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in S. F. Examiner by Patricia Unterman.
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 | | "Classic Italian Sensibilities:
America's 10 Best Italian Restaurants"
in Wine Spectator by Harvey Steiman.
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 | | "Best Pastry Chef: Julie Cookenboo."
in Diablo Magazine by Rachel Levin.
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 | | "An Ancient Art"
in L. A. Times by S. Irene Virbila.
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 | | "Sausage Aged for Three Generations"
in N.Y. Times R. W. Apple Jr..
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 | | "Simply put, this contest was no contest. Our sometimes squabbling critics cast their ballots for Oliveto in such overwhelming numbers that they sent the competition to the showers before they were even in the game."
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| | WINNER, Critic's Reviews, Oakland. "Oliveto's place at the pinnacle of Bay Area Italian cooking remains essentially unchallenged. Chef Paul Canales accepted the torch ... and is advancing without losing the essence of the restaurant."
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 | | "You dream about finding a restaurant like this in Italy."
--Patricia Unterman
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| | "Many consider Bertolli's handmade cured Italian-style meats to be the country's best." |
 | | ". . . probably the most subtle and authentic Italian food outside Italy." |
 | | "[one of] The Finest Italian Restaurants in America." |
 | | "If you can’t make it to Tuscany for dinner, Oliveto is the closest thing this side of the Mediterranean . . . Pastas are sauced with restraint; soups are light and minimalist; an antipasto of squid and fava beans over garlic crostini lets the exquisite ingredients speak for themselves."
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 | | "There's no shortage of praise for Oakland's Oliveto around these parts--or throughout the nation. But now the recognition is coming from across the ocean. The Italian government has awarded the restaurant its 1998 Insegna del Ristorante Italiano Award. Described as 'an official recognition established to single out, certify and guarantee the true Itlian restaurant outside of Italy,' the award is given by the Italian Ministries of Agriculture and Ministry of Foreign Trade."
--Laura Compton |
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