A pint-size dog inspires Bad Walter’s big-flavor ice cream By Alix Wall Jan 20, 2022 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 wasn’t as fulfilling as I thought it would be,” she said. Then at the start of the pandemic she was laid off. While others were stocking up on toilet paper,… Read More
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
Recipe Branch out on Tu B’Shevat with a tree-shaped challah For Tu B’Shevat this year, serve a palm-tree challah — one that you braid yourself rather than using a mold — that’s filled with biblical fruits. The… By Faith Kramer Jan 12, 2022
Food At long last, premium Israeli whisky is here — was it worth the wait? This piece first appeared in the Forward. I’ve never anticipated a dram of whisky as much as the Milk & Honey APEX Dead Sea. I was waiting for over… By Dan Friedman, Forward Jan 10, 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
History Why do Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas? This piece first appeared in the Forward. Every year around this time a certain handwritten sign goes viral on Jewish Facebook: “The Chinese Rest. Assoc.… By PJ Grisar, Forward Dec 23, 2021
Recipe The comforting qualities of good ol’ Jewish cholent There is something about this time of year that demands a warm, comforting bowl of that most symbolic of Jewish foods, known variously as cholent,… By Faith Kramer Dec 22, 2021
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