Rosamunde is conveniently located right next to Taylor's Sausage in Swan's Marketplace, a venerable 20-year-old institution that will be supplying some of its delicious meats to its new neighbor.

The opening night menu only featured Taylor's turkey sausage and spicy Louisiana hot links, but co-owner Jennifer Tucci (who also recently opened Lake Merritt's Portal) said, "We'll be running other specials from Taylor's. And if you want to get a sausage from there, you can bring it over here and we'll cook it for you anytime."

As the main room was packed to maximum capacity, Tucci said the opening night crowd was "pretty overwhelming. I knew it was going to be a good crowd, but this is excellent!" The main reason she opened up this new venue was that "a lot of people wanted us to. And I love Oakland and think it's a booming, upcoming city. A lot of my friends have moved over here; it's the place to be. I still live in the city, but I'm thinking about moving here!"

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Rosamunde Sausage Grill Crosses the Bay to Oakland