Restaurant Review
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Staying Saucy in Temescal
Saucy started with a group of friends in chef Tony Ngo's tiny Oakland apartment....
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Gay4U Is Equal Parts ‘Party’ and ‘Future’
From the vegan fried chicken and waffles to the pink cocktail umbrellas that adorned...
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Brenda’s Crosses the Bay
Chef Brenda Buenviaje and her wife, Libby Truesdell, opened Brenda's French Soul Food 12...
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Spinning Bones Puts a Fresh Twist on Rotisserie
There's something comforting about rotisserie chicken. At the end of the day, when you're...
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Vegan Mob Mashes Up Plant-Based Barbecue and Hip-Hop Culture
Clad in a gray sweatsuit, chef Toriano Gordon of Vegan Mob stared into the...
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Low-Key Cal-Italian at The Lede
Coworking space by day, Cal-Italian restaurant by night. When news of The Lede's opening...
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Would You Like a Taste of Northern Iran...
Sometimes memories of home come in unexpected places. For chef Hanif Sadr of Komaaj,...
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Marugame Serves Udon, Cafeteria Style
It was a dark and stormy night — the perfect night, it seemed, for...
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The Irresistible Allure of Wood-Fire Cooking at Popoca
Some chefs travel to big cities like Paris or Mexico City in search of...
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Mela Bistro Is Forward-Looking Yet Respectful of Ethiopian Tradition
If Mela Bistro's tagline "Modern Ethiopian Cuisine" has you imagining tibs tacos, kitfo nachos,...
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A New Restaurant Critic’s First Year in Review
I've been at this restaurant critic thing for a little over a year now...
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Ambiance Makes a Big Impression at 4505 Burgers &...
If there's one food that's synonymous with fond childhood memories, it's barbecue, according to...
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Pollara Pizza Brings Rome by the Slice to Fourth...
It should come as no surprise that pizza is serious business in Italy. And...
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Fava Is All About Balance
Some chefs dream of white tablecloth, three-Michelin-star glory. But Sylvie Osborne-Calierno and Jeremy Scheiblauer,...
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