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Risa Nye

Oakland
As seen in: Berkeleyside, EatDrinkFilms, HuffPost, nation.lk, The Oaklandside, Potrero View, Richmondside
Resident cocktail queen writing for Berkeleyside's Nosh and EatDrinkFilms. The plot thickens...
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At Sable Lounge, 2 East Bay bar pros are building the neighborhood hangout they always wanted

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By Risa Nye
| The Oaklandside
Bar industry veterans Chris Woodcoff and Tinah Bean, who worked together at the Kona Club, had long planned to open a bar in Oakland. 3332 Grand Ave., Oakland; instagram.com/sablelounge_oakland/ Hours: Open Wednesday and Thursday 4 p.m. to midnight, Friday and Saturday 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. When a spot that had been home to multiple previous bars opened up on Grand Avenue, they felt they had the right concept for the location. “A good cocktail lounge where people can just hang out,” Bean said.
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Fresh take: Ace Seafood seeks to reel in a broader audience with revamp and relaunch

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By Risa Nye
| Berkeleyside
As far back as the early 1900s, Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood was home to small Italian-owned businesses. Genova Delicatessen opened in 1926 on the site of a former train barn. The long-gone G&G hardware store’s neon sign still looms above the businesses on the designated landmark Cattaneo Block, which stretches from 5006 to 5010 Telegraph. Ace Seafood, at 5000 Telegraph, is located right in the middle of this historic block, which once housed the Buon Gusto Bakery.
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Hot dog days return to iconic, triangular Temescal building

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By Risa Nye
| The Oaklandside
For more than two decades, ever since the Original Kasper’s Hot Dogs location closed in 2003, the funky, triangular building where Shattuck, Telegraph and 46th Street converge has sat vacant and boarded, a gallery for vivid graffiti pieces. Now, the building has been brought back to life and is once again dishing out hot dogs. 4521 Telegraph Ave., Oakland; https://winkydinkydogs.com Hours: Monday to Friday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. On Jan.
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