The Half Orange Gets Beer; Berkeley's First Parklet

OAKLAND—After expanding its hours to primetime last month, The Half Orange has finally secured the missing piece of its offering in the form of the beer and wine menu, which includes brews from Ale Industries, Moonlight Brewing, Magnolia and more. (Here's the menu). [Inside Scoop]

BERKELEY—With parklets now a common sight in San Francisco, it may be hard to believe that Berkeley's first parklet has just debuted outside the Cheese Board Collective. It will soon be joined by a second parklet outside Philz Coffee and Guerilla Café on Shattuck. [Berkeleyside]

SOMA—Off the Grid gets a lot of attention, but don't forget about SOMA's G Food Lounge, which boasts breakfast and lunch options from a rotating stable of food trucks, of which The Burr-Eatery has just gone permanent with weekday hours from 11am-2pm. [EaterWIre]

HAYES VALLEY—It's been a dry summer for everyone but Laguna Street cafe Momi Toby's, which saw a wave of water flood the basement when a hydrant blew its top last week. Fear not, cafe fans: Momi Toby's manager elevated everything off the ground, and no damage was done. [Hoodline]