This Cozy East Bay Suburb Just Got a Funky New Wine Bar Backed by an Industry Pro
Consider this opening tale of El Cerrito's Banter Wine a modern-day, bar owner version of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad D...
Consider this opening tale of El Cerrito's Banter Wine a modern-day, bar owner version of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day — but stretch it into a year-plus narrative that saw owners and partners Claire Sullivan and Devin Hohler encounter just about every type of delay you can imagine. After signing a lease back in September 2021, Sullivan and Hohler worked to flip a former art studio building into a full-fledged wine bar, navigating all the complexities of converting a commercial building into a food space.