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As Kneaded Bakery owner Iliana Berkowitz at the bakery's new spot at the San Leandro Public Library. (Courtesy)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

As Kneaded Bakery opens a new chapter with library cafe

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

Library cafes usually aren’t destinations unto themselves. When they do exist, the coffee is often stale and the food could easily have come out of a vending machine. But when […]

Rory Kandel with treats from her bakery, Rory's Bakehouse. (Courtesy)
Posted inSmall Bites

Napa bakery founder starts GoFundMe to create accessible kitchen

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 13, 2025August 13, 2025
Pastry Chef Mary Coe (left) and Fran Lent inspect the Krembos as they come off the enrober. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Kosher bakery is a taste of Israel in the Bay

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 27, 2023March 29, 2023
Dynamo in San Francisco is known for its fancy, artisanal doughnuts. (Photo/dynamodonut.com)
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Where to get a great box of doughnuts in the Bay Area this Hanukkah

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 13, 2022November 20, 2023
A boureka, poppy seed babka and preserved lemon tart with rosemary cream at Loquat. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

New S.F. bakery Loquat celebrates food across the Jewish diaspora

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 8, 2022July 8, 2024
close up of a hand brushing something on the top of a row of babkas
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Fire Swamp’s bagels and babka are sizzlin’ hot at Novato market

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 26, 2021
a man in chef's whites looks over a spread of baked goods
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Israeli bakery Frena dubbed ‘Lifer Bakery’ for hiring formerly incarcerated staff

Alix Wall by Alix Wall and JTA May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
a loaf of babka dusted with powdered sugar
Posted inOrganic Epicure

This new Silicon Valley bakery sells nothing but babka — nine flavors of it

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 2, 2019September 24, 2019
Babka babka bakba! (Photo/Flickr-joyosity CC BY 2.0)
Posted inJewish Life

Seven flavors of babka headed to Palo Alto

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 7, 2018June 7, 2018
a man in chef's whites looks over a spread of baked goods
Posted inCulture

Grateful bread: New Israeli kosher bakery opens in S.F.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 25, 2017October 6, 2017

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