{510} family faves: Tamsen Fynn of Orange Sherbet

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With her new CD Delicious set to launch in just a few weeks, musician Tamsen Fynn and her Bay Area kid’s band Orange Sherbet are gearing up for a release party at Ashkenaz on May 20. I know that Tamsen and her husband, East Bay baker Eduardo Morrel, are big advocates of the Eat Local [...]

{510} Family Faves: Jared from donkey & goat winery

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Jared Brandt runs Donkey and Goat Winery in Berkeley with his wife Tracey. In 2001, they left their day jobs to become expert winemakers. With each passing year and successful vintage, they know that they made the right choice. If you visit their new family-friendly tasting room in Berkeley, you may also see daughter Isabel [...]

Baby Loves Disco is coming to the 510!

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I’m so excited to tell you that Baby Loves Disco is coming to the East Bay and we’ll be there. It is a crazy family dance party that’s designed from the ground-up for crawlers, toddlers, and little kids but fun for adults too. Expect healthy snacks, plenty of props, and music pumping through the speakers [...]

{510} Family Faves: Phyllis Grant

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East Bay mom Phyllis Grant has two children, Bella and Dash, and a blog named Dash and Bella where she chronicles her culinary adventures with them. A profile of Phyllis caught my eye on Berkeleyside and I thought it would be fun to get her local picks to share with other 510 families. Not only [...]

{510} Family Faves: Kelsey Lowitz in Oakland

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The mother of one baby girl shared a few of her local rookie mom resources with us.

{510} Family Faves: Ryk in Berkeley

Q & A session with an East Bay dad and musician

Share your (510) Family Faves!

Where are your favorite places for East Bay family fun? Tell us!

{510} Family Faves: Fog and Smog (video)

Enjoy this video comparing the LA scene to Berkeley.

{510} Family Faves: Laura in Oakland

I asked Laura Scholes, an Oakland mom of 4-year old Nora, to send me a list of the restaurants she goes to with Nora most frequently.

(510) Family Faves: Annie from the Gourmet Ghetto

This North Berkeley mom to a one-year old shares her favorite spots with us.

(510) Family Faves: Yapita Yum!

Thank you to Kelly and Hannah, the ladies behind Yapita fresh, tasty, and LOCAL baby food. They shared some of their favorite places to take children in the (510).

(510) Family Faves: Amalia in El Cerrito

Amalia lives in Central El Cerrito with two small children. They share their favorite spots with us.

(510) Family Faves: Jennifer from Elmwood

“We planned a homebirth – it turned out as an emergency c-section at Alta Bates which we walked to.”

(510) Family Faves: Becky in the Lorin

Becky is a stay at home mom to two little girls in the Lorin. Maisy will be 3 in June and Maren is 8 mos old and was born in the front seat of their 2000 VW Jetta. Whoa.

Our birthday party at Pump it Up

I’ve been a guest at Pump it Up parties before but this was my first time as a host-mom. I’m pretty sure that my kid got everything he wished for in a party. Its not cheap, but it was a ton of fun.

(510) Family Faves: Po Bronson

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Po Bronson lives in San Francisco, with his wife and two children. We asked him to share his favorite Bay Area places to go with the kids.

(510) Family Faves: Jessica from Brushstrokes

We sat down with Jessica, owner of Brushstrokes Studio and mom to two young sons, and asked her to share her favorite destinations in and around the East Bay.