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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."

Boris Fudym (right), owner of New World Market in San Francisco, expounds upon a plate of cured meats as Bex Michelson looks on, May, 18, 2025. (Alix Wall)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

San Francisco’s ‘Little Russia’ draws adventurous foodies

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 5, 2025June 19, 2025
Tareq Abu Hamed, executive director of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, in Berkeley on May 14. (Alix Wall)
Posted inBay Area

How Arab-Jewish coexistence is succeeding in the realm of science

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 4, 2025June 5, 2025
Deep fried salt cod in tomato sauce
Posted inSmall Bites

A cookbook for dinnertime snackers. Israeli caterer closes. Cucina Hebraica in San Francisco.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 19, 2025June 19, 2025
Collard greens, coleslaw, garlic aioli, lamb, 16-hour brisket, chicken and barbecue sauce sit on a tray at Crazy Block Cheesecakes in Oakland, May 1, 2025. Graffiti-style art of pop culture characters like the Pokémon Pikachu, Squirtle and Bulbasaur adorn the walls. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

An Oakland restaurant’s entire menu: Latkes, BBQ, cheesecake, sides

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 13, 2025June 19, 2025
Weaver narrates "Shterna & the Lost Voice," as Kiah Raymond operates the "crankie." (Darren Port)
Posted inOn Stage

New Jewish folktale gets ‘crankie’ with old-timey storytelling device

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 7, 2025May 8, 2025
Shona Armstrong (left) holds the head of the peace crane/dove during a rally promoting co-existence between Israelis and Palestinians organized by SFBay4Peace and Bay Area Friends of Standing Together at the Lake Merritt Amphitheater in Oakland on May 3, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Oakland rally mourns loss of life on both sides as Israel-Hamas war drags on

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 5, 2025May 6, 2025
Roasted eggplant
Posted inSmall Bites

Loquat’s eggplant sandwich nights in S.F; Jewish fast-casual in Menlo Park

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 5, 2025May 6, 2025
L. John Harris wearing his garlic turban at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in 1979. (Ann Ashley)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Why the ‘Garlic Guy’ cleaves to cloves

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 30, 2025June 19, 2025
A deli sandwich as served for a time at Little Red Window by Adam Rosenblum, whose next project, Super Mensch, will also feature deli classics. (File photo)
Posted inSmall Bites

Super Mensch, deli with Jewish-inspired cocktails, coming to S.F.’s Marina

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 29, 2025June 19, 2025
Pomella in Oakland (Courtesy Chris Calderon)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Oakland’s Pomella to close; owner cites costs and Israel war

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 28, 2025June 19, 2025

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