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Emily Winston, CEO of Boichik Bagels, with one of Boichik's new grocery store freezers. (Photo/Courtesy Boichik)
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Boichik Bagels founder honored as ‘Most Admired CEO’; Culinary tour of Israel

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Fresh everything bagels at Bageltopia in Berkeley, May 10, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
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At Bageltopia, a former bagel wholesaler goes retail with creative menu

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A shawarma-stuffed pita at the newly reopened Hummus Bodega in San Francisco on May 14, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
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Palo Alto gets two very different new kosher restaurants

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Yakov Yarmove, director of ethnic foods at Albertsons Market,
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Brisket without meat and gefilte without fish in Micah Siva’s plant-focused ‘Nosh’

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Three loaves from Irving's Premium Challah. (Photo/irvprem.com)
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Challin’ it quits: Irving Greisman retires after 20 years of baking

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Lila Volkas with a Hamantaschen Spritz mocktail at her studio in Oakland, March 12, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
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Mocktail expert shakes up Purim tradition with a Hamantaschen Spritz

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Bear Silber, the new owner of Grand Bakery, slides freshly-baked challah onto a rack to cool in Oakland on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
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After buying Grand Bakery for $1, new owner of Oakland legacy is dreaming big

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 5, 2024March 5, 2024
Sirgout Badana adds "alicha ater kik," Ethiopian yellow split peas, to a to-go box at Desta Ethiopian Cafe in Oakland, Feb. 14, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
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Desta Ethiopian Cafe in East Bay joins a short list of local kosher destinations

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 16, 2024February 23, 2024

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