Three.one four pizzeria presses pause,' Red Bay Coffee shuttering HQ, and more East Bay closures

"Brown Cap, the mobile ice cream vendor serving organic soft serve across Berkeley neighborhoods, has ceased operations. The business is listed as permanently closed on Google, and a brief but sweet goodbye message greets website visitors: Thank you so much for a fabulous 7 years we love you all, especially the children! Brown Cap was known for serving Straus ice cream in a homemade chocolate shell, root beer floats and affogatos."

"Michael's Chocolates, home to award-winning small-batch artisan chocolates, has closed. The business shuttered over the summer after four years on Grand Avenue and 10 years in business. The shop was a mainstay for confections boasting flavors like pistachio cardamom, bourbon caramel pecan, passionfruit vanilla and dark chocolate truffle. Michael's Chocolates was located at 3352 Grand Ave. in Oakland. Red Bay Coffee, the beloved Oakland-based cafe specializing in direct-trade coffee, is shutting down its Fruitvale flagship coffee shop at the end of the month."

"As our lease comes to an end, we'll be focusing our energy on other parts of our business continuing to roast, ship, and serve you through our other locations and partnerships, the company wrote on Instagram. Remember, our roastery is just down the street, where you can still stop by to pick up fresh coffee beans or schedule a tour to see where the magic happens. And visit our Grand Lake and Berkeley Cafes in the East Bay and Ferry Building."

Brown Cap, a mobile ice cream vendor serving organic Straus soft serve in Berkeley neighborhoods, has ceased operations after seven years, and its website displays a farewell message. Michael's Chocolates closed after ten years in business and four years on Grand Avenue, ending sales of small-batch artisan confections with flavors like pistachio cardamom, bourbon caramel pecan, passionfruit vanilla and dark chocolate truffle. Red Bay Coffee will close its Fruitvale flagship at month's end while continuing roasting, shipping and service through its roastery, other East Bay cafes, the Ferry Building and 220 Montgomery. Westbrae pizzeria three.one four also closed after roughly 18 months.

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