Oakland’s Hawker Fare to close

Oakland's Hawker Fare to closeChef James Syhabout at Hawker Fare restaurant in Oakland in 2011. Photo: The Chronicle James Syhabout is closing Hawker Fare in Oakland (2300 Webster St.) on Feb. 18. The reason is relatively straightforward. Syhabout said there are uncertainties questions surrounding his month-to-month lease. And a group of investors just bought his building, and a few others on block, with a rumored intent of building living spaces. So instead of trying to hold onto the spot, and eventually ending up paying more in rent each month, he said he’s letting it go. It’s a numbers game and as his mother advised him, it’d be silly to keep