Press & Media“Oakland: Specialty market opens in historic Howden Building” The Mercury News, January 2016 “The Best in East Bay Packaged Foods” Alameda Magazine, November 2015 “East Bay Bite of the_Week” SF Weekly, January 2014 “Hospitality Begins at Home Community Voices” Oakland Local, June 6, 2013 “Secret Eats” Oakland Magazine, May 2011 “Night Owl” Inside Bay Area, February 3, 2011 “At Spice Monkey, Last-Minute Food Donations Meet Goal” Oakland North, November 10, 2010 “Food is beautiful; so is Oakland’s Spice Monkey restaurant” California Beat, April 18, 2010 “Spice Monkey is Big On Portions, Community” SF Gate, December 10, 2009 “A Healthy Monkey on Your Back” East Bay Express, January 14, 2009 BLOG FEATURES “Home is where the heat is” Children’s Fairyland, July 2017 “Chefs of Oakland” Faces of Oakland, January 2016 “Sketching at Spice Monkey in Oakland” Urban Sketchers: See the World One Drawing at a Time, March 25, 2014 “Spice Monkey” Urban Sketchers: See the World One Drawing at a Time, March 24, 2014 “Weekly-Dish-Uptown-Explosion” Diablo Magazine, February 2012 “Night Owl: Food Is Beautiful” Khmerization via Oakland Tribune, November 2011 “@Spice Monkey Cafe and Restaurant” Bearly Audible, August 6, 2009 “food: Spice Monkey” blog.OurOakland.net, May 16, 2009 |
Spice Monkey Awards & Accolades
2009 Holiday Drive Recognition 775 lbs of Food Alameda County Community Food Bank 2009 Most Considerate Menu East Bay Express: Best of the East Bay 2010 Partners in Preservation Award Spice Monkey Restoration Oakland Heritage Alliance 2010 Holiday Drive Recognition 1,011 lbs of Food Collected Alameda County Community Food Bank 2011 Holiday Drive Recognition 900 lbs of Food Alameda County Community Food Bank 2012 Golden Plate Award 1,344 lbs of Food Collected Alameda County Community Food Bank 2013 Golden Plate Award 1,028 lbs of Food Collected Alameda County Community Food Bank 2016 High Road Employer Award: Spice Monkey | Howden Market Oakland Indie Awards |