While the Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operators law, or MEHKOs, creates new opportunities for home cooks, there are also regulations. Home kitchen operators are limited to $50K in sales annually. They can only sell 30 plates per day, and the food has to be cooked and sold on the same day. Only certain types of food can be sold, such as baked goods, to prevent food-borne illness. The law also requires inspections and food safety training, and stipulates there be just one cook in each home kitchen.
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Producing the magenta-hued pastrami with a dark crust takes 18 days: two weeks to brine the meat followed by a light but lengthy smoking process, then steaming, resting and slicing.
Pyro’s Pastrami. Pre-order online for takeout. Hours vary on Saturdays and Sundays. 101 Broadway, Oakland. pyrospastrami.com
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Shake Shack. 1954 Telegraph Ave. Oakland. Open daily starting Tuesday, Dec. 8 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. order.shakeshack.com
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I’m a former New Yorker, and IMO Shake Shack’s burgers are about on a level with In-n-Out. The real thing to get there is the frozen custard.
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Next week, they’ll reopen the restaurant — with a more expansive, regionally specific menu — in the former Tamarindo Antojeria space at 468 8th Street in Old Oakland.
The new and improved La Guerrera’s Kitchen is slated to open for takeout on Tuesday, December 15
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The podcast is 52 minutes long but I think that it is worthwhile and a very good local example of long-form audio
Get in the mood for Día de los Muertos with this history of Oakland’s “lost” Latino neighborhood. Tina “Tamale” Ramos and her mother Natividad share delicious stories from their decades of running one of the Bay Area’s oldest Mexican restaurants. This episode explores everything from the “birth” of Old Oakland to the dubious origins of Taco Bell.
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A new online radio station made its debut this afternoon in Oakland, and it’s unlike any that have come before it. Radio B’alam is the first station dedicated to serving Oakland’s Mam-speaking Guatemalan immigrant community.
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For donations of $50-$100 or above, Oakland Bloom is offering holiday gift boxes made by four refugee and immigrant chefs representing the flavors of Eritrea, Burma, Bosnia, and Hong Kong. Pick up is this Sunday (12/20) from 12-6 PM in downtown Oakland. See this Instagram post for details - you need to note that your donation is to the Holiday Gift Box.
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Understory Oakland is having a pot pie fundraiser. Pies include lamb artichoke tagine pie, mole poblano tamale pie, pork adobo pot pie, and buko pie. Pick up on 12/23 and 12/30. More details are on Instagram.
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Adding to the list of Oakland Guatemalan restaurants in this post. There are now two more:
Guatemaya Cafe and Parra’s Restaurant (Oaxaqueno, Guatemalan and Salvadoreno) on International Blvd.
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Nice write up about Oakland Chinatown and how community member and the next generation is stepping up.
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