Restaurateurs in the neighborhood – birthplace of Peet’s Coffee and home of Chez Panisse – want to shed a label they call offensive
It comes up on Google Maps. It comes up on Yelp. It’s on neighborhood banners. It’s the way locals and tourists alike refer to one of America’s best-known food corners.
For decades, Berkeley’s “Gourmet Ghetto” was famed throughout the food industry as a strip of history-making restaurants and cafes – including Chez Panisse and the original Peet’s coffee. But now, the name is at the center of a debate around inclusion and identity.
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