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Jeff Morgan, co-owner of Berkeley's Covenant Winery, seen in Israel, where he opened Covenant Israel in 2013. (Photo/File)
Posted inSmall Bites

Non-kosher caterer takes over ‘kosher oasis’ in Palo Alto; Covenant Wines turns 20; Napa food news; etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 17, 2023
Poulet founder Marilyn Rinzler and her friend John Harris share a final chicken meal at the restaurant, which closed on July 14. (Photo/Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside-CatchLight)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

When she founded Poulet 44 years ago, all she wanted was a good roast chicken

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 14, 2023August 17, 2023
Spicy Pasta with Cheese and Cilantro Pesto, based on a recipe by Marlena Spieler. (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

When Marlena Spieler died, I found solace in her spicy pasta

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer August 9, 2023August 10, 2023
Co-owner Issac Yosef at Frena shortly after it opened in 2017. (Photo/Cathleen Maclearie)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Sixth Street ‘kosher hub’ loses both of its restaurants as downtown S.F. struggles

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 7, 2023August 10, 2023
Marlena Spieler wrote that she carried her signature green and white polkadot handbag "to most corners of the world." (Photo/JTA)
Posted inObituaries

Marlena Spieler, globetrotting cookbook writer, had her roots in Jewish S.F.

by Andrew Silow-Carroll August 7, 2023August 7, 2023
Greg Bernson of Bubbala's hard at work in the kitchen. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inSmall Bites

San Anselmo getting its own Jewish deli as Bubbala’s goes brick-and-mortar

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 1, 2023August 10, 2023
A car drove into the Oakland location of Wise Sons deli on June 4. It was the second time in just over a year. (Photos/Courtesy Evan Bloom)
Posted inSmall Bites

Wise Sons reopens in Oakland; Pizza, Bagel and Beer Fest coming up in SF

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 30, 2023August 10, 2023
Israeli eggs — jammy boiled eggs encased with falafel batter and fried. (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Watch out Scotch eggs, here come Israeli falafel eggs

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer July 24, 2023December 21, 2023
Sephardic and Mizrahi-inspired hot dog toppings. (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inJewish Life

Dress up your hot dogs with spicy Mizrahi toppings

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer July 17, 2023August 10, 2023
Chef Gili Ben Shahar pours beef tallow onto a Turkish kebab-like dish at Meat Carneval, held last month on a ranch in Livermore. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inJewish Life

Blowtorches are in. Forks are out. Israel’s ‘Meat Carneval’ comes to the Bay Area.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 13, 2023February 23, 2024

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