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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Natividad also known as Nati and Nellie, passed peacefully into the next world midday on Sunday surrounded by loved ones. Mama, as she was also affectionately known to everyone, was incredibly strong, deeply devout and fiercely loyal with a dry quirky sense of humor. Her strong work ethic started at a very young age, when her mother Rosa Lopez founded La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen in 1944 when Mama stood on a box so she could reach the register to work the counter. She later met her husband, Antonio Ramos, when he was hired to work as a baker in the Mexican food store. As a married couple, they took over in 1956 and Mama worked tirelessly as a business owner and matriarch of her family. She later became well known for her stories, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">recipes,</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> words of encouragement, and hugs.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Most recently, Mama was tooling around her beloved hometown of Oakland with her daughter Tina and her little dog Louie. She was amazed by all the changes she experienced first hand, whether it was going to movies with her younger sisters at the Star Theater with a quarter or visiting the farmers' market in the neighborhood she grew up in that over time had been renamed Old Oakland. Nati got a kick out of seeing how her town had changed into this sleek modern place yet she always greeted everyone with a warm old-fashioned hello. She loved being at the family home in the Laurel District watching Jeopardy every day but equally enjoyed seeing the bright city lights at night, going on excursions with her dog, having a scoop of strawberry ice cream at Loard's, and soup. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Friends and family are invited for visitation Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 11am to 6pm with the Rosary to follow from 6-7pm at Fouche's Hudson Funeral Home on Telegraph Avenue. A Celebration of Life on Friday, October 28, 2016 with a 10am Funeral Mass at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church on High Street with burial to follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Mama was a charitable person, while flowers are lovely, donations in her name to the American Heart Association or the National Kidney Foundation are equally appreciated. </span></span></span></div>
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After 4 generations of family and 71 years of business, we are closing forever at La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen. <br />
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This is our final week of business, Tuesday—Friday, July 28-31, 2015 from 9am to 3:30pm each day. <br />
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Serving traditional Mexican American food specializing in artisan tamales made with corn masa stone ground in house. Located at 582 - 7th Street in the Old Oakland District. La Borinqueña is open for lunch Tues through Sat, July 31st from 9am to 3:30pm. For general information, FAQs and menus, visit <a href="http://tamalegirl.com/">tamalegirl.com</a> or call 510/444-9954. Advance orders accepted by phone only!<br />
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<span data-si="true"></span> <span class="fsl">Please join us as we celebrate our Grand Opening with a B I G Fiesta Thursday November 13 from 6-9pm!<br /> <br /> Complimentary #ChinoLatino bites to whet your appetite served during our mixer from 6-7pm. <br /> <br /> <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=517924158227444" href="https://www.facebook.com/811parliament">Parliament</a> Event Venue (nextdoor) will also be open for the festivities. <br /> <br /> Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 6:30pm<br /> <br /> VIP guests include:<br /> Oakland Mayor Jean Quan<br /> Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney<br /> Councilmember (Mayor Elect) Libby Schaaf<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> Oakland Chamber President Barbara Leslie<br /> <br /> Our regular menu will be available for purchase from 7-9pm.<br /> <br /> Face Painting by Alana Dill.<br /> <br /> More info TBA<br /> <br /> Hope to see you at <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=403236369745418" href="https://www.facebook.com/lasnackeriaoak">La Snackeria</a> in <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=76322072173" href="https://www.facebook.com/OldOakDistrict">Old Oakland</a>!</span></span></div>
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45,"tn":"*G"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">If you want the secret to making amazing tamales, <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=125898032783&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/tinatamale">Tina Tamale</a> Ramos is the person to talk to. Tina reveals a family recipe Sunday at 8pm/7c on <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=338360289580489&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/FoodRush">Food Rush</a> with <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=122668548040&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chef-Ryan-Scott/122668548040">Chef Ryan Scott</a> on the <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=159159964120070&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/livewellnetwork">Live Well Network</a>.<br /> <br />
SUN 1/19/14: 8pm Food Rush Mexican Eats (HD, New, TV-G) Chef Ryan Scott
is on a mission to learn how to make delicious Mexican food. He visits
San Francisco's Mission District.</span></span><br />
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Check your local listings: <a href="http://livewellnetwork.com/feature/8376859" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://livewellnetwork.com/feature/8376859</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17253029372836506378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929479995505981800.post-16290141385435035262013-09-24T17:57:00.002-07:002013-09-24T17:57:55.912-07:001st Annual ¡Viva Tamales! - Tamale Cookoff y Fiesta on @Tastemade<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" name="tm-embed" src="//videos.tastemade.com/e2/u3K7iRSQSPWYz1X8xuSlHA" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17253029372836506378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929479995505981800.post-22723811009615385052013-09-10T06:15:00.000-07:002013-09-10T06:15:07.062-07:00¡Viva Tamales! - Tamale Cookoff y Fiesta :: Sunday, Sept 15, 2013 from 12-4pm<br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Come celebrate Mexican Independence Day in the garden at La Borinquena Mex-icatessen!<br /> <br />
Oakland's food artisans will compete for the title of top masa in three
categories -- meat, vegetarian/vegan, and wildcard. Come taste the
diversity of tamale styles and flavors -- from Mexican to South
American.<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> <br /> A ticket entitles you to a taste of all of the entries as well as a vote to choose who you think is Top Tamale! Read more about our competitors <a href="http://oaklandfoodevents.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. <br /> <br />
All proceeds benefit <a href="http://oaklandfoodevents.wordpress.com/2013/09/07/viva-tamales-supporting-la-clinica/" target="_blank">La Clinica de la Raza's educational programs</a>. La
Clinica has been providing quality accessible healthcare in Oakland for
40 years.<br /> <br /> Local Beer & House Made Sangria will be available for sale</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">DJ Crimson (Record Rockers / MOM)</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">El Kool Kyle (El Superritmo)</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">Spinning cumbia, salsa, and other dancefloor favorites!</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.avidreadertower.com/node/110" title="Eye from the Edge; A Memoir of West Oakland, California"><img src="http://images.booksense.com/images/books/601/401/FC9781885401601.JPG" title="Eye from the Edge; A Memoir of West Oakland, California" /></a> </div>
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Author Ruben Llamas "Eye from the Edge" Book Signing </div>
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West Oakland comes to life as Llamas gives texture to its history with
memories from his daily life as he depicts the area from pre-World War
II through the 1960’s. His ascendancy from shopping cart boy to vice
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span class="text_exposed_show">Email oaklandfoodevents@gmail.com </span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17253029372836506378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929479995505981800.post-959042592113489002013-06-01T12:54:00.003-07:002013-06-02T14:37:59.878-07:007th Annual Oakland Indie Awards :: We won in the Pillar category!<br />
May 30, 2013 was the <a href="http://www.oaklandindieawards.com/index.html" target="_blank">7th Annual Oakland Indie Awards</a> once again on the beautiful Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden. Tina Tamale/La Borinquena was part of the festivities providing tasty tamale bites to the throngs of Oakland peeps celebrating all things amazing about our town in the last year!<br />
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I was honored to receive a nomination as Tina Tamale for the <a href="http://www.oaklandindieawards.com/awards-categories.html" target="_blank">category</a>: <b><span style="color: #993399;"> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #993399;">Pillar</span></b> :: A
long-established Oakland business or artist with deep roots in the
community and long-standing ties to the people, culture and history of
The Town. This person or business mentors newbies and is renowned for
their contributions to Oakland’s living history.<br />
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Back at the 1st Annual Indie Awards in 2007, <span class="entity _586o" data-fulltext="La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen & Specialty Shop" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen & Specialty Shop" data-type="ent:page" data-uid="76388633625">La Borinqueña</span> was the first ever winner in the Pillar category. Well, the finalist judges decided to give this honor to both me and <span class="entity _586o" data-fulltext="La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen & Specialty Shop" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen & Specialty Shop" data-type="ent:page" data-uid="76388633625">La Borinqueña</span> jointly this year! Of course, I needed to take a photo with MY Pillar, Mama Tamale, with the award!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mama Tamale & Tina Tamale holding our awards </td></tr>
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Because of her and all those of came before me at <span class="entity _586o" data-fulltext="La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen & Specialty Shop" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen & Specialty Shop" data-type="ent:page" data-uid="76388633625">La Borinqueña</span>, I truly know what it means to be committed to<i> mi cultura</i>, <i>mi familia</i>, our indie business and my beloved City of Oakland. Our founder, my grandmother Rosa, loved sharing her food and had a kind, giving spirit of community in the old West Oakland barrio were <span class="entity _586o" data-fulltext="La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen & Specialty Shop" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen & Specialty Shop" data-type="ent:page" data-uid="76388633625">La Borinqueña</span> came to be back in 1944. My mami, Natividad Ramos, was her counter girl who later married my father, a baker in our shop's bakery. My immediate family then became the shopkeepers with my parents, siblings and extended family keeping things moving. My older sister, Isabel Esquivil, is still our general manager and her daughter Renee is our bookkeeper.<br />
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Today, we are very fortunate to have long time staff that allow us to continue make the magic of love and lard every day. Elvia Garcia, our restaurant manager, has been with us since she was 14 and I was 12. We like to reminisce about when we were shorter and skinny. Most of our staff have been with us for years and I can't imagine working without them.<br />
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Because of all of the history, hard work and sheer <i>ganas</i>/desire of everyone involved with <span class="entity _586o" data-fulltext="La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen & Specialty Shop" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen & Specialty Shop" data-type="ent:page" data-uid="76388633625">La Borinqueña</span>, it made sense to move out into the streets and open our doors to even more of our community. Tina Tamale, originally my alter ego, then became a brand becoming a part of the thriving mobile food scene here in Oakland. Folks who are part of the small hand batch artisan food community, have found their way to us and we are happy to share our experience and<i> "Si Se Puede" /</i> "Yes I Can" attitude when they are forming micro/small food businesses.<br />
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I am proud to be part of not only the family food legacy I was born into but also immersing myself into the rich, culturally diverse community that Oakland indie businesses and artists have represented here for decades.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2013/14 Indie Awards Winners! More pics here: http://j.mp/11iMJ72</td></tr>
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Because of Mama Tamale y familia, <a href="http://tamalegirl.com/" target="_blank"><span class="entity _586o" data-fulltext="La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen & Specialty Shop" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen & Specialty Shop" data-type="ent:page" data-uid="76388633625">La Borinqueña</span></a>, <a href="http://www.oldoaklandneighbors.org/" target="_blank">Old Oakland Neighbors</a>, <a href="https://www.oaklandgrown.org/" target="_blank">Oakland Grown</a>, <a href="http://10ksteps.org/" target="_blank">10,000 Steps Oakland</a>, <a href="http://loakalmobilefood.com/" target="_blank">lOAKal Mobile Food</a>, mi Kick Ass Mujeres Posse and now Team Unicorn (more on the last three in future posts), I am a better, stronger person surrounded by awesomeness with a lot on my plate!<br />
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Stay tuned because this Pillar has a young heart and lots more to do!<br />
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with love and lard,<br />
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<i>con amor y mateca, </i><br />
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~tina tamale<br />
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Read more about the multi- generational history of <span class="entity _586o" data-fulltext="La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen & Specialty Shop" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen & Specialty Shop" data-type="ent:page" data-uid="76388633625">La Borinqueña</span> in the <a href="http://pubs.royle.com/publication/?i=158808&p=12" target="_blank">Spring 2013 Issue of <i>El Restaurante Mexicano</i></a> in an interview with my mother Natividad and myself <a href="http://pubs.royle.com/publication/?i=158808&p=12" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All in the Family :: Restaurante Mexicano Spring 2013</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17253029372836506378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929479995505981800.post-18650018260936859322013-04-04T21:13:00.001-07:002013-05-04T15:03:46.987-07:00Cinco de Mayo Fiesta with Mariachi Nueva Luz & TacoConf2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: andale mono,times; font-size: medium;">Limited tickets available for this fun filled afternoon with a <b>LIVE</b> performance by youth <b>Mariachi Nueva Luz</b>. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>$10 Pre-sale, $15 at the Door<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>May 5, 2013 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>12-3pm</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>582 7th Street</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: andale mono,times; font-size: medium;"><b>House-made Chorizo</b>* scrambled with farm fresh eggs with rice, beans, guacamole & tortillas</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-family: andale mono,times; font-size: medium;"><b>Layered Tamale</b>* with red gravy, ground beef, melted cheese & sour cream on a bed of rice & beans</span></span></span></div>
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<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bicycle around Oakland, learn about tacos and then eat them! La Borinquena Mex-icatessen i<span style="font-size: large;">s on the itinerary!</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Here is a video recap of TacoConf 2012 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQICO7uz_2k" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>watch?v=kQICO7uz_2k</a>, you can also check out the website: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftacoconf.com%2F&h=eAQHffNiO&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://tacoconf.com/</a>for map<span style="font-size: large;">!</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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TacoConf is a one day free event in Oakland that is designed to expose
people to the amazing taco spots around town. Bring your bicycle, bring
some friends, brin</span>g some cash and spend Cinco de Mayo 2013 casually
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Throughout the day we will learn about the history of some taquerias,
learn about mexican food culture and try tacos from trucks, foodie
upstarts and family owned taquerias.<br /> <br /> What to bring:<br /> - a bicycle<br /> - friends or family (with bicycles)<br /> - there is no admission fee, but you need to bring cash to buy tacos (20 or 30 bucks should be fine)</span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17253029372836506378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929479995505981800.post-80070647873586783812012-12-02T23:40:00.000-08:002013-01-28T17:52:14.117-08:00We're hanging out at our homebase, La Borinquena<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17253029372836506378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929479995505981800.post-40885619395825212432012-09-04T19:05:00.004-07:002012-09-04T19:43:24.406-07:00Farmigo Communities - Oakland Launch Party with Tina Tamale en la casa!<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="vevent"><span class="description"></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><a href="http://www.farmigo.com/market/tinatamalemarket" target="_blank">La Borinqueña/Tina Tamale</a> </span></b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">(582 7th Street)</span><b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">- Pickup </span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Tuesdays, 12:00-3:00PM</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.farmigo.com/market/bittersweet"><b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Bittersweet Cafe Downtown </span></b></a><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">(1438 Broadway) - Pickup Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30PM</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><a href="http://www.farmigo.com/market/kitchener">Kitchener Oakland</a> </b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">(</span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">372 24th Street) - Pickup Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00PM</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">-Free local wine and beer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">-Many great local Bay Area food artisians sampling their delicious products.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">-<a href="http://www.tinatamale.com/" target="_blank">Tina Tamale</a> on site sampling and selling her amazing tamales!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">at<br />Kitchener Oakland<br /> 372 24th St <br /> Oakland, CA 94612</span></span></b><br />
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Come in for no host lunch prior to this event, mingle with friends & family to share memories and stories. <br />
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Copies of the newly published book will be available for purchase. Book signing from 2-4pm. A short reading from the book as well as a Q & A from 2:30-3pm. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">This is the first full length memoir written from a Latino perspective about West Oakland from the 1930-70s. Please join Tina Tamale Ramos and her family at their shop, La Borinquena Mex-icatessen, one of the few remaining landmarks from this historic era for an afternoon of memories.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Find Tina Tamale with tamale plates & triple lardy nachos at...<br /><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Bike Happy Hour Party </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This Thursday
May 10th from 5pm to 8:30pm in Old Oakland at 9th and Washington
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<span style="font-size: small;">This year’s Bike Happy Hour Party will be the biggest and most talked about Bike to Work Day after party in the Bay Area, and we want you to be a part of the festivities. The East Bay Bicycle Coalition (EBBC) will bring this fun and activity filled community gathering to the streets of Old Oakland for the second year in a row</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />The Bike Happy Hour Party will fill the streets of Old Oakland with attractions and activities including:<br /><br />* a music stage<br />* bicycle bingo<br />* performers including the band Planet Booty<br />* New Belgium beer garden<br />* parklets<br />* pinball parlour<br />* fun bike games like slow roll and bike sumo<br />* Liba and Tina Tamale food trucks<br />* Tres Agaves tequila and margarita tasting<br />* and much more...<br /><br />Come raise a glass to a great Bike to Work Day, cheer on the Bicycle Commuter of the Year and Bike-friendly Business award winners, and then grab a bite to eat at Old Oakland restaurants open late that night.</span></div>
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May 11th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm in Temescal District at 45th and Lawton in front of the Studio One Art Center.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Oakland's First Food Pod is Back! <br style="font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />Lawn seating: bring a chair or a blanket plus your friends, family & neighbors. <br style="font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />Featuring affordable and delicious food from: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />Tina Tamale<br style="font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />Doc's of the Bay<br style="font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />Nick's Breakfast Truck<br style="font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />Conklin's Catering<br style="font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />Go Streatery<br style="font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />Annakoot Indian Street Food Truck<br style="font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />Family Fun for All Ages. <br style="font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 14px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />Lawn Games sponsored by Ruth Stroup - Farmers Insurance Agency</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: red; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Cuatro de Mayo -- Celebrate the Battle of Puebla with beer, tamales and live music at Linden Street Brewery, 95 Linden St. Suite 7/8, May 4th, 5-8pm. Brought to you by Linden Street Brewery, Tina Tamale and Eat Drink Oakland.</span><br />
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<b>Berkeley Earth Day</b> is an annual event held in April to celebrate the environmental movement and creatively challenge the destruction of our planet. We provide cultural performers, speakers and resources to link individuals and groups with each other in community based ecological activities.</span></div><br />
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<span class="body"><b>Tina Tamale</b> will be in the <b>Veggie Food Court </b>(across from Berkeley City Hall) with our lard-less yet chock full of <i>Love & Veggie Goodness</i> menu! </span><br />
<ul><li><span class="body"><b>Potato & Green Bean Tamale</b> (vegan) with mixed greens, local honey & lime vinaigrette </span></li>
<li><span class="body"><b>Green Chile & Cheese Tamale</b> (vegetarian) </span><span class="body">with mixed greens, local honey & lime vinaigrette </span></li>
<li><span class="body"><b>Sauteed Mushroom Sandwich</b> with jack cheese, cilanto & cotija cheese aioli, arugula with honey lime vinaigrette, sliced ripe tomatoes on a soft roll</span></li>
<li><span class="body"><b>Crunchy Tortilla Chips </b>(canola oil) with fresh salsa</span></li>
<li><span class="body"><b>Agua Fresca </b></span></li>
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Saturday April 21, 2012, 12 -5 p.m.</span><br />
<b>Civic Center Park, MLK & Allston</b></span><br />
<div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17253029372836506378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929479995505981800.post-83040627397375964332012-03-31T19:41:00.004-07:002012-03-31T19:46:30.161-07:00First Friday: Oakland Art Murmur Great Wall of Oakland Viewing Party<span style="font-size: small;">What? FREE <b>Tina Tamale</b> to the <b>First 50 on First Friday: Oakland Art Murmur Great Wall of Oakland Viewing Party at Broadway Grand</b>? Yep...you read correctly. Learn more and RSVP here: <a href="http://firstfridayfirstfifty.eventbrite.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://firstfridayfirstfifty.eventbrite.com/</a></span><br />
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*Sausage Sandwich: Grilled Chorizo or Mild Cajun Chicken Sausage (made on the premises by Taylor's Sausage) with cilantro & cotija cheese aioli, arugula with lime honey vinaigrette with sliced tomatoes on a roll<br />
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*Fresh Ginger Lemonade <br />
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*Half & Half: half ginger lemonade & half SkyTea's floral Oolong tea<br />
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Chef Peter of Boucherie Artisanal Meats<br />
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*Pulled Pork Sandwich: tender pork in bbq sauce & coleslaw served on a roll <br />
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Delectable samples from the Little Box Artisan Shop's March subscription: chocolate infused with tea and spices, Hey Boo coconut Jam & SkyTea's floral Oolong tea.<br />
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PLUS Periscope Cellars (We ♥ Mash-up red wine), pieTISSERIE & lots of local yummy food from all the storefronts & pop-up vendors at this historic building!<br />
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Tina Tamale & Friends will be serving in the evening from 5-9pm. Hope to see you there!<br />
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Family Friendly :: Lots of seating!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17253029372836506378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929479995505981800.post-44592933912532672832012-03-01T13:12:00.006-08:002012-03-01T13:22:15.851-08:00New Weekly Pop-up Location & Limited Edition T-Shirt Presales<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Weekly INDOOR pop-up every Friday at <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=227003133993018" href="https://www.facebook.com/swansmarket">Swan's Market</a> in Old Oakland! Look for our NEW <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=125898032783" href="https://www.facebook.com/tinatamale">Tina Tamale</a> non-traditional menu featuring Taylor's Sausage. We'll post what deliciousness we have in store that am! Don't worry, we will have tamales every First Friday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Look for <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=125898032783" href="https://www.facebook.com/tinatamale">Tina Tamale</a>, <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=45312449372" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Periscope-Cellars/45312449372">Periscope Cellars</a>, <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=109788802367408" href="https://www.facebook.com/pietisserie">pieTISSERIE</a> , <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=136898683051384" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cosecha/136898683051384">Cosecha</a> & lots of local yummy food from all the storefronts & vendors at this historic building!</span></span><br />
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<div style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Limited Edition TinaTamale by Forrealism T-Shirts Pre-Sale on IndieGoGo</span></b></div><br />
<span class="agText"><span class="agText">The actual design by<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><a href="http://forrealism.com/NEW_HOME.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Forrealism">Forrealism</a> for our new transporter is close to being finalized and then we will have a t-shirt design ready.</span><span class="agText"> This will be a limited edition t-shirt, once this batch is printed there will be no more! <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">¡No Mas!</span> We want to give a final chance to make a purchase. All sizes will be available and we will ship your t-shirt to you if you are not currently near us.<br />
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We're keeping this as local as possible. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Oakland Tamale Vendor. Oakland Artists.</span> These t-shirts will be screen printed by hand in West Oakland by <a href="http://www.teamprintshop.com/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Team Printshop">Team Print Shop</a>. </span><span class="agText">Local, indie & community are not just buzzwords to us; it’s a way of life! </span></span>Get'em while they're <i>CALIENTE</i>! <a href="http://j.mp/IndieGoGoArte" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://j.mp/IndieGoGoArte</a><br />
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<h3 style="color: #660099;"><span style="font-size: small;">About Forrealism</span> </h3><span class="agText">A portal to contemporary indigenous American art. <a href="http://forrealism.com/NEW_HOME.html" target="_blank" title=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">Forrealism</span></a> is a collective of artists, activists, and educators who view art as education and a key to a peaceful and prosperous future. The artists represented make paintings, murals, films, animations, and installations as they seek to beautify the world through these creations. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Joaquin Alejandro Newman</span> & <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eduardo Pineda</span> are designing & producing the scenes on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tina Tamale</span> transporter & t-shirt.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17253029372836506378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929479995505981800.post-51123088048752335152012-01-05T14:22:00.000-08:002012-01-05T14:22:03.350-08:00Tina Tamale acquires local mobile push-cart and transporter!Oakland, Calif. (January 5, 2012) – Tina Tamale Ramos of La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen has upgraded her mobile pop-up stand to a push-cart & transporter. In the past few years, the Tina Tamale Pop-up Stand has grown from doing just a few special events a year including the OMCA Days of the Dead Community Celebration to weekly events like Bites Off Broadway, Oakland’s first reoccurring food pod. <br />
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In December 2011, Ramos found out that a local mobile pushcart and transporter truck was for sale. Looking at this as the ideal way to expand her mobile food vending business, she secured the purchase from Elisabeth August & Corey Stowe of Guerilla Grub. <br />
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The Tina Tamale Pop-up Push-cart will now be able to do lunchtime service for just a couple of hours due to the quicker & easier set-up with the ability to serve tamales with magical ingredients like love and lard more often & in more places! <br />
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The transporter currently being transformed with amazing art from Joaquin Alejandro Newman & Eduardo Pineda of Forrealism. With a re-vamped menu, Tina Tamale looks forward to the debut her upgraded mobile set-up in February 2012.<br />
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The recent passing of the new Oakland mobile food policy allowing for more food pod events (that’s three or more mobile food vendors congregating) has also opened the window for more opportunity. During the press conference for the new policy, Ramos committed to upgrade her set-up, hire more Oaklanders and generate more tax revenue if given more events to vend throughout the year. This expansion is Ramos keeping her word. <br />
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Ramos is honored to be partnering on a couple of Tina Tamale launch events with Chef Peter Jackson as well as neighbors, Steve & Marilee Shaffer of Urban Legend Cellars, located in Jack London District. Look for these events and more throughout the month of February. More information about these events can be found on the IndieGoGo campaign <a href="http://igg.me/p/58553?a=61156">here</a>.<br />
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Tina Tamale is excited to continue helping our local, living economy grow stronger. Revenue from mobile sales will be used to purchase many ingredients for their authentic Mexican-American food from local, sustainable vendors. Tina Tamale Ramos and crew will continue to live and work in the amazing diverse city of Oakland. Ramos will continue to volunteer time and other resources to local non-profits. Ramos is not only a member of Oakland Grown, a movement supporting independent businesses & artists; she is also a founding member of the Oakland Gown steering committee. Local, indie & community are not just buzzwords to Tina Tamale; it’s a way of life! <br />
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More about Tina Tamale: <br />
The Tina Tamale Pop-up Push-cart and catering serves authentic Mexican American foods. Specializing in tamales with both traditional and fillings with a twist, Tina Tamale strives to showcase local foods both identifying with her cultural roots as well being proud of the diverse place Oakland, her hometown, has become over the years. To find out where Tina Tamale will pop-up next: “like us” on Facebook.com/tinatamale, “follow us” on Twitter.com/tinatamale or subscribe to our blog at TinaTamale.com. <br />
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More about Tina Tamale Ramos: <br />
Tina "Tamale" Ramos is a third generation co-owner and spokesperson of her family's business, La Borinqueña Mex-icatessen, in operation since 1944. She is also the owner/founder of Tina Tamale Pop-up Push-cart and Catering. Tina is a resident/merchant of Old Oakland as well as an indie business and community advocate. She is currently active with Old Oakland Neighbors, 10,000 Steps Oakland & the Oakland Grown marketing campaign. Online she can be found at TinaTamale.com.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17253029372836506378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929479995505981800.post-32037024207919086272011-12-19T12:23:00.000-08:002011-12-19T12:23:46.429-08:00La Borinquena in Old Oakland, and a Tina Tamale podcast :: Grassroutes Travel Hola Amig@es,<br />
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I was interviewed by the lovely & talented Serena Barlett of Grassroutes Travel and the pod cast just went up! I've know Serena for years now and while her travel sometimes take here away from Oakland, this is the place she loves and calls home.<br />
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Serena is truly a local, indie nerd like myself and we're always bumping into each other around town. She is one of the Oakland Grown peeps that is helping portray Oakland by shining a bright spotlight on the people, places and things Oaklanders are doing. She is awesome like that!<br />
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She is gearing up to do a series of Oakland food tours and makes a stop here at Tamale World homebase, La Borinquena Mex-icatessen.<br />
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Here's a snippet:<br />
Tina Tamale, as she’s known, is synonymous with La Borinquena, one of the oldest continuously-operating businesses in Oakland, founded by her grandmother Rosa, almost 70 years ago. It’s a “mexicatessen” – a casual cafeteria-style restaurant that, in addition to the <a href="http://www.tamalegirl.com/menus.html" target="_blank">daily menu</a>, sells many Mexican staples like handmade tortillas, at least six types of dried peppers, luscious goat’s milk chocolate spread, fresh chicharrones, lard-fried tortilla chips, dried hibiscus, and tamarind pods. If you get there in the morning you’ll see an influx of port workers coming in for their “dinner” after working a long shift while extended family – either blood relatives or employees who have worked here for dozens of years, no discrepancy – cart out that day’s tortillas, so recently made that condensation forms inside the plastic bags...<br />
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See the full post and hear the podcast <a href="http://www.grassroutestravel.com/la-borinquena-in-old-oakland-and-a-tina-tamale-podcast/">here</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17253029372836506378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929479995505981800.post-56683896643684232412011-12-13T21:27:00.000-08:002011-12-13T21:27:23.627-08:00Holiday Pop-Up Artisan Market at Urban Legend Cellars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img alt="Holiday Pop-Up Artisan Market at Urban Legend Cellars" class="pbs fbEventPhoto profile-picture img" src="https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/373719_211110888966780_402705662_n.jpg" /></div><br />
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Looking for that perfect hostess gift? Need last minute inspiration? Or maybe just a delicious nibble and some wine? Drop in for a visit to our holiday pop-up!<br />
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We had a great time at The Boucherie Marketplace @ La Borinqueña on December 4th that we're doing it again.<br />
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<b>Urban Legend Cellars </b><br />
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We're hosting: <br />
Tina Tamale<br />
Boucherie Meats<br />
Semita Dulce<br />
The Uncommon Pickle<br />
Urban Preserves<br />
Sajen Jamu<br />
Baia Pasta<br />
and more to come.....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17253029372836506378noreply@blogger.com0621 4th St, Oakland, CA 94607, USA37.7990229 -122.2795763000000337.7990164 -122.27958080000003 37.799029399999995 -122.27957180000003