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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

Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. After nearly seven years in business, Isaac Yosef served the last pizzas on July 16 from his kosher […]

a man in chef's whites looks over a spread of baked goods
Posted inSmall Bites

Frena bakery is reinventing itself as a three-in-one kosher hub

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 17, 2021March 15, 2022
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
The "Beshert" from Flour & Branch.
Posted inSmall Bites

Prison podcast names Frena ‘Lifer Bakery’; French toast stuffed with Jewish nostalgia; etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 21, 2021May 7, 2021
Wildberry sufganiyot by Johnny Doughnuts. (Photo/Courtesy Johnny Doughtnuts)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

These local restaurants are churning out Hanukkah favorites so you don’t have to

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 25, 2020November 30, 2020
a bald man in a blue t-shirt standing in a field of green stalks that reach over his head
Posted inSmall Bites

Donations from the wine garden; Saul’s new bagel window; kosher delivery; etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 31, 2020August 4, 2020
Hummus from Hummus Bodega. (Photo/Courtesy Hummus Bodega)
Posted inSmall Bites

Fresh, creamy hummus at new Hummus Bodega in SF

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 7, 2020May 8, 2020
Jesse Bloom leading a workshop in 2016. (Photo/Stephen Flynn)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

For local Jewish food businesses, necessity is the mother of reinvention

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 20, 2020April 25, 2020
a man in chef's whites arranged baked goods in a kitchen
Posted inRosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah at Delfina and Canela; Frena launches catering; more Flying Falafel

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 17, 2019September 24, 2019
Mica Talmor in front of the Piedmont Ave. location of her forthcoming venture, Pomella (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inSmall Bites

Kickstarter for Pomella; Frena’s 2nd location temporarily closed; ‘Forest Feast Mediterranean’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 26, 2019

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