest burger joint to hit the Berkeley scene, is a fabulous one of the artisanal variety, but served in a bar setting, so all the better (casual excellence). Roland Robles, of \u003ca href=\"http://www.fivetenburger.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fivetenburger\u003c/a> food-truck notoriety, has gone brick-and-mortar with serious bartenders, a menu of hangover cures (including a “pig in a blanket,” which is a pancake-battered sausage) and a $14 burger that is worth every penny. Think grass-fed, dry-aged beef, cooked rare, served on a homemade bun with the simplest of fixin’s: pickles, tomatoes, red onion, and butter lettuce. It comes with lightly truffled tater tots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.handlebar984.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>Handlebar\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n984 University Ave., Berkeley \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/mTBNWb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[map]\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 984-2125\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon 11am-11pm; Tue-Fri 5-11pm; Sat-Sun 11am-11pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/handlebarco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handlebar\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/fivetenburger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@fivetenburger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (Entrees $11-$17, Burger $14)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88166,88168,88167\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though \u003cstrong>MUA\u003c/strong> is a full-service restaurant and bar, the dishes we tried—other than the burger—were underwhelming. But the burger is worth the trip. Chuck is coarsely ground in-house and seared, served on a toasted white bun that is thin enough to allow the meat to take center stage. Accompaniments are the standard lettuce, tomato, and red onion, with a homemade aioli twist, and the whole package arrives with a huge steak knife wedged through the middle, the better for sharing. The space is a beautiful 6,500-square-foot artist-designed loft, owned by Hisuk Dong, reminiscent of something you might find in Amsterdam or Copenhagen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.muaoakland.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>MUA\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2442a Webster St., Oakland \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/mdt2mO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[map]\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 228-1100\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu 11:30am-3pm and 5:30-11pm; Fri-Sat 5:30-midnight; Sun 5-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mua-Oakland/176539579059283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mua Oakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MUAOakland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MUAOakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (Entrees $11-$17, Burger $15)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88174,88176,88177,88175\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Known primarily as a great local breakfast spot, \u003cstrong>900 Grayson\u003c/strong>, which looks like someone’s little house on the corner, is also a West Berkeley burger destination. Chef Nick Spelletich uses beef from \u003ca href=\"http://www.goldengatemeatcompany.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golden Gate Meats\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.acmebread.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acme\u003c/a> buns, local Smokehouse bacon, and tops the whole shebang with batter-fried onion rings. Given the latter, it’s best to ask for a side salad instead of the fries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.900grayson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>900 Grayson\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n900 Grayson St., Berkeley \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/zVJa50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[map]\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 704-9900\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri 8-10:45am and 11:30am-3pm; Sat 8am-2:30pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/900Grayson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">900 Grayson\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (Entrees $11-$17, Burger $12)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88182,88181,88180\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The thorough goodness of \u003cstrong>Phil’s Sliders\u003c/strong> was a revelation to me. The restaurant, mixed in with a bunch of cheap college dives on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley, looks like just another fast-food joint, but it’s not. These burgers are made with care, with \u003ca href=\"http://www.marinsunfarms.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marin Sun\u003c/a> beef, griddled to medium-rare and served on cute little sesame-seed buns with just iceberg lettuce (the right choice, as it is crunchy and unobtrusive in terms of flavor) and a secret sauce akin to Russian dressing. The “famous tots” are a work of art, perfect rectangular cubes fried to a decadent crisp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.philssliders.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>Phil’s Sliders\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2024 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/9zLWGw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[map]\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 845-5060\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily 11am-9pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/philssliders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phil's Sliders\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/phils_sliders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@phils_sliders\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (Entrees under $10, Sliders $2.75 )\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88192,88194,88193,88195,88191\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When we walked into \u003cstrong>TrueBurger\u003c/strong>, my wife immediately said, “This should be a drive-in,” which makes sense given the efficient assembly line of cooks systematically getting properly cooked burgers on to trays (a la \u003ca href=\"http://www.in-n-out.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In-N-Out\u003c/a>) or tables. We noticed right away that the coarse-ground meat wasn’t flattened by the grilling process, and then identified why. The meat gets handed to the griller in the shape of a ball, and is only gently pressed down to be cooked; this process has a nice effect on the final burger, served in a white paper bag with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and a mildly garlicky aioli. At $5.25 a pop, this burger has the best value-to-quality ratio on the list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://trueburgeroakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>TrueBurger\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n146 Grand Ave., Oakland \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/OZkjRZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[map]\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 208-5678\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon 11am-3pm; Tue-Sat 11am-9:30pm; Sun noon-7pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trueburger/186633031087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trueburger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Trueburger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Trueburger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (Entrees under $10, Burger $5.25)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88203,88206,88205,88207,88208,88209,88204\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t usually go for chains, but this L.A.-based company has got it going on in the burger department. \u003cstrong>Umami\u003c/strong>'s specialty is truffle-laced burgers; while they taste good, it’s not the kind of thing I’d choose on a regular basis. Their “original” is nearly too overwrought for me, but who can resist a “frico” (parmesan crisp) in any context? And the meat is always cooked to perfection. Big draws here are the fat onion rings and the pickle plate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.umamiburger.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>Umami Burger\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2100 Franklin St., #2190, Oakland \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/ND7He8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[map]\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>Ph: (510) 899-8626\u003cbr>\nHours: Sun-Thu 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat 11am-11pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Umami-Burger-Oakland/533663293359665\">Umami Burger, Oakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/umamiburger\">@umamiburger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (Entrees $11-$17, Burger $12)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88200,88197,88198,88199\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I have a fondness for \u003cstrong>Victory Burger\u003c/strong>, attached, literally and metaphorically, to \u003ca href=\"http://actualcafe.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Actual Café\u003c/a>, because it is consistently delicious, low-key, and friendly. I always have to debate between the burger—made with \u003ca href=\"http://www.fivedotranch.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five Dot Ranch beef\u003c/a> (grass-fed, grain-finished) on an \u003ca href=\"http://www.acmebread.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acme\u003c/a> Kaiser roll with lettuce and onion and the chicken banh mi (with homemade pickles and chicken-skin mayo). While they are both excellent choices, the burger takes the edge, if for no other reason than the homemade ketchup. And it goes better with the obligatory \u003ca href=\"http://strausfamilycreamery.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strauss\u003c/a> vanilla milkshake. The fries, cut in-house and cooked in rice bran oil, are as good as fries get.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://victoryburger.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>Victory Burger\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1099 Alcatraz Ave., Oakland \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/8MmWHQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[map]\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 653-8322\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-9pm; Sat 11am-9pm; Sun 11am-8pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/victoryburger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victory Burger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/victoryburger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@victoryburger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (Entrees under $10, Burger $8.50)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"file\" ids=\"88211,88213,88212\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Wood Tavern\u003c/strong> is one of Oakland’s longest-standing fine-dining restaurants, which makes it even more lovely that they serve a burger. It’s made with tried and true \u003ca href=\"http://store.nimanranch.com/c-1-beef.aspx?gclid=CMn8k7e3icECFVVsfgodtYEALg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Niman Ranch\u003c/a> beef on an \u003ca href=\"http://www.acmebread.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acme\u003c/a> baguette (despite the round patty on a rectangular “bun,” it works), and more homemade shoestring fries than two people can rightly eat. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When we walked into \u003cstrong>TrueBurger\u003c/strong>, my wife immediately said, “This should be a drive-in,” which makes sense given the efficient assembly line of cooks systematically getting properly cooked burgers on to trays (a la \u003ca href=\"http://www.in-n-out.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In-N-Out\u003c/a>) or tables. We noticed right away that the coarse-ground meat wasn’t flattened by the grilling process, and then identified why. The meat gets handed to the griller in the shape of a ball, and is only gently pressed down to be cooked; this process has a nice effect on the final burger, served in a white paper bag with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and a mildly garlicky aioli. At $5.25 a pop, this burger has the best value-to-quality ratio on the list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://trueburgeroakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>TrueBurger\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n146 Grand Ave., Oakland \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/OZkjRZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[map]\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 208-5678\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon 11am-3pm; Tue-Sat 11am-9:30pm; Sun noon-7pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trueburger/186633031087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trueburger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Trueburger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Trueburger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (Entrees under $10, Burger $5.25)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87935\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 659px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/NicksTarteFlambee_creditNicks1-659x370.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/NicksTarteFlambee_creditNicks1-659x370.jpg\" alt=\"Nick's popular Tarte Flambée pizza. Photo courtesy of Nick's. \" width=\"659\" height=\"370\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87935\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick's popular Tarte Flambée pizza. Photo courtesy of Nick's.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>by \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandlocal.com/author/loakavore/\" target=\"_blank\">loakavore\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandlocal.com/2014/09/neighborhood-gem-nicks-pizza/\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland Local\u003c/a> (9/22/14)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nick’s Pizza owner Nick Yapor-Cox has an easy smile, an infectious enthusiasm for his hometown and a childlike zeal for sourdough. The down-to-earth entrepreneur grew up in North Oakland, just a few blocks away from where he opened his pizza business in 2012.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87937\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Nickscommunitymeal2_creditNicks.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Nickscommunitymeal2_creditNicks.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Yapor-Cox, owner of Nick’s Pizza. Photo courtesy of Nick’s.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87937\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Yapor-Cox, owner of Nick’s Pizza. Photo courtesy of Nick’s.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I liked the idea of opening a neighborhood joint,” says Nick. “Pizza is a regular food, and I enjoy being a regular part of people’s lives.” Indeed, Nick’s has a strong neighborhood following, which is broadened somewhat by his evening delivery service. As we talk, Nick nods appreciatively to a customer seated across from us who lives a few doors down from the shop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You might not guess from the unpretentious storefront that Nick cut his teeth at two of Manhattan’s finest restaurants (he worked as a pastry chef at \u003ca href=\"http://elevenmadisonpark.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Eleven Madison Park\u003c/a> and Alex Guarnaschelli’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.butterrestaurant.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Butter Restaurant\u003c/a>). Nick’s fine dining experience in New York made him homesick for the Bay Area, where he returned to continue his pastry training at the now-shuttered B Restaurant in Old Oakland and at Mary Canales’s then-new ice cream shop, \u003ca href=\"http://www.ici-icecream.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Ici\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nick started making pizza at B Restaurant, but it was his more recent experience at the worker-owned Arizmendi Bakery in Emeryville that crystallized his entrepreneurial vision and inspired a love of sourdough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87941\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/nickspizza-signage1-e1411450229242.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/nickspizza-signage1-e1411450229242.jpg\" alt=\"Nick’s Pizza on Shattuck. Photo by Adrienne DeAngelo.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87941\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick’s Pizza on Shattuck. Photo by Adrienne DeAngelo.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Sourdough is the pulse of what I was excited about at \u003ca href=\"http://www.arizmendi-bakery.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Arizmendi\u003c/a>,” says Nick, moving in a little closer to explain what makes sourdough such a compelling medium. “You really have to have a relationship with the dough,” he explains. “You have to watch it. You have to be careful with it.” Nick asks if I want to see the starter he uses, then leads me to the refrigerator to point out a bucket of the glistening, bubbling dough that he has used to start every delightfully chewy pizza crust he’s made since the tiny shop opened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Nick’s tenure at Arizmendi certainly informed his pizza making, he has a style all his own, which he describes as “Oakland-style.” It’s a happy medium between down-home and fancy, he says, a cross between New York and California. Nick’s hand-tossed, sourdough-based crust is more subtle than Arizmendi’s crust, and it integrates well with his eclectic toppings. A touch of olive oil baked into the dough imparts a rich and buttery flavor. Nick’s pizzas are baked on the floor of the pizza oven–a more New York-style that makes the crust golden brown and pliable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nick’s offers six to eight pizza varieties every day, many of which are available by the slice. He uses organic produce almost exclusively, locally-sourced ingredients whenever possible, and rbST-free cheeses. He uses organic flour from Central Milling (the go-to brand for many top Bay Area bakers) and California-made olive oil for his chewy crust. His sauce is homemade and characteristically light on his pizzas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87934\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/NicksPizzaSlices-e1411450320648.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/NicksPizzaSlices-e1411450320648.jpg\" alt=\"Nick’s pizza specials. Photo by Adrienne DeAngelo.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87934\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick’s pizza specials. Photo by Adrienne DeAngelo.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While Nick has Classic Pepperoni and Classic Cheese pizza on the menu nightly, other offerings depend on the season and the chef’s whims. Customers love Nick’s prosciutto-topped pizzas and anything he makes with stone fruit. One of his more popular pizzas is Tarte Flambee, a sweet and savory combination of caramelized onion, bacon and goat cheese. Another unusual pizza that’s making a repeat appearance soon is the Figgy Piggy, which combines black mission figs, bacon and goat cheese. It’s a riff on a dessert Nick used to make at B Restaurant. Nick says he appreciates his customers’ willingness to trust his “crazy pizza ideas.” He admits that some people find his clam pizza “totally nutty,” but he argues that keeping the shells on is the only way to do it right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for Nick, he likes his pepperoni pizza, which he describes as chewy and crispy with the just the right proportion of cheese and lightly spicy pepperoni. Nick special-orders the all-natural, nitrate-free pepperoni from the East Coast. In addition to pizza, Nick offers a seasonal menu of green salads, a whole-grain salad, and several desserts. He’s known for his thin and chewy chocolate chip cookies, which are made fresh daily. His delivery crew makes a point of nestling the cookies just so next to the pizza so that they arrive at their destination warm and melty. (Make sure you have milk at home!)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87936\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/NicksBread.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/NicksBread.jpg\" alt=\"Bushrod Sourdough. Photo courtesy of Nick’s.\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87936\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bushrod Sourdough. Photo courtesy of Nick’s.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Until very recently, Nick served breakfast pastries, like chanterelle mushroom croissants and sourdough fougasse with walnuts, grapes and rosemary, but he had to suspend the operation when his best friend and baker, Aron Ford, injured his hand this summer. He plans to start his breakfast business up again when Nick’s opens a second shop in the next year–most likely in downtown Oakland. Exact dates and location are yet to be determined. In the meantime, Nick still offers two fresh-made types of bread: Bushrod sourdough and kalamata sourdough, both browned to perfection with a crisp, rustic crust.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nick’s \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandstylepizza.com/nicks-pizza-oakland/current-menu/\" target=\"_blank\">menu is updated weekly\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandstylepizza.com/nicks-pizza-oakland/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Nick’s Pizza\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n 6211 Shattuck Avenue\u003cbr>\n (510) 658-3903\u003cbr>\n Open Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. Closed Monday. Delivery begins at 5 p.m.\u003cbr>\n \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandstylepizza.com/nicks-pizza-oakland/\" target=\"_blank\">oaklandstylepizza.com\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n Neighborhood: North Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87935\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 659px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/NicksTarteFlambee_creditNicks1-659x370.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/NicksTarteFlambee_creditNicks1-659x370.jpg\" alt=\"Nick's popular Tarte Flambée pizza. Photo courtesy of Nick's. \" width=\"659\" height=\"370\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87935\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick's popular Tarte Flambée pizza. Photo courtesy of Nick's.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>by \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandlocal.com/author/loakavore/\" target=\"_blank\">loakavore\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandlocal.com/2014/09/neighborhood-gem-nicks-pizza/\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland Local\u003c/a> (9/22/14)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nick’s Pizza owner Nick Yapor-Cox has an easy smile, an infectious enthusiasm for his hometown and a childlike zeal for sourdough. The down-to-earth entrepreneur grew up in North Oakland, just a few blocks away from where he opened his pizza business in 2012.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87937\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Nickscommunitymeal2_creditNicks.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Nickscommunitymeal2_creditNicks.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Yapor-Cox, owner of Nick’s Pizza. Photo courtesy of Nick’s.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87937\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Yapor-Cox, owner of Nick’s Pizza. Photo courtesy of Nick’s.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I liked the idea of opening a neighborhood joint,” says Nick. “Pizza is a regular food, and I enjoy being a regular part of people’s lives.” Indeed, Nick’s has a strong neighborhood following, which is broadened somewhat by his evening delivery service. As we talk, Nick nods appreciatively to a customer seated across from us who lives a few doors down from the shop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You might not guess from the unpretentious storefront that Nick cut his teeth at two of Manhattan’s finest restaurants (he worked as a pastry chef at \u003ca href=\"http://elevenmadisonpark.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Eleven Madison Park\u003c/a> and Alex Guarnaschelli’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.butterrestaurant.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Butter Restaurant\u003c/a>). Nick’s fine dining experience in New York made him homesick for the Bay Area, where he returned to continue his pastry training at the now-shuttered B Restaurant in Old Oakland and at Mary Canales’s then-new ice cream shop, \u003ca href=\"http://www.ici-icecream.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Ici\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nick started making pizza at B Restaurant, but it was his more recent experience at the worker-owned Arizmendi Bakery in Emeryville that crystallized his entrepreneurial vision and inspired a love of sourdough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87941\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/nickspizza-signage1-e1411450229242.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/nickspizza-signage1-e1411450229242.jpg\" alt=\"Nick’s Pizza on Shattuck. Photo by Adrienne DeAngelo.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87941\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick’s Pizza on Shattuck. Photo by Adrienne DeAngelo.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Sourdough is the pulse of what I was excited about at \u003ca href=\"http://www.arizmendi-bakery.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Arizmendi\u003c/a>,” says Nick, moving in a little closer to explain what makes sourdough such a compelling medium. “You really have to have a relationship with the dough,” he explains. “You have to watch it. You have to be careful with it.” Nick asks if I want to see the starter he uses, then leads me to the refrigerator to point out a bucket of the glistening, bubbling dough that he has used to start every delightfully chewy pizza crust he’s made since the tiny shop opened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Nick’s tenure at Arizmendi certainly informed his pizza making, he has a style all his own, which he describes as “Oakland-style.” It’s a happy medium between down-home and fancy, he says, a cross between New York and California. Nick’s hand-tossed, sourdough-based crust is more subtle than Arizmendi’s crust, and it integrates well with his eclectic toppings. A touch of olive oil baked into the dough imparts a rich and buttery flavor. Nick’s pizzas are baked on the floor of the pizza oven–a more New York-style that makes the crust golden brown and pliable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nick’s offers six to eight pizza varieties every day, many of which are available by the slice. He uses organic produce almost exclusively, locally-sourced ingredients whenever possible, and rbST-free cheeses. He uses organic flour from Central Milling (the go-to brand for many top Bay Area bakers) and California-made olive oil for his chewy crust. His sauce is homemade and characteristically light on his pizzas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87934\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/NicksPizzaSlices-e1411450320648.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/NicksPizzaSlices-e1411450320648.jpg\" alt=\"Nick’s pizza specials. Photo by Adrienne DeAngelo.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87934\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick’s pizza specials. Photo by Adrienne DeAngelo.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While Nick has Classic Pepperoni and Classic Cheese pizza on the menu nightly, other offerings depend on the season and the chef’s whims. Customers love Nick’s prosciutto-topped pizzas and anything he makes with stone fruit. One of his more popular pizzas is Tarte Flambee, a sweet and savory combination of caramelized onion, bacon and goat cheese. Another unusual pizza that’s making a repeat appearance soon is the Figgy Piggy, which combines black mission figs, bacon and goat cheese. It’s a riff on a dessert Nick used to make at B Restaurant. Nick says he appreciates his customers’ willingness to trust his “crazy pizza ideas.” He admits that some people find his clam pizza “totally nutty,” but he argues that keeping the shells on is the only way to do it right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for Nick, he likes his pepperoni pizza, which he describes as chewy and crispy with the just the right proportion of cheese and lightly spicy pepperoni. Nick special-orders the all-natural, nitrate-free pepperoni from the East Coast. In addition to pizza, Nick offers a seasonal menu of green salads, a whole-grain salad, and several desserts. He’s known for his thin and chewy chocolate chip cookies, which are made fresh daily. His delivery crew makes a point of nestling the cookies just so next to the pizza so that they arrive at their destination warm and melty. (Make sure you have milk at home!)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87936\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/NicksBread.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/NicksBread.jpg\" alt=\"Bushrod Sourdough. Photo courtesy of Nick’s.\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87936\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bushrod Sourdough. Photo courtesy of Nick’s.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Until very recently, Nick served breakfast pastries, like chanterelle mushroom croissants and sourdough fougasse with walnuts, grapes and rosemary, but he had to suspend the operation when his best friend and baker, Aron Ford, injured his hand this summer. He plans to start his breakfast business up again when Nick’s opens a second shop in the next year–most likely in downtown Oakland. Exact dates and location are yet to be determined. In the meantime, Nick still offers two fresh-made types of bread: Bushrod sourdough and kalamata sourdough, both browned to perfection with a crisp, rustic crust.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nick’s \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandstylepizza.com/nicks-pizza-oakland/current-menu/\" target=\"_blank\">menu is updated weekly\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandstylepizza.com/nicks-pizza-oakland/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Nick’s Pizza\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n 6211 Shattuck Avenue\u003cbr>\n (510) 658-3903\u003cbr>\n Open Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday 11 a.m. – 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. Closed Monday. Delivery begins at 5 p.m.\u003cbr>\n \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandstylepizza.com/nicks-pizza-oakland/\" target=\"_blank\">oaklandstylepizza.com\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n Neighborhood: North Oakland\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"disqusTitle": "Five Oakland Restaurants with Outdoor Patios to Dine with Your Dog",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87792\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Barlago_creditJustinGreer.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Barlago_creditJustinGreer.jpg\" alt=\"Outdoor dining at Barlago. Photo: Justin Greer\" width=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87792\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outdoor dining at Barlago. Photo: Justin Greer\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>by \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandlocal.com/author/loakavore/\" target=\"_blank\">loakavore\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandlocal.com/2014/09/five-oakland-spots-to-dine-with-your-dog/\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland Local\u003c/a> (9/16/14)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While many local restaurateurs have long allowed pooches on their patios, they’ll soon be able to do so without fear of being cited, thanks to a bill recently signed by Governor Jerry Brown. Beginning in January, it will be perfectly legal to dine with your dog–providing your well-mannered Fido is appropriately leashed with you in an outdoor-seating area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just because a restaurant can legally allow dogs, however, doesn’t mean that every outdoor venue welcomes your four-legged friend. Here are five Oakland dining destinations that encourage you and your canine companion to sit and stay awhile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87795\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 350px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/HomeroomPatio-e1410406130622.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/HomeroomPatio-e1410406130622.jpg\" alt=\"Homeroom’s sidewalk seating. Photo: Adrienne DeAngelo\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87795\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homeroom’s sidewalk seating. Photo: Adrienne DeAngelo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://homeroom510.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Homeroom\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n400 40th Street, (510) 597-0400\u003cbr>\nOpen Sunday through Saturday 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. Closed Monday.\u003cbr>\nNeighborhood: Temescal\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://homeroom510.com/\" target=\"_blank\">homeroom510.com\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Lots of pet owners sit outside with their dogs here,” says Erin Wade, co-owner of Temescal’s mac and cheese mecca, Homeroom. That may be in part because the staff dole out water and treats to canine diners and passersby alike, although Wade points out that the treats disappear “crazy fast” with so many dog owners stopping by the busy neighborhood corner. To illustrate the point, Wade shares the story of a neighbor who walks by with his dogs every day. “When one of [his dogs] passed away,” she says, “he sent us a postcard saying how much he appreciated that we gave his dog a treat every day and how much his pet loved coming to our restaurant.” Although there’s no dog-friendly mac and cheese on the menu, customers have been known to order bacon on the side for their pooches. Restaurant co-owner Allison Arevalo has a cute Jack Russell mix named Ema.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87794\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Haven_Patio2-e1411081930502.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Haven_Patio2-e1411081930502.jpg\" alt=\"Haven’s patio overlooks the waterfront. Photo: Adrienne DeAngelo\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87794\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Haven’s patio overlooks the waterfront. Photo: Adrienne DeAngelo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.havenoakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Haven Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n44 Webster Street, (510) 663-4440\u003cbr>\nOpen Sunday through Thursday 5 – 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 5 – 10:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Closed Monday.\u003cbr>\nNeighborhood: Jack London\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.havenoakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\">havenoakland.com\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We love dogs around here,” says Haven’s General Manager Bobi Adle, himself the owner of a Pomeranian. It’s not uncommon to find dogs sprawled on the patio of this sleekly designed modern American restaurant in Jack London Square, ideally situated next to a large lawn. Several Haven employees are dog owners, and before the restaurant opens, you’re sure to see some very happy pets trailing their owners in the office and on the patio. Expect to find water bowls and plenty of affection for dogs who find their way to Haven.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We love dogs around here,” says Haven’s General Manager Bobi Adle, himself the owner of a Pomeranian. It’s not uncommon to find dogs sprawled on the patio of this sleekly designed modern American restaurant in Jack London Square, ideally situated next to a large lawn. Several Haven employees are dog owners, and before the restaurant opens, you’re sure to see some very happy pets trailing their owners in the office and on the patio. Expect to find water bowls and plenty of affection for dogs who find their way to Haven.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87797\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 450px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/ToastPatio.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/ToastPatio.jpg\" alt=\"Outdoor dining at Toast. Photo: Adrienne DeAngelo\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87797\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outdoor dining at Toast. Photo: Adrienne DeAngelo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.toastoakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Toast Kitchen + Bar\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n5900 College Avenue, (510) 658-5900\u003cbr>\nOpen Saturday 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., Tuesday 11:30 a.m. – 9 p.m., and Wednesday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. – 10 p.m. Closed Monday.\u003cbr>\nNeighborhood: Rockridge\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.toastoakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\">toastoakland.com\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This casual yet stylish neighborhood restaurant has a large patio with ample room for your dog to stretch out while you sip a glass of wine and nosh on fresh, seasonal small plates. For chilly days, Toast has patio heaters and woolly throws to make your time outside with Fido and friends more comfortable. Expect to find water bowls, the occasional dog treat, and friendly service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87796\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/RudysCantFail_option12.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/RudysCantFail_option12.jpg\" alt=\"Rudy’s sidewalk seating on Telegraph. Photo: Adrienne DeAngelo\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87796\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rudy’s sidewalk seating on Telegraph. Photo: Adrienne DeAngelo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://iamrudy.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Rudy’s Can’t Fail Café\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1805 Telegraph Avenue, (510) 251-9400\u003cbr>\nOpen every day 7 a.m. – 1 a.m.\u003cbr>\nNeighborhood: Uptown\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://iamrudy.com/\" target=\"_blank\">iamrudy.com\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rudy’s is one of a handful of Uptown locations with sidewalk seating, making it an ideal people-watching spot for you and your dog. Consistent with Rudy’s philosophy of being “everyone’s place,” you can expect dog-friendly service and a wide range of classic American diner offerings. This lively eatery is open from morning ‘til night and serves breakfast all day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87793\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Barlago_Marquee1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/Barlago_Marquee1.jpg\" alt=\"Recently opened Barlago overlooks Lake Merritt. Photo: Adrienne DeAngelo\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87793\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Recently opened Barlago overlooks Lake Merritt. Photo: Adrienne DeAngelo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.barlago.biz/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Barlago\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n550 Grand Avenue, (510) 836-2424\u003cbr>\nOpen Tuesday through Friday 11:30 a.m. – 11 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. – 11 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.\u003cbr>\nNeighborhood: Adams Point\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.barlago.biz/\" target=\"_blank\">barlago.biz\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With winsome views of Lake Merritt and heated outdoor seating, Barlago is molto bene for dog owners who like fancy rustic Italian fare. Barlago offers locally-sourced Italian comfort food, house-made pasta, happy hour appetizers, and wine and craft cocktails in a comfortable exposed brick and reclaimed wood setting featuring vintage photos of the lake. Proprietor Philip Raskin is dad to a newly-adopted rescue dog and a longtime dog owner, so expect to find water bowls and biscuits for your pooch. Raskin also owns the tiny neighborhood restaurant Filippos in Rockridge, which is likewise dog friendly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This is of course not an exhaustive list. What’s your favorite dog-friendly restaurant? Leave us a comment below!\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>New & Noteworthy\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87798\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/UnderwoodCafe31-e1411082156950.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/UnderwoodCafe31-e1411082156950.jpg\" alt=\"Broadway’s newest cafe, Café Underwood. Photo: Adrienne DeAngelo\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87798\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broadway’s newest cafe, Café Underwood. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We love dogs around here,” says Haven’s General Manager Bobi Adle, himself the owner of a Pomeranian. It’s not uncommon to find dogs sprawled on the patio of this sleekly designed modern American restaurant in Jack London Square, ideally situated next to a large lawn. Several Haven employees are dog owners, and before the restaurant opens, you’re sure to see some very happy pets trailing their owners in the office and on the patio. Expect to find water bowls and plenty of affection for dogs who find their way to Haven.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We love dogs around here,” says Haven’s General Manager Bobi Adle, himself the owner of a Pomeranian. It’s not uncommon to find dogs sprawled on the patio of this sleekly designed modern American restaurant in Jack London Square, ideally situated next to a large lawn. Several Haven employees are dog owners, and before the restaurant opens, you’re sure to see some very happy pets trailing their owners in the office and on the patio. Expect to find water bowls and plenty of affection for dogs who find their way to Haven.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87797\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 450px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/ToastPatio.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/ToastPatio.jpg\" alt=\"Outdoor dining at Toast. Photo: Adrienne DeAngelo\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87797\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outdoor dining at Toast. Photo: Adrienne DeAngelo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.toastoakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Toast Kitchen + Bar\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n5900 College Avenue, (510) 658-5900\u003cbr>\nOpen Saturday 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., Tuesday 11:30 a.m. – 9 p.m., and Wednesday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. – 10 p.m. Closed Monday.\u003cbr>\nNeighborhood: Rockridge\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.toastoakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\">toastoakland.com\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This casual yet stylish neighborhood restaurant has a large patio with ample room for your dog to stretch out while you sip a glass of wine and nosh on fresh, seasonal small plates. For chilly days, Toast has patio heaters and woolly throws to make your time outside with Fido and friends more comfortable. Expect to find water bowls, the occasional dog treat, and friendly service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_87796\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/RudysCantFail_option12.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/09/RudysCantFail_option12.jpg\" alt=\"Rudy’s sidewalk seating on Telegraph. Photo: Adrienne DeAngelo\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87796\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rudy’s sidewalk seating on Telegraph. 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