Bites: Grégoire reopens after fire, Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement stays in Emeryville

CRAVE BBQ UPDATE This week, Oakland pop-up Crave BBQ announced it will no longer be moving into the California Hotel in West Oakland. Last November, Nosh reported that Crave chef Rashad Armstead would partner with East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC), the non-profit working to turn the historic building into a visual and performing arts hub. Crave BBQ had intentions to open a brick-and-mortar, start a food incubator program to train young up-and-coming restaurant entrepreneurs, and open a blues café at the hotel. In Tuesday’s Crave BBQ newsletter, Armstead said the plans would not be moving forward and he would continue to offer catering and host pop-up instead. We have reached out to Armstead and EBALDC for more information and will update this post with further details if provided.