Oakland. Hell broke loose when a pretzel-shaped menu fell out of this week’s City Paper. Why you ask, because soft pretzels are my thing. I absolutely love them!! I decided to try out this new pretzel joint, narrowing my possibly first experience to a grilled cheese sandwich, cinnamon sugar pretzel… Read More →

Bella Sera is well known for their catering but just recently they opened a little shop in Market Square for all us non-catering needing folks! I sorta in the back of my brain knew they had opened, but the other day a friend asked me to go for her birthday… Read More →

When wanting to grab some grub cafeteria style, head to none other than George Aiken’s in Market Square. While it may be a bit overwhelming at first (I stood drooling over the counter for about 5 minutes before I finally decided what I wanted to order) the friendly staff are… Read More →

Can be found at Cherry’s in Market Square. What I imagine to be down & dirty, old school, real life diner food… a serious platter of eggs, bacon and home fries with my favorite, pancakes on the side. I’ve been working downtown for about 5 months and I’m ashamed to… Read More →

Supporting local digs is a top priority for me. That is why when I drove by Voluto Coffee in Friendship yesterday I had to stop. Voluto Coffee is all about “drinking local,” a play on the current “eat local” trend. And who can’t get behind a concept like that? It… Read More →