Jewish deli that ‘shuts you up’ coming to North Beach By Alix Wall Jan 21, 2022 A new Jewish deli concept is headed to North Beach and could be open as soon as Feb. 1. The chef behind it is Adam Rosenblum, the chef-owner of the bistro Causwells in San Francisco’s Marina District and the North Beach Spanish restaurant Red Window. J. profiled him in May 2021 when he opened Red… Read More
Torah Shifting focus from everyday anxieties can help us encounter God The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Yitro Exodus 18:1–20:23 Do you know a person whose… By Rabbi Amy Eilberg Jan 21, 2022
Organic Epicure A pint-size dog inspires Bad Walter’s big-flavor ice cream Sydney Arkin spent her entire adult life thinking she wanted to work in advertising. But she started having misgivings about her chosen career. “It just… By Alix Wall Jan 20, 2022
Small Bites Boichik Bagels expands south to Palo Alto Palo Alto will get its very own Boichik Bagels, the popular bagel shop that first opened in Berkeley in 2019 and led the New York Times to extol the… By Alix Wall Jan 19, 2022
Author! Author! Local authors touch on big tech, parenting, dating and more “Irma’s Passport: One Woman, Two World Wars, and a Legacy of Courage” by Catherine Ehrlich (She Writes Press, 248 pages). Born into a Jewish family in… By Andrew Esensten Jan 19, 2022
Celebrity Jews Eric André joins 'Righteous Gemstones'; Judge Judy is generous Brown’s ponytail is gone While fans are set to watch figure skater Jason Brown do another stunning routine in next month’s Winter Olympics in Beijing,… By Maya Mirsky Jan 18, 2022
Small Bites Wise Sons, Sababa, Proposition Chicken join Mountain View hub Elaine Corn, the Sacramento-based food journalist and ceramicist whose menorah was on the cover of J.’s Hanukkah issue in 2019, has donated her papers and… By Alix Wall Jan 14, 2022
Off the Shelf New books: French Jewish art collectors and their wartime travails Although few of us can relate to the rarefied worlds of wealthy Jewish art collectors during the French Third Republic, two recent books reinforce some… By Howard Freedman Jan 14, 2022
Act Two When CDC said ‘Don’t cruise,’ our sails were already up “What, are you crazy?” “Boy, are you brave!” We were neither crazy nor brave — just itching to hit the high seas because we love sailing. After our… By Janet Silver Ghent Jan 13, 2022