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in another loss for berkeley and the east bay, as announced on instagram and reported on by the chronicle – standard fare's chef-owner kelsie kerr aims to retire, and will shutter the cafe and restaurant on december 19. despite the humble name, standard fare is known for its homey
five area stories of note: still hungry after yesterday? tonight and tomorrow night, standard fare hosts a post-thanksgiving dinner bistro. (menu is here.) updated top brunch spots in the east bay, according to eater. (eater sf) tejal rao thinks oakland's popoca is fire. (new york times) intriguing new
pleasanton-based mochi doughnut, boba and dessert chain mochiholic has quietly cleared out of their telegraph avenue space in berkeley after less than a year. the november closure leaves two current locations for mochiholic – one in milpitas (launched in late summer), one in pleasanton that opened in 2021, and a third
five area stories of note: nothing set the bar like a joan didion thanksgiving. ("she was very sentimental about these things.") (new york times) luscious ice cream pies from koolfi creamery. (instagram) berkeley's pizzeria da laura on check, please! bay area. (kqed; instagram) new favorite pizza
west coast dumpling and noodle chain dough zone dumpling house, headquartered near seattle, opened this week in berkeley on shattuck avenue, and we stopped by for some pork xiao long bao and a quick bowl of dry noodles. the spacious, modern dining room next door to triple rock features a
