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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."

Amy Fischer Smith and apple cakes
Posted inOrganic Epicure

In Amy’s Jewish Kitchen, community is baked right into the treats

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 10, 2025September 10, 2025
J staff members hold bagels
Posted inSmall Bites

Schlok’s new shop. And hold my schmear: J.’s bagel taste test

Alix WallJo Ellen Green Kaiser by Alix Wall and Jo Ellen Green Kaiser September 2, 2025September 2, 2025
Gadi Cohen shaves off beef shawarma
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Israeli chef opens Ayuni, a kosher-style shawarma restaurant in Santa Clara

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 20, 2025August 21, 2025
Rory Kandel with treats from her bakery, Rory's Bakehouse. (Courtesy)
Posted inSmall Bites

Napa bakery founder starts GoFundMe to create accessible kitchen

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 13, 2025August 13, 2025
Rabbis sit in street
Posted inBay Area

Bay Area Jewish clergy protest at Israel Consulate, calling for end to war and suffering

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 11, 2025August 12, 2025
people at vigil
Posted inBay Area

Oakland vigil commemorates slain Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 8, 2025August 12, 2025
matzah ball soup
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Bubbelah chef turns the traditional matzah ball on its head in Menlo Park

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 6, 2025August 7, 2025
Eitan Hilleli (right) with his son Joseph at Sabra Grill. (Courtesy)
Posted inSmall Bites

Sabra Grill owner seeking buyer with ‘passion’ to take over S.F. kosher restaurant

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 1, 2025August 13, 2025
Man holds large mushrooms
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Tried shaggy parasols? San Jose chef’s mushroom cookbook guides foragers

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 28, 2025July 28, 2025
Penina Eilberg-Schwartz (left) and her mother, Rabbi Amy Eilberg, worked to capture their beliefs and feelings about Israel while maintaining respect and civility toward one another. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inIsrael

Letters capture a Bay Area family’s generational discord over Israel

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 23, 2025August 11, 2025

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