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Alix Wall

Alix Wall

Alix Wall is a contributing editor to J. She is also the founder of the Illuminoshi: The Not-So-Secret Society of Bay Area Jewish Food Professionals and is writer/producer of a documentary-in-progress called "The Lonely Child."

Bear Silber, the new owner of Grand Bakery, slides freshly-baked challah onto a rack to cool in Oakland on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

After buying Grand Bakery for $1, new owner of Oakland legacy is dreaming big

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 5, 2024March 5, 2024
Group of protesters
Posted inObituaries

Ben Stern, Berkeley survivor who kept fighting for justice, dies at 102

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 3, 2024
Sirgout Badana adds "alicha ater kik," Ethiopian yellow split peas, to a to-go box at Desta Ethiopian Cafe in Oakland, Feb. 14, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Desta Ethiopian Cafe in East Bay joins a short list of local kosher destinations

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 16, 2024February 23, 2024
Steve Fankuchen died in January at the age of 79. (Photo/Courtesy of Eric Smith)
Posted inObituaries

Steve Fankuchen, quirky local champion of Jewish avant-garde, dies at 79

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 7, 2024February 7, 2024
Danny Ronen, founder of beverage consulting company DC Spirits and partner in cocktail kit service Shaker and Spoon, mixes a cocktail at The Legionnaire Saloon in Oakland, Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

‘You can’t be wrong about what you like’: This Bay Area consultant likes to shake things up  

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 6, 2024February 23, 2024
hummus, olive oil, chickpeas
Posted inSmall Bites

Hummus Bodega seeks new owner, while Delirama bites the crust

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 26, 2024February 23, 2024
Matthew Kosoy at work early in the morning at Rosalind Bakery in Pacifica on Jan. 18, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

The secret to Rosalind Bakery’s tangy sourdough? The Pacific Ocean

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 25, 2024February 23, 2024
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib at his home in Pacifica on Jan. 19, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inNews

Bay Area Gazan turns loss into compelling case for a ‘different future’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 24, 2024June 23, 2025
A bicyclist peers through a window at Smitten ice cream in San Francisco, Nov. 22, 2023. The chain's Valencia Street location was vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti the month before. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

‘We’re just a bagel shop’: Local Jewish and Israeli restaurateurs targeted over Gaza war

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 16, 2024February 23, 2024
Elyse Weiner holds a sign demanding humanitarian relief in Gaza during a peace vigil in Oakland, Jan. 7, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inNews

Israeli-organized peace vigil makes space for people to mourn both sides

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 8, 2024January 9, 2024

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