Coming Attractions

Tablehopper got the dish on the restaurant moving into the former Addie's Pizza Pie in Berkeley; it'll be called Next Door Restaurant, and it's owned by first-time restaurateurs Henry Alvarez and Dionne Roberts, working with longtime private chef Sharon Lorraine. The plan is family- and vegetarian-friendly global comfort food, with dishes like fried chicken, eggplant parmesan, ropa vieja, and Persian chicken wings, and the 83-seat spot should open May 1. [Tablehopper]