I’ll never forget my first sight of Vice Chocolates’ farmer’s market booth: black and purple, more dark carnival than dark chocolate.

Now here at I-Li Chang Brice’s workshop in a corner brick building near Jack London Square, the chocolate takes on a more innocent air. That is until I-Li says, “Taste the skeleton,” her tattooed arm holding out a bag of dark brown bones.

From Karen Hester

Featuring affordable and delicious food from Go Streatery, Tina's Tamale, Nick Wheely's Breakfast Truck, Boffo Cart, Breads of India, Sam's ChowderMobile and Doc's of the Bay, Bites Off Broadway will bid adieu this Friday, Oct. 21.

This past Sunday’s Temescal Street Fair brought out the best of Oakland.

Blessed with warm July weather - it was rescheduled after rain sullied the original June date - the event was fabulously successful and better-attended than last year from the looks of things.

People-watchers, get ready.