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Organic Epicure

The pastrami at Ethel's is made from Wagyu beef, cured in an original spice blend, and the pickles are house-made. (Alix Wall)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

New deli and bagel joint in Petaluma is an homage to grandma Ethel

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 23, 2023June 27, 2023
Kosher Oasis customers enjoying their meal al fresco at the Oshman Family JCC. (Photo/Courtesy Rabbi Joey Felsen)
Posted inJewish Life

Kosher community loses ‘oasis’ of falafel, sushi and Yemenite specialties at Palo Alto JCC

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 19, 2023June 27, 2023
Thistle founders Ash Cheriyan (left) and Shiri Avnery. (Photo/Courtesy)
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Veggie-forward meal service Thistle is grounded in family roots

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 8, 2023June 8, 2023
Collin Doran stands outside his Homemade Cafe in Berkeley. The Stars of David in the mural are made of bacon strips. (Photo/Charlotte Doran)
Posted inJewish Life

With a $5 ask, Homemade Cafe fights hunger on Berkeley’s streets

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 1, 2023June 8, 2023
Kaz Bagels (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inSmall Bites

‘Drewish’ deli coming to Healdsburg; more bagels on the Bay Area scene

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 24, 2023June 8, 2023
Chef Spencer Horovitz (Photo/StarChefs) is the man behind Hadeem, which serves such dishes as cold smoked yellowtail with labneh and za'atar (Photo/Angelina Hong)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Cheddar scallion babka? Tomatillo zhug? One chef’s California twist on Jewish food

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 15, 2023June 8, 2023
Pit master Andy Knudson at a Meat Carneval event in Austin, Texas, earlier this year. (Photo/Instagram)
Posted inSmall Bites

Meat Carneval’s promise to East Bay: ‘From a butcher block straight into your mouth’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 8, 2023June 8, 2023
a bald man in a white coat holds up a large wheel cheese, smiling slightly
Posted inOrganic Epicure

He went from herding goats in Israel to making ‘sublime’ cheese in Sonoma

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 1, 2023May 1, 2023
Alison Negrin
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This East Bay chef may be retired, but she’s still in the kitchen

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 13, 2023April 18, 2023
A Yiddish-language Soviet propaganda poster promotes pork production in the 1930s.
Posted inOrganic Epicure

How food choices shape Jewish identity: Let’s start with pork

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 10, 2023April 17, 2023

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