Coming in about two weeks is Scream! Sorbet.  This is some of the best sorbet out there.  Super creamy, seasonal flavors and incredibly refreshing.  My favorite flavor is the lime mint.  I have been buying scream sorbet at the farmer’s markets for years and now they are setting up shop at 5030 Telegraph Avenue in the [...]

I recently investigated a few more restaurants for you!  Bocanova has now been open for a month in Jack London Square.  I love the dinning room and outdoor seating.  The little gem salad was fantastic and my halibut sandwich with onions, peppers and avocado was very satisfying.  My friend ordered a few items that I [...]

So you are not a contractor, but you are a weekend warrior.  You decide that you can swing a bathroom remodel, but do not want to invest money into expensive tools, as you will only be using them once or twice.  Oakland has a tool lending library in the Temescal district!  To borrow tools you [...]

A few weeks back I was invited to the Spring Serrahna fashion show that was being held at Tanjia’s restaurant in the Temescal District of Oakland.  I have to admit I had never heard of this Moroccan eatery, but I was down for something new.  From the humble exterior one would never know how grand [...]

The other day on the news I heard a bleak  forecast regarding small businesses in this economy.  The report said that 1 in 5 businesses will close.  I thought about all of the mom and pop shops that I patronize and how I like that they know me and my family.  I will be honest, [...]

672 57th Street is located on the Temescal/North Oakland border.  Close to Berkeley, the Ashby Bart, Children’s Hospital and the cool shops of the Temescal District of Oakland.

I love how the landscape architect owner renovated his turn of the century bungalow.  This home has two cool claw foot bathtubs, rustic douglas fir floors and bold columns [...]

Sandwich extraordinaire Jeff, a Genova staple.
I have been patronizing Genova Deli for two decades. This deli with a cult following use to be located in a small hole in the wall location on Telegraph Avenue in what is now called the Temescal district of Oakland. Of course at that time there was no Temescal [...]

The other week my father finally went to Bakesale Betty on the corner of Telegraph and 51st Street in the Temescal area of Oakland. I have been raving about their fried chicken sandwiches, just like half of Oakland. My dad called me up told me what a great experience he had, which [...]