Fresh, Fresh, Fresh

We are fortunate in Berkeley to have many options for food shopping including not one but two Berkeley Bowl markets. The first Berkeley Bowl opened in 1977 as a small neighborhood market in a converted bowling alley, hence the name Berkeley Bowl. We sketched before the Thanksgiving rush at the second location Berkeley Bowl West. – Cathy McAuliffe

BBWest

...otherwise known as Berkeley Bowl West. Such a great place to sketch, as well as to shop for groceries. I was looking for pumpkins, which they normally have many varieties of, but at this point they just have sugar pie pumpkins and a couple other types. However, they always have hundreds of cheeses.

Sometimes I like my drawing better than the colored version. What do you think?

I almost succumbed!

Is there Dignity in Housing Tomato Sauce?

Built in 1915 this building was a store but later it was converted as office space for tomato sauce (Heinz.) Now it is a French American school which I think is much more dignified for such a beautiful building. This building was designed by a noted local architect, John Hudson Thomas and is located at 1009 Heinz Street in Berkeley near Berkeley Bowl -- Vivian Aldridge

At Berkeley Bowl West

Berkeley Bowl West

Berkeley Bowl, an independent, full-service market, opened its branch on 9th and Heinz in June 2009.

BB West has the same luscious, abundant produce as the original with even more room in the aisles.