If you want to understand the city of Berkeley, a meal in the restaurant Gather tells you most of what you need to know. It's located in a building with a green roof and solar panels. The restaurant has a "source book" that lists the origin of every item on the menu. They carry four different varieties of locally brewed kombucha. And they're equally renowned for their hamburger and kale salad. <br /> <br />This kale salad is amazing. People aren't just ordering it because it's Berkeley and they don't want to get in trouble with the sustainability police - it's actually good enough to compete with a hamburger. <br /> <br />I go to lunch at Gather with my co-workers at least once a week, and share an office space with some of the restaurant staff. I asked them how they cooked the kale, and was surprised to hear that it's simply boiled for seven minutes. I went from there, riffing the rest of this recipe.

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