César Berkeley
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Chez Panisse reopens to a polite protest, as César fans ask Alice Waters to leave their bar alone
Berkeleyside - The Big Short author Michael Lewis said that he sent Waters a note after he got word of her plans to move into César’s space. “She responded, very sweetly, and said that I was going to love what she was planning to put in there,” he said. “I think she just doesn’t get it.” - Eve Batey
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Chez Panisse to open a ‘welcoming bar’ in Berkeley, closing tapas spot César in the process
Berkeleyside - “Chez Panisse, the legendary Shattuck Avenue restaurant that helped found the California cuisine food movement, is hoping to open a new restaurant in the East Bay within the coming months. … But it’s not that simple. To open this spot, it must first evict 24-year-old Berkeley tapas bar César.” - Eve Batey
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You don't build on a corpse’: César closing to make way for Chez Panisse expansion roils Berkeley
sfchronicle - “When the news broke this week that Berkeley tapas bar César will close because its landlord wants to take back the Shattuck Avenue space, it prompted the familiar outcry that often comes in response to the loss of local dining institutions. César fans were outraged and saddened, taking to social media to lament the impending closure of a neighborhood staple that’s been open since 1998.” - Elena Kadvany
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'A big disappointment': Chez Panisse's plan to open new Bay Area restaurant will force out tapas bar César
sfgate - “Here's the good news: Chez Panisse, which has kept its doors shut for the entirety of the pandemic, is planning to open a new restaurant right next door to its iconic Shattuck Avenue space. The bad news: To do so, it's forcing out 24-year-old Berkeley tapas bar César. According to Berkeleyside, about a year ago Chez Panisse informed its neighboring restaurant that it would not be renewing its sublease, and now César's time is nearly up.” - Madeline Wells