AltWeeklies Wire
Eat Your Beernew
East Bay chefs are experimenting more and more with using beer as an ingredient — and what they're coming up with might surprise you.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
09-26-2012 |
Food+Drink
Understanding Glutennew
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. A lot of people have a hard time digesting it. Wheat is the basis of white flour, which is used to make bread and pasta.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
09-26-2012 |
Food+Drink
MOCO's Meta Spacenew
After an ill-fated show at MOCA, artist Chris Silva transforms Oakland's MOCO into a community-centered Internet cafe.
East Bay Express |
Alex Bigman |
08-24-2012 |
Art
Tags: visual arts, internet cafe
'99% Invisible' Uncovers the Hidden World of Designnew
Roman Mars' radio show and podcast is changing the way we look at design—and maybe the nature of public radio.
East Bay Express |
Tate Williams |
08-23-2012 |
Media
Dawn of the Digital Sweatshopnew
All over the world, workers are paid pennies to do menial online tasks in a largely unregulated, multimillion-dollar industry. Welcome to the Internet's factory floor.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
08-02-2012 |
Tech
Oakland A's Pull Racially Insensitive Adnew
After an outcry from East Bay Latinos, the team covered up a giant billboard on I-880 that many viewed as being racist.
East Bay Express |
Steven Tavares |
07-31-2012 |
Sports
Call of the Beer Cocktailnew
Looking for a refreshing summer drink? Think about adding beer to it.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
05-11-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Beer Cocktails
New to You Varietalsnew
Farmers and chefs introduce us to uncommon foods.
East Bay Express |
Cynthia Salaysay |
05-10-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: foraging, uncommon foods
Vegetable Gardening for Dummiesnew
You don't need fancy equipment or gardening expertise to grow your own food.
East Bay Express |
Linnea Due |
05-10-2012 |
Gardening
Tags: gardening, growing vegetables
Where Craigslist Sucks, Will Fandalism Succeed?new
A new social-networking site for musicians aims to make finding bandmates easier. But is it just adding more noise?
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
04-20-2012 |
Tech
Raiders' Deal Still Haunts Oaklandnew
A new lawsuit notes that the football team never repaid a $53.9 million "loan" it received from the city and Alameda County.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-20-2012 |
Sports
Richmond's Seriously Silly Paradenew
The annual event affords the city some comic relief.
East Bay Express |
Cassie Harwood |
04-13-2012 |
Performance
The Shrinking Stagenew
The economy is forcing local theater companies to book smaller, leaner productions to save money. Is financial prudence inhibiting art?
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
04-06-2012 |
Theater
Tags: Mark Jackson, performing arts, Liz Lisle, Shotgun Players, Mike Daisey, Actors Equity Association, American Conservatory Theater, Aurora Theater Company, Beth Wilmurt, California Shakespeare Theater, Carey Perloff, David Faustina, Impact Theatre, Lauren Gunderson, League of Resident Theaters, Magic Theatre, Marin Theater Company, Marin Theatre Company, Melissa Hillman, Patrick Dooley, Robert Kelley, Sasha Hnatkovich, Susan Medak, Susie Falk, TheatreWorks, Tom Ross, Valerie Weak, Willows Theatre
Homesteading 2.0new
Take your do-it-yourself skills to the next level.
East Bay Express |
Jesse Hirsch |
03-31-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: vegan, mead, urban homesteading, beekeeping, Institute of Urban Homesteading, pickling, Café, DIY, Spring 2012, Back to the Roots, BioFuel Oasis, Cafe Gratitude, canning, David Critchfield, Eat Real Festival, Encuentro, fermenting, Gratitude, Heather Haxo Phillips, home-brewing, K. Ruby Blume, Mission Peak Soap, North Oakland Farmers' Market, Phat Beets Produce, Raw Foods Bay Area, The Local Butcher Shop, chicha, Taste, kombucha, sausage
The New Comfort Foodnew
Inside the meaty, fatty, deep-fried center of the East Bay's latest dining upheaval.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
03-31-2012 |
Food+Drink
