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Mar 26, 2024
Toriano Gordon Enters New Phase with ‘Vegan Mob Cookbook’
Toriano Gordon closed the Vegan Mob’s Oakland hub last September. Gordon refurbished the former Kwik Way with his brand’s distinctive color, a neon green that illuminates Lake Park Avenue day and night. The atomic-age carport is still...
Mar 19, 2024
Film Review: ‘Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros’
In Frederick Wiseman’s 44th documentary, Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros, no omniscient narrator appears on screen or via voiceover to introduce the characters. The four-hour film (!) begins with a medium shot of the Roanne train station, the...
Mar 12, 2024
Attraros Thai Eatery Joins Swan’s Market
While Pim Soithong attends to customers who walk through the front door of Attraros, her husband, chef Akara Sutraromluck, stands behind the kitchen counter frying up a variety of Thai dishes. Attraros Thai Eatery is the couple’s...
Mar 5, 2024
Authentic French Bakery Maison Benoit Arrives in Danville
A pain suisse pastry isn’t as rare a find as the Hope Diamond, but it’s seldom seen at Bay Area bakeries. The long-reigning crown prince of viennoiserie is, sans doute, the pain au chocolat. What differentiates the...
Feb 27, 2024
Modern Indian Restaurant Pippal Spices Up Emeryville
When Izler Thomas, the energetic head bartender at Pippal, claimed he would make a couple of unforgettable mocktails for our table, I was dubious. A few minutes later I thought he was a mind reader. He’d made...
Feb 20, 2024
Former Pop-Up Fikscue Moves Into Mama Judy’s Spot
Chefs making the transition from running a pop-up to opening a brick-and-mortar are immediately confronted with a series of unexpected challenges. Pop-ups offer more freedom but a fluctuating source of income. Brick-and-mortars, on the other hand, bear...
Feb 13, 2024
Woo Can Cook Coming Soon to West Oakland
Wesley Woo started to cook during the pandemic because “It was literally illegal for me to do the things that I was doing up until that point,” he said. Before Covid altered his path, Woo had been...
