Good Taste: Summoning abundance at Lawrence Hall of Science's new Ohlone eatery - 48 hills

"Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino are personal culinary heroes whose work I've followed since they started their Cafe Ohlone pop-up in a now-defunct bookstore across the street from the UC Berkeley campus in 2018. They've since started an official relationship of repair with the university, set up a seasonal restaurant on campus, and on Friday will debut the permanent 'ammatka cafe inside Lawrence Hall of Science."

"The preview included a luncheon with their gorgeous, fruit-enhanced Ohlone salad, grilled cheese sandwiches for kids and adults (the latter with homemade blackberry jam, Cowgirl Creamery Wagon Wheel cheese, and jalapeños), and tater tots paired with dipping sauces made of traditionally foraged herbs-a creative way to utilize one of kids' favorite foods in connecting them to the Ohlone ways. I haven't stopped thinking about their thinly sliced smoked duck sandwich with Cowgirl's Mt. Tam triple cream cheese and homemade rosehip jam."

Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino launched Cafe Ohlone as a pop-up in 2018 and have developed a formal relationship with UC Berkeley, operating a seasonal restaurant and opening a permanent 'ammatka cafe at Lawrence Hall of Science. Lawrence Hall of Science emphasizes that East Bay Ohlone people are living, flourishing community members and promotes active accountability beyond land acknowledgments. Menus combine traditional, foraged ingredients with contemporary preparations, including fruit-enhanced Ohlone salad, grilled cheeses with blackberry jam and jalapeños, tater tots with foraged-herb sauces, and a smoked duck sandwich with Mt. Tam cheese and rosehip jam. Medina highlights intergenerational stewardship of biodiversity.

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