"There's been a line to get into 1504 Shattuck since 1975. Customers queue in the morning to sample cheese or purchase freshly baked baguettes, brioche knots and focaccia. Come lunch time, the doors open at 1512 Shattuck, where live music entertains those eagerly awaiting their share of Cheese Board's rotating seasonal pizza. On occasion, the music entices those finished with their meal to utilize the parklet as their dance floor."
"Given Cheese Board's consistent popularity, expansion has always been in the blueprints for the cooperative. Since moving from their original location around the corner at 2114 Vine Street to Shattuck, the worker-owned cooperative first took over an adjacent business in 1986, when the Pig-by-the-Tail charcuterie shop shuttered. In 2007, Cheese Board took over the hardware store at 1512 Shattuck, allowing the cooperative to expand the pizzeria."
"In 2018, when Berkeley Produce Center owner Sam Hort decided to close up shop in Berkeley, the Cheese Board Collective acquired the space at 1500 Shattuck and Vine, with grand plans to expand the prep area as well as Cheese Board's food offerings. Initial construction began in 2019 to improve the space's structural integrity. The first thing we wanted to do was combine 1500 and 1504. Prior to us moving in, the last time I think that space was renovated was 73."
A longstanding Berkeley institution draws morning lines for cheese and baked goods and serves seasonal pizza with live music at lunchtime. The worker-owned cooperative moved from 2114 Vine Street to Shattuck and gradually acquired adjacent spaces in 1986 and 2007 to expand bakery and pizzeria operations. The collective acquired 1500 Shattuck in 2018 to enlarge prep areas and menu offerings, beginning structural work in 2019. Workers encountered major renovations, including installing a new subfloor and lowering the floor by 18 inches. Construction was interrupted by the March 2020 COVID-19 shelter-in-place order.
Read at www.berkeleyside.org
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