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Sol Bakery brings heart to Hayes Valley
Dissect one of Marisa Williams’ pains au chocolat. When torn apart, the gossamer layers of pastry dough are so delicate the morning sunlight filters through them. An angel’s wings are made from a similar substance. Her tarts...
Broken Dreams delights with reinvention
When I sat down at The Temple Club a decade ago to interview Geoffrey Deetz, he and his wife, Quỳnh Như Nguyen, were a few years away from taking over Le Colonial in 2021. Pilloried in 2019...
Divan delivers uneven Turkish cuisine
In the fast-food economy, falafel wraps are now as ubiquitous as cheeseburgers. That is to say their quality is wide-ranging. At $8 for pita bread or $13 for khobz hamam, one eats Shawarmaji’s on repeat because the...
Grand Opening Bakery draws dedicated weekend crowds
It’s not breaking news to acknowledge we live in a golden age of East Bay pop-ups. Pop-up bakeries in particular set up their temporary tables and stands almost every week, forming symbiotic mutually beneficial relationships with restaurants,...
Maya Murchison-Turner reinvents Cal Burger
At Cal Burger & More, Maya “Yaya” Murchison-Turner smashes burgers in six different ways. The Classic melts American and jack cheese on top of seared beef. Onions, pickles, tomato, lettuce, mayo and a “Go Crazy” sauce complete...
Jjampong Zizon expands franchise to Oakland
At the corner of 40th and Broadway, a new branch of an existing franchise opened its doors this year. A famous Chinese restaurant in Korea and with locations in Los Angeles, the franchise is expanding into Northern...
Ann’s Catering carries Rick & Ann’s legacy to Oakland
When I arrived in the Bay Area, I was immediately made aware of and drawn to three matriarchal spaces: Alice Waters and her incandescent Garden of Eden. Bette Kroening, always front and center at her Fourth Street...
