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Hanukkah

Jeff Banker and Lori Baker are back on the restaurant scene at Maybeck's in San Francisco. (Photo/JTA-Marc Fiorito-Gamma Nine Photography)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

At Maybeck’s, brisket like Mom used to make it — with Lipton and Lawry’s

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 12, 2022December 30, 2022
Caramelized onion latkes (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Caramelized onions and ‘bacon’ give these latkes oomph

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer December 8, 2022December 7, 2022
Cacio e Pepe latkes are made with Parmesan cheese instead of onions, and plenty of black pepper. (Photo/Micah Siva)
Posted inRecipe

Get cooking with Roman-inspired Cacio e Pepe latkes

Micah Siva by Micah Siva December 7, 2022January 23, 2023
Sarit Khen's glass Golden Gate Bridge menorah
Posted inReligion

Business burning bright for these Bay Area menorah makers

by Emma Goss December 6, 2022December 7, 2022
Scott Kravitz (left) is the creator of Ray's Cocktail Eggs. (Photo/Natasha Saravanja)
Posted inSmall Bites

Scott Kravitz’s pickled cocktail eggs; Manischewitz’s ‘Crypto Gelt’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 5, 2022December 30, 2022
a lit menorah
Posted inAstrolojew

Horoscopes for the month of Kislev: dreams of hope

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude November 30, 2022
Micah Siva's easy yogurt-based air fryer donuts (Photo/Micah Siva)
Posted inRecipe

Air fryer doughnuts: Your very own at-home Hanukkah miracle

Micah Siva by Micah Siva November 30, 2022January 23, 2023
black and white photo of a woman on stage with a microphone
Posted inComedy

Kung Pao Kosher Comedy marks 30 years of Jewish Christmas in S.F.

by Dan Pine November 29, 2022December 7, 2022
Wild mushroom latkes at Mark 'n Mike's, the Jewish deli concept at One Market. (Photo/Hardy Wilson)
Posted inSmall Bites

Eight kinds of latkes in S.F.; Boichik Bagels opens in Palo Alto; Kosher bakery in San Mateo

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 22, 2022December 30, 2022
Chef Joey Altman at his new San Francisco restaurant, Hazie's. (Photo/Hardy Wilson)
Posted inJewish Life

At Hazie’s, latkes are chef Joey Altman’s next culinary frontier

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 16, 2022December 30, 2022

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