Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Elliot Sharifi’s parents will be the first to tell you that saying “my son, the hummus maker” has nowhere near the same ring to it as “my son, the doctor.” Not unsurprisingly, Sharifi’s Persian Jewish parents were less than thrilled when he told…
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Israel is culinary center for chef with global palate
Quite a few Israeli-born chefs work in the Bay Area, riding the wave of popularity that Israeli cuisine is currently enjoying. Aliza Grayevsky Somekh is…
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Boichik Bagels opening soon; kosher challah delivery; Mizrachi dinners
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Insiders knew that the doors of Boichik Bagels would open on Halloween to…
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While he sells their produce, farmers are freed up to farm
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Jim Baum could not be a better poster child for the eat local movement,…
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At the Bagel Mill in Petaluma, the flour is literally milled on-site
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Glenda Dougherty opened the Bagel Mill in Petaluma in July. Setting out…
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Flying Falafel coming to the Castro, despite opposition from competitor
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Flying Falafel will open in San Francisco’s Castro district some time…
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Q&A: This vintner grows his grapes with surgical precision
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Dr. John Bry is a surgeon who also makes wine from grapes grown at his…
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The Cyclops brews coffee with an eye on the future
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Doing homework at a café may be what launched Eli Salomon’s eventual…
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Bagel pop-up at Tartine; ‘Gefilte Manifesto’ co-author comes to Sacramento
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Liz Alpern, the Brooklyn-based author of the 2016 cookbook “The Gefilte…