"Introducing the delicious dozen. These are the 12 most popular Nosh stories of 2025 covering the most exciting East Bay food news of the year. Included in the stories below, you'll find tales of hidden gardens, childhood friends teaming up to open a restaurant in their old neighborhood, and a two-mile, single-street culinary journey. Bookmark this page, and come back to dig into one of these stories anytime you need a break from holiday treats, presents, or people over the final week of the year."
"The rebirth of the original Loard's Ice Cream location was slightly delayed for its cameo in the film Freaky Tales, but in June, the iconic ice cream shop returned with old favorites and new additions. This was the most-read Nosh story of 2025. In early 2024, Berkeley's Homemade Cafe abruptly shuttered. Thanks to a new business partnership the popular breakfast spot with a community-minded ethos was able to reopen in early 2025 with a renewed focus on its most popular dishes."
The twelve stories highlight East Bay culinary developments in 2025, including celebrated reopenings, new neighborhood ventures, and notable accolades. Loard's Ice Cream reopened its original location with classic and new flavors. Berkeley's Homemade Cafe returned under a new partnership with renewed focus on popular dishes. Cenaduria Elvira grew from a Jingletown backyard operation to plans for a traditional restaurant space in 2026. Sun Moon Studio earned a Michelin star for seasonal, ingredient-driven tasting menus in a 12-seat setting. The expanded 2025 Nosh Awards added categories and drew record nominations and votes, celebrating bakeries, longtime favorites, and newcomers.
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