Jewish deli that ‘shuts you up’ coming to North Beach By Alix Wall Jan 21, 2022 A new Jewish deli concept is headed to North Beach and could be open as soon as Feb. 1. The chef behind it is Adam Rosenblum, the chef-owner of the bistro Causwells in San Francisco’s Marina District and the North Beach Spanish restaurant Red Window. J. profiled him in May 2021 when he opened Red… Read More
Organic Epicure A pint-size dog inspires Bad Walter’s big-flavor ice cream Sydney Arkin spent her entire adult life thinking she wanted to work in advertising. But she started having misgivings about her chosen career. “It just… By Alix Wall Jan 20, 2022
Small Bites Boichik Bagels expands south to Palo Alto Palo Alto will get its very own Boichik Bagels, the popular bagel shop that first opened in Berkeley in 2019 and led the New York Times to extol the… By Alix Wall Jan 19, 2022
Small Bites Wise Sons, Sababa, Proposition Chicken join Mountain View hub Elaine Corn, the Sacramento-based food journalist and ceramicist whose menorah was on the cover of J.’s Hanukkah issue in 2019, has donated her papers and… By Alix Wall Jan 14, 2022
Organic Epicure From baby food to superfood, this couple’s chain is all about vitality The fact that a lemon tahini vinaigrette is the standard dressing on the new salad offerings at Vitality Bowls is a subtle hint as to the origin of its… By Alix Wall Jan 4, 2022
Organic Epicure On a special diet? Or not? Kitava Kitchen’s menu expands outward Since opening in 2017 in San Francisco’s Mission District, Kitava Kitchen has become a go-to restaurant for people on special diets. In January, Kitava… By Alix Wall Dec 20, 2021
Small Bites Augie's Montreal Deli comes to Sharks arena Famous for its smoke meat, Augie’s Montreal Deli just joined the vendors at San Jose’s SAP Center, home to the National Hockey League’s San Jose Sharks,… By Alix Wall Dec 16, 2021
Organic Epicure Joyride Pizza is a long trip from the hippie cuisine of their childhood As the children of machers in the world of macrobiotic food, Jesse and Joshua Jacobs remember some exceptions made to their healthy, mostly vegetarian… By Alix Wall Dec 14, 2021
Small Bites Food Network's Jet Tila does Asian latkes at S.F. Jewish senior home Jet Tila, a Food Network star, came to the Frank Residences, part of the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living, to challenge the resident chefs to a… By Alix Wall Dec 6, 2021