{"id":181949,"date":"2026-02-17T21:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/181949\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T21:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:15:11","slug":"grand-opening-bakery-debuts-with-lunar-new-year-specialities-and-a-new-berkeley-provisions-shop-is-almost-ready-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/181949\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Opening Bakery debuts with Lunar New Year specialities, and a new Berkeley provisions shop is almost ready"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note:\u00a0Nosh<\/a>\u00a0covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering all the restaurant openings and one article covering closings. Have a tip for Nosh?\u00a0Submit it here<\/a>.\u00a0Subscribing to the\u00a0Nosh newsletter<\/a>\u00a0is the best way to stay up to date on all of the openings and closings, breaking news, deeper developments, and events in the East Bay food scene.<\/p>\n

Ace Seafood <\/p>\n

Previously known as Small Change, the oyster bar in Temescal recently re-opened<\/a> as Ace Seafood. Besides a menu of cooked and raw oysters, the restaurant also serves pickled mussels and other seafood-focused dishes, plus wine and beer. Ace Seafood<\/a>, 5000 Telegraph Ave., Oakland.<\/p>\n

April Rose Provisions<\/p>\n

A new provisions shop in Berkeley plans to have its opening on Feb. 21. April Rose Provisions will sell kitchenware, home goods, and pantry specialties and dry goods \u2013 with a focus on small production and local products. April Rose Provisions<\/a>, 2524 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley.<\/p>\n

Butter Pecan Bakeshop<\/p>\n

The local cookie shop chain is opening a location in Hayward on Feb. 25<\/a>. Butter Pecan first opened in Pinole and now has several locations in the Bay Area, including one in Emeryville. The Hayward location is the bakery\u2019s first franchise location. Cookie flavors<\/a> include brown butter pecan, banana toffee, and strawberries and cream, plus seasonal rotating ones. Butter Pecan Bakeshop<\/a>, 22656 Mission Blvd., Hayward.<\/p>\n

Grand Opening<\/p>\n

Grand Opening bakery by James Beard-nominated pastry chef Melissa Chou is now taking pre-orders at the West Oakland kitchen. Chou used to pop up at Mister Jiu\u2019s in San Francisco and is now located at 02 Artisans Aggregate, where Soba Ichi and other businesses reside. The current menu<\/a> includes Chinese New Year specials, whole cakes, pies, and cookies such as a black sesame almond cake with blood orange and strawberry lychee cheese tart. Chou said details for when the bakery will be open for walkup pastries are still to be determined, but will continue to have pre-orders with standard offerings like the burnt honey pie and Parisian egg tart, plus a changing menu of sponge cakes and other desserts. Grand Opening<\/a>, 2311 Magnolia St., Oakland.<\/p>\n

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