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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."

Diane Wolf and son Max Hirtz-Wolf on the deck of their home in Berkeley. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inBay Area

How this Jewish musician from Berkeley found a sense of belonging in Germany

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 3, 2021
a man in chef's whites looks over a spread of baked goods
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Israeli bakery Frena dubbed ‘Lifer Bakery’ for hiring formerly incarcerated staff

Alix Wall by Alix Wall and JTA May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
A view through Red Window's titular red window. (Photo/Mark Fiorito-Gamma Nine Photography)
Posted inUncategorized

For this chef, when a door closed, a Red Window opened

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 24, 2021May 26, 2021
Joe Schneider: “It’s therapeutic for me to create the dough, and seeing that the bread I make makes people happy.”
Posted inFood, Bay Area, News

After perfecting challah for his family, this college student now bakes for the common good

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 21, 2021May 24, 2021
Jossel in an apron smiling in the kitchen
Posted inSmall Bites

Dianne Jacob’s ‘Will Write for Food’ gets 4th edition; Nopa turns 15; Sabra still alive

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 19, 2021May 26, 2021
Zach (left) and Alec Jaffe running supplies for their ice cream venture in Petaluma. 
Posted inOrganic Epicure

A lifelong habit is the key ingredient for Alec’s Ice Cream

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 10, 2021May 24, 2021
man crouched on floor next to large kitchen machines
Posted inSmall Bites

DIY premium chocolate; best Middle Eastern places; etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 6, 2021May 10, 2021
Sulaiman Khatib (far right) rebuilding with Combatants for Peace activists near Hebron. (Photo/Tatyana Gitlits)
Posted inBooks

Palestinian peace activist chooses Bay Area writer to tell his life story

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 5, 2021May 6, 2021
Two photos side-by-side: On the left, a young white woman stands smiling outside. On the right, a white cake with red decorations on top.
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Layer by layer, stunning kosher cakes rise in the East Bay

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 28, 2021May 7, 2021
The "Beshert" from Flour & Branch.
Posted inSmall Bites

Prison podcast names Frena ‘Lifer Bakery’; French toast stuffed with Jewish nostalgia; etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 21, 2021May 7, 2021

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