Town Hall to discuss selection of new UC Berkeley Chancellor [Daily Cal] Easy-to-clean BART seats have arrived [The Bay Citizen] Oakland-Berkeley DA seeks to ban Occupy protesters [Free Speech Radio] Jean-Pierre Moullé steps down as Chez Panisse chef [... »
Hallowell Chef-restaurateur Charlie Hallowell — a Chez Panisse Café alum who's lately been in charge of a mini-empire of wood-fired pizza restaurants in Oakland (Pizzaiolo and Boot & Shoe Service) — is in expansion mode, and thus the rumor has legs. As... »
While many preschools go through the summer, some do not, which may leave working parents in a bit of a bind, especially when they discover that so many day camps start at age 6. »
There was some consolation for patrons turning up to Café Fanny this morning for breakfast only to discover it had closed down permanently yesterday: a Blue Bottle cart had set up shop in the parking lot next to Café Fanny, and no doubt the Oakland-bre... »
Here are some Napoleon related events taking place around the time of the film's showing at the Paramount Theater in Oakland on March 24, 25, 31 and April 1. Don't miss this historic event. And "Don't wait for it to come to a theater near you... Gettin... »
Brackett's dashi with crab and tofu. Chez Panisse family member — and former assistant to Ms. Waters — Sylvan Mishima Brackett, who lately has been operating his own Oakland-based catering concern, Peko Peko, gets a little national-magazine love this w... »
Reggie Watts, during SF Sketchfest's epic four-day Reggidency. PHOTO BY TOMMY LAU When Reggie Watts first came to my attention, through a series of appearances on Conan O’Brien’s show a few years back, I didn’t know where to place him. My first instinc... »
As usual this weekend, Patch reader and mother extraordinare, Katharine Mieszkowsk, sent me kid-friendly activities for the weekend from 510 Families. Eggster Egghunt and Learning Festival – On the Cal campus, this free event put on by student voluntee... »
