Alan Chazaro

Alan Chazaro

Food Writer and Reporter

Alan Chazaro is the author of This Is Not a Frank Ocean Cover Album (Black Lawrence Press, 2019), Piñata Theory (Black Lawrence Press, 2020), and Notes from the Eastern Span of the Bay Bridge (Ghost City Press, 2021). He is a graduate of June Jordan’s Poetry for the People program at UC Berkeley and a former Lawrence Ferlinghetti Fellow at the University of San Francisco. He writes about sports, food, art, music, education, and culture while repping the Bay on Twitter and Instagram at @alan_chazaro.

By Alan Chazaro

A New Pop-Up Is the Bay Area’s Tastiest Panamanian Secret

At Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco, Whimsical Fandom Shines

A New Memoir Captures Shock G’s Brilliance — In All Its Funkiest Forms

This New Outdoor Soccer Cafe in Oakland Is Primed For the World Cup

Bars, Pubs and Dives: Where to Watch World Cup Matches in the Bay Area

‘Long Live the Monarchs’: Giving Sacramento’s WNBA Team Their Due

Digital Underground’s MC Was Secretly a Genius Illustrator

How One of Mexico City’s Most Acclaimed Restaurants Began in Oakland

The New Evolution of Ethiopian and Eritrean Restaurants in the Bay Area

What Woodie’s Brutally Honest Rap Meant for Antioch

At NBA All-Star Weekend, True Bay Area Culture Thrived — If You Knew Where to Find It

P-Lo Puts Bay Area Rap Center Court for NBA All-Star Weekend

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