Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe in Emeryville to reopen
True to its name, Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe is making a comeback.
About a month after announcing its permanent closure, the 20-year-old Emeryville restaurant is reopening under new ownership. As first reported by The E'ville Eye, a sign posted on the restaurant's door at 4081 Hollis St. shared the news that the restaurant has been acquired by a trio of former employees and will be reopening in mid-October.
As the new owners, longtime Rudy's general manager Douglas Smith, head chef Guadalupe Rivera and former sous chef Nelson Ortiz promise to bring back customer favorites, including the homestyle meatloaf, “Monster” burger and other American comfort food classics.
The restaurant will continue its popular all-day breakfast and brunch menu, and The E'ville Eye reports there will be updates, including the expansion of its outdoor patio space with additional picnic bench seating.
Flower Flour will return in 2023 to San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood
Willow Glen's popular Flower Flour bakery-cafe is on the move.
Owner Ani Sarhadian closed up shop at the longtime San Jose location on Willow Street after failing to secure a new lease there, but said she plans to relocate the business to 1010 Lincoln
Ave., near Coe Avenue, in the coming year.
While specializing in custommade celebration and wedding cakes, pastry chef Sarhadian and her team also fill the bakery cases with cakes available daily — fruit-forward numbers like the Glorious Guava and Mango Tango; local favorite Bavarian Burnt Almond; and the chocolate-centric Ravishing Raspberry.
Morning pastries include croissants, scones, danish and morning buns.
The Willow Glen cafe will continue to feature a menu of savory breakfast and lunch items, said Sarhadian, who bought the shop from founders Mimi and Ed Brown in 2017.
Meantime, fans can get their dessert fix at the Flower Flour locations at the Pruneyard in
Campbell or on Big Basin Way in Saratoga, where Sarhadian opened a shop in late May.
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