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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."

Two thirds of the "Chopped: Chabad of Contra Costa" winning team: (from left) Susan Wang and Larisa Bukh (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inColumns

Whiskey and fry — ‘Chopped’ latke competition gets fierce

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 13, 2017
Suzan Steinberg in front of Stonemountain & Daughter, her Shattuck Avenue fabric store that has in Berkeley for 36 years. (Photo/Courtesy Suzan Steinberg)
Posted inTalking With ...

Q&A: Keeping the garment industry Jewish, even in Berkeley

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 7, 2017December 7, 2017
Emily Winston of Boichik Bagels with Mishi, her African grey parrot. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Boichik Bagels ‘taste like home’ — and maybe like H&H

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 1, 2017November 7, 2025
After 21 years making kosher wedding cakes in San Francisco, Maralyn Tabatsky has retired.
Posted inCulture

San Francisco kosher wedding cake baker says goodbye

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 27, 2017
Chaya-Ryvka Diehl's new paleo vegan line is Living Vision Kitchen
Posted inCulture

New line of paleo vegan cookies; absinthe by a woman literally named Absinthia

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 21, 2017November 21, 2017
Daniel Kurzrock and Jennifer Capeloto first met at URJ Camp Newman in the summer of 2005. (Photo/Nataly Zigdon)
Posted inUnions

That ‘long-distance thing’ worked out for this summer camp couple

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 21, 2017November 20, 2017
Sheila Ash in the sitting room of Noe’s Nest, her San Francisco bed and breakfast. (Photo/Joyce Goldschmid)
Posted inJewish Life

‘Stylish’ doesn’t begin to describe this eccentric Noe Valley B&B owner

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 17, 2017
Winemaker Michael Kaye uses a “wine thief” to sample the fermentation.
Posted inColumns

This ‘accidental’ vintner is crushing it with his homemade wines

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 14, 2017November 14, 2017
Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor with their dog, Dudley. (Photo/Kola Shobo)
Posted inNews

Meet the Oakland philanthropists trying to diversify the tech world

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 2, 2017November 3, 2017
From the cover of "The Essential Instant Post Cookbook" by Coco Morante
Posted inColumns

Jewish blogger dives into the Instant Pot craze; New Wise Sons location!

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 22, 2017October 23, 2017

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