Flavor Mediterranean Food, Berkeley

A quick-serve restaurant located in North Berekely, Flavor melds the seasonal ingredients of California with the culinary traditions of the Mediterranean to create a unique blend of spicy entrees. Leading the food-fusion is Executive Chef Ezra Malmuth, who imparts a lifetime of experience in restaurants—and his Nonna's cozy Italian kitchen—to crafting Flavor's rotating menu. Though they change often, the selections have included dishes such as preserved lemon brussels served with a Fresno chili sauce, saffron lamb tagine, and a beet yogurt topped with toasted hazelnuts. Meals can be enjoyed amid the chic interior's colorful tiles or outside on a patio replete with a small babbling waterfall and umbrellas that shield tables from tree branches trying to snag a bite.