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February 28, 2025
Sirene arrives on Grand Avenue
Embroidery on Paul Einbund’s baseball cap reads “chartreuse” in yellowy-green letters. It serves a dual purpose, announcing his profession as a sommelier and his upcoming travel itinerary. The restaurateur behind The Morris in San Francisco is about...
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November 29, 2024
Seasonal produce is the star at Sun Moon Studio
When the dishes arrive at the table, Sun Moon Studio’s dining room undergoes a subtle transformation. On the bottom floor of a newer build in West Oakland, the restaurant is a small rectangular room. The cold concrete...
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April 23, 2024
The Magnificence and Versatility of ‘Buddhist Meat’
A conversation with Marie Brennan about fungi on a blustery day in late March is swift, targeted and overwhelmingly shroomy. That’s shroomy in the best sense of the word, referring to the mushrooms, wild foraging and plant-based...
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April 23, 2024
The Chutneys, Pickles and Pastes of Viks Chaat
“If I were to write a cookbook, it would have the simple stuff that was made at home,” says Amod Chopra, second-generation owner of Viks Chaat. “Lentils, rice, a few vegetables—an art that is probably being lost.”
Viks,...
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April 23, 2024
Albany’s Zaytoon Showcases Palestinian Culture
In 2016, Zaytoon Restaurant opened to expand people's conception of what Middle Eastern dining can be. In the decades since, the tastefully decorated Albany mainstay has achieved much more than just delicious plates. It is a display...
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April 22, 2024
The Slimy and the Sublime
Chef Lauryn Dakota Holbert understands why some people are put off by oysters. When she’s asked her friends, “Don’t you just love them?”, the replies have ranged from, “Oh my God; I’ve never had one,” to “They’re...
December 27, 2023
Flat Food to Feed People
Community-based organizations are finding innovative ways to address food insecurity through bottom-up organizing, including Planting Justice, Community Kitchens Oakland, West Oakland Punks with Lunch, and Rogers and Rosewater, which are driven by the passion to take care of fellow humans.
