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a couple of quieter changes to note on oxford street in berkeley. first, say hello once again (soon!) to long-time berkeley favorite east bay spice company. the cocktail bar is coming back to the uc berkeley campus neighborhood and currently coming together inside the former viv & ingrid boutique space
to help parents with increasingly tight food budgets and even tighter fall schedules, here is a sampler of local dining deals for kids and their families. also listed are some local dinner restaurants that are easy and family-friendly. specials mentioned are mostly for kids under 12; those in bold are
stylish little market of all places, from owners joe and celia catalino, is one of the choicest food spots in berkeley – for cult condiments and pantry goods, snacks, ice creams, specialty coffee, wines, cookbooks and hot pop-ups of all kinds. but now? classic sandwiches. not just the kind that come
breaking: oakland-based modern-nostalgic dessert shop edith's pie broadcast their dreaded closing announcement on their website and over instagram this morning ("we're slinging pie while rome burns."), and we're reposting to share the gofundme they have set up to help stay open through
five area stories of note: vanessa's bistro announced that it will close at the end of this year, and will hold a 19th (and final) anniversary celebration tomorrow, september 6. (instagram) xing fu tang boba will soon share space with masa ramen. (whatnow sf) the dining community rallied
