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a plate of colorful salad next to a small dish of zaatar seasoning
Posted inRecipe

Goat cheese and za’atar add tang to warm lentil salad

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer January 6, 2025January 9, 2025
Football player
Posted inSports

Jake Retzlaff, fresh off Alamo Bowl win, champions matzah in first Manischewitz ad

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis January 4, 2025January 6, 2025
Hanukkah salad with a sour cream-tahini ranch and potato chips (Micah Siva)
Posted inRecipe

Lighten the load with a Hanukkah salad. Yep, you read that right

Micah Siva by Micah Siva December 23, 2024January 9, 2025
Alla Dadiomov pours latke batter into a pan during a women’s “Chopped” style latke-making competition at Chabad of Contra Costa in Walnut Creek, Dec. 12, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

This latke contest was no ‘Chopped,’ but it was a slice of Jewish life in the East Bay

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 20, 2024January 9, 2025
four latkes on a platter, next to small bowls of sour cream and apple sauce
Posted inSmall Bites

The one trick you need to make perfect latkes; Alec’s Ice Cream goes kosher; Etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 18, 2024December 22, 2024
This latke board includes traditional, Italian-style and Mideast-flavored latkes, as well as a Buffalo dip, a chopped-olive dip and a cilantro tahini sauce. (Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Celebrate a global Hanukkah by assembling a latke board

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer December 16, 2024December 19, 2024
a woman uses tongs to adjust something in a pan of oil on the stove
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Oakland olive oil enthusiast dispels the smoke point ‘myth’ for frying latkes

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 11, 2024December 19, 2024
a pile of jelly donuts dusted with powdered sugar
Posted inRecipe

Making sufganiyot at home is a hard. Here are some pro tips to make it worth the effort

Micah Siva by Micah Siva December 9, 2024December 19, 2024
One Market Restaurant's annual Latke Festival features nine unconventional "loaded" latkes. (Courtesy)
Posted inHolidays

Where to find latkes, sufganiyot and more across Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 5, 2024December 19, 2024
The author sits on the ground hugging a white turkey
Posted inOpinion

My pre-Thanksgiving challenge: hugging a turkey

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman November 27, 2024November 27, 2024

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