Interviews

The Guys Behind Gather Are Quintessential Berkeley

Photo: Andrew Weeks/Berkeleyside

Eric Fenster and Ari Derfel, the owners of the much-buzzed about and Bauer-praised eatery Gather in Berkeley, are East Coast transplants who met in college and both share a passion for the environment and healthy food. Asked by Berkeleyside who their local food heroes are, they reply in true Berkeley loyalist fashion not by naming chefs, but by giving shout-outs to community garden pioneer Karl Linn and Cal environmental science professor Ignacio Chapela, who’s been safeguarding seeds and standing up agribusiness giants like Monsanto. Also, they really like the eggs at Venus and eating brunch on the patio at La Note. (Us too.)

Berkeley Bites: Ari Derfel and Eric Fenster [Berkeleyside]

The Guys Behind Gather Are Quintessential Berkeley