The Oakland Fire Department battled a large blaze that ignited just before noon Thursday in a former BBQ restaurant. Flames ...

Matt Horn, the James Beard award-nominated barbecue pitmaster, has announced the closure of his West Oakland restaurant Kowbird.

Horn confirmed on Instagram that Kowbird has indeed closed. “After much thought and with a heavy heart, we have decided to close Kowbird West Oakland,” the post read. “This decision ...

(KRON) — Kowbird, an Oakland restaurant launched by notable Bay Area barbecue chef Matt Horn, has closed. Horn, in a statement, cited “the reality of doing business in Oakland,” which he sai ...

Kowbird in West Oakland, led by chef Matt Horn, closes due to various challenges including city support issues.

who quoted Horn: “The lack of meaningful support for small businesses (in Oakland), the lack of a framework to nurture and sustain us, has taken a toll. No amount of passion can change that reality.

A little more than three years after opening, Kowbird at West Oakland’s 1733 Peralta Street has closed. The hot chicken sandwich was in chef Matt Horn’s own words a love letter to Oakland.

Matt Horn, the James Beard award-nominated barbecue pitmaster, has announced the closure of his West Oakland restaurant Kowbird. Recent reviews on Google say the restaurant went dark in January ...