Good Eats

Jun

Cafe Clem in Berkeley

Posted In: Berkeley, Good Eats

A colleague recently told me about a little gem across from the downtown Berkeley library, Cafe Clem. The next day my husband and I took our daughter there for breakfast before her preschool graduation. (yes, a preschool graduation…that is another story) We were pleasantly surprised. The staff was friendly, the facilities were stylish and modern, and the food was tasty. [...]

Mar

Family Day at Phil’s Sliders in Berkeley

Posted In: Berkeley, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Good Eats, Neighborhood Businesses, Neighborhood Events

Mar

Zaki Kabob House Community Appreciation Event

Posted In: Albany, Good Eats, Neighborhood Businesses

The Zaki Kabob house in Albany will be having a Community Appreciation Event in this Saturday March 3rd 2012 from 12-3pm in the parking lot of the restaurant. Zaki’s is across from the entrance to Albany Village at 1101 San Pablo Ave. Zaki will have an outdoor grill set up selling special items not on the menu and will have [...]

Feb

Kensington Pub Meets New Owners

Posted In: Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Good Eats, Kensington

Ah yes, it is true, I heard it from the horse’s mouth. On Sunday night we ventured to the Kensington Circus Pub with friends for some good beer, good food, and good fun. {With young kids, this is the B E S T place to go for dinner} While there we asked the manager for the scoop, and he said [...]

Feb

Picture of the Week

Posted In: Good Eats, Good ol' Fashion Humor

Spotted: funny salad bar located at a pizza joint

Feb

Monteros to Timbao to Monteros

Posted In: Albany, Good Eats

I am a little confused. Last May I spotted a new restaurant, rather a revived restaurant, on my way to the gym. Monteros owners decided to try for something a little fresher, a little sassier, a little more interesting. Hello Timbao, the newest tropical restaurant in town. This morning, while heading to the gym yet again, I noticed that it [...]

Jan

Oakland Makes it in the top 5 of the New York Times Best Places to Visit in 2012

Posted In: Alameda County, Good Eats, Oakland

Sweet! The New York Times ranked Oakland among the top 45 places to visit in 2012, earning the number 5 spot just after London, and before Tokyo. ” New restaurants and bars beckon amid the grit.” Despite the Occupy protests, Oakland is getting pretty good reviews. Oakland has some phenomenal restaurants- Commis, Dona Tomas and Plum are some favorite restaurants. The historic [...]

Oct

Michelin Releases its 77 “Bib Gourmand” Picks for Bay Area Foodies

Posted In: Food and Dining, For the Heck of It, Good Eats

On Tuesday Michelin released its “Bib Gourmand” picks for Bay Area foodies- the favorite cheap eats for Michelin eaters. What constitutes a restaurant as worthy of a Bib Gourmand rating? A Bib Gourmand restaurant is a d-lish eatery somewhere between Los Gatos and Geyserville where you can enjoy two courses and a glass of wine for under $40 — ooh [...]

Jun

Spotted @ Off the Grid in Berkeley

Posted In: Food and Dining, For the Heck of It, Good Eats, Good ol' Fashion Humor

I love this! Only in Berkeley would you find a pimped-out walker. This was spotted at the official launch of Off-the-Grid in Berkeley. (and yes! this time we were there early enough to get some tasty food truck grub)

Jun

Off the Grid Makes Berkeley Debut

Posted In: Berkeley, Food and Dining, Good Eats

Last night was the debut of the East Bay Off the Grid, a mobile food truck extravaganza that debuted at the corner of Shattuck and Rose, in the same spot as the Farmer’s Market. As many of you know I am a food truck junkie (I follow many of them on Facebook) so this was an evening I have been [...]