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Five’s Banks White: Berkeley ‘keeps me on my toes’
Banks White, executive chef at Five. Photos by Christina Diaz Banks White is the executive chef of Five, which calls itself a modern American bistro. Think comfort food with au courant accents:...
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Downtown Summer Cinema series closes with bang
Several hundred people turned out on Saturday night to enjoy a free screening of "The Big Lebowski". Photo: D.H. Parks The finale of Center Street Summer Cinema, a free outdoor movie series launched...
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FIVE chef on his time in Berkeley: ‘A great journey’
Banks White, executive chef at FIVE at the Hotel Shattuck Plaza in Berkeley, who is leaving to helm the kitchen in a new restaurant in New York City. Photo: Emilie Raguso Banks White remembers vividly...
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Bites: What’s new in East Bay food, XXI
Next Door has opened in the former Addie’s Pizza location at Alcatraz Avenue and Adeline Street. Image: Google Maps Openings, closings NEW NEXT DOOR Next Door has now opened in the old Addie’s Pizza...
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Chef Stephane Tonnelier takes the helm at Five
Chef Stephane Tonnelier, who has taken over as executive chef at Five in Berkeley. Photo: Courtesy of Five restaurant Three and a half months after Chef Banks White left Five restaurant at Berkeley’s...
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Five’s Banks White: Berkeley ‘keeps me on my toes’
Banks White is the executive chef of Five, which calls itself a modern American bistro. Think comfort food with au courant accents: Macaroni and cheese made with orzo, wild mushrooms, tomato jam, and...
View ArticleDowntown Summer Cinema series closes with bang
The finale of Center Street Summer Cinema, a free outdoor movie series launched this year by the Downtown Berkeley Association and sponsored by Berkeleyside, was deemed a success. An estimated 500...
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FIVE chef on his time in Berkeley: ‘A great journey’
Chef Banks White of FIVE is leaving Berkeley to help open a restaurant in Harlem. He spoke to Berkeleyside before heading into the hardest month of the year.
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What’s new in East Bay food, XXI
Mother's Day brunch spots, more details on Berkeley's upcoming "Dine Out" to save school cooking and gardening program, and more, in this week's edition of Bites.
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Chef Stephane Tonnelier takes the helm at Five
Stephane Tonnelier, the new chef at FIVE at the Hotel Shattuck Plaza in Berkeley, promises to inject some French flair into the restaurant's New American menu.
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