One of the world’s best new restaurants, Café Ohlone is a tribute to the land’s original people
Its presence on campus is a reminder that the University of California, Berkeley continues to hold Native American remains and artifacts.
“When you walk into Café Ohlone, you get to see a world reimagined.” That’s how Vincent Medina describes the experience of arriving for a meal at the Berkeley, California, restaurant that he opened with his life and business partner, Louis Trevino, last August. They’ve designed the space to pay tribute to the culture of the Ohlone people, the area’s original residents. Thanks to an intricate network of speakers, patrons entering the mostly al fresco space hear an ambient chorus of frogs, birds, crickets, and mesmerizing dialogue in the Chochenyo language. “It’s all meant to be living,” Medina says.
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