Oakland In The News

		Travel + Leisure - August 2010 Oakland California's Best Hot Spots A thriving restaurant scene has put this East Bay city back on the traveler’s map. Here, the best places to eat, plus what to see and do right now. Read Article

		The Monthly - August 2010 Going Uptown? Pedicab driver Ken Lin-Ott is often heard before he is seen, the sound of his bike bell announcing his appearance on a dark street in downtown Oakland. Meeting a stranger, the lanky, bespectacled 31-year-old is quick to offer tips on exploring the city’s burgeoning entertainment scene in the northern downtown area known as Uptown. Nightlife lovers could do worse than accept his friendly advice: Follow Lin-Ott around for an evening, and you’ll discover that this unprepossessing man is on a first-name basis with bouncers and bartenders at Oakland’s hottest nightspots. Read Article

		New York Times - June 18, 2010 In Oakland, Innovation is on the Menu BOCANOVA, a new industrial-chic restaurant on Jack London Square in Oakland, Calif., has all the characteristics of a sophisticated urban restaurant: banquette seating, wooden tables, irregularly shaped Edison light bulbs hanging from the ceiling, and a stained-glass bar in the middle of the spacious dining room. Read Article

		California Tourism Industry - February 2010 The Oakland/Brooklyn Culinary Connection You’re hearing it a lot from bicoastal foodies these days: “Oakland is the new Brooklyn.” Search Twitter and see. No, this is nothing to do with NY pizza. Read Article

		Sunset Magazine - February 2010 A Night Out in Downtown Oakland East Bay spots with buzz: Where to eat, shop, hang out, and catch a show in Oakland. Why go now: As block after block of condos pop up, so do bars, restaurants, and art galleries to entertain the young new locals. Read Article Read Article

		The New York Times Style Magazine - January 12, 2010 The Nifty 50 | Anya Fernald, Food Consultant. Canning, pickling, sausage-making, small-scale farming — for Anya Fernald, such urbanite food fantasies are all in a day’s work. As the founder of Live Culture, an Oakland, Calif.-based consultancy, Read Article

		San Francisco - November 2009 The Quiet Man James Syhabout’s subtle style makes a big impression at his spectacular new Commis. Read Article

		Sunset Magazine - November 2009 Oakland's Got Soul She tried New York, then France. Now Tanya Holland has found home at Brown Sugar Kitchen in Northern California. Read Article Read Article

		East Bay Express - November 19, 2009 Read what they’re saying…… several great stories highlighting Oakland's diverse cultural neighborhoods. The Jewel of Oakland - An independent, diverse, and neighborhood vibe makes Grand Lake a beacon for shopping. Read Article

		The Michelin Guide- October 2009 Commis Restaurant Earns a Michelin Star For the fourth consecutive year, the French Laundry in Yountville has earned a rare three stars from Michelin, a name synonymous with fine dining in Europe. Thomas Keller's restaurant in Yountville tops the ratings for Michelin's 2010 San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country Guide, which is being released today. Read Article

		The New York Times - October 30, 2009 A New Restaurant Gets Noticed in Oakland. James Syhabout didn’t open his restaurant in Oakland, Calif., because he couldn’t have San Francisco. Yes, the cheaper rents and lower operating costs had persuaded many alluring restaurants to opt for Oakland, particularly in the Temescal neighborhood and on nearby Piedmont Avenue. Read Article

		San Francisco Chronicle - Sunday, October 18, 2009 Oakland Gets a Taste For Gourmet When Jeremy Umland was considering opening a second location of his popular San Francisco restaurant, Ozumo, he considered Napa and Walnut Creek. Instead, he decided to follow the money. "Investors and developers, all with a lot more cash to risk than I had, were going to Oakland," said Umland. "So I figured if that's where they saw the future, it was a pretty good bet." Read Article

		Gourmet Magazine - October 2009 Fanny Singer’s Bay Area Picks When I’m not eating at Chez Panisse confession: Alice Waters is my mom, I gravitate toward the kinds of low-key restaurants — many serving authentic ethnic eats—that dot the Bay Area. Read Article

		Diablo Magazine - October 2009 Old Soul/New Scene. Oakland’s Goapele is back, with a new album, a nightclub, and a hip boutique. GOAPELE MOHLABANE is sitting in front of keyboards, microphones, and mix panels at the Zoo, a high-tech recording studio in West Oakland that she built with her Skyblaze production team.Read Article

		The Oakland Tribune - September 20, 2009 Newhouse: A 66-year love affair with Oakland. It's a wonder the Oakland Chamber of Commerce hasn't heard of Al Friedman. He first came to Oakland in 1943, fell in love with our city, and he's been coming back ever since. Read Article

		The Los Angeles Times - August 18, 2009 They're laying eggs at an Oakland restaurant. At Oakland's Pizzaiolo, diners can view the coop that supplies eggs for dishes. It's all part of the city's urban chicken renaissance. Read Article

		London Financial Times - August 8 2009 At a time when many of us worry about what sort of fish we should be eating, one Californian reader kindly sent me the exemplary menu from a special seafood dinner held at Oliveto restaurant in Oakland. Read Article

		San Francisco - July 2009 Eat your vegetables Easy-does-it sources of all that's good in the garden. Don’t get stuck with a lemon You will, if you have a tree that produces more than you can use—an all-too-common embarrassment of riches that inspired Chez Panisse bartender Asiya Wadud to establish Forage Oakland. Read Article

		Sunset Magazine – July 2009 Oakland day trip: Temescal This neighborhood is the East Bay's new Gourmet Ghetto... Read Article

		Metropolitan Home Magazine – July 2009 Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, CA When an earthquake knocked out Oakland’s 19th-century Roman Catholic cathedral, the archdiocese decided to build a 21st-century replacement. Read Article

		Fortune Magazine – July 2009 Oakland: The other city by the Bay. If business brings you to Oakland, resist the urge to drive over the Bay Bridge or hop the next ferry to San Francisco. Read Article

		The New York Times - July 5, 2009 Home Sweet Urban Homestead On a gritty block in Oakland, Calif. — the kind of neighborhood that quickens your step even on a bright Sunday afternoon — a whiff of Italy filled the air while skateboarders ollied in the empty street. Read Article

		Sunset Magazine – June 2009 Bryant Terry Oakland-based chef Bryant Terry has turned the notion of soul food on its head with his new cookbook, Vegan Soul Kitchen. Read Article Read Article

		Food & Wine Magazine - June 2009 Where to Go Next: New Pizza ArtisansChefs and bakers are transforming pizza from greasy pies in cardboard boxes to Slow Food–worthy creations with crackly, charred crusts and ingredients directly from the farmers’ markets. Read Article

		Gourmet Magazine - May 12, 2009 A Waffle Too Far? Never. Is 400 miles too far to drive for a waffle? Well, not if it’s from Brown Sugar Kitchen. Read Article

		Tha Restaurant Standard - May 2009 Downtown Oakland Building a Buzz Cities across the state are in a constant state of improving their downtown districts, Read Article Next Pg.

		Diablo Magazine - May 2009 Oakland’s Gourmet Ghetto? Two happening restaurants have hit Glenview, and a third is on the way. The 4200 block of Oakland’s Park Boulevard is a stretch of Americana. Read Article

		The Los Angeles Times - May 15, 2009 Kayaking around the San Francisco Bay Area. Read Article

		The New York Times - May 2, 2009 36 Hours in Oakland, Ca. - for visitors willing to give the city a chance, the rewards are plenty. Read Article

		Bon Appetit On Line - April 20, 2009 The BA Foodist Wish You Were Here: Bakesale Betty's Fried Chicken Sandwich - The best fried chicken sandwich ever. Read Article

		Oakland Magazine - November 2008 Forage Oakland, a neighborhood produce network, lets Oakland's growers barter and exchange their locally grown crops. Read Article

		Sunset Magazine - September 2008 Sunset takes a look at dining, entertainment and shopping in Old Oakland. Read Article

		Bon Appetit Magazine - September 2008 Banana Bread with Cinnamon Crumble Topping - "I like banana bread, but I always thought it needed a little something more," says Alison Barakat, owner of Bakesale Betty bakery in Oakland, California. Read Article

		Bon Appetit Magazine - Oakland Dining View Bon Appetit's review of Oakland's dining scene from a recent issue. page 26 pdf page 28 pdf

		Food & Wine Magazine - April 2007 New Wine Shops for FoodiesA new breed of wine-shop owner is bringing all kinds of excellent food pairings into the store, from artisanal cheeses to tapas. Read Article

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