- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, Jul 5, 2006
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The Last Suppers
Jon Kauffman revisits the sites of his two most influential meals.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, Jun 28, 2006
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A Cultural Crossroads
Lao, Thai, Vietnamese, Lue, Mien: It's hard to peg Champa Garden, but its menu is worth exploring.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, Jun 21, 2006
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Summery Sinfulness
We sampled five homegrown ice creameries, so now you have to.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, Jun 14, 2006
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Roast Meat & Camaraderie
Hofbraus once were local hotspots for beer and simple food. Now their days are numbered.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, Jun 7, 2006
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How's That Haba-Haba?
Exploring the sweet and savory spoils of some of the East Bay's Filipino bakeries.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, May 31, 2006
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Space, Menu, Portions: XXL
When Otaez, a family-style Mexican restaurant, expanded to Alameda, it wasn't thinking small.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, May 24, 2006
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A John Woo Kind of Joint
Gangsta Casserole Murder Style? Spices 3 dishes up adventurous fare.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, May 17, 2006
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A Cut Above
Swanky Forbes Mill Steakhouse set out to give customers "the ultimate steak experience," and, well, it succeeded.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, May 10, 2006
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Gourmet Grazing
A tasting tour of Epicurious Garden, North Berkeley's upscale new food court.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, Apr 26, 2006
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Flavorful Connections
With some neat parlor tricks, and stylish small plates, 6 Degrees attempts to succeed at a location where many have failed.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, Apr 19, 2006
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Takeout of the Gods
With two new joints, chef Grégoire Jacquet has expanded his upscale, delectable street-food empire.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, Apr 12, 2006
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Slurping Away the Drizzle
When it rains, the soup pours: a steamy sampling of East Oakland's Vietnamese hot pots.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, Apr 5, 2006
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I Am Infuriating
Cafe Gratitude's raw vegan fare is wildly inventive, but the staff doesn't practice what it preaches — and preaches.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, Mar 22, 2006
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Stirring Renditions
Four top-notch cocktail restaurants demonstrate why East Bay upscale bars are almost beside the point.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, Mar 15, 2006
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Chiles, Curry, & Chitterlings
Lao-Thai Kitchen serves the usual Solano Thai fare, but adds a soul-food twist.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, Mar 8, 2006
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Quantity Comes First
The food at two local Asian buffets is mediocre, but the prices, and people-watching, are unbeatable.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, Mar 1, 2006
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Evenings in Brunchville
Recently we tried brunches at upscale bistros -- this week, it's dinner at renowned bruncheries.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, Feb 22, 2006
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Fantasy Islands
At Mahalo Grille, Hawaii is merely a metaphor. A $65-a-plate one.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, Feb 15, 2006
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East Side West Side
There's not a whole lot of Puerto Rican flavor in the East Bay, but there's plenty at Sofrito.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review, Feb 8, 2006
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Jjajang ... Cha-Ching!
Telegraph Avenue's Korean-Chinese noodle shops bank on Korea's popular equivalent of mac 'n' cheese.
