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Cookin’ owner Judith Kaminsky stands in her kitchen supply store in San Francisco. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Cookin’ is ready to sell its last Jello-O molds and meat grinders

by Alix Wall December 12, 2025December 12, 2025
Latkes with sour cream and shredded beets.
Posted inHanukkah

Where to find Hanukkah foods in the Bay Area, from party trays to doughnuts to latkes

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight December 8, 2025December 10, 2025
Gadi Cohen shaves off beef shawarma
Posted inSmall Bites

Shawarma joint closes. Washington Post’s new food critic. Etc.

by Alix Wall December 5, 2025December 5, 2025
These gluten-free, dairy-free doughnuts are baked, not fried. (Micah Siva)
Posted inHanukkah

Make these gluten-free Hanukkah doughnuts in 30 minutes

Micah Siva by Micah Siva December 3, 2025December 3, 2025
Red bean babka has arrived. (Calvin Hu/Courtesy Mamahuhu)
Posted inSmall Bites

Sesame red bean babka is the ultimate Chinese-Jewish food collab

by Alix Wall December 3, 2025December 4, 2025
A recipe for carrot-cardamom loaf cake with a cream cheese glaze is found in "Dead in the Kitchen: The Official Grateful Dead Cookbook" by Gabi Moskowitz. (Mary Lagier/Courtesy Weldon Owen)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Sample the devil’s lettuce with new Grateful Dead cookbook

by Alix Wall November 25, 2025January 9, 2026
The heads of major certification agencies announced this month that all beer will soon require certification to be considered kosher. (KFP / Creative Commons)
Posted inJewish Life

Beer is no longer automatically kosher, rabbis say. Will observant Jews skip the Dos Equis?

Louis Keene by Louis Keene November 20, 2025November 20, 2025
Big Finish Wine Tavern proprietor Adam Manson’s great-grandfather founded Louis Rich Foods, a brand name still in the market today. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

At new S.F. wine bar, you can taste the final frontier

by Alix Wall November 18, 2025November 18, 2025
Pumpkin fritters with tahini sauce. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inRecipe

Pumpkin fritters for your Thanksgiving and Hanukkah tables

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer November 17, 2025November 18, 2025
Boichik Bagels Founder and CEO Emily Winston poses for a photo at the Boichik factory in Berkeley, Nov. 7, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inThe J. Interview

How Emily Winston turned Boichik into a ‘benevolent bagel empire’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 13, 2025November 13, 2025

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