MERCURY NEWS REVIEW: OAKLAND’S CLOVE AND HOOF BUTCHERY AND RESTAURANT
Why is it so comforting to sit 10 feet away from the butcher’s case at Oakland’s Clove & Hoof, cutting into a butter-soft medium-rare rib-eye within sight of a stack of bright red New York steaks, thick slabs of pork belly and more? I can’t explain it, but if you’re an unabashed carnivore, this is…