Other events in The Town this week include Oakland Sports Unity Day and a tour of the Smith Estate.
Author Archives: Tovin Lapan
As Nosh editor, Tovin Lapan oversees food coverage across Oaklandside and Berkeleyside. His journalism career started in Guadalajara, Mexico as a reporter for an English-language weekly newspaper. Previously, he served as the multimedia food reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune, and covered a variety of beats including immigration and agriculture at the Las Vegas Sun and Santa Cruz Sentinel. His work has also appeared in Fortune, The Guardian, U.S. News & World Report, San Francisco Chronicle, and Lucky Peach among other publications. Tovin likes chocolate and seafood, but not together.
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Nosh’s first food festival is coming, and it’s going to be delicious
A collection of our favorite pop-ups and food trucks will assemble at Temescal Brewing July 13.
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A taste of Marseille in Oakland
Celebrating the cookbook “Taste the World in Marseille,” Villa Albertine is hosting a collaborative dinner and discussion at Bombera examining multiculturalism and how cities and cuisines are shaped by their communities.
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Exclusive: New Berkeley beer garden from Headlands Brewing ready to start its taps
The East Bay brewery has given the old Westbrae Biergarten a facelift while maintaining the atmosphere that made it a neighborhood favorite.
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Parlour, Cabañas Cafe quietly close
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond.
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Jaffa flagship cafe launches in Berkeley, Bayleaf soft opens in Oakland
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond.
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Exclusive first look at the Prescott Night Market food vendor lineup
A new monthly event in West Oakland kicks off June 6 with a pig roast, beer garden, and a variety of cuisines.
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New West Oakland food hall will feature Almanac Taproom
Prescott Market is slated to open this summer with the Alameda-based craft brewery as an anchor, and will house eight food and beverage vendors in all.
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‘Here to stay’: alaMar chef recommits to Oakland after double break-in
Community turns out for restaurant in response to chef-owner Nelson German’s Instagram plea.
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West Berkeley’s Market Hall Foods on 4th announces closing date
Citing customers’ changing habits and increasing costs, the owners plan to close the market May 26 after 28 years in business.
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Matt Horn announces reopening plans for celebrated BBQ spot
After closing due to fire and vandalism in November 2023, Horn Barbecue will relaunch Friday, April 26, in Old Town Oakland.
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An Oakland Cinco de Mayo dinner looks to breathe new life into a ‘stale holiday’
El Otro Lado will feature the chefs from Popoca and My Friend Fernando crafting a five-course meal focused on precolonial traditions.
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Oakland’s Cafe Noir is cooking up big things in a tight space
The French-style bistro with a “soulful twist” operates out of a small but busy kitchen that also handles catering and large-scale contracts.
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Oakland, Berkeley Restaurant Weeks add new elements to entice diners
With restaurants still grappling with higher costs and an altered dining scene, the organizers of Restaurant Week in both cities have added versatility and diversity.
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Horn Barbecue will not reopen current Oakland location, citing ‘untenable’ situation
Matt Horn, the owner of the celebrated West Oakland restaurant, says ongoing vandalism and theft have led him to give up on the location.
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Broc Cellars to celebrate first vineyard acquisition with special wine-tasting events
All of the winemakers that use Fox Hill Vineyard grapes will be serving their wines in one place for the first time.
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This Valentine’s Day, we’re sending love to our favorite East Bay restaurants and foods
Nosh shares love notes to our favorite dishes and dining spots, and we want readers to share their culinary crushes too.
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Homemade Cafe reverses course, to remain closed
Owner Collin Doran was moved by community support, but could not make the details for a weekends-only schedule work.
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Four Oakland chefs named semi-finalists for 2024 James Beard Awards
Burdell, Daytrip, Lion Dance Cafe all recognized by the New York-based James Beard Foundation.
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The East Bay’s favorite new bar hits its stride after earlier iterations
According to 2023 Nosh Awards voting, readers have fallen for this Berkeley bar that moved into new digs this year.
