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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."

Lila Volkas with a Hamantaschen Spritz mocktail at her studio in Oakland, March 12, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Mocktail expert shakes up Purim tradition with a Hamantaschen Spritz

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 20, 2024May 23, 2024
Sally Abed (left) and Alon-Lee Green of Standing Together, a grassroots Jewish and Palestinian peace organization, appear at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, as part of a Bay Area speaking tour. (Photo/Courtesy Shimrit Braun Kamin, New Israel Fund)
Posted inBay Area

Both sides need compassion, Jewish and Palestinian grassroots leaders tell Bay Area

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 14, 2024March 18, 2024
Employees at bagel shop
Posted inFood

In bagel news: Hella opens in Albany, Boichik will expand with 3 shops in S.F.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 8, 2024May 23, 2024
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

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