Leaves are changing color and rain storms are sweeping through the Bay Area. It must be awards season!
Nosh is getting ready to hand out its annual accolades to the East Bay’s best restaurant, bars, bakeries and more, and the entire process is driven by you, the readers.
Nosh’s next happy hour is doubling as the kickoff party for the 2025 Nosh Awards. Come by Brix Factory Brewing to be among the first to learn about the four new awards categories for this year and submit nominations for your favorite East Bay restaurants and bars. After the nominations period ends Nov. 2, it will be followed by voting on the finalists in ten categories. Â
Brix will be offering drink discounts and the Nosh team will be there to talk all things food in the East Bay. Plus, the first 25 people who cast their award nominations ballot will get a free slice of pizza from the 2024 winner for Best New Restaurant.Â
Don’t miss it. The event is free to attend — RSVP here.Â
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 5-7 p.m.; Brix Factory Brewing, 2400 Mandela Parkway, Oakland
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As Nosh editor, Tovin Lapan oversees food coverage across Oaklandside, Berkeleyside and Richmondside. His journalism career started in Guadalajara, Mexico as a reporter for an English-language weekly newspaper. Previously, he served as the multimedia food reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune, and covered a variety of beats including immigration and agriculture at the Las Vegas Sun and Santa Cruz Sentinel. His work has also appeared in Fortune, The Guardian, U.S. News & World Report, San Francisco Chronicle, and Lucky Peach among other publications. Tovin likes chocolate and seafood, but not together.