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onion_lostcanyon_small.pngThe Bay Area food scene is known for an almost obsessive focus on the local. This most virtuous culinary goal is fairly easy to achieve, since we're next door to some of the greatest food and wine producers in the country. You might be surprised, however, to find that some maverick winemakers are making their homes even closer than you might think.

In a nondescript building in the industrial section of Oakland, Lost Canyon Winery is turning out award-winning pinot noirs and syrahs in addition to a single white viognier. What started as a hobby for the winemakers has turned into a full-fledged commercial winery operation that's spitting distance from the 880.

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Ghetto Love

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onion_gg_small.pngIt takes a certain kind of person to enjoy The Getto Gourmet. You have to be adventurous, and in the words of founder Jeremy Townsend, you must be willing to "let strangers put things in your mouth." A couple years ago, he and his borther inadvertently started The Ghetto Gourmet, a roving underground speakeasy/restaurant/performance venue that offers stellar food by professional chefs in living rooms, backyards, and parking lots across the Bay Area and beyond. The A.V. Club recently sat down with Townsend to discuss what makes his Ghetto so special and where his band of culinary pirates is headed.

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