![]() Find the schedule and make reservations on Resy. Tickets to each dinner are $210 (with an optional $120 beverage pairing, featuring wines, beer, sake and cider). Louis, MO) - will join Syhabout to collaborate on eight-course menus prepared for each night of the series. Guest chefs - including the Bay Area’s Mourad Lahlou (Mourad, Amara in San Francisco) and David Kinch (Manresa in Los Gatos), as well as those from farther regions like Chris Kajiok (Senia Restaurant in Honolulu, HI) and Aaron Martinez (Elaia in St. 15, Syhabout will celebrate his restaurant’s ten-year milestone, inviting a talented roster of chef friends to make it extra special. (The year Commis opened, the New York Times described it as sitting “on a gritty stretch of Piedmont Avenue,” which goes to show how times - and perceptions of Oakland real estate - have changed in 10 years.) In 2016, Commis earned its second Michelin star, which it’s held onto ever since, and it’s still the sole restaurant in the East Bay to claim Michelin star status. Although it opened with much anticipation and fanfare, its place in the Bay Area food scene was cemented when four months later, it earned a Michelin star, becoming the first restaurant in Oakland to boast the honor. Photo: Emilie RagusoĬOMMIS TURNS 10 In 2009, chef-owner James Syhabout opened prix-fixe fine-dining restaurant Commis. James Syhabout in the kitchen at Commis in 2012. ![]() Otherwise, stay tuned on Nosh, where we’ll have more details on Pomella as it nears opening. Sign up for Pomella’s email updates or follow Talmor on Instagram for progress news. Construction has yet to begin in the space, and Talmor will soon launch a crowdfunding campaign to help with Pomella’s opening. Talmor also plans to offer seasonal Jewish holiday foods like brisket, chopped liver and gefilte fish. Pomella will bring back Ba-Bite favorites, like its fresh salads, hummus and sheep’s cheese-stuffed falafel. First, in September, as a market offering pre-packaged foods to be ordered online, and then - if all goes as planned - in November, as a fast-casual restaurant with both indoor and outdoor seating. She will move the catering operation to the new space and open Pomella in stages. Since then Gott has moved on from the food world, but Talmor has held on with her catering business. ![]() Last August, Talmor and her business partner Robert Gott, closed the popular Israeli restaurant because of a landlord dispute. Mica Talmor, former co-owner of Ba-Bite, will open Pomella in part of the former Chow Oakland space. Pomella will share a space in the former Chow Oakland building with Doña Tomás’ follow-up Doña and another restaurant to come. Weekly that Mica Talmor, a chef-owner of Ba-Bite, will be returning to Piedmont Avenue with a new restaurant to open this fall. Photo: Alix WallīA-BITE OWNER RETURNS WITH POMELLA Yesterday, writer Alix Wall first reported in J. Chef-owner Mica Talmor will bring back many of these dishes. Ba-Bite was known for its fresh Israeli fare, including vegetable-forward mezze plates.
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