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Farmer List California

Scream Sorbet: Oakland’s Surprisingly Quiet Farm-To-Cup Shop [CLOSED]

There aren’t many establishments with more deceptive names than Scream Sorbet, a sweet departure located next to the immensely popular Bakesale Betty cafe in Oakland’s Temescal Telegraph District. When we entered the tiny shop...
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Restaurant Oakland

Camino: Playing With Fire in Oakland [CLOSED]

Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! In junior high, “Beavis & Butthead” was popular, and blonde, pyromaniac misfit Beavis would freak out when he saw flames. The owners Camino clearly have a thing for fire as...
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Restaurant Sign Oakland

Dopo: Pizza, Lasagna and Lady Day in Oakland [CLOSED]

We had one last opportunity to eat something interesting before leaving Oakland and entering the sucking culinary void that is Interstate 5 between the Bay Area and Los Angeles. It was Monday, so options...
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Thai Food Oakland

Hawker Fare: Devouring Thai Street Food in Oakland [CLOSED]

If you’re looking for “neck meat,” look elsewhere. A framed “Le Menu” poster above the pass at Hawker Fare may list daily specials, but don’t get your hopes up. Wednesday was supposedly reserved for...
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Coffee Sign Oakland

Modern Coffee: Off Duty Brew at Oakland’s First Coffee Taproom

We’ve reached the point that specialty coffee has moved beyond the third wave, and that the idea of sticking with a single roaster – unless you’re the company actually doing the roasting – has...
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Pizzeria Oakland

Pizzaiolo: Applying Touches of Chez Panisse to Pizza

When Chez Panisse alumni Charlie Hallowell struck out on his own in 2005, he and manager Omar White chose an unlikely location for their pizzeria: the former home of G&G Hardware. Pizzaiolo doesn’t have...
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