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Bay Area bartenders are getting creative with seasonal tomato cocktails, creating delicious, bright drinks that go way beyond boring Bloody Marys.

Ruth Frances Plackner, 77, passed away Monday, June 6, 2022, at Arbor Oaks Senior Living in Andover, Minnesota with her family by her side. Visitation will be held from 12 – 2 pm on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Benson followed by the memorial service at 2 pm. Interment will be at the Benson City Cemetery following the service and luncheon at Trinity Lutheran Church after the interment.

These are best restaurants in Oakland, Berkeley and beyond, according to restaurant critics Soleil Ho and Cesar Hernandez. Find top-notch tacos, splurge-worthy fine dining restaurants and other inventive fare in the Bay Area's most dynamic place to dine.

Viridian dessert bar in Oakland shows Hong Kong influence Zip Trips: Viridian KTVUs Claudine Wong kicks off the Summer Zip Trips special with the introduction of Viridian, a unique dessert bar in Oakland. OAKLAND, Calif. - Tucked into this spot in uptown Oakland, the blue-green window of Viridian beckons you closer.   Owner and creative director, Jeremy Chiu, said the reflective colors have attracted customers and Instagrammers alike.  "People see Viridian on the street and think, ‘What the...

Dining at Viridian, with all of its sensory overload, is in many ways the ideal...

Bay Area restaurants want to reopen. A nationwide staffing crisis is halting plans Many businesses are raising wages and adding benefits in hopes of luring employees FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Owner William Tsui works with new bartender Julie Kunz at Viridian in Oakland. Tsui said it was challenging hiring enough people to reopen for indoor dining.Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Maly Sat began her first shift at Viridian on April 18. Bay Area restaurants are struggli...