Food for Food Lovers

November 2008

Smorgasbord
Small plates are on the menu along with affordable wines by the bottle and the glass and several beers on tap at Marc 49 Wine Bar in the Temescal. Grab a spot on one of the leather couches in the bar area or go exploring.

Dining Out
Nearly 75 years ago, Oakland became the fountainhead of faux-Polynesian dining when Victor Jules Bergeron Jr. parlayed his first Trader Vic’s restaurant into an international chain.

Second Helpings
Japanese cuisine became part of my regular diet when I moved to the Bay Area. These days, if you were to go to Durban, South Africa, where I grew up, you can eat sushi and sashimi until it comes out of your ears. But this is a recent trend dating back just six years or so.

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2008.04.22 Blue Candle Open Mic
(Tuesdays) Local poets, comics and spoken-word artists hold forth at this open mic hosted by President L. Davis. Get there before 9 p.m. to order...

2008.07.31 Bay Area Music Industry Exclusive with Netta Brielle
THURSDAY JULY 31, 2008 @ 9PM JOIN EMP MARKETING & BAY AREA BREEDZ ENT. For A Special Preformance by Netta Brielle MUSIC BY RESIDENT DJ RUM (OF...

2009.01.06 'Exploring Newness in Rhythm,' A Rhythm & Sound Meditation Class
Bring Meaningful Change into Your LifeBe the change you want to see in 2009!Rhythm in Action invites you to enter the present moment, immerse...

Real Estate
The latest hot home properties in the Oakland Area!

Retail
Your Shopping Guide to the Oakland Area!

November 2008, Volume 5, Number 10

Articles of Faith

Never before has Oakland had the kind of thriving, upscale restaurant scene that today not only gives Oaklanders the sort of options they used to seek out predominantly in San Francisco and Berkeley but also attracts more and more diners from those outsider bastions of gastronomic sophistication.

Tasty Salted Pig Parts

It’s been a good year for salumi. In January 2008, Slow Food Berkeley hosted a Laboratorio of Salumi at Café Rouge in Berkeley.

November DEPARTMENTS

Polls	Local Sounds	Community Blog	Snapshots	Best Of

How do you think the 48th Mayor of Oakland is doing since being sworn in Jan. 1, 2007? Is Ron Dellums living up to his promise to make Oakland a "model city?" Click here to vote!	The Phenomenauts The Phenomenauts are West Oakland's favorite travelers from the future and they have been hard at work at the Command Center recently, releasing a new album early this year entitled For All Mankind. Check out this track from these local Galaga fanatics. Track: "Man Alone." » Local Sounds Archive	Weekend Fun June 20, 2008 Here are some fun weekend events, preceded by two news items.• Oakland City Attorney John Russo announced yesterday that the California Department of Food and Agriculture will halt its plan to... more »	View pics from: • 17th Annual Rubber Ducky Derby • 8th Annual Fire Arts Festival • Scottish Highland Games • African-American Excellence in Business Awards & Scholarship Gala • Joe Morgan Celebrity Golf Invitational • The Urban Wine Experience • Oakland Today, Oakland Tomorrow • A Taste of California • Out of This World	• Best of 2008 • Best Of 2007 • Best Of 2006

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