More than a decade ago, Oakland's Oliveto and Bay Wolf were considered cutting edge. The city's diverse population - largely black, Latino and Asian - give cooks the perfect milieu to experiment with various ethnic styles, said San Francisco chef Rick Hackett. While the food may be every bit as creative as the dishes they are serving in San Francisco, the prices are often lower - the benefit of cheaper overhead.
For those reasons, Jack London Square is attracting such San Francisco culinary luminaries as four-star chef Daniel Patterson , whose third restaurant, Bracina, is scheduled to open at the end of the year, and Richard Corbo , whose Pizzeria Zanna Bianca is slated for Hackett and his wife followed with Boca Nova. At least three Chez Panisse graduates have started restaurants, and two of them are working on seconds. But I wanted to find a neighborhood that was just coming up, rather than go into a neighborhood like North Beach that already had so many restaurants.
Truthfully, Oakland restaurants seem busier than restaurants in the city. The city also requires restaurants to compensate full-time staff nine days of sick pay. Amenities at the Sierra include a state of the art fitness center, business center and conference room, outdoor heated pool, sauna and sundeck, granite counters and stainless appliances, hardwood floors, hour concierge and on-site parking.
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