Oakland based Chef Charleen Caabay, co-owner of Kainbigan restaurant wins the "New Year's Bash" episode of the reality-based cooking television game show Chopped on Food Network. Chef Charleen is the first Filipino-American Female Chef to win Food Network's Chopped.

Well the cat is FINALLY out of the bag! We have been sitting on this for almost a year! This past January Chef Charleen traveled to New York City to compete on one of Food Network's most beloved shows, Chopped! We had to keep it under wraps until we had an airdate and the airdate was just announced!!!!! Watch on Tuesday, December 20th to see who gets CHOPPED!

Queer Fashion Week is relocating to the Venue Event Center: 420 14th St, in Oakland. Venue Oakland is one of Oakland's most prestigious and historic buildings.

With just under a month to go before the 2nd Annual Queer Fashion Week opens its doors at the scenic Marketplace at Jack London, excitement builds around this glamorous event. Jack London Square is situated along the Oakland/Alameda estuary, a vibrant destination bringing together dining, retail, recreation and exciting events year-round. Queer Fashion Week & Conference takes place September 28 - October 2 and offers many different passes such as conference, fashion, and evening event passes to meet your needs. The VIP Unicorn Pass includes all conference days, all fashion shows with guaranteed seating and all evening events.

We are excited to announce this year's Queer Fashion Week venue!

To kick off their fifth year anniversary, Oakland's event production company fiveTEN Oakland Events partners with San Francisco's Queer Hip Hop Dance Party Swagger like Us. These two powerhouse production companies are excited to bridge the Bay to bring BAE, a new yearly event during Oakland Pride!

More than 25 designers will be unveiling their latest creations featuring up to 20 different looks on the runway during the first-ever Queer Fashion Week, April 16 - 19.

Queers will show off their fierce style at the first-ever Queer Fashion Week coming to Oakland, California, April 16 - 19.

For the first time since the 1990s, the National Poetry Slam! returns home to the San Francisco Bay Area for its silver anniversary, August 5 -9th.

Get ready! A fierce spat of dueling words is coming to Oakland for the first time ever and the city will never be the same.

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