Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Nearly two years behind schedule, Solomon’s Deli opened July 1 in downtown Sacramento. Named after Tower Records founder Russ Solomon and located in the spot where the original Tower Records opened in 1960, the deli has a rock ’n’ roll theme. When…
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For authentic modern Israeli cuisine, check out Napa pop-up Balagan
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. First came the Israeli chopped salad, the heirloom tomato salad, the baba…
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Israeli joint Ba-Bite reopening as Pomella; Israeli street food comes to the Mission
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Ba-Bite, the Israeli restaurant on Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue that closed…
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For dinner or dessert, give Yemenite spice hawaij a try
Yemen was a center of the spice trade for centuries, so it’s no surprise its residents developed a taste for exotic-flavored seasonings — which the…
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Is a meatless Jewish deli still a Jewish deli?
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. If a Jewish deli has no animal products, can it be called a Jewish deli?…
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Q&A: For 25 years, a 'library' of 1,000 chocolates
Jack Epstein is the owner of Chocolate Covered, an artisanal chocolate bar boutique in Noe Valley. The store just celebrated its 25th anniversary, a…
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New S.F. bagel alert! Boiled, then wood-fired at this surgeon’s new Dogpatch café
Daily Driver, a new café opening June 15 in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood, is well-positioned to elevate the Bay Area bagel scene. Its wood-fired…
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How about some ‘beer mitzvah’ food this Father’s Day?
How about making it a hands-on Father’s Day this year — as in hand-held foods for dad and/or anyone else who likes to get their mitts on juicy barbecued…
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20 years of Yali's Café, a mom-and-pop Berkeley mainstay
Ayal Amzel can point to the exact spot in Yali’s Café, near the south-facing window, where one of his employees was standing about 18 years ago when her…