.Food & Drink

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 intact but empty. When Gordon and I spoke about his new cookbook,...
Modern Indian Restaurant Pippal Spices Up Emeryville
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...
Former Pop-Up Fikscue Moves Into Mama Judy's Spot
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...
Woo Can Cook Coming Soon to West Oakland
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...
Local Makers Craft Chocolate with Obsession
Feb 6, 2024

Local Makers Craft Chocolate with Obsession

When Tracey Britton and Eli Curtis were working as bike messengers in San Francisco, they both became obsessed with making chocolate. Britton was baking at home at the time, but she didn’t like the chocolate that was...
James Beard Foundation's Taste America Celebrates Local Chefs
Jan 30, 2024

James Beard Foundation’s Taste America Celebrates Local Chefs

On Sunday, Feb. 4, chefs from across the country will take part in the James Beard Foundation culinary event, Taste America. Twenty chefs will work in pairs to create dishes at the Four Seasons Hotel in San...
Ninth Life's Nostalgic Remix
Jan 16, 2024

Ninth Life’s Nostalgic Remix

Ninth Life, a bar inspired by the '80s, '90s and aughts, is a memory capsule that aims to balance kitsch with cool, but it suffers from both valorizing a past that never existed and not fully committing to it.
Chef Geoff Davis Redefines Soul Food at Burdell in Oakland
Jan 9, 2024

Chef Geoff Davis Redefines Soul Food at Burdell in Oakland

Chef Geoff Davis has created Burdell, a restaurant that serves soul food with a focus on fresh, local ingredients, and a personal and authentic approach to the cuisine.
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