GluGlu: Sommelier Rebecca Fineman's new Chase Center wine bar By Alix Wall Aug 3, 2022 Rebecca Fineman, the Jewish master sommelier we profiled in August 2019, is opening her second wine bar and restaurant with her husband, sommelier Chris Gaither, in Thrive City, the plaza surrounding Chase Center, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Called GluGlu, it will feature Mediterranean bites and wines from mostly sustainably farmed vineyards. (GluGlu is often… Read More
Organic Epicure Saul’s Deli finally finds new owners — and they were there all along It was billed as a celebration of Saul’s Restaurant and Delicatessen’s 36th (double chai) birthday, as well as a musical fundraiser for World Central… By Alix Wall Aug 1, 2022
Small Bites Sephardic cookies at L'Chaim food and wine fest Among the Jewish food vendors at Napa’s upcoming L’Chaim Jewish Food and Wine Festival on Aug. 7 will be a Judaica artist who is selling Sephardic cookies… By Alix Wall Jul 18, 2022
Organic Epicure At Baron's, local butcher brings family biz into the 21st century David Samiljan said that if his grandpa Harry Kosofsky knew his grandson had decided to become a butcher, “Papa Harry” would be spinning in his grave.… By Alix Wall Jul 14, 2022
Organic Epicure Napa Valley’s OneHope is latest entry into kosher wine market Napa Valley is known as the No. 1 wine region in the United States, but it’s not exactly famous for its kosher wine. It used to be that the only game in… By Alix Wall Jul 7, 2022
Small Bites Napa Jewish wine event L’Chaim is back at a bigger venue Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Napa Valley’s Jewish vintner event, “L’Chaim,” is back this year, but in… By Alix Wall Jul 5, 2022
Organic Epicure New deli and market in Los Gatos imports East Coast nostalgia Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. After 10 years as executive chef of Oren’s Hummus, chef David Cohen has… By Alix Wall Jun 21, 2022
Small Bites Midnite Bagel open in Sunset; Wise Sons reopens on Fillmore Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Midnite Bagel’s first storefront café opened on June 1 in San Francisco’s… By Alix Wall Jun 20, 2022
Organic Epicure Loveski deli creates new 'Jew-ish' food with Southeast Asian flavors Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Chef Christopher Kostow is known for being the youngest chef to ever… By Alix Wall Jun 14, 2022