A new Black-owned food collective is opening a marketplace in West Oakland
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Red Door Catering owner Reign Free (left) speaks with Vice President Kamala Harris and Senator Alex Padilla during a visit to West Oakland’s Red Door Catering. The kitchen will host the new Black Culinary Collective.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle
A new collective of Black-owned food and beverage producers is officially forming on Wednesday and the group is looking for five more members. Together, they’ll share a commercial kitchen space in West Oakland, sell their goods at an on-site marketplace and collaborate on community service projects.
Ex-Utzutzu chef has a new East Bay sushi pop-up with fish from a renowned Japanese fishmonger
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The takeout omakase from Sushi Salon, a pop-up by former Utzutzu employees Joji Nonaka and Anna Osawa.Sushi Salon
The sushi chef who made Utzutzu a destination for traditional omakase in Alameda has branched out on his own.
Chef Joji Nonaka and Anna Osawa, who worked as a server at Utzutzu before the pandemic temporarily shuttered the restaurant, started a pop-up called Sushi Salon in February. It specializes in simple omakase made with wild-caught fish from a particular fish broker in Japan who doesn’t sell to anyone else in the U.S. Fish & Bird Sousaku Izakaya, located at 2451 Shattuck Ave. at Haste Street in downtown Berkeley, hosts it every other week.
San Francisco s newest cocktail bar features plants, plants and more plants
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Fresh plants will be used in the decor and drinks when Propagation opens on San Francisco’s Post Street this week.Propagation
Millennials who’ve grown obsessed with plants over the past few years can now gawk at greenery over drinks at Propagation, a new garden-themed bar in San Francisco.
Lush plants have become common decor inside restaurants for a while now, on trend with skyrocketing houseplant sales overall. During the pandemic, as people sought life wherever they could find it indoors, houseplants and gardening soared in popularity.