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"When it relaunched at its UC Berkeley space, Cafe Ohlone functioned not only as a place to eat but also to learn Ohlone culinary traditions and to reflect on the university’s role in causing the tribe to lose federal recognition; that relaunch was part of a one-year pilot in which co-owners Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino plated Ohlone dishes in the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology courtyard before the pop-up shut down this past May. I learned it's set to make a comeback: Medina, Trevino, and general manager Deirdre Greene have been hired by the Lawrence Hall of Science to permanently continue the Cafe Ohlone space and to launch other initiatives (including an upcoming virtual-reality exhibit), with those positions funded by income from Cafe Ohlone and support from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, and the cafe is slated to reopen in March 2024 on a seasonal schedule that will close during rainy winter months." - Dianne de Guzman
Ohlone cuisine and culture, locally foraged ingredients, storytelling
Bancroft Way &, College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704 Get directions