by MerciSF | 22-02-2023 | Food, News, Shopping East BayFrench RestaurantOakland
Left Bank is the new brasserie opened by chef Roland Passot and his partners in the vibrant Jack London Square neighborhood in Oakland, an expanding pedestrian zone. Opened late February 2023, the venue was only serving dinner, and is now opened for lunch during the... 
by MerciSF | 22-03-2022 | Agenda, Music, See All Afro-CaribbeanArtiste francophoneJazz ConcertOakland
Christelle Durandy fuses Afro-Caribbean, jazz and other polyrhythmic sounds in a provocative exploration of the African diaspora’s diffuse and powerful musical energy. By herself Christelle embodies a multicultural complexity, having been raised in France by a mother... 
by MerciSF | 14-12-2021 | News, Settle In, Transports, Visit AirportBartOaklandSan FranciscoSan Jose
From San Francisco airport The easiest way to come from SFO to San Francisco is to use the BART. It will take you to the center of the city or East Bay. There are 3 to 4 trains per hour and it takes about 30 minutes to connect the airport to the center of San... 
by MerciSF | 1-12-2021 | SF Specials, Visit East BayGlen EllenJack LondonOaklandVisit California
Sponsored content – with Alexis Orand and Virginie Goubier’s video. MerciSF is not responsible for the elements contained in this article. Did you know Jack London was a native of Oakland? Two neighboring towns face each other above a bay, animated by the... 
by MerciSF | 29-11-2021 | Agenda, See All, Theater ComedyEast BayOaklandStand up comedy
Clara Bijl, the Franco American stand-up comedian hosts a comedy show called the Nuthouse at the Golden Squirrel, a gastropub in Oakland. Nuthouse is a weekly stand-up comedy show in the heart of the Rockridge neighborhood. Every Saturday, the so-called Nuthouse hosts... 
by MerciSF | 29-09-2021 | Agenda, Music, See All DJ Franky BoissyEast BayOaklandOutdoorRoller Disco
Join French DJ Franky Boissy and the Bay Area Roller Group for an afternoon of Roller disco in Oakland. Do you know Franky Boissy? A long-time dweller of San Francisco, he has made a name for himself in the Bay Area! Go and dance to his groovy sound at the Rollin... 
by MerciSF | 7-10-2020 | Agenda, Conference, See All After TomorrowLa Villa San FranciscoOaklandSaint-Denis
We introduced the Oakland / Saint-Denis project in December 2019 by promising to give you updates … Started in 2018, the Oakland / Saint-Denis project invites us to look differently at urban landscapes that are transformed, at cities that change. It is also the... 
by Anne Marie | 5-01-2020 | Food, Shopping French PastryFrench TraditionGalette des RoisKings CakeLos GatosMenlo ParkOaklandSan FranciscoSanta Rosa
King’s cake or Galette des Rois is a French tradition that marks more or less the end of holiday season. The official day to eat the famous cake is January 6th, the day of Epiphany, but most French start just after Christmas day and eat some until end of...
