Car smashes into Wise Sons deli in Oakland during street race By Maya Mirsky Jun 6, 2023 A street race ended in broken glass, shattered brick and a car jammed halfway inside Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen in Oakland on June 4. The car drove into the ground-floor downtown eatery on Sunday afternoon, causing extensive damage. “Thank God we were closed and nobody was inside,” said Evan Bloom, co-founder of Wise Sons. “There… Read More
Small Bites Bay Area delis come and go; saying goodbye to a friend Ethel’s Delicatessen opened last week in Petaluma. Ethel’s was born out of a bagel business that chef Nicolas Abrams launched during the early days of the… By Alix Wall Jun 6, 2023
Recipe This Two-Hot Sauce Grilled Chicken combines Israeli favorites The Jews of North Africa and Yemen created hot sauces that have become Israeli favorites: zhug (made from fresh chili peppers) and harissa (made from… By Faith Kramer Jun 5, 2023
Organic Epicure With a $5 ask, Homemade Cafe fights hunger on Berkeley’s streets Collin Doran’s grandfather taught him to “never look down on anyone.” Those words have stuck with him to this day, and Doran credits his late grandfather… By Alix Wall Jun 1, 2023
Recipe D is for delicious on National Doughnut Day In honor of National Doughnut Day on June 2, I am featuring two doughnut recipes — including a fried, yeasted version adapted from former Bay Area… By Faith Kramer May 30, 2023
Small Bites ‘Drewish’ deli coming to Healdsburg; more Bay Area bagels The Jewish delis keep on coming. This summer, Healdsburg will take its place alongside other Bay Area communities with their own Jewish deli. Sonoma… By Alix Wall May 24, 2023
Religion Conservative Jews OK unsupervised vegetarian restaurants (JTA) — For years, a subset of Jews who eat only at kosher-certified restaurants have bent the rules by taking advantage of a growing trend: fully vegan… By Jackie Hajdenberg May 22, 2023
Gaming ‘The Sims’ adds Jewish foods, a longtime request of Jewish players (JTA) — Players of the video game “The Sims” can now bake a challah or dish up a bowl of matzah ball soup, after updates made by the game’s creator that… By Philissa Cramer May 18, 2023
Recipe This tangy tart uses dairy and honey for Shavuot Shavuot, which arrives about seven weeks after the start of Passover, is known as a time for eating milk and honey. Despite that tradition, the holiday… By Micah Siva May 18, 2023