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Interview with Local Vendor: Sweetface Bakery

By Chop Bar | Published: February 22, 2010
Lena is owner of Sweetface Bakery, who supplies delicious fresh baked good to Chop Bar. She answered some questions about her company and the yummy treats she sells throughout the Bay Area: Can you share some of Sweetface’s history, …how did the business begin? Sweetface started as an adventure and escape for me from the corporate world. [...]
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Interview with Local Vendor: Drake’s Brewery

By Chop Bar | Published: January 5, 2010
Chop Bar loves to use local vendors whenever possible. We hope to introduce some of them to you in a series of blog posts. For this first post, we interviewed John Martin of Drake’s Brewery. Drake’s just launched a new website and also can be found on Twitter and their blog. Can you tell us [...]
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What is a “chop bar”?

By Chop Bar | Published: December 22, 2009
NOT a steak house. “A chop bar, in West African parlance, is a roadside bar/restaurant that also serves as a gathering place for the community” says Lev Delany, chef at Chop Bar. Jesse and Lev (co-owners) noticed that the Jack London Square neighborhood was very much in need of such a place, where locals could get food [...]
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Photo Contest

By Chop Bar | Published: November 21, 2009
Time for another free food and drink giveaway … this time you have to get creative. The Rules Come in to Chop Bar this weekend (Nov 20-22) and take a picture with your friends and your favorite dish, at brunch, happy hour or dinner. Post your pictures on our Facebook Fan Page, with your name and contact information. Next [...]
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