Cafe Fanny, co-owned by Alice Waters, closes its doors

Cafe Fanny, located on San Pablo Avenue, closed its doors for the last time on Friday March 9th.
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Cafe Fanny, located on San Pablo Avenue, closed its doors for the last time on Friday March 9th.

Alice Waters arrived just before noon Friday to say goodbye to employees and customers as her small cafe in West Berkeley prepared to close its doors one final time. Cafe Fanny, which is co-owned by Waters, marked the end Friday of almost three decades of serving the community at the cafe’s location Read More…

Let’s talk about quotas

CITY ISSUES: The city should work harder to hear local business input when making vital decisions on where businesses can operate.

Berkeley City Council made the right decision Tuesday in choosing to defer a vote that could determine whether and where certain businesses can operate on Telegraph Avenue. Before the vote is taken, the city needs to do more to involve the area’s business owners in this important discussion, which could Read More…

Free House restaurant opens on Bancroft

The space formerly occupied by Adagia is now home to a new restaurant — one with the same management but a different approach that its owner hopes will allow it to succeed when the fine-dining establishment did not. Free House opened its doors Feb. 2 near the intersection of Bancroft Read More…

Video: Food Review of Restaurants in Berkeley

With so many restaurants in Berkeley, it’s hard to tell which ones are worth trying and which ones are not. Here is a video that can possibly make that process easier for you. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wx4qfwjmYM?rel=0&w=640&h=390]