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Bake Sum balances expansion with employee well-being
In 2021, Joyce Tang started Bake Sum at the Bread Project’s commissary kitchen. Five years later, the bakery recently moved into a second location...
Wolfsbane whimsically showcases California’s bounty
Wolfsbane is an herb and a poison. It’s also the name of Rupert and Carrie Blease’s new restaurant. When I spoke with Rupert Blease,...
Chez Panisse opens next-door cocktail lounge
Despite the darkness and a cold January wind, a line formed out the door of Bar Panisse. Inside, every bar stool and table was...
Petite LaFleur handcrafts confections in Berkeley
After dinner at a friend’s house the other night, she laid out a small plate with pieces of candy. There were dark chocolate peppermint...
Museum café expands exhibit engagement
The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) upstairs café peers down on a gallery two floors below. This café is at once...
Crustacean reopens in downtown San Francisco
The legend of Thanh Long’s garlic noodles and roasted crab preceded my arrival in the Bay Area by several decades. But soon enough, friends...
Napa celebrates Jacques Pépin’s 90th birthday
Mythologies are built up and around famous chefs, layer upon layer, with the same amount of labor it takes to make daily batches of...
Bistro 4293 celebrates Azerbaijani food
“My favorite Azerbaijani restaurant is ____. It’s much easier to fill in that blank when the restaurant in question is Mexican, Vietnamese or French.
Before...