The chef who dreamed up one of the Bay Area’s top sandwich shops is expanding, this time with a sit-down restaurant. Albert Ok (pronounced oak) of Ok’s Deli in Oakland will open Oken, a contemporary ...

Burgers with Korean ingredients, Lao-Thai flavors and a new Japanese-style noodle shop: New restaurant openings in the East Bay brought a wide spread of Asian flavors in March. Lovers of Mediterranean ...