Marc Kelly dishes on the story behind Berkeley’s Soop
Soop owner Marc Kelly serves comfort food daily. Photos: Sarah Henry As mid-life crises go, Marc Kelly’s was a pretty productive one — with a little spice thrown in for good measure. Seeking change...
View ArticleAnimated vegetables recount Michael Pollan’s food rules
Benoit Detalle and Marija Jacimovic, a freelance editor and animator, created this adorable film of animated vegetables explaining how Berkeley author Michael Pollan’s “Food Rules” work. Pollan’s...
View ArticleNew edition of gardening bible for a gardener’s paradise
Berkeley is leading the way in edible gardening, according to Sunset's Garden Editor Kathleen Brenzel. Photo: courtesy Sunset Tonight, at Builders Booksource on Berkeley’s Fourth Street, Kathleen...
View ArticleAccolades for Edie Meidav and other East Bay authors
Edie Meidav, author of Lola, California, which is nominated for a Northern California Book Award The East Bay Literary scene is heating up. Never before in the 31-year history of the Northern...
View ArticleWit and grace are hallmarks of book awards ceremony
Berkeley author Michael Pollan: “I’m not that old.” Photo: Ken Light Michael Pollan, taking the stage at the 31st Annual Northern California Book Awards on Sunday June 10, accepted the Fred Cody Award...
View ArticleUC Berkeley serves up an edible education this fall
Michael Pollan. Photo: Fran Collin Tonight marks the return of Edible Education at Cal, with solo instructor Michael Pollan kicking off the 16-week course. The class is open to both undergraduate and...
View Article“Three Michaels” sold out, last chance to snag tickets
The Three Michaels poster, designed by The M-Line. As you may have heard, Berkeleyside is organizing what promises to be a hugely entertaining evening on Monday Dec. 10. The “three Michaels of...
View ArticleThe ‘Three Michaels of Berkeley’: Supporting, supported
When Berkeley’s three most well-known Michaels take to the stage tonight for the first time, they will be doing so to support an organization that is helping foster a future generation of enthusiastic...
View Article’3 Michaels’ talk writing, inspiration and Berkeley quirks
Michael Lewis, Michael Pollan, Michael Chabon, and moderator Sedge Thomson on stage at Berkeleyside’s “The Three Michaels: A Berkeley Conversation,” at Berkeley Rep, Monday Dec. 10, 2012. Photo: Pete...
View ArticlePodcast: The Three Michaels in conversation
The Three Michaels — Lewis, Pollan and Chabon — entertained a large audience with stories of Berkeley and the writing life. Photo: Pete Rosos Two weeks ago, 600 Berkeleyside readers were treated to 90...
View ArticleBites: What’s new in East Bay food, XX
Mark your calendars for the annual Edible Schoolyard Plant Sale in Berkeley on May 11. Photo: Nancy Rubin Openings, closings HIVE A new coffee shop called Hive (“the place to bee”) should be open...
View ArticlePollan: We teach kids about sex, why not cooking?
Michael Pollan: “We already teach [kids] about driving, alcohol and drugs, and safe sex in school, and it seems to me cooking is just as important.” Photo: Fran CollinFor his new book, Cooked: A...
View ArticleMichael Pollan, Raj Patel head up new edible course
Michael Pollan. Photo: Ken Light Less than two hours after tickets became available for Michael Pollan’s opening lecture on Monday Jan. 27 in the Edible Schoolyard Foundation’s new Edible Education 101...
View ArticleThe Charlie Cart: A little kitchen for every classroom
The Charlie Cart’s brightly colored panels invite the eye and its sturdy wheels imply it’s ready for adventure. Designed by Berkeley’s Brian Dougherty, the cart is a compact, mobile kitchen at the...
View Article5 local cookbooks that will make great holiday gifts
Cookbooks stacked up on a table at Berkeley bookstore Mrs. Dalloway’s on College Avenue. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The front table of Mrs. Dalloway’s bookstore on College Avenue in Berkeley is...
View ArticleThe It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
The second Berkeley Spark festival was held in 2014 at Civic Center Park. Photo: Darius Wekwerth BERKELEY SPARK FESTIVAL The Berkeley Spark 3.0 Arts and Innovation Festival will bring artisans,...
View ArticleUC Berkeley launches minor in food systems studies
Classes at the SOGA (Student Organic Gardening Association) garden can now also be taken for credit towards the food systems minor. Photo: Jonathan Fong By Alix Wall / Bay Area Bites Beginning this...
View ArticleBites: Mr. Dewie’s to Albany, Kobani remodel
Ari and Andrew Cohen showcase their nut milk ice cream. Photo: Mr. Dewie’s Frozen Dessert Openings, closings MR. DEWIES TO ALBANY The vegan ice cream company is opening its flagship scoop shop in the...
View ArticleIn new film, Michael Pollan says let’s savor cooking
Samin Nosrat and Michael Pollan in a scene from Cooked, the new Netflix documentary produced by Alex Gibney and Pollan, whose first episode airs on Friday Feb. 19. Photo: courtesy Netflix Michael...
View ArticleNew podcasts released: Masha Gessen, Alice Dreger, more
Masha Gessen at the Uncharted Ideas Festival in 2015. Listen to her conversation with Lance Knobel on the Uncharted:Berkeley podcast. Photo: Pete Rosos Looking for something good to listen to when...
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