"ammatka is Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino's most recent endeavor. The pair previously opened Ohlone Cafe in 2018, and then later, ottoytak, a restaurant at the Hearst Anthropology Museum at UC Berkeley. The new cafe recently opened to the public and serves an Ohlone salad, which includes pine nuts, black walnuts, blackberries, dried strawberries, and edible flowers; smoked duck sandwiches; and chia seed puddings."
"The cafe is a part of a larger ottoy initiative to foster respect for the Ohlone people, which also includes a native plant garden in the museum's Outdoor Nature Lab."
"According to the cafe's Instagram, they plan to serve coffee, champurrado/atoles, tamales, lil burros, chilaquiles, quesadillas, guisos, aguas frescas and so much more. They eventually plan to open a dinner service as well."
The East Bay food scene welcomes new restaurant openings. ammatka, a cafe by Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino at Lawrence Hall of Science, serves Ohlone cuisine including salads with pine nuts, black walnuts, and edible flowers, smoked duck sandwiches, and chia seed puddings with seasonal menu plans. The cafe supports the ottoy initiative promoting respect for the Ohlone people and features a native plant garden. Cafe Bolita, created by Emmanuel Galvan of Bolita Masa, soft opened in Berkeley Kitchens with a limited menu offering coffee, champurrado, tamales, chilaquiles, quesadillas, and aguas frescas, with a grand opening scheduled and dinner service planned. Chef Janice Dulce also opened a FOB Kitchen outpost in West Oakland.
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