Originally Posted by
TWA Fan 1
I was in the cafe in January. Funny thing, as much as I dislike their pizzas, I prefer them to the entrees, which I find bland, bland, bland.
I grew up in Berkeley in the 70's and I remember my mother taking me to Chez Panisse back then. Although I was just a teenager, I found it just as bland and as unremarkable as today.
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Heh.
When it opened on the corner of Cedar and Shattuck? Long before Saul's and Poulet. But a baby compared to Virginia Bakery. Grew up in Berkeley at the same time and tend to agree with your position.
Here is a question, I note you live in Brooklyn. How does Arinell's compare to the great stuff out there?
Mike