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Service with a smile: Ayal Amzel has been running Yali’s Café in Berkeley for two decades. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

20 years of Yali’s Café, a mom-and-pop UC Berkeley mainstay

by Alix Wall June 6, 2019September 24, 2019
Faith Kramer's Mushroom-Cheese Strudel (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

This mushroom-cheese strudel is ideal for our cheesiest holiday

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer June 4, 2019
Many traditional Shavuot foods, like cheesecake, are hard for lactose-intolerant Jews to digest. (Pixabay)
Posted inShavuot

Shavuot’s dairy treats are a test of intestinal fortitude — but they don’t have to be

Sarah Gold by Sarah Gold June 3, 2019
Chef-owner Mark Liberman plates a salad at the opening party for Mägo in Oakland. (Photo/Isabel Baer)
Posted inColumns

The magician behind Mägo, the hotly anticipated Piedmont Ave. bistro opening soon

by Alix Wall May 24, 2019September 24, 2019
(Photo/Wikimedia-Michael Murphy CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inSeniors

Does diet soda cause cancer? It’s complicated.

by Dr. Jerry Saliman May 22, 2019
Some of the greasy delights on their way to the Bay Area as Israeli burger joint Burgerim expands (Photo/Burgerim Instagram)
Posted inColumns

Israeli burger chain Burgerim planning big Northern California expansion

by Alix Wall May 22, 2019September 24, 2019
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Her home-cooked Yemenite Jewish food is an homage to family, and now a business

by Alix Wall May 21, 2019September 24, 2019
Faith Kramer's Spicy Cauliflower Flatbreads (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inLag Ba'Omer

This flatbread recipe is the ‘grill’ of a lifetime

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer May 20, 2019
Bar manager and cocktail creator Jared Hirsch (Photo/Tex Allen)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Q&A: An artful cocktail creator who rarely drinks alcohol himself

by Alix Wall May 16, 2019September 24, 2019
Lisa and Loren Poncia and their daughters at the family ranch in West Marin (Photo/Paige Green Photography)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

She went from suburban SoCal to humane cattle ranching in West Marin

by Alix Wall May 13, 2019September 24, 2019

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