Here Are the Hottest New Restaurants in the East Bay, January 2024

"Blossom and Root in Danville is a new restaurant touting an all-plant-based menu that highlights in-season produce. Take the colorful summer poke, for instance, featuring a melange of carrots, watermelon radish, pickled cucumber, and marinated tomatoes among other vegetables, as well as larger-format items like the funghi sando made with crispy maitake and creamy slaw. The restaurant also offers a list of nonalcoholic drinks, plus beer, wine, and wine-based cocktails, including a variety of fresh juice mimosas in flavors such as blood orange and mango-jalapeno." - Dianne de Guzman