Sobre Mesa News Today

From March 14 - 24th Oakland will showcase the best of its diverse culinary scene, while highlighting local establishments and encouraging visitors to explore The Town.

Bravo's wildly popular, enduring "Top Chef" competition series launched in 2006 in the foodie capital of San Francisco without a single local "cheftestant." But in the years since, a sizeable number of NorCal contestants have participated in the fast-paced competition.

The Feb. 3 event at Town Fare will also feature the chefs from Parche, Mela Bistro and SobreMesa.

Taste America honors the chefs and local restaurants that lift up their communities, uniting chefs and culinary enthusiasts alike for distinctive gastronomic experiences.

Combine Black entrepreneurship, artistry, and performance; add a sprinkle of Black political action and liberation; top it off with a hefty dash of Black joy and you’ve got a Black History Month for the books.This February, celebrate with the community at the Black Joy Parade, toast to Black winerie...

Davids Burgers in the River Market: Google lists it as "temporarily closed." However, a reader who works at the nearby Central Arkansas Library System main campus tells us it has apparently closed permanently.

Davids Burgers in the River Market: Google lists it as "temporarily closed." However, a reader who works at the nearby Central Arkansas Library System main campus tells us it has apparently closed permanently.

After nine years as alaMar Kitchen & Bar Chef Nelson German was ready to go full-on Dominican with the new alaMar Dominican Kitchen.

Want to try a coffee creation that a “Top Chef” star calls a “true masterpiece that’s the result of my passion for flavors”? Then head to Oakland’s The Caffè by Mr. Espresso, which is featuring not one but two specialty drinks designed by “Top Chef” alums this month into October. Mr. Espresso is an Italian immigrant-founded coffee enterprise that dates from the 1970s and is known for roasting beans with oak wood. The company opened its first coffee shop downtown this spring at 1...

For three decades, Lyrics Born, aka Tsutomu "Tom" Shimura, has been serving up beats in the hip hop world. His 2003 album Later That Day has even been hailed by Rolling Stone as one of the genre's greatest albums of all time. But these days, the Berkeley rapper and producer doesn't just bring the he...