In a very special East Bay spinoff of Eater Inside, here we have Mono. Now several weeks into dinner service, Mono is the brainchild of the husband-and-wife team of Todd Wilson and Eloisa Castillo and the latest in Oakland's steady rise to dining prominence. The space, inspired by the couple's industrial loft down the street, seats no more than a few dozen, but there's an outdoor patio for those sunny days and the seasonal menu is available at the horseshoe bar as well. With a reinvented Jack London Square area trying to make a name for itself, Mono should play a key role in bringing in new blood, and early reports have been largely positive. Given all the costs overflowing in San Francisco, we still can't help but wonder about a possible eastern migration by local restaurants.
After Chez Papa and Beretta debuted on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, 'twas a light week for The Dish in terms of openings in San Francisco, but the East Bay picked up the slack.
1) Oakland: After offering only lunch service for the past some-odd weeks, Mono finally kicked off dinner this past Wednesday, effectively moving into fully-open status. The husband-and-wife effort is around the corner from Jack London Square and the design is decidedly modern, almost evoking a fancy industrial loft. Further reading on Mono can be had in the Oakland Tribune and today's Daily Candy. And NB: it rhymes with "oh no." 247 Fourth Street, at Alice Street, Oakland, (510) 834-0260; website [Eater Staff]
2) Alameda: Someone with some extra time on their hands needs to concoct a chef family tree of Chez Panisse and Oliveto vets. The most recent newbie from the long lineage comes in the form of Acquacotta. From the Chron: "Former Oliveto chef John Couacaud has opened a contemporary Italian trattoria/enoteca in Alameda. The daily changing menu includes arancini with fontina and fresh peas; and beef pot roasted in Nebbiolo ... Dinner Tuesday-Saturday." Sample menus on the official site. 1544 Webster Street, at Haight Avenue, Alameda; (510) 523-2220; website [Chron]
CENTRAL COAST—Yes, the San Luis Obispo area is a bit out of our coverage area, but the home turf of Bradley Ogden and the Lark Creek restaurant group (One Market, Lark Creek Steak and Yankee Pier) is surely the Bay, and the announcement of Ogden's newest venture tops our list of "things we didn't expect to read today": "Bradley Ogden ... is partnering with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians to open a restaurant at the Royal Scandinavian Inn in Solvang, it was announced Monday. Ogden, chef, co-founder and co-proprietor of the Lark Creek Restaurant Group, has been guided in his success by creating dishes using native American ingredients." The same article also claims that Ogden will be moving to the area, which if true, would seem to be fairly noteworthy, given that his empire rests in the Bay and Vegas. This Native American project has no ETA at this point. [SLO]
Across the Bay in Oakland's ever-evolving Jack London Square area, we have word that Mono Restaurant has passed all the proper inspections and is hoping to open for lunch service tomorrow. With dinner service en route as well, Mono is a trendy, husband and wife effort by Todd Wilson (AsiaSF, the Public) and Eloisa Castillo (Cortez, Myth), and will offer a small plates menu, boutique wines and such. Bonus: we hear that that they might have a pastry chef consultant you might recognize. [EaterWire]
1) Oakland: After offering only lunch service for the past some-odd weeks, Mono finally kicked off dinner this past Wednesday, effectively moving into fully-open status. The husband-and-wife effort is around the corner from Jack London Square and the design is decidedly modern, almost evoking a fancy industrial loft. Further reading on Mono can be had in the 
CENTRAL COAST—Yes, the San Luis Obispo area is a bit out of our coverage area, but the home turf of Bradley Ogden and the 
