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Jan 4, 2023
We All Scream
For the soft serve ice cream at MyGoodness
Bear Silber’s pop-up, MyGoodness, was inspired by a Toronto dessert shop he visited in 2016. “Sweet Jesus was making really fancy cones,” Silber recalled. “Instead of including toppings, they would...
Dec 28, 2022
Low Bar
Co-owners Matt Meyer and Daniel Paez have set the bar pretty damn high
On a recent Friday night at Low Bar, I was reminded of my 30-year-old self for a couple of hours. At that age, I and...
Dec 21, 2022
Pie Society
A not-so-secret society of delicious sweet and savory pies
The best-selling pie at Angela Pinkerton’s Pie Society is the passion fruit meringue. The chef developed the recipe when she opened her San Francisco restaurant, Theorita, in 2018. But...
Dec 14, 2022
T’Zunun
Where hummingbirds are a symbol of good luck
Chef Jesus Wence has been working in his family’s business since it opened in Pleasant Hill 10 years ago. He was 14 when he started to work in the kitchen...
Dec 7, 2022
Hotpot Hotspot
Phoget about soup and set the hotpot to boil
Happiness is a hotpot filled with vegetables simmering in a bubbly broth. East Bay diners out for Vietnamese food are probably more familiar with bowls of phở. But at...
Nov 30, 2022
Eat the Rich
One course of horror, another of refined camp
As Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films, Ralph Fiennes expresses a self-reflexive sense of awe and pleasure each time he causes someone harm. His regenerative capacity to summon up...
Nov 23, 2022
The Sunday Brunch
A fusion of Korean American brunch and dinner
Brunch lovers will find—if not a cure—then a temporary salve for their hangovers at The Sunday restaurant. Not only does the menu take a comprehensive approach to all forms of...
