East of the Lake: Loard’s Ice Cream

December 2nd, 2013  |  by  |  published in East of the Lake, Featured, Food, History

East of the Lake: Loard's Ice Cream

Most Fridays after school, my mom or my aunt would take my brother, my cousin, and I to Loard’s Ice Cream on MacArthur Blvd in East Oakland’s Dimond District for ice cream cones. In those days I was a Rainbow Sherbet fiend, Lara was a Mint Chip girl, […]

Introducing “East of the Lake” Restaurant Chronicles

October 16th, 2013  |  by  |  published in 38th Notables, East of the Lake, Featured, Food

Introducing "East of the Lake" Restaurant Chronicles

Over the past five years Oakland’s culinary reputation has skyrocketed, but The Town has always had amazing food. Here’s our look at some of our great restaurants east of the lake.

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