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"content": "\u003cp>Generally speaking, I'm not a big fan of high-end ice cream. Dessert is often best without too many bells and whistles, and I've found myself repeatedly underwhelmed by the many highly touted ice cream spots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new Salt & Straw, however, did not disappoint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, even at 9 p.m. on a Monday, there was a line. And yes, two single scoops (one cone, one cup) and a small brownie sundae cost $24 total after tip. But if you can afford the time and the money, it's worth it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116992\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1.jpg\" alt=\"The line at Salt & Straw's new Fillmore location.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116992\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The line at Salt & Straw's new Fillmore location. \u003ccite>(Kelly O'Mara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116989\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1.jpg\" alt=\"The serving bar and flavors.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116989\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The serving bar and flavors. \u003ccite>(Kelly O'Mara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Started in Portland in 2011 by Kim and Tyler Malek, Salt & Straw has four locations there, five in Los Angeles, and now one (soon, two) in San Francisco. The first Bay Area spot opened on Fillmore Street two weeks ago, with a second location expected later this year in Hayes Valley. The appeal for that long line out the door is in the high-quality ingredients, typically sourced from local purveyors like Sightglass Coffee and Dandelion Chocolate here, and the handmade one-of-a-kind flavor combinations. Most famously that's included things like pear and blue cheese, or Oregon ham soft serve -- neither of which are available in San Francisco yet. The duo has also partnered with breweries and even school kids to create new flavors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most notably, they've created locally-inspired limited time flavors that change monthly. For San Francisco in April that includes: cinnamon ancho and cajeta, with goat cheese from Tomales Farmstead Creamery; green apple mayo sherbet, made with apple juice from the Sierra Nevada foothills, apple cider vinegar from Sonoma, and Berkeley olive oil; cascara shrub with candied hibiscus, from coffee bean and apple cider vinegar shrub from Berkeley; strawberry coriander leaf sorbet, with a coriander leaf essence from Mandy Aftel of Aftelier Perfumes; and caramelized almond s'mores, made with Annie's graham crackers and Feve Artisan Chocolatier almonds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The store, itself, also has local touches, with designs from local artists and a shelf of treats or odds and ends you can buy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116994\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2048px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o.jpg\" alt=\"Carmalized almond s'mores\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2045\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116994\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-800x799.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-768x767.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-1020x1019.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-1180x1178.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-960x959.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-375x374.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-520x519.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carmalized almond s'mores \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Salt & Straw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We tried the carmalized almond s'mores. The bite from the caramel and the salt of the almond mixed perfectly with the chocolate and graham crackers. More than many s'mores flavors at other ice cream shops, you could really taste the graham crackers, which added a nice after-taste.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116990\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-1020x1360.jpg\" alt=\"Salted honey marshmallow and walnuts in a fresh cone.\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-large wp-image-116990\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salted honey marshmallow and walnuts in a fresh cone. \u003ccite>(Kelly O'Mara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While the speciality flavors attract all the attention, don't ignore the classics, which take up the other half of the chalkboard menu. These include things like salted ganache, and sea salt with caramel ribbons. My favorite flavor was the classic salted honey marshmallow and walnuts. It was a perfect blend of salty and sweet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plus, waffle cones are made fresh behind the counter -- and smell as delicious as they taste. You can order a single ($5) or double scoop ($7), split your scoops among different flavors, and add extras like sprinkles, salt, or a fresh waffle cone. If you really can't decide, tasting flights of four flavors for $11 might be the way to go. They come in four small glass bowls on a board, much like a beer tasting flight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or, simply order a pint out of the freezer and skip the line. You can also join \u003ca href=\"http://saltandstraw.com/seasonal-pints-club/\" target=\"_blank\">the Pints Club\u003c/a> to have five pints of the seasonal flavors delivered straight to your door.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116996\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1480px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o.jpg\" alt=\"Pints are available\" width=\"1480\" height=\"2048\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116996\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o.jpg 1480w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-160x221.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-800x1107.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-768x1063.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-1020x1411.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-1180x1633.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-960x1328.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-240x332.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-375x519.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-520x720.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1480px) 100vw, 1480px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pints are available \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Salt & Straw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The last thing on the menu are the special sundaes and shakes. The brownie sundae seemed like a good test of an ice cream shop standard. We tried it with their doublefold vanilla, handmade brownies, hot fudge, and hazelnuts. That sounds like a huge dish, but it wasn't. It came in the regular-sized small cup, with the brownie packed at the bottom. While it was rich and filling, it was probably my least favorite of the things we tried -- just because the bar for unique flavor combinations was so high.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I had been prepared to be underwhelmed, but instead was impressed by the fresh and creative ice cream. Get yourself in line. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://saltandstraw.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Salt & Straw\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n2201 Fillmore St., San Francisco [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/Lo87aq\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\n(415) 829-2803\u003cbr>\nHours: daily, 11 am. to 11 p.m.\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/SaltandStraw/\" target=\"_blank\">Salt & Straw Ice Cream\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/saltandstraw\" target=\"_blank\">@saltandstraw\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/saltandstraw/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">SaltandStraw\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $$ ($5/scoop)\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Generally speaking, I'm not a big fan of high-end ice cream. Dessert is often best without too many bells and whistles, and I've found myself repeatedly underwhelmed by the many highly touted ice cream spots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new Salt & Straw, however, did not disappoint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, even at 9 p.m. on a Monday, there was a line. And yes, two single scoops (one cone, one cup) and a small brownie sundae cost $24 total after tip. But if you can afford the time and the money, it's worth it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116992\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1.jpg\" alt=\"The line at Salt & Straw's new Fillmore location.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116992\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/St-Benoit-1-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The line at Salt & Straw's new Fillmore location. \u003ccite>(Kelly O'Mara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116989\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1.jpg\" alt=\"The serving bar and flavors.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116989\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-1-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The serving bar and flavors. \u003ccite>(Kelly O'Mara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Started in Portland in 2011 by Kim and Tyler Malek, Salt & Straw has four locations there, five in Los Angeles, and now one (soon, two) in San Francisco. The first Bay Area spot opened on Fillmore Street two weeks ago, with a second location expected later this year in Hayes Valley. The appeal for that long line out the door is in the high-quality ingredients, typically sourced from local purveyors like Sightglass Coffee and Dandelion Chocolate here, and the handmade one-of-a-kind flavor combinations. Most famously that's included things like pear and blue cheese, or Oregon ham soft serve -- neither of which are available in San Francisco yet. The duo has also partnered with breweries and even school kids to create new flavors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most notably, they've created locally-inspired limited time flavors that change monthly. For San Francisco in April that includes: cinnamon ancho and cajeta, with goat cheese from Tomales Farmstead Creamery; green apple mayo sherbet, made with apple juice from the Sierra Nevada foothills, apple cider vinegar from Sonoma, and Berkeley olive oil; cascara shrub with candied hibiscus, from coffee bean and apple cider vinegar shrub from Berkeley; strawberry coriander leaf sorbet, with a coriander leaf essence from Mandy Aftel of Aftelier Perfumes; and caramelized almond s'mores, made with Annie's graham crackers and Feve Artisan Chocolatier almonds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The store, itself, also has local touches, with designs from local artists and a shelf of treats or odds and ends you can buy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116994\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2048px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o.jpg\" alt=\"Carmalized almond s'mores\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2045\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116994\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-800x799.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-768x767.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-1020x1019.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-1180x1178.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-960x959.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-375x374.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-520x519.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/18077365_1303435339710746_1839909151321124394_o-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carmalized almond s'mores \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Salt & Straw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We tried the carmalized almond s'mores. The bite from the caramel and the salt of the almond mixed perfectly with the chocolate and graham crackers. More than many s'mores flavors at other ice cream shops, you could really taste the graham crackers, which added a nice after-taste.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116990\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-1020x1360.jpg\" alt=\"Salted honey marshmallow and walnuts in a fresh cone.\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-large wp-image-116990\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/ice-cream-2-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salted honey marshmallow and walnuts in a fresh cone. \u003ccite>(Kelly O'Mara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While the speciality flavors attract all the attention, don't ignore the classics, which take up the other half of the chalkboard menu. These include things like salted ganache, and sea salt with caramel ribbons. My favorite flavor was the classic salted honey marshmallow and walnuts. It was a perfect blend of salty and sweet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plus, waffle cones are made fresh behind the counter -- and smell as delicious as they taste. You can order a single ($5) or double scoop ($7), split your scoops among different flavors, and add extras like sprinkles, salt, or a fresh waffle cone. If you really can't decide, tasting flights of four flavors for $11 might be the way to go. They come in four small glass bowls on a board, much like a beer tasting flight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or, simply order a pint out of the freezer and skip the line. You can also join \u003ca href=\"http://saltandstraw.com/seasonal-pints-club/\" target=\"_blank\">the Pints Club\u003c/a> to have five pints of the seasonal flavors delivered straight to your door.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116996\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1480px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o.jpg\" alt=\"Pints are available\" width=\"1480\" height=\"2048\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116996\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o.jpg 1480w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-160x221.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-800x1107.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-768x1063.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-1020x1411.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-1180x1633.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-960x1328.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-240x332.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-375x519.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/15129608_1145506872170261_3463471780641975536_o-520x720.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1480px) 100vw, 1480px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pints are available \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Salt & Straw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The last thing on the menu are the special sundaes and shakes. The brownie sundae seemed like a good test of an ice cream shop standard. We tried it with their doublefold vanilla, handmade brownies, hot fudge, and hazelnuts. That sounds like a huge dish, but it wasn't. It came in the regular-sized small cup, with the brownie packed at the bottom. While it was rich and filling, it was probably my least favorite of the things we tried -- just because the bar for unique flavor combinations was so high.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I had been prepared to be underwhelmed, but instead was impressed by the fresh and creative ice cream. Get yourself in line. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://saltandstraw.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Salt & Straw\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n2201 Fillmore St., San Francisco [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/Lo87aq\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\n(415) 829-2803\u003cbr>\nHours: daily, 11 am. to 11 p.m.\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/SaltandStraw/\" target=\"_blank\">Salt & Straw Ice Cream\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/saltandstraw\" target=\"_blank\">@saltandstraw\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/saltandstraw/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">SaltandStraw\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $$ ($5/scoop)\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>When \u003ca href=\"http://noevalleybakery.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Noe Valley Bakery\u003c/a> wanted to open a second location, they didn’t ask a bank or angel investors for financing. Instead, they turned to their customers—a loyal bunch who had grown with the company during the twenty years at their original location. The owners asked those customers to start a prepaid tab at their new West Portal shop, allowing the bakery to raise start-up costs, while also ensuring a steady flow of traffic to the new location. The unusual proposition worked. The bakery raised over $10,000, and opened the \u003ca href=\"https://www.hoodline.com/2017/03/noe-valley-bakery-debuts-second-location-in-west-portal\" target=\"_blank\">West Portal location\u003c/a> at the end of March.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bakery’s successful opening, in a time when many Bay Area restaurants are \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2016/12/27/heres-why-2016-was-rough-for-bay-area-restaurants/\" target=\"_blank\">struggling with money issues\u003c/a>, was the result of San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://credibles.co/\" target=\"_blank\">Credibles\u003c/a>, a company that provides a way for customers to financially support their favorite food businesses. Customers prepay a business—starting a tab with their local butcher shop, coffee shop, or dairy farm—which they draw from on subsequent visits. Instead of pulling out their wallets, Credibles customers get purchases subtracted from their tab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116964\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116964\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres.png\" alt=\"Credibles helps customers fund their favorite food businesses.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-800x800.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-768x768.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-1020x1020.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-1180x1180.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-960x960.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-240x240.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-375x375.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-520x520.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-32x32.png 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-50x50.png 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-64x64.png 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-96x96.png 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-128x128.png 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credibles helps customers fund their favorite food businesses. \u003ccite>(Credibles )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s a simple model, but it can make a big difference to small food businesses, who love it because it helps remove the economic uncertainty that comes in the food world. It’s particularly helpful for farmers, who have to put money upfront for a season’s crops, uncertain if they’ll make it back at farmers markets months later. For retail businesses it’s an easy way to raise money for big expenses, like another location or a new roasting machine, while gaining a group of confirmed customers: the company says that customers who prepay return to the business one-and-a-half to two times more often than they previously did.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For customers, Credibles offers a simple way to invest in the success of a local business without having to change their daily routine. Many businesses offer an incentive for a larger prepayment: If you prepay $400 at Berkeley’s \u003ca href=\"http://thelocalbutchershop.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Local Butcher Shop\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://credibles.co/offering/local-butcher\" target=\"_blank\">you’ll get $440 in credit\u003c/a>. It’s also convenient. Businesses simply note that a person is paying with their Credibles account, so customers can still make purchases if they’ve forgot their wallet. It’s like being a VIP at your neighborhood’s organic fruit farm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Credibles was started in San Francisco in 2014 by founder Arno Hesse. Hesse, who describes himself as a “bank executive in recovery,” is part of the “\u003ca href=\"https://slowmoney.org/\" target=\"_blank\">slow money\u003c/a>” movement, which provides sustainable financing for local food ventures. He was with some fellow investors at a chicken ranch in Vacaville that they had provided with a group loan. Don’t worry about the loan’s interest, Hesse told the farmer. Just pay it in eggs. The farmer thought for a moment. Could she pay the entire loan back in eggs? she asked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sorry, Hesse told her. There were only so many eggs he could eat. Besides, he joked, his doctor had warned him about his cholesterol levels. “Unfortunately I’m not in the business of peddling egg credits,” he remembers telling her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on the drive home, Hesse and the other investors started talking. What if they created a system where businesses could repay loans from customers with edible credits? It would be a particularly good fit for food companies. Unlike a winery, for example, where people might buy a case and not need to come back for months at a time, customers constantly return to the same food businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a trial period in 2013, Credibles launched in 2014. It started with just a handful of Bay Area businesses, and is now available in several hundred businesses across ten states. 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When people get a chance to see what it is, people say, ‘Oh it’s so simple.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another challenge is the rise in alternative ways to pay for things. In recent years, technologies from bitcoins to Apple Pay have promised to revolutionize the way we spend money. Credibles is the rare new payment method that relies less on technology, not more. Yes, they have an app so customers can track how much credit they have left, but the strength of the Credibles system comes from the in-person connection between customer and producer, Hesse said. The Credibles website references \u003cem>Cheers\u003c/em>, and it’s obvious that that’s the kind of of local camaraderie Hesse wants to foster. “Apple Pay and Android Pay, they do \u003ca href=\"https://support.google.com/androidpay/merchant/answer/6345242?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">virtualized tokens \u003c/a>that can be used only once to minimize the transaction for security,” he said. “Our security token is somebody [saying], ‘Oh, it’s the [customer’s] face.’ We know each other.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116963\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116963\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8.jpg\" alt=\"Credibles partnered with Oakland's Mandela Foods Cooperative for their Fresh Creds program, which incentives customers to purchase produce.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2488\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-160x207.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-800x1037.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-768x995.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-1020x1322.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-1180x1529.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-960x1244.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-240x311.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-375x486.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-520x674.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credibles partnered with Oakland's Mandela Foods Cooperative for their Fresh Creds program, which incentives customers to purchase produce. \u003ccite>(Mandela Foods Cooperative/Credibles )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There have been several success stories like the Noe Valley Bakery. There’s the \u003ca href=\"https://credibles.co/offering/markegard\" target=\"_blank\">Markegard Family Ranch\u003c/a> near Pescadero, which sells its humanely-raised meat through a Credibles-supported CSA. There’s \u003ca href=\"https://credibles.co/offering/drivers\" target=\"_blank\">Driver’s Market\u003c/a> in Sausalito, which marshaled a small army of “Designated Drivers” to prepay for their groceries, so the store can recover from the cost of a blown generator. Hesse is proud of those stories. But he’s especially proud of the work they’re doing with \u003ca href=\"http://www.mandelamarketplace.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Mandela MarketPlace\u003c/a>. The nonprofit uses Credibles to run their \u003ca href=\"https://credibles.co/offering/fresh-creds\" target=\"_blank\">Fresh Creds program\u003c/a> at stores like the Mandela Foods Cooperative, where for every dollar SNAP customers spend on produce, they get 50 cents of credit to spend on fruits and vegetables.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hesse wants Credibles to be used for projects big and small, as helpful a source of funding for projects in food deserts as it is for those in wealthy Marin neighborhoods. In the future, the disenchanted former banking executive wants Credibles to be used as frequently as the bank loans of his previous life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We would love if this becomes mainstream. Even a busy family with four kids and two earners can get involved in this,” he said. “We’re all eating, we're all consumers, but only a few people are investors and funders. We want to turn that around.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>When \u003ca href=\"http://noevalleybakery.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Noe Valley Bakery\u003c/a> wanted to open a second location, they didn’t ask a bank or angel investors for financing. Instead, they turned to their customers—a loyal bunch who had grown with the company during the twenty years at their original location. The owners asked those customers to start a prepaid tab at their new West Portal shop, allowing the bakery to raise start-up costs, while also ensuring a steady flow of traffic to the new location. The unusual proposition worked. The bakery raised over $10,000, and opened the \u003ca href=\"https://www.hoodline.com/2017/03/noe-valley-bakery-debuts-second-location-in-west-portal\" target=\"_blank\">West Portal location\u003c/a> at the end of March.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bakery’s successful opening, in a time when many Bay Area restaurants are \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2016/12/27/heres-why-2016-was-rough-for-bay-area-restaurants/\" target=\"_blank\">struggling with money issues\u003c/a>, was the result of San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://credibles.co/\" target=\"_blank\">Credibles\u003c/a>, a company that provides a way for customers to financially support their favorite food businesses. Customers prepay a business—starting a tab with their local butcher shop, coffee shop, or dairy farm—which they draw from on subsequent visits. Instead of pulling out their wallets, Credibles customers get purchases subtracted from their tab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116964\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116964\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres.png\" alt=\"Credibles helps customers fund their favorite food businesses.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-160x160.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-800x800.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-768x768.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-1020x1020.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-1180x1180.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-960x960.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-240x240.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-375x375.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-520x520.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-32x32.png 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-50x50.png 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-64x64.png 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-96x96.png 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-128x128.png 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Credibles-logo-highres-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credibles helps customers fund their favorite food businesses. \u003ccite>(Credibles )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s a simple model, but it can make a big difference to small food businesses, who love it because it helps remove the economic uncertainty that comes in the food world. It’s particularly helpful for farmers, who have to put money upfront for a season’s crops, uncertain if they’ll make it back at farmers markets months later. For retail businesses it’s an easy way to raise money for big expenses, like another location or a new roasting machine, while gaining a group of confirmed customers: the company says that customers who prepay return to the business one-and-a-half to two times more often than they previously did.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For customers, Credibles offers a simple way to invest in the success of a local business without having to change their daily routine. Many businesses offer an incentive for a larger prepayment: If you prepay $400 at Berkeley’s \u003ca href=\"http://thelocalbutchershop.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Local Butcher Shop\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://credibles.co/offering/local-butcher\" target=\"_blank\">you’ll get $440 in credit\u003c/a>. It’s also convenient. Businesses simply note that a person is paying with their Credibles account, so customers can still make purchases if they’ve forgot their wallet. It’s like being a VIP at your neighborhood’s organic fruit farm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Credibles was started in San Francisco in 2014 by founder Arno Hesse. Hesse, who describes himself as a “bank executive in recovery,” is part of the “\u003ca href=\"https://slowmoney.org/\" target=\"_blank\">slow money\u003c/a>” movement, which provides sustainable financing for local food ventures. He was with some fellow investors at a chicken ranch in Vacaville that they had provided with a group loan. Don’t worry about the loan’s interest, Hesse told the farmer. Just pay it in eggs. The farmer thought for a moment. Could she pay the entire loan back in eggs? she asked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sorry, Hesse told her. There were only so many eggs he could eat. Besides, he joked, his doctor had warned him about his cholesterol levels. “Unfortunately I’m not in the business of peddling egg credits,” he remembers telling her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on the drive home, Hesse and the other investors started talking. What if they created a system where businesses could repay loans from customers with edible credits? It would be a particularly good fit for food companies. Unlike a winery, for example, where people might buy a case and not need to come back for months at a time, customers constantly return to the same food businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a trial period in 2013, Credibles launched in 2014. It started with just a handful of Bay Area businesses, and is now available in several hundred businesses across ten states. While it serves as a kind of loan for the businesses, the company legally falls under the same regulations as gift cards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116962\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116962\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/10329780_758398874191474_2330393922114283659_o.jpg\" alt=\"Produce at the Mandela Foods Cooperative.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1323\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/10329780_758398874191474_2330393922114283659_o.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/10329780_758398874191474_2330393922114283659_o-160x110.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/10329780_758398874191474_2330393922114283659_o-800x551.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/10329780_758398874191474_2330393922114283659_o-768x529.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/10329780_758398874191474_2330393922114283659_o-1020x703.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/10329780_758398874191474_2330393922114283659_o-1180x813.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/10329780_758398874191474_2330393922114283659_o-960x662.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/10329780_758398874191474_2330393922114283659_o-240x165.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/10329780_758398874191474_2330393922114283659_o-375x258.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/10329780_758398874191474_2330393922114283659_o-520x358.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Produce at the Mandela Foods Cooperative. \u003ccite>(Mandela Foods Cooperative/Credibles )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Credible’s biggest challenge is getting the word out, and convincing food businesses to add another computer program to their setup. “A lot of food businesses are distinctly off line,” said Hesse. “We have been testing out fliers and signs in businesses, getting the word out to the customer that this is the new thing. When people get a chance to see what it is, people say, ‘Oh it’s so simple.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another challenge is the rise in alternative ways to pay for things. In recent years, technologies from bitcoins to Apple Pay have promised to revolutionize the way we spend money. Credibles is the rare new payment method that relies less on technology, not more. Yes, they have an app so customers can track how much credit they have left, but the strength of the Credibles system comes from the in-person connection between customer and producer, Hesse said. The Credibles website references \u003cem>Cheers\u003c/em>, and it’s obvious that that’s the kind of of local camaraderie Hesse wants to foster. “Apple Pay and Android Pay, they do \u003ca href=\"https://support.google.com/androidpay/merchant/answer/6345242?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">virtualized tokens \u003c/a>that can be used only once to minimize the transaction for security,” he said. “Our security token is somebody [saying], ‘Oh, it’s the [customer’s] face.’ We know each other.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116963\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116963\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8.jpg\" alt=\"Credibles partnered with Oakland's Mandela Foods Cooperative for their Fresh Creds program, which incentives customers to purchase produce.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2488\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-160x207.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-800x1037.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-768x995.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-1020x1322.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-1180x1529.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-960x1244.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-240x311.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-375x486.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/c9213d65-762e-4291-a420-aa3784c88fc8-520x674.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credibles partnered with Oakland's Mandela Foods Cooperative for their Fresh Creds program, which incentives customers to purchase produce. \u003ccite>(Mandela Foods Cooperative/Credibles )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There have been several success stories like the Noe Valley Bakery. There’s the \u003ca href=\"https://credibles.co/offering/markegard\" target=\"_blank\">Markegard Family Ranch\u003c/a> near Pescadero, which sells its humanely-raised meat through a Credibles-supported CSA. There’s \u003ca href=\"https://credibles.co/offering/drivers\" target=\"_blank\">Driver’s Market\u003c/a> in Sausalito, which marshaled a small army of “Designated Drivers” to prepay for their groceries, so the store can recover from the cost of a blown generator. Hesse is proud of those stories. But he’s especially proud of the work they’re doing with \u003ca href=\"http://www.mandelamarketplace.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Mandela MarketPlace\u003c/a>. The nonprofit uses Credibles to run their \u003ca href=\"https://credibles.co/offering/fresh-creds\" target=\"_blank\">Fresh Creds program\u003c/a> at stores like the Mandela Foods Cooperative, where for every dollar SNAP customers spend on produce, they get 50 cents of credit to spend on fruits and vegetables.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hesse wants Credibles to be used for projects big and small, as helpful a source of funding for projects in food deserts as it is for those in wealthy Marin neighborhoods. In the future, the disenchanted former banking executive wants Credibles to be used as frequently as the bank loans of his previous life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>If you've ever ordered a meal kit from \u003ca href=\"https://www.blueapron.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Apron\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.plated.com\" target=\"_blank\">Plated\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.hellofresh.com/tasty/\" target=\"_blank\">Hello Fresh\u003c/a> or one of the many companies in the business of mailing boxes of ingredients and instructions, you've probably had this experience: A large cardboard box shows up on a delivery truck from one of the company's few distribution centers around the country, filled with ice packs and insulation (to keep the produce cold on its long journey), and many, many small plastic packages of food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It ends up looking something like this:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116926\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 610px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/20130404-blue-apron-1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/20130404-blue-apron-1.jpg\" alt=\"A Blue Apron unboxing photo\" width=\"610\" height=\"458\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116926\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/20130404-blue-apron-1.jpg 610w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/20130404-blue-apron-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/20130404-blue-apron-1-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/20130404-blue-apron-1-375x282.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/20130404-blue-apron-1-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Blue Apron unboxing photo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Once you cook the three meals, you're left with, well, lots and lots of garbage. And if Blue Apron, for example, is really delivering 5 million meals per month, then that adds up to a significant amount of waste overall. This visible reminder of the environmental impact (combined with \u003ca href=\"https://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/the-not-so-wholesome-reality-behind-the-making-of-your-meal\" target=\"_blank\">some bad publicity\u003c/a> and a few \u003ca href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/01/blue-aprons-farm-egg-makes-me-question-everything/\" target=\"_blank\">screeds\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"http://grist.org/food/dear-blue-apron-youre-just-making-it-worse/\" target=\"_blank\">on the internet\u003c/a>) has caused enough concern that most of the major meal kits delivery services are attempting to make their products more sustainable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We know there is a lot of concern about the packaging impact associated with the meal kit category,\" said\tBlue Apron spokesperson Allie Evarts, by email, \"and we are committed to leading the industry in finding sustainable, scalable solutions.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"All of our packaging materials are chosen with environmental impact in mind. Our packaging is recyclable, and we offer customers the option of returning our packaging to us for recycling free of charge through our returns program,\" she said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, how well is that working out?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116933\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2340px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Apron box.\" width=\"2340\" height=\"1400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116933\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox.jpg 2340w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-160x96.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-800x479.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-768x459.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-1020x610.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-1180x706.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-960x574.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-240x144.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-375x224.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-520x311.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2340px) 100vw, 2340px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Apron box. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Blue Apron)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Bad: The Packaging\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You're a conscientious consumer. Once you're done cooking, you want to recycle or reuse the plastic bags and containers. And Blue Apron outlines a number of ways its boxes, ice packs, and containers can be \u003ca href=\"http://blog.blueapron.com/how-were-upcycling-our-blue-apron-boxes/\" target=\"_blank\">reused\u003c/a>. This does work for a certain number of shipments, but after so many weeks you really don't need any more ice packs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next, you try to recycle. The cardboard boxes can be broken down and put in the recycling. Hello Fresh's boxes are made from \"non-recycled cardboard to provide sturdier support during transport,\" said a spokesperson, and the box insulation is made of recycled cotton, plastic #4, and kraft paper or, in the winter, it's made of mylar and plastic #4. The company is also testing new box materials in some locations. Plated has similar efforts, though it's insulation materials are largely compostable. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the many of the major companies -- I've tried both Blue Apron and Plated -- it can be difficult to actually recycle their recyclables.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116930\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1476px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am.png\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am.png\" alt=\"Blue Apron's recycling guide.\" width=\"1476\" height=\"1063\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116930\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am.png 1476w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-160x115.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-800x576.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-768x553.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-1020x735.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-1180x850.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-960x691.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-240x173.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-375x270.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-520x374.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1476px) 100vw, 1476px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Apron's recycling guide.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Much of the plastic in the small bags is made from low-density polyethylene and is often not accepted for curbside recycling because of its minimal recycling value, \u003ca href=\"https://www.buzzfeed.com/ellencushing/these-are-the-trashy-consequences-of-blue-apron-delivery?utm_term=.fizorq14a#.rjxm2w3A8\" target=\"_blank\">as has been pointed out before by those who've tried\u003c/a>. You can use a recycling locator tool to find where the plastic bags can be recycled -- at your nearby grocery store, at times, or at a municipal waste facility. (Presumably, though, if you're too busy to go to the grocery store and need your food shipped to you, this is a tough sell.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Blue Apron has also launched \u003ca href=\"http://blog.blueapron.com/recycling-faq/\" target=\"_blank\">a returns program\u003c/a>, so you can put all the packaging from a few shipments back into one of its boxes, print up a label, and mail it back for them to recycle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Bad: The Shipping\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you went to the store or farmers market yourself, you'd likely have some packaging and trash anyway -- unless you're very mindful of always bringing your own bags. For the meal kit delivery services, the larger environmental impact may come from all the shipping food back and forth across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Blue Apron, for example, has just three distribution centers: one in Richmond, one in New Jersey, and one in Texas. HelloFresh also has three distribution center in those same three states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means it's entirely possible, for example, for a customer in Georgia to be getting food that was first shipped to New Jersey and then back to them. All those trucks driving around also requires more ice packs and insulation to keep the food fresh -- making the boxes heavier, requiring more energy to ship, etc.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We are not able to provide a metric for how far food travels between our fulfillment centers and customers’ homes, but we have developed a delivery network that optimizes outbound logistics to ensure the most efficient, timely and safe delivery of our orders,\" said Evarts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To a degree, the only way to avoid this is to always get food locally -- which isn't scalable necessarily and makes it harder to create efficiencies and profitability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116931\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2048px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o.jpg\" alt=\"HelloFresh's meals\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116931\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">HelloFresh's meals \u003ccite>(Courtesy of HelloFresh)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Good: Food Waste\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the plus side, for these services, food production is incredibly resource-intensive, and yet, left to our own devices, we \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/09/16/its-time-to-get-serious-about-reducing-food-waste-feds-say/\" target=\"_blank\">waste huge amounts of food\u003c/a>. It seems reasonable that many meal kits, by providing only the amounts of food you need, cut down on overall waste. You're less likely to throw out potatoes that went bad because you never used them, if you have only the exact number you need and exact directions on what you need to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Blue Apron did sign on to \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/united-states-food-loss-and-waste-2030-champions\" target=\"_blank\">the U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions\u003c/a> pledge from the EPA, which aims to cut down waste by 50 percent by 2030.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evarts also said the company donates any surplus food from its fulfillment centers to local food banks. Here, from its Richmond center, that food goes to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\" target=\"_blank\">the SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is Local the Answer?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodeggs.com/sfbay/home\" target=\"_blank\">Good Eggs\u003c/a>, the Bay Area-based farmers market delivery service, launched its own meal kits last week. Given that their customer base would not be receptive to perceived excesses of waste or consumerism, the company has made an effort to eliminate much of the packaging and capitalize on their local roots. As Andrew Johnson, the company's creative director, said, \"Our users know what a carrot is.\" You won't find plastic bags labeled \"carrots.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That makes sense, but does it really cut down on the environmental costs?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I tried Good Eggs' new service this past weekend. It came in one small cardboard box and a regular paper grocery bag. There were fewer plastic bags and excess paper. Because it comes from San Francisco directly, the company doesn't have to use insulation -- there was nearly none -- or ship the food as far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116934\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign.jpeg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign.jpeg\" alt=\"A Good Eggs dinner kit.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1698\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116934\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign.jpeg 1500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-160x181.jpeg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-800x906.jpeg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-768x869.jpeg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-1020x1155.jpeg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-1180x1336.jpeg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-960x1087.jpeg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-240x272.jpeg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-375x425.jpeg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-520x589.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Good Eggs dinner kit. \u003ccite>(Lisa Wong Jackson)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Largely, things came either without any packaging -- a lime is a lime -- or in plastic containers, which seemed slightly easier to recycle or reuse than small plastic bags. There were also no extra bags holding together all the ingredients for a given meal and fewer paper instructions. Good Eggs also already has vans out on the road, with its regular deliveries, and it doesn't contract with a third-party delivery service (like UPS or FedEx), which gives it slightly more control. That means that if you want to return your packaging, you can simply leave it in front of your door during your next delivery and they'll take it back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Given that Good Eggs' roots are in delivery for local farmers and farmers markets, it makes sense that 85 percent of its food comes from nearby. But that makes it harder to scale. If the company wants to expand beyond the Bay Area, they'll have to re-create similar local-based networks in other towns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The way we scale local food is to make it more accessible,\" said Johnson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Given that Good Eggs previously \u003ca href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/05/good-eggs-layoffs/\" target=\"_blank\">had to layoff people and cut its services outside San Francisco\u003c/a>, this will be a challenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While most of these services are contracting with sustainable providers -- Blue Apron just acquired \u003ca href=\"https://www.bnranch.com/\" target=\"_blank\">BN Ranch\u003c/a> -- there's a degree to which surviving in the competitive industry on a large scale requires efficiency and standardization. Already, the space is \u003ca href=\"http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/10/half-meal-kit-customers-bolt-after-free-offer-runs-out\" target=\"_blank\">struggling to keep customers\u003c/a> and stand out in the crowded field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>--\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evarts said Blue Apron's goal is to \"build a better food system.\" Good Eggs staff, too, outlined a vision for the future where delivery vans go door-to-door, like the milkmen of old, and drop off just the food you need for the week, fresh from the farmer. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, this would make it easier for people to eat sustainably and locally, and would be better for the environment than each of us individually driving to the store, buying more food than we need, creating waste, driving home, and throwing out the extra food. It's also better than ordering takeout or restaurant delivery, which Good Eggs staff noted research suggests is what most of us actually do when we don't have time to prep and cook a locally-sourced, sustainable, healthy dinner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But when I asked if it's more environmentally friendly \u003cem>right now\u003c/em> to use their meal kit service or to do all your shopping individually yourself, they paused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That's an interesting question,\" said Dani Fisher, Good Eggs' head of marketing. Maybe the other question is: What's the alternative? Would you really go shopping, or would you just order takeout? Then, which one's better for the environment?\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>If you've ever ordered a meal kit from \u003ca href=\"https://www.blueapron.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Apron\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.plated.com\" target=\"_blank\">Plated\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.hellofresh.com/tasty/\" target=\"_blank\">Hello Fresh\u003c/a> or one of the many companies in the business of mailing boxes of ingredients and instructions, you've probably had this experience: A large cardboard box shows up on a delivery truck from one of the company's few distribution centers around the country, filled with ice packs and insulation (to keep the produce cold on its long journey), and many, many small plastic packages of food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It ends up looking something like this:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116926\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 610px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/20130404-blue-apron-1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/20130404-blue-apron-1.jpg\" alt=\"A Blue Apron unboxing photo\" width=\"610\" height=\"458\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116926\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/20130404-blue-apron-1.jpg 610w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/20130404-blue-apron-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/20130404-blue-apron-1-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/20130404-blue-apron-1-375x282.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/20130404-blue-apron-1-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Blue Apron unboxing photo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Once you cook the three meals, you're left with, well, lots and lots of garbage. And if Blue Apron, for example, is really delivering 5 million meals per month, then that adds up to a significant amount of waste overall. This visible reminder of the environmental impact (combined with \u003ca href=\"https://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/the-not-so-wholesome-reality-behind-the-making-of-your-meal\" target=\"_blank\">some bad publicity\u003c/a> and a few \u003ca href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/01/blue-aprons-farm-egg-makes-me-question-everything/\" target=\"_blank\">screeds\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"http://grist.org/food/dear-blue-apron-youre-just-making-it-worse/\" target=\"_blank\">on the internet\u003c/a>) has caused enough concern that most of the major meal kits delivery services are attempting to make their products more sustainable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We know there is a lot of concern about the packaging impact associated with the meal kit category,\" said\tBlue Apron spokesperson Allie Evarts, by email, \"and we are committed to leading the industry in finding sustainable, scalable solutions.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"All of our packaging materials are chosen with environmental impact in mind. Our packaging is recyclable, and we offer customers the option of returning our packaging to us for recycling free of charge through our returns program,\" she said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, how well is that working out?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116933\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2340px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Apron box.\" width=\"2340\" height=\"1400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116933\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox.jpg 2340w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-160x96.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-800x479.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-768x459.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-1020x610.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-1180x706.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-960x574.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-240x144.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-375x224.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/blueapronbox-520x311.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2340px) 100vw, 2340px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Apron box. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Blue Apron)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Bad: The Packaging\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You're a conscientious consumer. Once you're done cooking, you want to recycle or reuse the plastic bags and containers. And Blue Apron outlines a number of ways its boxes, ice packs, and containers can be \u003ca href=\"http://blog.blueapron.com/how-were-upcycling-our-blue-apron-boxes/\" target=\"_blank\">reused\u003c/a>. This does work for a certain number of shipments, but after so many weeks you really don't need any more ice packs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next, you try to recycle. The cardboard boxes can be broken down and put in the recycling. Hello Fresh's boxes are made from \"non-recycled cardboard to provide sturdier support during transport,\" said a spokesperson, and the box insulation is made of recycled cotton, plastic #4, and kraft paper or, in the winter, it's made of mylar and plastic #4. The company is also testing new box materials in some locations. Plated has similar efforts, though it's insulation materials are largely compostable. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the many of the major companies -- I've tried both Blue Apron and Plated -- it can be difficult to actually recycle their recyclables.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116930\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1476px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am.png\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am.png\" alt=\"Blue Apron's recycling guide.\" width=\"1476\" height=\"1063\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116930\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am.png 1476w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-160x115.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-800x576.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-768x553.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-1020x735.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-1180x850.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-960x691.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-240x173.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-375x270.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/screen-shot-2016-08-31-at-11-39-20-am-520x374.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1476px) 100vw, 1476px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Apron's recycling guide.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Much of the plastic in the small bags is made from low-density polyethylene and is often not accepted for curbside recycling because of its minimal recycling value, \u003ca href=\"https://www.buzzfeed.com/ellencushing/these-are-the-trashy-consequences-of-blue-apron-delivery?utm_term=.fizorq14a#.rjxm2w3A8\" target=\"_blank\">as has been pointed out before by those who've tried\u003c/a>. You can use a recycling locator tool to find where the plastic bags can be recycled -- at your nearby grocery store, at times, or at a municipal waste facility. (Presumably, though, if you're too busy to go to the grocery store and need your food shipped to you, this is a tough sell.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Blue Apron has also launched \u003ca href=\"http://blog.blueapron.com/recycling-faq/\" target=\"_blank\">a returns program\u003c/a>, so you can put all the packaging from a few shipments back into one of its boxes, print up a label, and mail it back for them to recycle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Bad: The Shipping\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you went to the store or farmers market yourself, you'd likely have some packaging and trash anyway -- unless you're very mindful of always bringing your own bags. For the meal kit delivery services, the larger environmental impact may come from all the shipping food back and forth across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Blue Apron, for example, has just three distribution centers: one in Richmond, one in New Jersey, and one in Texas. HelloFresh also has three distribution center in those same three states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means it's entirely possible, for example, for a customer in Georgia to be getting food that was first shipped to New Jersey and then back to them. All those trucks driving around also requires more ice packs and insulation to keep the food fresh -- making the boxes heavier, requiring more energy to ship, etc.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We are not able to provide a metric for how far food travels between our fulfillment centers and customers’ homes, but we have developed a delivery network that optimizes outbound logistics to ensure the most efficient, timely and safe delivery of our orders,\" said Evarts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To a degree, the only way to avoid this is to always get food locally -- which isn't scalable necessarily and makes it harder to create efficiencies and profitability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116931\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2048px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o.jpg\" alt=\"HelloFresh's meals\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116931\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/16707666_1562051493822696_6891262578483594271_o-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">HelloFresh's meals \u003ccite>(Courtesy of HelloFresh)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Good: Food Waste\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the plus side, for these services, food production is incredibly resource-intensive, and yet, left to our own devices, we \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/09/16/its-time-to-get-serious-about-reducing-food-waste-feds-say/\" target=\"_blank\">waste huge amounts of food\u003c/a>. It seems reasonable that many meal kits, by providing only the amounts of food you need, cut down on overall waste. You're less likely to throw out potatoes that went bad because you never used them, if you have only the exact number you need and exact directions on what you need to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Blue Apron did sign on to \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/united-states-food-loss-and-waste-2030-champions\" target=\"_blank\">the U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions\u003c/a> pledge from the EPA, which aims to cut down waste by 50 percent by 2030.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evarts also said the company donates any surplus food from its fulfillment centers to local food banks. Here, from its Richmond center, that food goes to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\" target=\"_blank\">the SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is Local the Answer?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodeggs.com/sfbay/home\" target=\"_blank\">Good Eggs\u003c/a>, the Bay Area-based farmers market delivery service, launched its own meal kits last week. Given that their customer base would not be receptive to perceived excesses of waste or consumerism, the company has made an effort to eliminate much of the packaging and capitalize on their local roots. As Andrew Johnson, the company's creative director, said, \"Our users know what a carrot is.\" You won't find plastic bags labeled \"carrots.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That makes sense, but does it really cut down on the environmental costs?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I tried Good Eggs' new service this past weekend. It came in one small cardboard box and a regular paper grocery bag. There were fewer plastic bags and excess paper. Because it comes from San Francisco directly, the company doesn't have to use insulation -- there was nearly none -- or ship the food as far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116934\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1500px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign.jpeg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign.jpeg\" alt=\"A Good Eggs dinner kit.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1698\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116934\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign.jpeg 1500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-160x181.jpeg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-800x906.jpeg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-768x869.jpeg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-1020x1155.jpeg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-1180x1336.jpeg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-960x1087.jpeg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-240x272.jpeg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-375x425.jpeg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/Favorites-DinnerKitsfromGoodEggs2Fwww.goodonpaperdesign-520x589.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Good Eggs dinner kit. \u003ccite>(Lisa Wong Jackson)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Largely, things came either without any packaging -- a lime is a lime -- or in plastic containers, which seemed slightly easier to recycle or reuse than small plastic bags. There were also no extra bags holding together all the ingredients for a given meal and fewer paper instructions. Good Eggs also already has vans out on the road, with its regular deliveries, and it doesn't contract with a third-party delivery service (like UPS or FedEx), which gives it slightly more control. That means that if you want to return your packaging, you can simply leave it in front of your door during your next delivery and they'll take it back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Given that Good Eggs' roots are in delivery for local farmers and farmers markets, it makes sense that 85 percent of its food comes from nearby. But that makes it harder to scale. If the company wants to expand beyond the Bay Area, they'll have to re-create similar local-based networks in other towns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The way we scale local food is to make it more accessible,\" said Johnson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Given that Good Eggs previously \u003ca href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/05/good-eggs-layoffs/\" target=\"_blank\">had to layoff people and cut its services outside San Francisco\u003c/a>, this will be a challenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While most of these services are contracting with sustainable providers -- Blue Apron just acquired \u003ca href=\"https://www.bnranch.com/\" target=\"_blank\">BN Ranch\u003c/a> -- there's a degree to which surviving in the competitive industry on a large scale requires efficiency and standardization. Already, the space is \u003ca href=\"http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/10/half-meal-kit-customers-bolt-after-free-offer-runs-out\" target=\"_blank\">struggling to keep customers\u003c/a> and stand out in the crowded field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>--\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evarts said Blue Apron's goal is to \"build a better food system.\" Good Eggs staff, too, outlined a vision for the future where delivery vans go door-to-door, like the milkmen of old, and drop off just the food you need for the week, fresh from the farmer. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, this would make it easier for people to eat sustainably and locally, and would be better for the environment than each of us individually driving to the store, buying more food than we need, creating waste, driving home, and throwing out the extra food. It's also better than ordering takeout or restaurant delivery, which Good Eggs staff noted research suggests is what most of us actually do when we don't have time to prep and cook a locally-sourced, sustainable, healthy dinner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But when I asked if it's more environmentally friendly \u003cem>right now\u003c/em> to use their meal kit service or to do all your shopping individually yourself, they paused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116767\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1050px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116767\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd-.jpg\" alt=\"A full house of engaged audience members learn from Voices from the Kitchen.\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd-.jpg 1050w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd--160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd--800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd--768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd--960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd--240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd--375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd--520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A full house of engaged audience members learn from Voices from the Kitchen. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/JenBaxterSF/\">@JenBaxterSF\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://voicesfromthekitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\">F&B: Voices from the Kitchen\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.lacocinasf.org/\" target=\"_blank\">La Cocina\u003c/a>’s latest storytelling performance on April 7 at The Swedish American Hall featured the impassioned words of more than a dozen chefs, poets, writers, historians and activists on the topic of \u003ca href=\"http://voicesfromthekitchen.org/storytellers-1-1/\">\u003cstrong>Race\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>. The evening started with food and drinks from both well-known chefs and a couple of graduates from La Cocina’s Incubator program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Some highlights from the two-hour performance:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116768\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116768\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"People’s Kitchen Collective: Saqib Keval, Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik and Jocelyn Jackson inspired the crowd with their words and songs.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1384\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-160x115.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-800x577.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-768x554.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-1020x735.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-1180x851.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-960x692.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-240x173.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-375x270.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-520x375.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People’s Kitchen Collective: Saqib Keval, Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik and Jocelyn Jackson inspired the crowd with their words and songs. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Co-founders of the \u003ca href=\"http://peopleskitchencollective.com/\">People’s Kitchen Collective\u003c/a> (PKC) Saqib Keval, Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik and Jocelyn Jackson entered from the audience, while Jackson sang in a deep throaty voice, “We who believe in freedom cannot rest…until it’s found.” Then all three alternated with a barrage of wisdom: “We have so much fucking faith in the power of food to fix everything.” “For centuries, food has been a weapon...keeping us stuffed and starved.” “Food deserts are not a naturally occurring phenomenon.” “Food is a strategy for resistance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116769\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116769\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"The PKC shared the story of the Black Panther Party's hugely successful Free Breakfast Program.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1502\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-160x125.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-800x626.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-768x601.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-1020x798.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-1180x923.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-960x751.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-240x188.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-375x293.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-520x407.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The PKC shared the story of the Black Panther Party's hugely successful Free Breakfast Program. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As inspiration, they described the \u003ca href=\"http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/free-breakfast-program/\">Black Panther Party’s Free Breakfast for School Children program\u003c/a> that began in Oakland in 1969 and in a few years fed over 100,000 children nationwide. It was so successful that it inspired fear in J. Edgar Hoover, the head of the FBI, who called it “the most dangerous domestic threat to national security.” The PKC explained that while the state was trying to keep food out of the hands of black and brown children, the Black Panther Party viewed breakfast as an active tool of resistance. The breakfast program was revolutionary. And now there are free breakfast and lunch programs in schools. Why don't they come with a history lesson? they ask. Why don’t we teach children the roots of that meal?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The three co-founders of the PKC then challenged the so-called “Farm to Table” movement to acknowledge that food does not magically make it from the farm to the table without the toil of people in the middle. It would be more accurately termed “Farm to Kitchen to Table.” And why, they asked, should this food be enjoyed only in restaurants? The meal can’t end at the table. It should be accessible to all people, so a better motto would be “Farm to Kitchen to Table to Streets.” And they exhorted the audience to take this message out on the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116770\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116770\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW.jpg\" alt='Bonnie Tsui showed some of the offensive names used for the supposedly \"Asian salad\" that is a mainstay on restaurant menus all over the country.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1607\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-160x134.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-800x670.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-768x643.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-1020x854.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-1180x988.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-960x804.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-240x201.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-375x314.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-520x435.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bonnie Tsui showed some of the offensive names used for the supposedly \"Asian salad\" that is a mainstay on restaurant menus all over the country. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Journalist \u003ca href=\"http://www.bonnietsui.com/\">Bonnie Tsui\u003c/a> shared her quest to solve “the curious case of the Asian salad,” a dish cooked up by non-Asians, which is so common on a swath of American restaurant menus that we don’t even question its Asian-ness. The mystery stems from its raw vegetable ingredients, which are not traditionally served in China. In the popular imagination, adding soy sauce or sesame oil somehow transforms it to being “Asian.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Tsui’s issue with this ubiquitous dish is less with its supposedly “Asian” ingredients and more with the variety of offensive names with which it is labeled at places like TGIFridays, Cheesecake Factory, Rainforest Café, and Applebee's. She showed slides of menus with names like “Asian Emperor salad,” “Oriental chop chop,” “Mr. Mao’s” and “secret Asian man.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even though the subject is just salad, Tsui views the use of broad terms to reference an entire continent as stereotypical. The problem is that the words are a blind spot for white people who don’t consider themselves racist. And even with a bowl of salad, words do matter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116773\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116773\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW.jpg\" alt='Three members of the woman-led collaborative of people of color, Nourish/Resist, who spoke about micro-aggressions, macro-impact, \"staying woke\" and creating safe spaces.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-768x514.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-1020x683.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-960x643.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-240x161.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-375x251.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-520x348.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the woman-led collaborative of people of color, Nourish/Resist, urged people to disrupt micro-aggressions. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Three members of the \u003ca href=\"https://nourishresist.org/\">woman-led collaborative\u003c/a> of people of color, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2017/04/04/fighting-trump-one-delicious-meal-at-a-time-with-nourishresist/\">Nourish/Resist\u003c/a>, encouraged audience members to check their language and privilege, \"stay woke\" and create safe spaces for stories of struggle and survival. They use food as a tool for resistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116765\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 467px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116765\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Michael-Twitty-2.jpg\" alt=\"Culinary historian Michael Twitty shares stories from his childhood that ultimately led him to focus on preparing, preserving and promoting African American foodways.\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Michael-Twitty-2.jpg 467w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Michael-Twitty-2-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Michael-Twitty-2-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Michael-Twitty-2-375x562.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Culinary historian Michael Twitty shares stories from his childhood that ultimately led him to focus on preparing, preserving and promoting African American foodways. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/JenBaxterSF/\">@JenBaxterSF\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Culinary historian Michael Twitty, author of the award-winning blog \u003ca href=\"https://afroculinaria.com/\">Afroculinaria\u003c/a>, recounted that as a kid, he hated soul food and hated being black, even though he was “the great-grandson of Jim Crow people.” If he didn’t like The Wiz, of course, he hated collard greens and chitterlings. He called okra “an instrument of Black medieval torture” and longed for fast food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until one day when his grandmother said, “we’re gonna make some lemonade” and started singing a song “lemonade, lemonade, made in the shade, stirred with a spade…” When he asked her about the song she told him it was a slave song passed down from her great-grandfather who was born into slavery. That piqued his curiosity and once he started asking questions, “the kitchen was filled with ancestors and I got to meet them.” He also learned the stories behind the iconic dishes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Chitterlings was the story of using the whole animal. People who had nothing could waste nothing. Collard greens represented strength.” When his grandmother said “we carried okra seeds in our hair,” he understood, that while seeds may not have literally been carried in hair, “they represent the seeds for everything we had carried in our heads and you couldn’t take that away from us.” So in teaching him about food, his grandmother taught him his own black history. As Twitty put it, “Teaching me not to hate my soul, but how to love it. “\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116771\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116771\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Saru Jayaraman of ROC exhorts the crowd to take action to end low wages, unfair practices and segregation in the restaurant industry.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW-160x117.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW-800x584.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW-768x561.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW-960x701.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW-240x175.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW-375x274.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW-520x380.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saru Jayaraman of ROC exhorts the crowd to take action to end low wages, unfair practices and segregation in the restaurant industry. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In her talk, entitled \"On Ending Jim Crow In The Bay Area Restaurant Industry,\" Saru Jayaraman of \u003ca href=\"http://rocunited.org/\">ROC United\u003c/a> (Restaurant Opportunities Centers United) discussed her organization’s goal to improve wages and working conditions for the nation’s 12 million restaurant workers. She reminded the audience that while white men can earn $150,000/year as fine dining servers or bartenders, the majority of food service workers are the lowest paid of all employees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jayaraman also shared the shocking news that numerous surveys in cities across the U.S. have found that the largest race-based wage gap in the country is found right here in the Bay Area, where there is a $5.50/hour gap between white workers and workers of color. “We are better than this,\" she told the audience. “We think we are progressive, but we are not and we participate in segregation every time we eat out. Each of us has to take a part in changing the way we eat out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then she introduced noted chef, restaurateur and author \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Patterson_(chef)\">Daniel Patterson\u003c/a>, who is spearheading a project with other chefs to desegregate their kitchens and collaborate on the \u003ca href=\"http://www.eastbayexpress.com/WhatTheFork/archives/2016/02/16/a-nonprofit-restaurant-in-east-oakland-will-aim-to-prioritize-people-over-profits\">upcoming COLORS restaurant\u003c/a> in Oakland. Located near the Fruitvale BART station, it will train hundred of workers of color. Patterson wants to create a model for standardizing hiring and promotions because “as long as there is implicit bias, you can train all the workers in the world but they will never get hired.” His goal is to change the face of fine dining “until fine dining does not resemble Trump's America.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116766\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1050px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116766\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie Fields shares her stories of growing up in the rural South and discovering La Cocina, where she got support for her business Sugarfoot.\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2.jpg 1050w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephanie Fields shares her stories of growing up in the rural South and discovering La Cocina, where she got support for her business Sugarfoot. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/JenBaxterSF/\">@JenBaxterSF\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One of the most compelling stories of the evening was delivered by Stephanie Fields, of \u003ca href=\"http://www.sugarfootkitchen.com\">Sugarfoot Kitchen\u003c/a>, a “Southern comfort catering company,” and a graduate of La Cocina. Her pepper jelly turkey meatballs were a standout at the pre-show food tasting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fields described her hometown of Henderson, North Carolina in the rural South, a place where the working poor are disillusioned and angry and 36% of residents live in poverty. In a town where 60% of the population is Black, she told us, “You can still call up the KKK for your daily dose of hate from Grand Wizard Mr. Bobbit (and she played his offensive phone recording to prove it). While her family often used the n-word in anger, Fields grew up with friends from both cultures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116774\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116774\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie Fields' moist and flavorful pepper turkey meatballs were a crowd pleaser.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephanie Fields' moist and flavorful pepper turkey meatballs were a crowd pleaser. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She started her business through La Cocina’s incubator program in 2013 and plans to open her Southern restaurant in San Francisco’s Portola district this fall. But Fields confessed that a crisis of conscience almost caused her to close Sugarfoot just one month after she opened it. It happened when she read an open letter that Michael Twitty penned to \u003ca href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/19/paula-deen-racist-comments-n-word-caught-on-video_n_3467287.html\">Paula Deen after the uproar\u003c/a> about her use of racist comments. He wrote, “We are surrounded by culinary injustice where some Southerners take credit for things that enslaved Africans and their descendants played key roles in disseminating.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fields stated, “I had to make a choice not to be “some southerner.” After reading Twitty’s words, she realized that there would be no Southern food without slavery and wondered if she could still claim the food she grew up on -- the okra, collard greens and cheese grits -- as her own. After doing research and talking to friends across race and gender lines, she decided, “I am Southern and I had to eat something.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also realized: “I cannot undo the pain, undo the shame and undo the history, but what I can do is acknowledge where this food comes from and I can be grateful and be kind.” “Empathy,” she added, “is being a member of a tribe that isn’t yours, but still is.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The next \u003ca href=\"http://voicesfromthekitchen.org/\">F&B: Voices from the Kitchen\u003c/a> event will be on October 19 with the theme: \u003cstrong>Refuge\u003c/strong>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116767\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1050px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116767\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd-.jpg\" alt=\"A full house of engaged audience members learn from Voices from the Kitchen.\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd-.jpg 1050w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd--160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd--800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd--768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd--960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd--240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd--375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-the-crowd--520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A full house of engaged audience members learn from Voices from the Kitchen. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/JenBaxterSF/\">@JenBaxterSF\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://voicesfromthekitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\">F&B: Voices from the Kitchen\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.lacocinasf.org/\" target=\"_blank\">La Cocina\u003c/a>’s latest storytelling performance on April 7 at The Swedish American Hall featured the impassioned words of more than a dozen chefs, poets, writers, historians and activists on the topic of \u003ca href=\"http://voicesfromthekitchen.org/storytellers-1-1/\">\u003cstrong>Race\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>. The evening started with food and drinks from both well-known chefs and a couple of graduates from La Cocina’s Incubator program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Some highlights from the two-hour performance:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116768\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116768\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"People’s Kitchen Collective: Saqib Keval, Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik and Jocelyn Jackson inspired the crowd with their words and songs.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1384\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-160x115.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-800x577.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-768x554.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-1020x735.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-1180x851.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-960x692.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-240x173.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-375x270.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/1-PKC-NEW-520x375.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People’s Kitchen Collective: Saqib Keval, Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik and Jocelyn Jackson inspired the crowd with their words and songs. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Co-founders of the \u003ca href=\"http://peopleskitchencollective.com/\">People’s Kitchen Collective\u003c/a> (PKC) Saqib Keval, Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik and Jocelyn Jackson entered from the audience, while Jackson sang in a deep throaty voice, “We who believe in freedom cannot rest…until it’s found.” Then all three alternated with a barrage of wisdom: “We have so much fucking faith in the power of food to fix everything.” “For centuries, food has been a weapon...keeping us stuffed and starved.” “Food deserts are not a naturally occurring phenomenon.” “Food is a strategy for resistance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116769\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116769\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"The PKC shared the story of the Black Panther Party's hugely successful Free Breakfast Program.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1502\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-160x125.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-800x626.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-768x601.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-1020x798.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-1180x923.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-960x751.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-240x188.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-375x293.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/2-PKC-BPP-NEW-520x407.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The PKC shared the story of the Black Panther Party's hugely successful Free Breakfast Program. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As inspiration, they described the \u003ca href=\"http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/free-breakfast-program/\">Black Panther Party’s Free Breakfast for School Children program\u003c/a> that began in Oakland in 1969 and in a few years fed over 100,000 children nationwide. It was so successful that it inspired fear in J. Edgar Hoover, the head of the FBI, who called it “the most dangerous domestic threat to national security.” The PKC explained that while the state was trying to keep food out of the hands of black and brown children, the Black Panther Party viewed breakfast as an active tool of resistance. The breakfast program was revolutionary. And now there are free breakfast and lunch programs in schools. Why don't they come with a history lesson? they ask. Why don’t we teach children the roots of that meal?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The three co-founders of the PKC then challenged the so-called “Farm to Table” movement to acknowledge that food does not magically make it from the farm to the table without the toil of people in the middle. It would be more accurately termed “Farm to Kitchen to Table.” And why, they asked, should this food be enjoyed only in restaurants? The meal can’t end at the table. It should be accessible to all people, so a better motto would be “Farm to Kitchen to Table to Streets.” And they exhorted the audience to take this message out on the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116770\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116770\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW.jpg\" alt='Bonnie Tsui showed some of the offensive names used for the supposedly \"Asian salad\" that is a mainstay on restaurant menus all over the country.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1607\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-160x134.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-800x670.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-768x643.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-1020x854.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-1180x988.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-960x804.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-240x201.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-375x314.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/3-Asian-salad-NEW-520x435.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bonnie Tsui showed some of the offensive names used for the supposedly \"Asian salad\" that is a mainstay on restaurant menus all over the country. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Journalist \u003ca href=\"http://www.bonnietsui.com/\">Bonnie Tsui\u003c/a> shared her quest to solve “the curious case of the Asian salad,” a dish cooked up by non-Asians, which is so common on a swath of American restaurant menus that we don’t even question its Asian-ness. The mystery stems from its raw vegetable ingredients, which are not traditionally served in China. In the popular imagination, adding soy sauce or sesame oil somehow transforms it to being “Asian.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Tsui’s issue with this ubiquitous dish is less with its supposedly “Asian” ingredients and more with the variety of offensive names with which it is labeled at places like TGIFridays, Cheesecake Factory, Rainforest Café, and Applebee's. She showed slides of menus with names like “Asian Emperor salad,” “Oriental chop chop,” “Mr. Mao’s” and “secret Asian man.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even though the subject is just salad, Tsui views the use of broad terms to reference an entire continent as stereotypical. The problem is that the words are a blind spot for white people who don’t consider themselves racist. And even with a bowl of salad, words do matter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116773\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116773\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW.jpg\" alt='Three members of the woman-led collaborative of people of color, Nourish/Resist, who spoke about micro-aggressions, macro-impact, \"staying woke\" and creating safe spaces.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-768x514.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-1020x683.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-960x643.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-240x161.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-375x251.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/nourish-resist-NEW-520x348.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the woman-led collaborative of people of color, Nourish/Resist, urged people to disrupt micro-aggressions. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Three members of the \u003ca href=\"https://nourishresist.org/\">woman-led collaborative\u003c/a> of people of color, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2017/04/04/fighting-trump-one-delicious-meal-at-a-time-with-nourishresist/\">Nourish/Resist\u003c/a>, encouraged audience members to check their language and privilege, \"stay woke\" and create safe spaces for stories of struggle and survival. They use food as a tool for resistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116765\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 467px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116765\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Michael-Twitty-2.jpg\" alt=\"Culinary historian Michael Twitty shares stories from his childhood that ultimately led him to focus on preparing, preserving and promoting African American foodways.\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Michael-Twitty-2.jpg 467w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Michael-Twitty-2-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Michael-Twitty-2-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Michael-Twitty-2-375x562.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Culinary historian Michael Twitty shares stories from his childhood that ultimately led him to focus on preparing, preserving and promoting African American foodways. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/JenBaxterSF/\">@JenBaxterSF\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Culinary historian Michael Twitty, author of the award-winning blog \u003ca href=\"https://afroculinaria.com/\">Afroculinaria\u003c/a>, recounted that as a kid, he hated soul food and hated being black, even though he was “the great-grandson of Jim Crow people.” If he didn’t like The Wiz, of course, he hated collard greens and chitterlings. He called okra “an instrument of Black medieval torture” and longed for fast food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until one day when his grandmother said, “we’re gonna make some lemonade” and started singing a song “lemonade, lemonade, made in the shade, stirred with a spade…” When he asked her about the song she told him it was a slave song passed down from her great-grandfather who was born into slavery. That piqued his curiosity and once he started asking questions, “the kitchen was filled with ancestors and I got to meet them.” He also learned the stories behind the iconic dishes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Chitterlings was the story of using the whole animal. People who had nothing could waste nothing. Collard greens represented strength.” When his grandmother said “we carried okra seeds in our hair,” he understood, that while seeds may not have literally been carried in hair, “they represent the seeds for everything we had carried in our heads and you couldn’t take that away from us.” So in teaching him about food, his grandmother taught him his own black history. As Twitty put it, “Teaching me not to hate my soul, but how to love it. “\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116771\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116771\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Saru Jayaraman of ROC exhorts the crowd to take action to end low wages, unfair practices and segregation in the restaurant industry.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW-160x117.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW-800x584.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW-768x561.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW-960x701.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW-240x175.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW-375x274.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/5-Saru-NEW-520x380.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saru Jayaraman of ROC exhorts the crowd to take action to end low wages, unfair practices and segregation in the restaurant industry. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In her talk, entitled \"On Ending Jim Crow In The Bay Area Restaurant Industry,\" Saru Jayaraman of \u003ca href=\"http://rocunited.org/\">ROC United\u003c/a> (Restaurant Opportunities Centers United) discussed her organization’s goal to improve wages and working conditions for the nation’s 12 million restaurant workers. She reminded the audience that while white men can earn $150,000/year as fine dining servers or bartenders, the majority of food service workers are the lowest paid of all employees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jayaraman also shared the shocking news that numerous surveys in cities across the U.S. have found that the largest race-based wage gap in the country is found right here in the Bay Area, where there is a $5.50/hour gap between white workers and workers of color. “We are better than this,\" she told the audience. “We think we are progressive, but we are not and we participate in segregation every time we eat out. Each of us has to take a part in changing the way we eat out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then she introduced noted chef, restaurateur and author \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Patterson_(chef)\">Daniel Patterson\u003c/a>, who is spearheading a project with other chefs to desegregate their kitchens and collaborate on the \u003ca href=\"http://www.eastbayexpress.com/WhatTheFork/archives/2016/02/16/a-nonprofit-restaurant-in-east-oakland-will-aim-to-prioritize-people-over-profits\">upcoming COLORS restaurant\u003c/a> in Oakland. Located near the Fruitvale BART station, it will train hundred of workers of color. Patterson wants to create a model for standardizing hiring and promotions because “as long as there is implicit bias, you can train all the workers in the world but they will never get hired.” His goal is to change the face of fine dining “until fine dining does not resemble Trump's America.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116766\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1050px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116766\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie Fields shares her stories of growing up in the rural South and discovering La Cocina, where she got support for her business Sugarfoot.\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2.jpg 1050w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/@JenBaxterSF-Sugarfoot-2-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephanie Fields shares her stories of growing up in the rural South and discovering La Cocina, where she got support for her business Sugarfoot. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/JenBaxterSF/\">@JenBaxterSF\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One of the most compelling stories of the evening was delivered by Stephanie Fields, of \u003ca href=\"http://www.sugarfootkitchen.com\">Sugarfoot Kitchen\u003c/a>, a “Southern comfort catering company,” and a graduate of La Cocina. Her pepper jelly turkey meatballs were a standout at the pre-show food tasting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fields described her hometown of Henderson, North Carolina in the rural South, a place where the working poor are disillusioned and angry and 36% of residents live in poverty. In a town where 60% of the population is Black, she told us, “You can still call up the KKK for your daily dose of hate from Grand Wizard Mr. Bobbit (and she played his offensive phone recording to prove it). While her family often used the n-word in anger, Fields grew up with friends from both cultures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116774\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116774\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie Fields' moist and flavorful pepper turkey meatballs were a crowd pleaser.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/turkey-meatballs-NEW-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephanie Fields' moist and flavorful pepper turkey meatballs were a crowd pleaser. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She started her business through La Cocina’s incubator program in 2013 and plans to open her Southern restaurant in San Francisco’s Portola district this fall. But Fields confessed that a crisis of conscience almost caused her to close Sugarfoot just one month after she opened it. It happened when she read an open letter that Michael Twitty penned to \u003ca href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/19/paula-deen-racist-comments-n-word-caught-on-video_n_3467287.html\">Paula Deen after the uproar\u003c/a> about her use of racist comments. He wrote, “We are surrounded by culinary injustice where some Southerners take credit for things that enslaved Africans and their descendants played key roles in disseminating.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fields stated, “I had to make a choice not to be “some southerner.” After reading Twitty’s words, she realized that there would be no Southern food without slavery and wondered if she could still claim the food she grew up on -- the okra, collard greens and cheese grits -- as her own. After doing research and talking to friends across race and gender lines, she decided, “I am Southern and I had to eat something.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also realized: “I cannot undo the pain, undo the shame and undo the history, but what I can do is acknowledge where this food comes from and I can be grateful and be kind.” “Empathy,” she added, “is being a member of a tribe that isn’t yours, but still is.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>There is a new entry for two of San Francisco’s most competitive dining categories: outdoor patios and tacos. You’ll find it in SoMa at the corner of 4th and Bryant in the former Chavo’s — if you can dodge the backhoes and digging of the never-ending subway tunnel project. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mestiza is still in its soft opening phase until April 11th. Yet, judging by the lunch rush surge of area start-up workers escaping the office, Mestiza is already hosting a regular audience of hungry, discerning diners. So much for practice time. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116590\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people.jpg\" alt=\"Lunch rush at Mestiza\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116590\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lunch rush at Mestiza \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Dress rehearsal or not, the tacos are clearly already noteworthy at this early stage as the fast casual restaurant has hit the ground running with gusto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take the Filipino pork adobo as a perfect example of taking a beloved taco filling staple (carnitas), opening it to an abnormal group of partners (ginger salsa cruda and green papaya) and…watch out. The fork tender meat bursts with moisture, escaping from the tortilla shelter, dripping down your arm after one bite as if someone pushed a “go” button. It’s an electric taco moment. And, it wouldn’t be crazy for Mestiza to serve the pork adobo taco with a bib à la New England lobster feast. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116599\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos.jpg\" alt=\"Filipino Pork Adobo (L) and Khmer Lemongrass Chicken tacos.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116599\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filipino Pork Adobo (L) and Khmer Lemongrass Chicken tacos. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The same can be said for a riveting Thai red curry beef filling brightened by a pineapple arbol chile salsa and coconut flakes. Upon impact, boom, it’s a deliriously messy beef and curry-drenched delight that somehow manages to channel the most robust Thai beef curry into a compact taco package. At the end of the day, this is the next level of tacos well beyond the basic carne asada, carnitas, al pastor trio. We’re game to hop on this taco train that is indeed a little more expensive than most versions but exponentially more elaborate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116580\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco.jpg\" alt=\"Thai Red Curry Beef taco\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116580\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thai Red Curry Beef taco \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Speaking of al pastor, possibly the most impressive taco filling is cumin and guajillo dusted rock cod that has nothing to do with al pastor flavor-wise other than the pineapple salsa, but, alas, what’s in a name? It’s the rare moist, flaky fish taco that isn’t fried nor slathered in crema. For $1 extra, it’s a very wise investment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116587\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos.jpg\" alt=\"Pescado Al Pastor (R) and Khmer Lemongrass Chicken tacos.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116587\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pescado Al Pastor (R) and Khmer Lemongrass Chicken tacos. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Khmer lemongrass chicken bathed in fish sauce sounds like an automatic winner, yet proves to be the one full-on miss. The diced poultry is tough and bland. This is chicken that reminds diners of chicken and why boneless, skinless chicken breast elicits so many eye rolls compared to carnitas or beef. It’s boring. The lemongrass doesn’t come through. That being said, the preparation is saved in taco form because of the abundant red chiles and peanuts garnish that cover up the chicken. Note to chefs: nuts and tacos are a strong tandem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116583\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix.jpg\" alt=\"Mestiza Bowl with Khmer Lemongrass Chicken.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116583\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mestiza Bowl with Khmer Lemongrass Chicken. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/menu.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">The menu is customizable\u003c/a> like is so fashionable these days. Diners opt between six proteins (mushrooms and eggplants for the vegetarians) in four forms (taco, burrito, taco shell salad and rice and beans bowl. A pair of salads and a pair of raw seafood cocktails make up cold plate starters, while small plates include pork skewers, soy-saturated Filipino pork belly and sweet plantains. The small plates are called “Palutan,” Filipino for drinking food. Right now alcohol isn’t a main player but hopefully margaritas are in the future cards because the venue screams happy hour loudly. A few beers and wines are offered, along with a hibiscus agua fresca and a mandarin orange agua fresca. Both succeeded in being tart and balanced; not cloyingly sugary. Should you need sugar, dessert awaits with ice cream sandwiches with Mitchell’s Ice Cream or homemade horchata cookies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116607\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca.jpg\" alt=\"Hibiscus Agua Fresca.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116607\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hibiscus Agua Fresca. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>What stands out so early in the game for Mestiza are the details on the plate, like a beautifully spice-nuanced julienned vegetable escabeche with the must-order empanadas with more of that pork adobo in a slick masa wrap that’s like a hybrid tamale-croissant dough. Or, evident in the full-throttle bursts of mint and cilantro that accompany a tangy lime and fish sauce vinaigrette for an under-the-radar shrimp and crispy noodle salad arriving the size of a small car tire. Maybe the greatest details are how the corn tortillas are freshly pressed and made with masa from Oakland’s renowned La Finca Tortilleria (if you’re curious about perfect dense and slightly griddled tortillas with real corn flavor, look no further). \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116603\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making.jpg\" alt=\"Making fresh tortillas in the open kitchen at Mestiza\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116603\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Making fresh tortillas in the open kitchen at Mestiza \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116585\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas.jpg\" alt=\"Adobo Empanadas julienned vegetable escabeche.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116585\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adobo Empanadas with julienned vegetable escabeche. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116600\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada.jpg\" alt=\"The crispy Filipino pork inside the Adobo Empanadas.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crispy Filipino pork inside the Adobo Empanadas. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116601\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad.jpg\" alt=\"Crispy Noodle Shrimp Salad.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116601\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crispy Noodle Shrimp Salad. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The fresh tortilla chips arriving as you sit with your order number boast just the right crispiness and aren’t distractingly greasy or salty. The partnering tomatillo-based salsa verde and robust guajillo salsa have that right kick and depth they can be universally enjoyed by spice-seekers and the heat-averse. There is clearly a talented chef leading the kitchen. Details aren’t skipped even when the line is ten-deep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116606\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 5184px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa.jpg\" alt=\"Fresh tortilla chips with tomatillo-based salsa verde and robust guajillo salsa.\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116606\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa.jpg 5184w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fresh tortilla chips with tomatillo-based salsa verde and robust guajillo salsa. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Indeed, there is a mighty team running Mestiza. Deanna Sison Foster (Little Skillet, Farmerbrown) is the owner. The Cambodian-born former Chopped Grill Masters winner from TV and chef at Oakland’s Calavera, Sophina Uong, is the chef. Clearly, she’s a talent in real kitchens and reality TV kitchens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, we mentioned the tacos. Now to that patio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116595\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people.jpg\" alt=\"Outdoor patio at Mestiza during lunchtime.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116595\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outdoor patio at Mestiza during lunchtime. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The overall atmosphere evokes the Palm Springs-Austin, Texas desert garden vibe with a slight tropical edge that has become so hip, partly from the recent drought and partly because we all need a Caribbean vacation. Plants dangle from above contrasting with the exposed concrete ceiling, Mission-style arched walls separate the bar and kitchen from the dining area. Seating ranges from beer garden style benches to a pillow-decked banquette with oversize leaves as the design motif. Outside is a striking new floral mural by the artist Jet Martinez, a soon-to-be Instagram magnet. It’s the background for SF’s new go-to patio, complete with a cactus and reclaimed wood tables (speaking of obligatory trends). Inside or outside, everything is breezy and casual, not unlike how all the nearby SoMa start-ups like to operate their offices. The party is rounded out by a soundtrack ranging from blaring Iggy Azalea and CeeLo Green to the deafening jackhammers of the intersection’s construction. Mestiza will no doubt give LA’s perennially hip Salazar a run for its money in this desert good life design genre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116589\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar.jpg\" alt=\"Mestiza interior with bar area.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116589\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mestiza interior with bar area. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s all surreal. And fun. Some diners are buried in their phones but most are festive and the servers equally upbeat, yet efficient. They’re quick to notice your table is low on salsa or napkins (a piece of advice: use larger napkins because the small-sized ones mean the table gets littered with them after each bite of taco). \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the social media hashtags for the restaurant, #eatwithoutborders, along with the name’s meaning (mixed cultures or heritage) represent the time and place for Mestiza perfectly. There are obvious political meanings, too, but it really stands for the cuisine of this diverse restaurant, Mexico meets Southeast Asian street food with a little European and South American tossed around, completed within a California context. In brief: world-minded great food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tacos are clearly on the rise in SF thanks to creative newcomers like Glena’s and Tacorea. Now top-tier globe-spanning tacos have an ideal SoMa desert hideaway patio to be enjoyed in, a world away from the surrounding Bay Bridge traffic and industrial warehouses. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep.jpg\" alt=\"Mestiza open kitchen.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116592\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mestiza open kitchen. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mestizasf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Mestiza Taqueria\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n595 Bryant St.\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94107 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mestiza+Taqueria/@37.7796243,-122.3977086,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xf0e0dc831a8d9722!8m2!3d37.7796243!4d-122.3977086\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>MAP\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 655-9187\u003cbr>\nHours: Currently 11am-2pm but starting April 11, 11am-10pm Mon-Fri. Brunch Sat-Sun 10am-4pm.\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/mestizasf/\" target=\"_blank\">Mestiza Taqueria\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mestizasf\" target=\"_blank\">@mestizasf\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mestizasf/\" target=\"_blank\">mestizasf\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (Starters begin at $6 and single tacos are $4. Most dishes between $10-$13)\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>There is a new entry for two of San Francisco’s most competitive dining categories: outdoor patios and tacos. You’ll find it in SoMa at the corner of 4th and Bryant in the former Chavo’s — if you can dodge the backhoes and digging of the never-ending subway tunnel project. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mestiza is still in its soft opening phase until April 11th. Yet, judging by the lunch rush surge of area start-up workers escaping the office, Mestiza is already hosting a regular audience of hungry, discerning diners. So much for practice time. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116590\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people.jpg\" alt=\"Lunch rush at Mestiza\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116590\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-people-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lunch rush at Mestiza \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Dress rehearsal or not, the tacos are clearly already noteworthy at this early stage as the fast casual restaurant has hit the ground running with gusto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take the Filipino pork adobo as a perfect example of taking a beloved taco filling staple (carnitas), opening it to an abnormal group of partners (ginger salsa cruda and green papaya) and…watch out. The fork tender meat bursts with moisture, escaping from the tortilla shelter, dripping down your arm after one bite as if someone pushed a “go” button. It’s an electric taco moment. And, it wouldn’t be crazy for Mestiza to serve the pork adobo taco with a bib à la New England lobster feast. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116599\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos.jpg\" alt=\"Filipino Pork Adobo (L) and Khmer Lemongrass Chicken tacos.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116599\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-chix-tacos-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filipino Pork Adobo (L) and Khmer Lemongrass Chicken tacos. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The same can be said for a riveting Thai red curry beef filling brightened by a pineapple arbol chile salsa and coconut flakes. Upon impact, boom, it’s a deliriously messy beef and curry-drenched delight that somehow manages to channel the most robust Thai beef curry into a compact taco package. At the end of the day, this is the next level of tacos well beyond the basic carne asada, carnitas, al pastor trio. We’re game to hop on this taco train that is indeed a little more expensive than most versions but exponentially more elaborate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116580\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco.jpg\" alt=\"Thai Red Curry Beef taco\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116580\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-beef-taco-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thai Red Curry Beef taco \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Speaking of al pastor, possibly the most impressive taco filling is cumin and guajillo dusted rock cod that has nothing to do with al pastor flavor-wise other than the pineapple salsa, but, alas, what’s in a name? It’s the rare moist, flaky fish taco that isn’t fried nor slathered in crema. For $1 extra, it’s a very wise investment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116587\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos.jpg\" alt=\"Pescado Al Pastor (R) and Khmer Lemongrass Chicken tacos.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116587\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-fish-chix-tacos-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pescado Al Pastor (R) and Khmer Lemongrass Chicken tacos. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Khmer lemongrass chicken bathed in fish sauce sounds like an automatic winner, yet proves to be the one full-on miss. The diced poultry is tough and bland. This is chicken that reminds diners of chicken and why boneless, skinless chicken breast elicits so many eye rolls compared to carnitas or beef. It’s boring. The lemongrass doesn’t come through. That being said, the preparation is saved in taco form because of the abundant red chiles and peanuts garnish that cover up the chicken. Note to chefs: nuts and tacos are a strong tandem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116583\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix.jpg\" alt=\"Mestiza Bowl with Khmer Lemongrass Chicken.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116583\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-bowl-chix-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mestiza Bowl with Khmer Lemongrass Chicken. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/menu.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">The menu is customizable\u003c/a> like is so fashionable these days. Diners opt between six proteins (mushrooms and eggplants for the vegetarians) in four forms (taco, burrito, taco shell salad and rice and beans bowl. A pair of salads and a pair of raw seafood cocktails make up cold plate starters, while small plates include pork skewers, soy-saturated Filipino pork belly and sweet plantains. The small plates are called “Palutan,” Filipino for drinking food. Right now alcohol isn’t a main player but hopefully margaritas are in the future cards because the venue screams happy hour loudly. A few beers and wines are offered, along with a hibiscus agua fresca and a mandarin orange agua fresca. Both succeeded in being tart and balanced; not cloyingly sugary. Should you need sugar, dessert awaits with ice cream sandwiches with Mitchell’s Ice Cream or homemade horchata cookies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116607\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca.jpg\" alt=\"Hibiscus Agua Fresca.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116607\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/hibiscus-agua-fresca-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hibiscus Agua Fresca. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>What stands out so early in the game for Mestiza are the details on the plate, like a beautifully spice-nuanced julienned vegetable escabeche with the must-order empanadas with more of that pork adobo in a slick masa wrap that’s like a hybrid tamale-croissant dough. Or, evident in the full-throttle bursts of mint and cilantro that accompany a tangy lime and fish sauce vinaigrette for an under-the-radar shrimp and crispy noodle salad arriving the size of a small car tire. Maybe the greatest details are how the corn tortillas are freshly pressed and made with masa from Oakland’s renowned La Finca Tortilleria (if you’re curious about perfect dense and slightly griddled tortillas with real corn flavor, look no further). \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116603\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making.jpg\" alt=\"Making fresh tortillas in the open kitchen at Mestiza\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116603\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-tortilla-making-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Making fresh tortillas in the open kitchen at Mestiza \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116585\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas.jpg\" alt=\"Adobo Empanadas julienned vegetable escabeche.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116585\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-empanadas-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adobo Empanadas with julienned vegetable escabeche. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116600\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada.jpg\" alt=\"The crispy Filipino pork inside the Adobo Empanadas.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-pork-empanada-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crispy Filipino pork inside the Adobo Empanadas. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116601\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad.jpg\" alt=\"Crispy Noodle Shrimp Salad.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116601\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-shrimp-salad-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crispy Noodle Shrimp Salad. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The fresh tortilla chips arriving as you sit with your order number boast just the right crispiness and aren’t distractingly greasy or salty. The partnering tomatillo-based salsa verde and robust guajillo salsa have that right kick and depth they can be universally enjoyed by spice-seekers and the heat-averse. There is clearly a talented chef leading the kitchen. Details aren’t skipped even when the line is ten-deep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116606\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 5184px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa.jpg\" alt=\"Fresh tortilla chips with tomatillo-based salsa verde and robust guajillo salsa.\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116606\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa.jpg 5184w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/chips-salsa-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fresh tortilla chips with tomatillo-based salsa verde and robust guajillo salsa. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Indeed, there is a mighty team running Mestiza. Deanna Sison Foster (Little Skillet, Farmerbrown) is the owner. The Cambodian-born former Chopped Grill Masters winner from TV and chef at Oakland’s Calavera, Sophina Uong, is the chef. Clearly, she’s a talent in real kitchens and reality TV kitchens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, we mentioned the tacos. Now to that patio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116595\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people.jpg\" alt=\"Outdoor patio at Mestiza during lunchtime.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116595\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-patio-people-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outdoor patio at Mestiza during lunchtime. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The overall atmosphere evokes the Palm Springs-Austin, Texas desert garden vibe with a slight tropical edge that has become so hip, partly from the recent drought and partly because we all need a Caribbean vacation. Plants dangle from above contrasting with the exposed concrete ceiling, Mission-style arched walls separate the bar and kitchen from the dining area. Seating ranges from beer garden style benches to a pillow-decked banquette with oversize leaves as the design motif. Outside is a striking new floral mural by the artist Jet Martinez, a soon-to-be Instagram magnet. It’s the background for SF’s new go-to patio, complete with a cactus and reclaimed wood tables (speaking of obligatory trends). Inside or outside, everything is breezy and casual, not unlike how all the nearby SoMa start-ups like to operate their offices. The party is rounded out by a soundtrack ranging from blaring Iggy Azalea and CeeLo Green to the deafening jackhammers of the intersection’s construction. Mestiza will no doubt give LA’s perennially hip Salazar a run for its money in this desert good life design genre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116589\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar.jpg\" alt=\"Mestiza interior with bar area.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116589\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-interior-bar-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mestiza interior with bar area. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s all surreal. And fun. Some diners are buried in their phones but most are festive and the servers equally upbeat, yet efficient. They’re quick to notice your table is low on salsa or napkins (a piece of advice: use larger napkins because the small-sized ones mean the table gets littered with them after each bite of taco). \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the social media hashtags for the restaurant, #eatwithoutborders, along with the name’s meaning (mixed cultures or heritage) represent the time and place for Mestiza perfectly. There are obvious political meanings, too, but it really stands for the cuisine of this diverse restaurant, Mexico meets Southeast Asian street food with a little European and South American tossed around, completed within a California context. In brief: world-minded great food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tacos are clearly on the rise in SF thanks to creative newcomers like Glena’s and Tacorea. Now top-tier globe-spanning tacos have an ideal SoMa desert hideaway patio to be enjoyed in, a world away from the surrounding Bay Bridge traffic and industrial warehouses. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep.jpg\" alt=\"Mestiza open kitchen.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116592\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/mestiza-kitche-prep-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mestiza open kitchen. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Last year, a group of women started meeting in San Francisco. It was an informal group, composed of women of color who worked in the San Francisco food world at places like \u003ca href=\"http://www.tartinebakery.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tartine\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.biritemarket.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Bi-Rite\u003c/a>. They used the potlucks to swap stories and share advice. After the election, the mood darkened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were all feeling different levels of grief, despondence, confusion, [and] frustration,” said Leslie Mah, one of the group’s organizers. During one of the meals, someone wondered what they could do to combat President Trump’s administration. “We started naming things, and it started coming together--ok, we actually have a lot here,” Mah said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last November galvanized the group, organizer Shakirah Simley said. It made them want to “come together as a community and build something that was sincere to our needs as women, as folks of color, as people who understand these pretty intense issues as [they] relate to class, race, gender, immigration, labor and the economy,” Simley said. “We see all those things as industry folks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116532\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116532\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05.jpg\" alt=\"Nourish/Resist members at their first event in January.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nourish/Resist members at their first event in January. \u003ccite>(Sana Javeri Kadri)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The group decided to formalize the group as a tool for political action, and dubbed themselves \u003ca href=\"https://nourishresist.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Nourish|Resist\u003c/a>. They came up with a slogan: “Hate won’t feed us.” And since then, the group has combined their skill sets--from baking to political organizing--to educate people about how to effectively fight Trump’s policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group takes a dual approach. Part of their work is internal, reminiscent of those early group dinners. It’s a safe space for women of color to discuss the mundanities and frustrations of their daily working lives. “When people think of resistance, they think of a protest. We like to think our existence is resistance,” Simley said. “In order to do that external organization, I like to say you have to take time to sharpen your saw before [you] can slice through wood.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their other work is external, a collection of events that facilitates direct political action. Many in the group have political and organizing backgrounds. Mah worked for \u003ca href=\"https://front.moveon.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Move On\u003c/a> during the beginning of the Obama administration, and later worked as a paralegal for death row inmates before switching careers to work at \u003ca href=\"https://www.ritualroasters.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Ritual Coffee Roasters\u003c/a>, where she’s currently head roaster. Until recently, Simley was Bi-Rite’s \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2017/03/good-food-advocate-shakirah-simley-bids-bi-rite-farewell/\" target=\"_blank\">community program manager\u003c/a>, where she worked on community development projects like increasing the amount of healthy food at corner stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet the group also emphasizes the importance that comes with the first part of their name, the power that comes with feeding people. “Breaking bread is an essential part of bringing people together that’s disarming,” said Simley. “Everyone eats. You can’t do this work unless you’re full. We want to make sure that [we’re] paying homage to what we’re really good at and what we know, which is food, beverage and hospitality.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116528\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116528\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited.jpg\" alt=\"Nourish|Resist's first event, "An Unpresidented Meal," combined political organizing and a delicious meal.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nourish|Resist's first event, \"An Unpresidented Meal,\" combined political organizing and a delicious meal. \u003ccite>(Sana Javeri Kadri)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://nourishresist.org/blog/2017/2/7/video-an-unprecedented-meal-on-january-19th-2017\" target=\"_blank\">An Unpresidented Meal,\u003c/a> the group’s first event, took place at Mission High the night before the inauguration. The group organized a meal--salad, turkey kofta--and instructed the high schoolers on how they could channel their frustrations. They made protest signs together, and talked about the rights people have when protesting. Don’t just stop there, the group urged, instructing them how to set up a citywide network of young activists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe src=\"https://player.vimeo.com/video/200338283?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People don’t respect the power of youth,” Simley said. “Youth are not apathetic because they don’t care, youth are apathetic because they feel like people don’t care about them. The minute you give youth resources, or agency or ask them what they think, they can be really engaged. They told us at our resistance dinner, ‘we’re inheriting something you created.’ And it’s not fair.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other events followed. Around Valentine’s Day, they provided chocolate and writing supplies for a “love letters to legislators” event, as well as tips for a useful letter (don’t just be angry, mention a specific bill or action you want them to support). The event yielded hundreds of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/BQgI9IOgZJ2/?taken-by=nourishresist\" target=\"_blank\">colorful postcards\u003c/a> to local politicians. The goal, Mah said, is to show people exactly what actions they can take to create the most amount of change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:8px;\">\n\u003cdiv style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.97222222222222% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n\u003cdiv style=\" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/BQgI9IOgZJ2/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Tonight we invite you to join us in the revolutionary act of #LoveLetterstoLegislators. And if you're making dinner for your sweetie, we'll see you next week, in #Oakland on 2/23. Have a #Valentines hug and a kiss from #NourishResist.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by Nourish | Resist (@nourishresist) on \u003ctime style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-02-14T18:32:30+00:00\">Feb 14, 2017 at 10:32am PST\u003c/time>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cscript async defer src=\"//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js\">\u003c/script>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of times, people want to do something, yet there’s a lack of understanding of how to do that,” Mah said. “We’d like to create a very tangible pathway of activation and participation that’s not just for the white majority who enjoy privilege, but also [for] very silenced majorities who have not been able to activate themselves for either fear, a sense of vulnerability, or a lack of support.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116530\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-116530 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited.jpg\" alt=\"Part of the night's meal at An Unpresidented Meal.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2880\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of the night's meal at An Unpresidented Meal. \u003ccite>(Sana Javeri Kadri)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Their goal isn’t merely to motivate San Franciscans, who have a wealth of resources and like-minded cohorts available to them. Nourish|Resist puts their \u003ca href=\"https://nourishresist.org/resources/\" target=\"_blank\">resources online\u003c/a>, so other groups throughout the country--who might be the Democratic minority in a red state--can easily create their own version of Nourish|Resist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group is currently planning more \u003ca href=\"https://nourishresist.org/events/\" target=\"_blank\">events\u003c/a>, including one this Friday about the \u003ca href=\"http://voicesfromthekitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\">role of race in the kitchen\u003c/a>. In the future, they hope to connect with more women, and encourage people to participate in local and state elections. They also have loftier goals. They want to, “foster personal and food security for our community,” and “create coalitions across our similarly-minded movements, people, and organizations.” It’ll be a slow journey, requiring an excess of time and money from workers in an industry that thrives on little of both. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Last year, a group of women started meeting in San Francisco. It was an informal group, composed of women of color who worked in the San Francisco food world at places like \u003ca href=\"http://www.tartinebakery.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tartine\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.biritemarket.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Bi-Rite\u003c/a>. They used the potlucks to swap stories and share advice. After the election, the mood darkened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were all feeling different levels of grief, despondence, confusion, [and] frustration,” said Leslie Mah, one of the group’s organizers. During one of the meals, someone wondered what they could do to combat President Trump’s administration. “We started naming things, and it started coming together--ok, we actually have a lot here,” Mah said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last November galvanized the group, organizer Shakirah Simley said. It made them want to “come together as a community and build something that was sincere to our needs as women, as folks of color, as people who understand these pretty intense issues as [they] relate to class, race, gender, immigration, labor and the economy,” Simley said. “We see all those things as industry folks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116532\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116532\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05.jpg\" alt=\"Nourish/Resist members at their first event in January.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nourish/Resist members at their first event in January. \u003ccite>(Sana Javeri Kadri)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The group decided to formalize the group as a tool for political action, and dubbed themselves \u003ca href=\"https://nourishresist.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Nourish|Resist\u003c/a>. They came up with a slogan: “Hate won’t feed us.” And since then, the group has combined their skill sets--from baking to political organizing--to educate people about how to effectively fight Trump’s policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group takes a dual approach. Part of their work is internal, reminiscent of those early group dinners. It’s a safe space for women of color to discuss the mundanities and frustrations of their daily working lives. “When people think of resistance, they think of a protest. We like to think our existence is resistance,” Simley said. “In order to do that external organization, I like to say you have to take time to sharpen your saw before [you] can slice through wood.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their other work is external, a collection of events that facilitates direct political action. Many in the group have political and organizing backgrounds. Mah worked for \u003ca href=\"https://front.moveon.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Move On\u003c/a> during the beginning of the Obama administration, and later worked as a paralegal for death row inmates before switching careers to work at \u003ca href=\"https://www.ritualroasters.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Ritual Coffee Roasters\u003c/a>, where she’s currently head roaster. Until recently, Simley was Bi-Rite’s \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2017/03/good-food-advocate-shakirah-simley-bids-bi-rite-farewell/\" target=\"_blank\">community program manager\u003c/a>, where she worked on community development projects like increasing the amount of healthy food at corner stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet the group also emphasizes the importance that comes with the first part of their name, the power that comes with feeding people. “Breaking bread is an essential part of bringing people together that’s disarming,” said Simley. “Everyone eats. You can’t do this work unless you’re full. We want to make sure that [we’re] paying homage to what we’re really good at and what we know, which is food, beverage and hospitality.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116528\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116528\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited.jpg\" alt=\"Nourish|Resist's first event, "An Unpresidented Meal," combined political organizing and a delicious meal.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/edited-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nourish|Resist's first event, \"An Unpresidented Meal,\" combined political organizing and a delicious meal. \u003ccite>(Sana Javeri Kadri)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://nourishresist.org/blog/2017/2/7/video-an-unprecedented-meal-on-january-19th-2017\" target=\"_blank\">An Unpresidented Meal,\u003c/a> the group’s first event, took place at Mission High the night before the inauguration. The group organized a meal--salad, turkey kofta--and instructed the high schoolers on how they could channel their frustrations. They made protest signs together, and talked about the rights people have when protesting. Don’t just stop there, the group urged, instructing them how to set up a citywide network of young activists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe src=\"https://player.vimeo.com/video/200338283?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People don’t respect the power of youth,” Simley said. “Youth are not apathetic because they don’t care, youth are apathetic because they feel like people don’t care about them. The minute you give youth resources, or agency or ask them what they think, they can be really engaged. They told us at our resistance dinner, ‘we’re inheriting something you created.’ And it’s not fair.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other events followed. Around Valentine’s Day, they provided chocolate and writing supplies for a “love letters to legislators” event, as well as tips for a useful letter (don’t just be angry, mention a specific bill or action you want them to support). The event yielded hundreds of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/BQgI9IOgZJ2/?taken-by=nourishresist\" target=\"_blank\">colorful postcards\u003c/a> to local politicians. The goal, Mah said, is to show people exactly what actions they can take to create the most amount of change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:8px;\">\n\u003cdiv style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.97222222222222% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n\u003cdiv style=\" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\">\u003c/div>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/BQgI9IOgZJ2/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Tonight we invite you to join us in the revolutionary act of #LoveLetterstoLegislators. And if you're making dinner for your sweetie, we'll see you next week, in #Oakland on 2/23. Have a #Valentines hug and a kiss from #NourishResist.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by Nourish | Resist (@nourishresist) on \u003ctime style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-02-14T18:32:30+00:00\">Feb 14, 2017 at 10:32am PST\u003c/time>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cscript async defer src=\"//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js\">\u003c/script>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of times, people want to do something, yet there’s a lack of understanding of how to do that,” Mah said. “We’d like to create a very tangible pathway of activation and participation that’s not just for the white majority who enjoy privilege, but also [for] very silenced majorities who have not been able to activate themselves for either fear, a sense of vulnerability, or a lack of support.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116530\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-116530 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited.jpg\" alt=\"Part of the night's meal at An Unpresidented Meal.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2880\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/04/NourishResistRD_03edited-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of the night's meal at An Unpresidented Meal. \u003ccite>(Sana Javeri Kadri)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Their goal isn’t merely to motivate San Franciscans, who have a wealth of resources and like-minded cohorts available to them. Nourish|Resist puts their \u003ca href=\"https://nourishresist.org/resources/\" target=\"_blank\">resources online\u003c/a>, so other groups throughout the country--who might be the Democratic minority in a red state--can easily create their own version of Nourish|Resist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group is currently planning more \u003ca href=\"https://nourishresist.org/events/\" target=\"_blank\">events\u003c/a>, including one this Friday about the \u003ca href=\"http://voicesfromthekitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\">role of race in the kitchen\u003c/a>. In the future, they hope to connect with more women, and encourage people to participate in local and state elections. They also have loftier goals. They want to, “foster personal and food security for our community,” and “create coalitions across our similarly-minded movements, people, and organizations.” It’ll be a slow journey, requiring an excess of time and money from workers in an industry that thrives on little of both. But Mah and Simley are excited for the future, excited to use their passion for local, sustainable food to challenge the new political reality, and show others that food is far from apolitical.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116392\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116392\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Farid Rafaty cooked Afghan food at the Oakland Bloom Night Market with his cousin Mina.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1666\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-160x139.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-800x694.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-768x666.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-1020x885.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-1180x1024.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-960x833.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-240x208.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-375x325.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-520x451.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farid Rafaty cooked Afghan food at the Oakland Bloom Night Market with his friend Shahnaz. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Farid Rafaty dreams of opening a restaurant where he will cook dishes from his native Afghanistan. One of these would be the luscious \u003cem>mantu\u003c/em> dumplings he recently made for a pop-up dinner sponsored by \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandbloom.org/\">Oakland Bloom\u003c/a>, an organization that wants to help him in his quest. It’s been a long journey. At age 14, Rafaty was walking home after getting a haircut when he was forcibly drafted by the pro-communist government as a soldier to fight against the \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mujahideen\" target=\"_blank\">Mujahideen\u003c/a> and taken by helicopter to their army base. After spending three weeks trying to operate an anti-aircraft missile launcher, the determined young man escaped from the base and fled his country by walking all the way to Pakistan, where he eventually met up with his parents and eight siblings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116393\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116393\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Farid's mantu (beef dumpling) topped with tomato and yogurt sauces.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2204\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-160x184.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-800x918.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-768x882.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-1020x1171.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-1180x1355.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-960x1102.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-240x276.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-375x430.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-520x597.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farid's mantu (beef dumpling) topped with tomato and yogurt sauces. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After several years living in France, Rafaty moved to Southern California, and ironically, got his wish to cook authentic Afghan food -- for the U.S. Marine Corps training site in Twentynine Palms. The army had built a completely realistic Afghan town in the middle of the Mojave desert to train Marines before they were deployed to Afghanistan. “It had to be 100% accurate, from the shops to the colors of the clothing to the food,” explains Rafaty. “I was head of kitchen and cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner for 220 Afghan ‘actors’ and 40 Special Forces soldiers.” Sometimes Rafaty was also assigned to act a role, such as head of the Secret Service, in exercises where American soldiers were tasked with finding “the bad guys.” The results were impressive. After a month living in the simulated Afghan village, the soldiers were ready. “I received many commendations, and the soldiers expressed their gratitude for preparing them so well, which was crucial to their survival,” says Rafaty. “Now, I want to give back to this wonderful country.” With Oakland Bloom’s help, Rafaty hopes to start a catering business and work his way up to a café where he can make real connections with his customers. “I want a place,“ he says, “where we all know each other’s families.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116394\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116394\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Seanathan Chow, founder of Oakland Bloom, at March 12 Night Market Pop-up Dinner.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1389\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-160x116.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-800x579.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-768x556.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-1020x738.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-1180x854.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-960x695.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-240x174.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-375x271.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-520x376.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seanathan Chow, founder of Oakland Bloom, at March 12 Night Market Pop-up Dinner. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Not all the refugees that Oakland Bloom mentors have as much food service experience as Farid Rafaty. Indeed, some have none at all. But the most important quality that Oakland Bloom founder Seanathan Chow looks for when choosing people for the training program is a love of cooking. After several years working to foster social entrepreneurialism as a start-up consultant and volunteering in a variety of non-profits, Chow switched gears to attend culinary school and then cook at Hawker Fare and Nopalito.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His “aha moment” came when he realized he could pair food and social impact to create economic opportunities for refugees and immigrants looking to start their own businesses. He founded Oakland Bloom in 2015. Now, he and his team run an intense two-week training program where refugees receive instruction in running a food business, operating a commercial kitchen, marketing, and testing recipes, all leading up to the Night Market, where they cook and serve their dishes to more than 100 guests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These pop-up dinners, held monthly in the basement dining room of \u003ca href=\"https://www.choicehotels.com/california/oakland/clarion-hotels/cab03?source=gyxt\">Oakland’s Clarion Hotel\u003c/a>, give the emerging chefs an opportunity to handle a steady stream of customers and engage in conversation with them. Chow is still refining the structure and learning from each event. At the second dinner on March 12, he was dismayed to find that by the time the last two ticketed customers appeared, a couple of the chefs had run out of food. “It was a learning experience for us all,” says Chow, “I want to improve these events each time and use them as a testing ground for a permanent space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandbloom.org/tickets/\">next pop-up dinner on April 9\u003c/a> will feature timed seatings to more evenly distribute diners. Besides allowing the chefs to practice feeding people at these events, Chow’s vision also includes encouraging conversations about culture and inspiring guests to volunteer their skills (say in marketing or graphic design) to help these budding entrepreneurs succeed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116455\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised.jpg\" alt=\"Sara Tebege's spicy chicken and red lentils accompanied by her unique Eritrean flatbread.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"904\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116455\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-160x75.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-800x377.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-768x362.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-1020x480.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-1180x556.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-960x452.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-240x113.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-375x177.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-520x245.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sara Tebege's spicy chicken and red lentils accompanied by her unique Eritrean flatbread. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The youngest chef in the March 12 Night Market line-up was 23-year old Sara Tebege, who served home-style Eritrean foods atop discs of a dark flatbread. But this flatbread was not \u003cem>injera\u003c/em> which is the large spongy crepe-like circles made primarily of teff flour that is a staple in Ethiopian and Eritrean meals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tebege featured a unique twist on another traditional flatbread that she calls \u003cem>anababiru\u003c/em>, which is usually served in layers. Her dish featured smaller rounds upon which she spread \u003cem>awaze\u003c/em> (spiced butter) and piled her \u003cem>doro tibs\u003c/em> (spicy chicken) and \u003cem>misr wot\u003c/em> (red lentil stew). She explained the significance of this “bread” to some of her customers, explaining that since it has a shorter rising time than injera, it was made every morning in her household and marked the start of the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tebege is Eritrean. Since coming to the U.S. she has been working hard to improve herself and start a new life. When she connected with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.rescue.org/\">International Rescue Committee \u003c/a> (IRC) in 2014, she met Seanathan Chow who was then a volunteer. In 2015, Sara participated in Oakland Bloom’s food business training program (then in partnership with IRC’s New Roots Program), where participants were introduced to basic business concepts and various types of food businesses through guest lectures, field trips, and workshops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through the IRC, Tebege also met Doug Hewitt and recently completed the training program for \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2017/02/14/refugees-life-stories-deepen-the-brew-at-1951-coffee-company/\">1951 Coffee Company\u003c/a>. Although she hopes to start working at the café, quickly whipping up lattes for Berkeleyites on the go, her ultimate wish is to have her own café where she can offer the slower-paced, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/08/07/traditional-ethiopian-coffee-ceremony-brewed-up-by-chef-marcus-samuelsson-and-cafe-colucci/\">traditional Ethiopian/Eritrean coffee ritual\u003c/a> that involves roasting the beans, grinding them, mixing the ground beans with water, then boiling and serving three rounds of coffee with snacks like popped sorghum. The daily ritual emphasizes slowing down and encourages participants to really talk to each other. Through her time with Oakland Bloom, Tebege came up with a name for her café: Mahaza, which means “friend” in Tigrinya, her native language.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116396\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116396\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Seanathan Chow's refreshing take on a Burmese tamarind ginger soda.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1598\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-160x133.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-800x666.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-768x639.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-1020x849.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-1180x982.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-960x799.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-240x200.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-375x312.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-520x433.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seanathan Chow's refreshing take on a Burmese tamarind ginger soda. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At his recent pop-up dinner, Seanathan Chow contributed his own Burmese-inspired tamarind ginger soda. He explains that his motivation for establishing Oakland Bloom was personal: “My parents were immigrants from Burma, where my mom grew up in poverty. My uncle hid on a boat to get here, with only $10 in his pocket. I grew up hearing stories about what it took for my family to come here, and even more so how difficult it was upon arriving. Now my mom and uncle are both successful entrepreneurs,\" says Chow. \"They sacrificed a lot, but they’re proof that anything is possible with a little help from the community and loved ones. It’s heartbreaking when I meet immigrants who feel like owning a business is simply out of their reach. I want my participants to know that Oakland Bloom will support them for the long haul. We’re in this together.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chow’s ultimate goal is to open Oakland’s first \u003ca href=\"http://www.thebestsingapore.com/eat-and-drink/the-best-5-hawker-centres-in-singapore/\">Hawker Center\u003c/a> inspired by the food courts for which Singapore is famous. He needs a warehouse or other covered space that would be big enough for each entrepreneur to have his/her own stall. After a pilot program, he hopes to make this a permanent fixture in Oakland. Another part of Chow’s plan is to enlist the help of guest chefs. The Hawker center would have stalls for refugees and immigrants plus Oakland's up-and-coming chefs, who could provide one-on-one mentorships. “What we really need, “ says Chow, “is for everyone to feel invested in the success of others.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116397\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116397\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Orn Sok and Sambath Ky are refugees from Cambodia, who have been been working at a small cafe in Oakland making American food for years. They want to cook Cambodian dishes, like this chicken stuffed with lemon grass, pork and tamarind and papaya glass noodle salad. They will also be cooking at the April 9th event.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1470\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-160x123.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-800x613.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-768x588.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-1020x781.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-1180x903.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-960x735.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-240x184.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-375x287.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-520x398.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orn Sok and Sambath Ky are refugees from Cambodia, who have been been working at a small cafe in Oakland making American food for years. They want to cook Cambodian dishes, like this chicken stuffed with lemon grass, pork and tamarind and papaya glass noodle salad. They will also be cooking at the April 9th event. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://oaklandbloom.org/\">\u003cstrong>Oakland Bloom\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://oaklandbloom.org/tickets/\">Purchase tickets \u003c/a>for the next Pop-Up Night Market on April 9 at the Clarion Hotel\u003cbr>\n371 13\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> Street \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Clarion+Hotel+Downtown+Oakland+City+Center/@37.8027602,-122.272227,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x808f80b413425549:0xb07d41caf46aa28!8m2!3d37.802756!4d-122.270033\">[Map]\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94612\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/oakbloomkitchen/\">Oakland Bloom\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Check \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandbloom.org/\">Oakland Bloom’s website\u003c/a> for upcoming crowd-funding projects.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116392\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116392\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Farid Rafaty cooked Afghan food at the Oakland Bloom Night Market with his cousin Mina.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1666\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-160x139.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-800x694.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-768x666.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-1020x885.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-1180x1024.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-960x833.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-240x208.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-375x325.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/1-Farid-and-Mina-NEW-520x451.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farid Rafaty cooked Afghan food at the Oakland Bloom Night Market with his friend Shahnaz. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Farid Rafaty dreams of opening a restaurant where he will cook dishes from his native Afghanistan. One of these would be the luscious \u003cem>mantu\u003c/em> dumplings he recently made for a pop-up dinner sponsored by \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandbloom.org/\">Oakland Bloom\u003c/a>, an organization that wants to help him in his quest. It’s been a long journey. At age 14, Rafaty was walking home after getting a haircut when he was forcibly drafted by the pro-communist government as a soldier to fight against the \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mujahideen\" target=\"_blank\">Mujahideen\u003c/a> and taken by helicopter to their army base. After spending three weeks trying to operate an anti-aircraft missile launcher, the determined young man escaped from the base and fled his country by walking all the way to Pakistan, where he eventually met up with his parents and eight siblings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116393\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116393\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Farid's mantu (beef dumpling) topped with tomato and yogurt sauces.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2204\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-160x184.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-800x918.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-768x882.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-1020x1171.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-1180x1355.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-960x1102.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-240x276.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-375x430.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/2-Mantu-dumpling-NEW-520x597.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farid's mantu (beef dumpling) topped with tomato and yogurt sauces. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After several years living in France, Rafaty moved to Southern California, and ironically, got his wish to cook authentic Afghan food -- for the U.S. Marine Corps training site in Twentynine Palms. The army had built a completely realistic Afghan town in the middle of the Mojave desert to train Marines before they were deployed to Afghanistan. “It had to be 100% accurate, from the shops to the colors of the clothing to the food,” explains Rafaty. “I was head of kitchen and cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner for 220 Afghan ‘actors’ and 40 Special Forces soldiers.” Sometimes Rafaty was also assigned to act a role, such as head of the Secret Service, in exercises where American soldiers were tasked with finding “the bad guys.” The results were impressive. After a month living in the simulated Afghan village, the soldiers were ready. “I received many commendations, and the soldiers expressed their gratitude for preparing them so well, which was crucial to their survival,” says Rafaty. “Now, I want to give back to this wonderful country.” With Oakland Bloom’s help, Rafaty hopes to start a catering business and work his way up to a café where he can make real connections with his customers. “I want a place,“ he says, “where we all know each other’s families.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116394\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116394\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Seanathan Chow, founder of Oakland Bloom, at March 12 Night Market Pop-up Dinner.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1389\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-160x116.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-800x579.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-768x556.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-1020x738.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-1180x854.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-960x695.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-240x174.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-375x271.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/3-Seanathan-Chow-NEW-520x376.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seanathan Chow, founder of Oakland Bloom, at March 12 Night Market Pop-up Dinner. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Not all the refugees that Oakland Bloom mentors have as much food service experience as Farid Rafaty. Indeed, some have none at all. But the most important quality that Oakland Bloom founder Seanathan Chow looks for when choosing people for the training program is a love of cooking. After several years working to foster social entrepreneurialism as a start-up consultant and volunteering in a variety of non-profits, Chow switched gears to attend culinary school and then cook at Hawker Fare and Nopalito.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His “aha moment” came when he realized he could pair food and social impact to create economic opportunities for refugees and immigrants looking to start their own businesses. He founded Oakland Bloom in 2015. Now, he and his team run an intense two-week training program where refugees receive instruction in running a food business, operating a commercial kitchen, marketing, and testing recipes, all leading up to the Night Market, where they cook and serve their dishes to more than 100 guests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These pop-up dinners, held monthly in the basement dining room of \u003ca href=\"https://www.choicehotels.com/california/oakland/clarion-hotels/cab03?source=gyxt\">Oakland’s Clarion Hotel\u003c/a>, give the emerging chefs an opportunity to handle a steady stream of customers and engage in conversation with them. Chow is still refining the structure and learning from each event. At the second dinner on March 12, he was dismayed to find that by the time the last two ticketed customers appeared, a couple of the chefs had run out of food. “It was a learning experience for us all,” says Chow, “I want to improve these events each time and use them as a testing ground for a permanent space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandbloom.org/tickets/\">next pop-up dinner on April 9\u003c/a> will feature timed seatings to more evenly distribute diners. Besides allowing the chefs to practice feeding people at these events, Chow’s vision also includes encouraging conversations about culture and inspiring guests to volunteer their skills (say in marketing or graphic design) to help these budding entrepreneurs succeed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116455\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised.jpg\" alt=\"Sara Tebege's spicy chicken and red lentils accompanied by her unique Eritrean flatbread.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"904\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116455\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-160x75.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-800x377.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-768x362.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-1020x480.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-1180x556.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-960x452.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-240x113.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-375x177.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/4-Sara-Tebege-revised-520x245.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sara Tebege's spicy chicken and red lentils accompanied by her unique Eritrean flatbread. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The youngest chef in the March 12 Night Market line-up was 23-year old Sara Tebege, who served home-style Eritrean foods atop discs of a dark flatbread. But this flatbread was not \u003cem>injera\u003c/em> which is the large spongy crepe-like circles made primarily of teff flour that is a staple in Ethiopian and Eritrean meals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tebege featured a unique twist on another traditional flatbread that she calls \u003cem>anababiru\u003c/em>, which is usually served in layers. Her dish featured smaller rounds upon which she spread \u003cem>awaze\u003c/em> (spiced butter) and piled her \u003cem>doro tibs\u003c/em> (spicy chicken) and \u003cem>misr wot\u003c/em> (red lentil stew). She explained the significance of this “bread” to some of her customers, explaining that since it has a shorter rising time than injera, it was made every morning in her household and marked the start of the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tebege is Eritrean. Since coming to the U.S. she has been working hard to improve herself and start a new life. When she connected with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.rescue.org/\">International Rescue Committee \u003c/a> (IRC) in 2014, she met Seanathan Chow who was then a volunteer. In 2015, Sara participated in Oakland Bloom’s food business training program (then in partnership with IRC’s New Roots Program), where participants were introduced to basic business concepts and various types of food businesses through guest lectures, field trips, and workshops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through the IRC, Tebege also met Doug Hewitt and recently completed the training program for \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2017/02/14/refugees-life-stories-deepen-the-brew-at-1951-coffee-company/\">1951 Coffee Company\u003c/a>. Although she hopes to start working at the café, quickly whipping up lattes for Berkeleyites on the go, her ultimate wish is to have her own café where she can offer the slower-paced, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/08/07/traditional-ethiopian-coffee-ceremony-brewed-up-by-chef-marcus-samuelsson-and-cafe-colucci/\">traditional Ethiopian/Eritrean coffee ritual\u003c/a> that involves roasting the beans, grinding them, mixing the ground beans with water, then boiling and serving three rounds of coffee with snacks like popped sorghum. The daily ritual emphasizes slowing down and encourages participants to really talk to each other. Through her time with Oakland Bloom, Tebege came up with a name for her café: Mahaza, which means “friend” in Tigrinya, her native language.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116396\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116396\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Seanathan Chow's refreshing take on a Burmese tamarind ginger soda.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1598\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-160x133.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-800x666.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-768x639.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-1020x849.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-1180x982.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-960x799.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-240x200.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-375x312.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/5-Soda-NEW-520x433.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seanathan Chow's refreshing take on a Burmese tamarind ginger soda. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At his recent pop-up dinner, Seanathan Chow contributed his own Burmese-inspired tamarind ginger soda. He explains that his motivation for establishing Oakland Bloom was personal: “My parents were immigrants from Burma, where my mom grew up in poverty. My uncle hid on a boat to get here, with only $10 in his pocket. I grew up hearing stories about what it took for my family to come here, and even more so how difficult it was upon arriving. Now my mom and uncle are both successful entrepreneurs,\" says Chow. \"They sacrificed a lot, but they’re proof that anything is possible with a little help from the community and loved ones. It’s heartbreaking when I meet immigrants who feel like owning a business is simply out of their reach. I want my participants to know that Oakland Bloom will support them for the long haul. We’re in this together.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chow’s ultimate goal is to open Oakland’s first \u003ca href=\"http://www.thebestsingapore.com/eat-and-drink/the-best-5-hawker-centres-in-singapore/\">Hawker Center\u003c/a> inspired by the food courts for which Singapore is famous. He needs a warehouse or other covered space that would be big enough for each entrepreneur to have his/her own stall. After a pilot program, he hopes to make this a permanent fixture in Oakland. Another part of Chow’s plan is to enlist the help of guest chefs. The Hawker center would have stalls for refugees and immigrants plus Oakland's up-and-coming chefs, who could provide one-on-one mentorships. “What we really need, “ says Chow, “is for everyone to feel invested in the success of others.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116397\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116397\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Orn Sok and Sambath Ky are refugees from Cambodia, who have been been working at a small cafe in Oakland making American food for years. They want to cook Cambodian dishes, like this chicken stuffed with lemon grass, pork and tamarind and papaya glass noodle salad. They will also be cooking at the April 9th event.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1470\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-160x123.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-800x613.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-768x588.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-1020x781.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-1180x903.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-960x735.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-240x184.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-375x287.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/6-Orn-and-Sambath-NEW-520x398.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orn Sok and Sambath Ky are refugees from Cambodia, who have been been working at a small cafe in Oakland making American food for years. They want to cook Cambodian dishes, like this chicken stuffed with lemon grass, pork and tamarind and papaya glass noodle salad. They will also be cooking at the April 9th event. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://oaklandbloom.org/\">\u003cstrong>Oakland Bloom\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://oaklandbloom.org/tickets/\">Purchase tickets \u003c/a>for the next Pop-Up Night Market on April 9 at the Clarion Hotel\u003cbr>\n371 13\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> Street \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Clarion+Hotel+Downtown+Oakland+City+Center/@37.8027602,-122.272227,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x808f80b413425549:0xb07d41caf46aa28!8m2!3d37.802756!4d-122.270033\">[Map]\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94612\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/oakbloomkitchen/\">Oakland Bloom\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Check \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandbloom.org/\">Oakland Bloom’s website\u003c/a> for upcoming crowd-funding projects.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>For many years, the Claremont Diner, just over the Berkeley border into Oakland at the intersection of Claremont and College Avenues, was a friendly bastion of BLTs on white bread, iceberg-lettuce salads and massive breakfast omelets. The owners of \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/ding-japanese-restaurant-oakland\" target=\"_blank\">Ding Japanese Restaurant\u003c/a>, which opened without fanfare in the space last week after a big remodeling job, have transformed the dining room from white-walled brightness to sleek-wood coolness, earth-toned warmth, and all-around welcoming appeal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116367\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116367\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2.jpg\" alt=\"Ding Japanese Restaurant interior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ding Japanese Restaurant interior. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are a couple of other Japanese restaurants within walking distance, but they don’t have the energy of this place, right out of the gate. We went for lunch and whittled down the menu choices to just a few: a daily special appetizer, two combination lunches and a bowl of ramen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116373\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116373\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter.jpg\" alt=\"The sushi bar at Ding.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sushi bar at Ding. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are a few important details that make this place stand out from the pack of Easy Bay Japanese spots, the first of which is the shiro on each table. Shiro is a soy sauce brewed with more wheat than soybeans, sweeter and more delicate than soy-centric sauces, usually reserved for sashimi. Here, it’s a harbinger of the kitchen’s predilection toward subtlety, in general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This subtle approach to cooking is exemplified by the ramen, toothsome noodles in a miso-pork broth, seasoned simply with pepper, deeply sweet, and laden with grilled chicken, mushrooms, hardboiled egg, corn, cilantro and a surprising note of chopped cashews, which further deepens the sweetness of the whole. Our server brought togarishi, a spice mix with a hint of chili pepper, on the side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116370\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116370\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1.jpg\" alt=\"Yokor haima ramen with grilled chicken and vegetables.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yokor haima ramen with grilled chicken and vegetables. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We couldn’t resist one daily appetizer special of amaebi, raw shrimp served with the fried heads on the side. At Ding, this classic dish is slowly and carefully prepared, the raw flesh cool and crisp and the heads lightly fried and tender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116360\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116360\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi.jpg\" alt=\"Amaebi, raw shrimp sushi.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amaebi, raw shrimp sushi. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The raw fish dishes, in all their glory, were the highlight of the meal. We tried two lunch specials, both excellent values in a neighborhood where a noodle lunch will set you back $15, on average. The sushi/sashimi combo at $12.50 is a bargain anywhere in the Bay Area, and the quality of this fish selection is much higher than average in these parts, where quality can be variable and inconsistent. It came with four pieces of nigiri (the menu said five, but who’s counting?), large, but gracefully cut: tuna, shrimp, waru (Hawaiian whitefish) with tobiko, and salmon. Two big slices each of tuna and salmon sashimi were perched at the end of the long, narrow serving plate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116374\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116374\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi.jpg\" alt=\"Sushi from the Sushi Sashimi Combination lunch.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sushi from the sushi-sashimi combination lunch. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116371\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116371\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi.jpg\" alt=\"Sashimi from the Sushi Sashimi Combination lunch.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sashimi from the Sushi-sashimi combination lunch. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The combination lunch special comes with your choice of two dishes: one cooked entrée and one sushi roll or cooked appetizer. For $4, we added four slices of hamachi (yellowtail), so, for a grand total of $14.50, we got an ample serving of chicken teriyaki, a spicy tuna roll, and some of the most buttery hamachi around. The teriyaki, like the ramen, was subtly complex, with juicy-tender meat and a not-too-sweet sauce. The spicy tuna roll was of the minced variety, with mild heat. And there was a nice side salad with spicy miso dressing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116386\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116386\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1.jpg\" alt=\" Chicken teriyaki lunch special.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicken teriyaki lunch special. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116364\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116364\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1.jpg\" alt=\"Hamachi (Yellowtail) sashimi. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hamachi (yellowtail) sashimi. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For a menu that has all the predictable dishes you’d expect to find in a neighborhood Japanese restaurant, Ding offers some artful complexity and sophistication to sauces and stocks—and, most importantly, beautifully sourced and prepared raw fish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116362\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116362\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior.jpg\" alt=\"Ding Japanese Restaurant in Oakland's Rockridge \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ding Japanese Restaurant in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/ding-japanese-restaurant-oakland\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Ding Japanese Cuisine\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n6200 Claremont Ave.\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94618 [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/nXhQ47\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 879-7725\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Thu 11:30am-2:30pm, 5pm-9pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm; Sunday 5pm-9pm; Closed Monday\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $-$$$ ($10-$15, lunch specials; $16-$20, dinner entrées)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>For many years, the Claremont Diner, just over the Berkeley border into Oakland at the intersection of Claremont and College Avenues, was a friendly bastion of BLTs on white bread, iceberg-lettuce salads and massive breakfast omelets. The owners of \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/ding-japanese-restaurant-oakland\" target=\"_blank\">Ding Japanese Restaurant\u003c/a>, which opened without fanfare in the space last week after a big remodeling job, have transformed the dining room from white-walled brightness to sleek-wood coolness, earth-toned warmth, and all-around welcoming appeal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116367\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116367\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2.jpg\" alt=\"Ding Japanese Restaurant interior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-interior2-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ding Japanese Restaurant interior. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are a couple of other Japanese restaurants within walking distance, but they don’t have the energy of this place, right out of the gate. We went for lunch and whittled down the menu choices to just a few: a daily special appetizer, two combination lunches and a bowl of ramen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116373\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116373\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter.jpg\" alt=\"The sushi bar at Ding.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-counter-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sushi bar at Ding. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are a few important details that make this place stand out from the pack of Easy Bay Japanese spots, the first of which is the shiro on each table. Shiro is a soy sauce brewed with more wheat than soybeans, sweeter and more delicate than soy-centric sauces, usually reserved for sashimi. Here, it’s a harbinger of the kitchen’s predilection toward subtlety, in general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This subtle approach to cooking is exemplified by the ramen, toothsome noodles in a miso-pork broth, seasoned simply with pepper, deeply sweet, and laden with grilled chicken, mushrooms, hardboiled egg, corn, cilantro and a surprising note of chopped cashews, which further deepens the sweetness of the whole. Our server brought togarishi, a spice mix with a hint of chili pepper, on the side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116370\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116370\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1.jpg\" alt=\"Yokor haima ramen with grilled chicken and vegetables.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-ramen1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yokor haima ramen with grilled chicken and vegetables. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We couldn’t resist one daily appetizer special of amaebi, raw shrimp served with the fried heads on the side. At Ding, this classic dish is slowly and carefully prepared, the raw flesh cool and crisp and the heads lightly fried and tender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116360\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116360\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi.jpg\" alt=\"Amaebi, raw shrimp sushi.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-amaebi-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amaebi, raw shrimp sushi. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The raw fish dishes, in all their glory, were the highlight of the meal. We tried two lunch specials, both excellent values in a neighborhood where a noodle lunch will set you back $15, on average. The sushi/sashimi combo at $12.50 is a bargain anywhere in the Bay Area, and the quality of this fish selection is much higher than average in these parts, where quality can be variable and inconsistent. It came with four pieces of nigiri (the menu said five, but who’s counting?), large, but gracefully cut: tuna, shrimp, waru (Hawaiian whitefish) with tobiko, and salmon. Two big slices each of tuna and salmon sashimi were perched at the end of the long, narrow serving plate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116374\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116374\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi.jpg\" alt=\"Sushi from the Sushi Sashimi Combination lunch.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sushi-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sushi from the sushi-sashimi combination lunch. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116371\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116371\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi.jpg\" alt=\"Sashimi from the Sushi Sashimi Combination lunch.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-sashimi-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sashimi from the Sushi-sashimi combination lunch. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The combination lunch special comes with your choice of two dishes: one cooked entrée and one sushi roll or cooked appetizer. For $4, we added four slices of hamachi (yellowtail), so, for a grand total of $14.50, we got an ample serving of chicken teriyaki, a spicy tuna roll, and some of the most buttery hamachi around. The teriyaki, like the ramen, was subtly complex, with juicy-tender meat and a not-too-sweet sauce. The spicy tuna roll was of the minced variety, with mild heat. And there was a nice side salad with spicy miso dressing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116386\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116386\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1.jpg\" alt=\" Chicken teriyaki lunch special.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-chix-teriyaki1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicken teriyaki lunch special. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116364\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116364\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1.jpg\" alt=\"Hamachi (Yellowtail) sashimi. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-hamachi1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hamachi (yellowtail) sashimi. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For a menu that has all the predictable dishes you’d expect to find in a neighborhood Japanese restaurant, Ding offers some artful complexity and sophistication to sauces and stocks—and, most importantly, beautifully sourced and prepared raw fish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116362\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-116362\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior.jpg\" alt=\"Ding Japanese Restaurant in Oakland's Rockridge \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ding-exterior-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ding Japanese Restaurant in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/ding-japanese-restaurant-oakland\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Ding Japanese Cuisine\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n6200 Claremont Ave.\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94618 [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/nXhQ47\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 879-7725\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Thu 11:30am-2:30pm, 5pm-9pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm; Sunday 5pm-9pm; Closed Monday\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $-$$$ ($10-$15, lunch specials; $16-$20, dinner entrées)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Swirl, sip, snack and repeat. What could be better than spending the afternoon with friends at a wine bar tasting and toasting in between bites of bruschetta? With the help of friendly and knowledgeable staff, wine bars provide a great opportunity to sample and explore the countless wine varietals available, plus a menu of small plates to pair with your wine makes the experience all the better. Whether you are a sommelier in training or just looking to a find a new favorite wine to enjoy with cheese, here are five popular wine bars South of San Francisco pouring glasses of wine alongside a menu of tasty bar bites. If we missed your favorite, please be sure to share it in the comments.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>B Street & Vine\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta.jpg\" alt=\"A glass of pinot noir and a selection of savory and sweet bruschetta at B Street & Vine.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116172\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glass of pinot noir and a selection of savory and sweet bruschetta at B Street & Vine. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Located among numerous restaurants in downtown San Mateo, B Street & Vine stands out as a popular spot for enjoying a glass of wine and a plate of bruschetta. The restaurant menu includes a variety of sandwiches and dinner salads but is best known for the selection of bruschetta that are both savory and sweet. The most popular bruschetta creations are: prosciutto with figs and mascarpone; Tuscan bean with sun-dried tomatoes; and ricotta with dates and pistachios. With regard to wine, B Street & Vine offers a number of different wines by the glass and bottle, with the option to build your own flight of half glasses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116171\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar.jpg\" alt=\"Customers at the bar inside B Street & Vine in San Mateo.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1371\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116171\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-800x571.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-768x548.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-1020x728.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-1180x843.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-960x686.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-240x171.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-375x268.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-520x371.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Customers at the bar inside B Street & Vine in San Mateo. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116173\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc.jpg\" alt=\"A glass of sauvignon blanc at B Street & Vine.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116173\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glass of sauvignon blanc at B Street & Vine. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://bstreetandvine.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>B Street & Vine\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n320 S B St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/FllaK4\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nSan Mateo, CA 94401\u003cbr>\nPh: (650) 347-8463\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Tues 11:30am-9pm; Wed-Sat 11:30am-10pm; Sun 2-9pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/bstreetandvine/\" target=\"_blank\">B Street and Vine\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BStreetandVine\" target=\"_blank\">@BStreetandVine\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ Entrees ($11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Enoteca La Storia\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116180\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini.jpg\" alt=\"A crostini sampler at Enoteca La Storia.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116180\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crostini sampler at Enoteca La Storia. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Taking its name \"enoteca\" from the Italian word for wine shop, this wine bar and restaurant in Los Gatos pours from a wine list with an Italian accent and offers a menu of Italian small plates and pasta. Serving both wines by the glass and a large collection of bottles for purchase, Enoteca La Storia is a comfortable place to enjoy wine whether you’re a connoisseur or casual sipper. The restaurant serves several crostinis with toppings such as spicy salami and truffle honey, a housemade fig spread with spec and mascarpone, and offers a sampling of all five if you can’t make a decision. Enoteca La Storia will soon be expanding to a second location in San Jose’s Little Italy neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116178\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Enoteca La Storia in Los Gatos.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116178\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside Enoteca La Storia in Los Gatos. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116179\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese.jpg\" alt=\"Gorgonzola dolcelatte with Acme bread and accompaniments at Enoteca La Storia.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116179\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gorgonzola dolcelatte with Acme bread and accompaniments at Enoteca La Storia. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116181\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine.jpg\" alt=\"A glass of nero d'avola and rioja blanco at Enoteca La Storia.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116181\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glass of nero d'avola and rioja blanco at Enoteca La Storia. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.enotecalastoria.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Enoteca La Storia\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n416 North Santa Cruz Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/2B7v5q\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nLos Gatos, California 95030\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 625-7272\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon 12-9pm; Tue-Thu 12-10pm; Fri-Sat 12-11pm; Sun 12-8pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/EnotecaLaStoria/\" target=\"_blank\">Enoteca La Storia\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/EnotecaLaStoria\" target=\"_blank\">@EnotecaLaStoria\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ Entrees ($11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Rootstock Wine Bar Los Gatos\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116183\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine.jpg\" alt=\"A glass of zinfandel and rose at Rootstock Wine Bar.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116183\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glass of zinfandel and rose at Rootstock Wine Bar. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Located at the base of the Santa Cruz mountains in downtown Los Gatos, Rootstock Wine Bar showcases local wineries as well as selections from around the globe. To complement the lengthy wine list, Rootstock offers a menu of small plates prepared with local ingredients, including empanadas, bruschettas, salads and sandwiches. Keeping with the local-driven wine list, Rootstock serves a selection of artisanal California cheeses such as the truffle tremor goat cheese by Cypress Grove which pairs beautifully with the silky pinot noirs from Santa Cruz and the central coast. Rootstock has recently expanded to a second location in Cupertino.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116182\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard.jpg\" alt=\"A cheeseboard at Rootstock Wine Bar with Marin French triple cream brie, Cypress Grove truffle tremor, pork rillette and Acme bread.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116182\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cheeseboard at Rootstock Wine Bar with Marin French triple cream brie, Cypress Grove truffle tremor, pork rillette and Acme bread. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116184\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Rootstock Wine Bar in Los Gatos.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116184\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside Rootstock Wine Bar in Los Gatos. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.rootstockwinebar.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Rootstock Wine Bar Los Gatos\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n217 N Santa Cruz Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/T8KnM7\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nLos Gatos, CA 95030\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 354-7668\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Wed 3-9pm; Thu 3-11pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am-12am; Sun 11:30am-9pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/rootstocklg/\" target=\"_blank\">Rootstock Wine Bar\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RootstockLG\" target=\"_blank\">@RootstockLG\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ Entrees ($11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Vintage Wine Bar\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116186\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese.jpg\" alt=\"A cheese plate at Vintage Wine Bar.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116186\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cheese plate at Vintage Wine Bar. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Located in the Santana Row shopping mall in San Jose, Vintage Wine Bar is the perfect destination to relax and enjoy people watching with friends over a glass of wine. The wine bar is located in a small building in the center courtyard of Santana Row, but has ample seating with a larger patio space. Vintage Wine Bar pours a number of whimsically named wine flights, such as the Party Chardy, as well as offering an extensive list of bottled wines and by the glass offerings with a strong Napa Valley representation. Foodwise, Vintage has a small menu that includes artisanal cheese plates and charcuterie. In addition to the wine bar, the nearby Vintage Wine Merchants sells an impressive selection of wine as well as hosting wine tastings and classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116185\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Vintage Wine Bar on Santana Row in San Jose.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116185\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside Vintage Wine Bar on Santana Row in San Jose. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116187\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine.jpg\" alt=\"A glass of zinfandel and sparkling rose at Vintage Wine Bar.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2399\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116187\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-160x200.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-800x1000.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-768x960.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-1020x1274.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-1180x1474.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-960x1200.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-240x300.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-375x469.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-520x650.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glass of zinfandel and sparkling rose at Vintage Wine Bar. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.vintagewinemerchants.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Vintage Wine Bar\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n368 Santana Row [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/5TfsrI\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nSan Jose, CA 95128\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 260-1115\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Wed 12-9pm; Thu 12-10pm; Fri-Sat 12-11pm; Sun 12-8pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/VintageWineMerchants/\" target=\"_blank\">Vintage Wine Merchants \u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/VintageWineSR\" target=\"_blank\">@VintageWineSR\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ Entrees ($11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116175\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC.jpg\" alt=\"The Korean fried chicken at Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1372\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116175\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-800x572.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-768x549.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-1020x729.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-1180x843.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-960x686.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-240x172.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-375x268.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-520x372.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Korean fried chicken at Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tucked away off the main drag of downtown Los Gatos, Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant has been awarded with numerous recognitions by Wine Spectator as well as being recommended in the 2015 San Francisco Michelin Guide. Popular happy hour specials include several wines by the glass, as well as cocktails and an eclectic menu of small plates including Korean fried chicken and truffled French fries. Alongside the regular menu, the restaurant serves an award-winning wine list with bottles and by-the-glass offerings from around the world, including a number of special flights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116174\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate.jpg\" alt=\"A cheese plate at Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant with Brillat-Savarin, Ewe-nique and Dutch Gouda.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1372\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116174\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-800x572.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-768x549.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-1020x729.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-1180x843.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-960x686.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-240x172.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-375x268.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-520x372.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cheese plate at Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant with Brillat-Savarin, Ewe-nique and Dutch Gouda. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116177\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour.jpg\" alt=\"Customers enjoying happy hour at Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1371\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116177\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-800x571.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-768x548.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-1020x728.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-1180x843.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-960x686.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-240x171.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-375x268.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-520x371.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Customers enjoying happy hour at Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116176\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine.jpg\" alt=\"A glass of prosecco and cabernet sauvignon at Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116176\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glass of prosecco and cabernet sauvignon at Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cincinwinebar.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n368 Village Ln. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/sMOvQX\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nLos Gatos, CA 95030\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 354-8006\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu 4-10pm; Fri-Sat 4-11pm; Closed on Sunday\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Cin-Cin-Winebar-Restaurant-39890896568/\" target=\"_blank\">Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CinCinwinebar\" target=\"_blank\">@CinCinwinebar\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ Entrees ($11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Swirl, sip, snack and repeat. What could be better than spending the afternoon with friends at a wine bar tasting and toasting in between bites of bruschetta? With the help of friendly and knowledgeable staff, wine bars provide a great opportunity to sample and explore the countless wine varietals available, plus a menu of small plates to pair with your wine makes the experience all the better. Whether you are a sommelier in training or just looking to a find a new favorite wine to enjoy with cheese, here are five popular wine bars South of San Francisco pouring glasses of wine alongside a menu of tasty bar bites. If we missed your favorite, please be sure to share it in the comments.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>B Street & Vine\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta.jpg\" alt=\"A glass of pinot noir and a selection of savory and sweet bruschetta at B Street & Vine.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116172\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBruschetta-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glass of pinot noir and a selection of savory and sweet bruschetta at B Street & Vine. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Located among numerous restaurants in downtown San Mateo, B Street & Vine stands out as a popular spot for enjoying a glass of wine and a plate of bruschetta. The restaurant menu includes a variety of sandwiches and dinner salads but is best known for the selection of bruschetta that are both savory and sweet. The most popular bruschetta creations are: prosciutto with figs and mascarpone; Tuscan bean with sun-dried tomatoes; and ricotta with dates and pistachios. With regard to wine, B Street & Vine offers a number of different wines by the glass and bottle, with the option to build your own flight of half glasses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116171\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar.jpg\" alt=\"Customers at the bar inside B Street & Vine in San Mateo.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1371\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116171\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-800x571.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-768x548.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-1020x728.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-1180x843.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-960x686.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-240x171.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-375x268.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineBar-520x371.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Customers at the bar inside B Street & Vine in San Mateo. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116173\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc.jpg\" alt=\"A glass of sauvignon blanc at B Street & Vine.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116173\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/BStreet_VineSauvBlanc-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glass of sauvignon blanc at B Street & Vine. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://bstreetandvine.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>B Street & Vine\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n320 S B St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/FllaK4\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nSan Mateo, CA 94401\u003cbr>\nPh: (650) 347-8463\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Tues 11:30am-9pm; Wed-Sat 11:30am-10pm; Sun 2-9pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/bstreetandvine/\" target=\"_blank\">B Street and Vine\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BStreetandVine\" target=\"_blank\">@BStreetandVine\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ Entrees ($11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Enoteca La Storia\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116180\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini.jpg\" alt=\"A crostini sampler at Enoteca La Storia.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116180\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCrostini-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crostini sampler at Enoteca La Storia. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Taking its name \"enoteca\" from the Italian word for wine shop, this wine bar and restaurant in Los Gatos pours from a wine list with an Italian accent and offers a menu of Italian small plates and pasta. Serving both wines by the glass and a large collection of bottles for purchase, Enoteca La Storia is a comfortable place to enjoy wine whether you’re a connoisseur or casual sipper. The restaurant serves several crostinis with toppings such as spicy salami and truffle honey, a housemade fig spread with spec and mascarpone, and offers a sampling of all five if you can’t make a decision. Enoteca La Storia will soon be expanding to a second location in San Jose’s Little Italy neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116178\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Enoteca La Storia in Los Gatos.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116178\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoria-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside Enoteca La Storia in Los Gatos. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116179\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese.jpg\" alt=\"Gorgonzola dolcelatte with Acme bread and accompaniments at Enoteca La Storia.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116179\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaCheese-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gorgonzola dolcelatte with Acme bread and accompaniments at Enoteca La Storia. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116181\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine.jpg\" alt=\"A glass of nero d'avola and rioja blanco at Enoteca La Storia.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116181\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/EnotecaLaStoriaWine-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glass of nero d'avola and rioja blanco at Enoteca La Storia. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.enotecalastoria.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Enoteca La Storia\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n416 North Santa Cruz Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/2B7v5q\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nLos Gatos, California 95030\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 625-7272\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon 12-9pm; Tue-Thu 12-10pm; Fri-Sat 12-11pm; Sun 12-8pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/EnotecaLaStoria/\" target=\"_blank\">Enoteca La Storia\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/EnotecaLaStoria\" target=\"_blank\">@EnotecaLaStoria\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ Entrees ($11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Rootstock Wine Bar Los Gatos\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116183\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine.jpg\" alt=\"A glass of zinfandel and rose at Rootstock Wine Bar.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116183\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockwine-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glass of zinfandel and rose at Rootstock Wine Bar. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Located at the base of the Santa Cruz mountains in downtown Los Gatos, Rootstock Wine Bar showcases local wineries as well as selections from around the globe. To complement the lengthy wine list, Rootstock offers a menu of small plates prepared with local ingredients, including empanadas, bruschettas, salads and sandwiches. Keeping with the local-driven wine list, Rootstock serves a selection of artisanal California cheeses such as the truffle tremor goat cheese by Cypress Grove which pairs beautifully with the silky pinot noirs from Santa Cruz and the central coast. Rootstock has recently expanded to a second location in Cupertino.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116182\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard.jpg\" alt=\"A cheeseboard at Rootstock Wine Bar with Marin French triple cream brie, Cypress Grove truffle tremor, pork rillette and Acme bread.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116182\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Rootstockcheeseboard-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cheeseboard at Rootstock Wine Bar with Marin French triple cream brie, Cypress Grove truffle tremor, pork rillette and Acme bread. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116184\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Rootstock Wine Bar in Los Gatos.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116184\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/RootstockWineBar-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside Rootstock Wine Bar in Los Gatos. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.rootstockwinebar.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Rootstock Wine Bar Los Gatos\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n217 N Santa Cruz Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/T8KnM7\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nLos Gatos, CA 95030\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 354-7668\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Wed 3-9pm; Thu 3-11pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am-12am; Sun 11:30am-9pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/rootstocklg/\" target=\"_blank\">Rootstock Wine Bar\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RootstockLG\" target=\"_blank\">@RootstockLG\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ Entrees ($11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Vintage Wine Bar\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116186\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese.jpg\" alt=\"A cheese plate at Vintage Wine Bar.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116186\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarCheese-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cheese plate at Vintage Wine Bar. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Located in the Santana Row shopping mall in San Jose, Vintage Wine Bar is the perfect destination to relax and enjoy people watching with friends over a glass of wine. The wine bar is located in a small building in the center courtyard of Santana Row, but has ample seating with a larger patio space. Vintage Wine Bar pours a number of whimsically named wine flights, such as the Party Chardy, as well as offering an extensive list of bottled wines and by the glass offerings with a strong Napa Valley representation. Foodwise, Vintage has a small menu that includes artisanal cheese plates and charcuterie. In addition to the wine bar, the nearby Vintage Wine Merchants sells an impressive selection of wine as well as hosting wine tastings and classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116185\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Vintage Wine Bar on Santana Row in San Jose.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116185\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBar-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside Vintage Wine Bar on Santana Row in San Jose. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116187\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine.jpg\" alt=\"A glass of zinfandel and sparkling rose at Vintage Wine Bar.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2399\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116187\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-160x200.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-800x1000.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-768x960.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-1020x1274.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-1180x1474.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-960x1200.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-240x300.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-375x469.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/VintageWineBarWine-520x650.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glass of zinfandel and sparkling rose at Vintage Wine Bar. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.vintagewinemerchants.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Vintage Wine Bar\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n368 Santana Row [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/5TfsrI\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nSan Jose, CA 95128\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 260-1115\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Wed 12-9pm; Thu 12-10pm; Fri-Sat 12-11pm; Sun 12-8pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/VintageWineMerchants/\" target=\"_blank\">Vintage Wine Merchants \u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/VintageWineSR\" target=\"_blank\">@VintageWineSR\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ Entrees ($11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116175\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC.jpg\" alt=\"The Korean fried chicken at Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1372\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116175\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-800x572.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-768x549.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-1020x729.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-1180x843.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-960x686.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-240x172.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-375x268.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-KFC-520x372.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Korean fried chicken at Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tucked away off the main drag of downtown Los Gatos, Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant has been awarded with numerous recognitions by Wine Spectator as well as being recommended in the 2015 San Francisco Michelin Guide. Popular happy hour specials include several wines by the glass, as well as cocktails and an eclectic menu of small plates including Korean fried chicken and truffled French fries. Alongside the regular menu, the restaurant serves an award-winning wine list with bottles and by-the-glass offerings from around the world, including a number of special flights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116174\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate.jpg\" alt=\"A cheese plate at Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant with Brillat-Savarin, Ewe-nique and Dutch Gouda.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1372\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116174\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-800x572.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-768x549.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-1020x729.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-1180x843.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-960x686.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-240x172.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-375x268.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-CheesePlate-520x372.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cheese plate at Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant with Brillat-Savarin, Ewe-nique and Dutch Gouda. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116177\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour.jpg\" alt=\"Customers enjoying happy hour at Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1371\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116177\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-800x571.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-768x548.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-1020x728.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-1180x843.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-960x686.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-240x171.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-375x268.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBarHappyHour-520x371.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Customers enjoying happy hour at Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116176\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine.jpg\" alt=\"A glass of prosecco and cabernet sauvignon at Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116176\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/CinCinWineBar-Wine-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glass of prosecco and cabernet sauvignon at Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cianci)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cincinwinebar.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n368 Village Ln. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/sMOvQX\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nLos Gatos, CA 95030\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 354-8006\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu 4-10pm; Fri-Sat 4-11pm; Closed on Sunday\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Cin-Cin-Winebar-Restaurant-39890896568/\" target=\"_blank\">Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CinCinwinebar\" target=\"_blank\">@CinCinwinebar\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ Entrees ($11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"disqusTitle": "China Live Serves Up The New SF Power Lunch",
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"content": "\u003cp>The name sounds like a Las Vegas revue. In reality, the only similarity of \u003ca href=\"http://chinalivesf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">China Live\u003c/a> and the Vegas Strip are both are a glittery spectacle, along with the fact that China Live resides along the Broadway corridor by all the Chinatown-North Beach border strip clubs. You walk by SROs, well-worn dim sum parlors, vacant lots under construction and, voilà, behold the designer chic white façade of China Live. You don’t even have to set foot inside to feel the energy. The ambition is palpable just standing by the imposing lions at the entrance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116008\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-inside.jpg\" alt=\"The interior space at China Live.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116008\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The interior space at China Live. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Everything is bigger and brighter in the 30,000 square foot restaurant-café-marketplace that simply has no other comparison in San Francisco (the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Ferry Building Marketplace\u003c/a> is really is its own unique genre. For anyone who been to Mario Batali’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.eataly.com/us_en/stores/nyc-flatiron\" target=\"_blank\">everything-Italian food hall bonanza\u003c/a> in New York (and now Boston and Chicago), you’ll sense similarities in terms of sheer overstimulation. But, for China Live, there’s just a different feel being right on the edge of Chinatown. Though the primary China Live restaurant is not expensive in this city of $18 salads and $15 cocktails, it’s decidedly pricier than the wonton soup, xiao long bao and countless other dishes that are equally great along Chinatown’s streets — and served at lower price amidst decidedly less sparkling digs. It’s a strange conundrum for SF diners. Do you dine in the real Chinatown or the marketplace trying to be a glossy, all-in-one emporium that is spiffed-up polished Chinatown under one roof?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116009\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1.jpg\" alt=\"The interior at China Live - dumpling station and counter.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116009\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The interior at China Live - dumpling station and counter. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>First reports of China Live came a little over three years ago as a mammoth undertaking by restaurateur George Chen and Cindy Wong-Chen (best known for the much missed Betelnut in Cow Hollow). There are delays for every restaurant but this was a full-on three-year project that at long last opened two weeks ago. Earlier this week the lunch service in the generically named, 120-seat Market Restaurant launched, so we checked it out to avoid the massive dinner crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116012\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 5184px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1.jpg\" alt=\"The dumpling station at China Live.\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116012\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1.jpg 5184w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dumpling station at China Live. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ultimately the experience is solid after opening days and surely the tweaking will elevate it further. No avid \u003ca href=\"http://dintaifungusa.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Din Tai Fung\u003c/a> xiao long bao follower is going to order seconds of the version here, missing the perky skin to gushing juice contrast. Here, the Shanghai dumpling specialty is a collective bite that is perfectly fine but not on the same complexity level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116013\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings.jpg\" alt=\"Xiao Long Bao 'XLB' filled with Rich Consumme at China Live\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116013\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xiao Long Bao 'XLB' filled with Rich Consumme at China Live \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The winning dish right now is a trio of Dongbei long potstickers with a fresh, invigorating filling of Chinese scallions, tofu, mushrooms, carrots and chives. You can just see this immediately getting mentioned in every vegetarian must-eat listicle (pro tip: dunk it in the vinegar and ginger strands that come with the xiao long bao). They truly are oversized fingers, sharing much more in common with giant French toast sticks than how you would imagine a customary potsticker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116019\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers.jpg\" alt=\"Dongbei Vegetarian Long Potstickers.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116019\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dongbei Vegetarian Long Potstickers. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116025\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Dongbei Vegetarian Long Potstickers.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116025\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside Dongbei Vegetarian Long Potstickers. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Peking duck gets its own chef station on a side of the dining room with whole ducks getting chopped every minute or two. Curiously, those ducks are served already in somewhat dry sesame pockets that completely cover up the duck. A too generous addition of kumquat glaze also takes away from the tender duck meat. With the glaze and grease of the duck, it’s a mess on the plate — bring napkins. (That greasiness also was a potsticker issue since they clearly weren’t patted dry after being pan-fried).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116018\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3.jpg\" alt=\"Peking duck station at China Live.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116018\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peking duck station. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116026\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck.jpg\" alt=\"Peking Duck with Kumquat Glaze, Traditional Condiments in Sesame Pockets at China Live.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116026\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peking Duck with Kumquat Glaze, Traditional Condiments in Sesame Pockets. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the noodles and rice section, try the satisfying Taipei beef noodle soup that could use a little more pizazz but is comforting in the way that beef broth and various cuts of beef can be. The brisket medallions floating about are medium rare and tender, sharing standout duties for the dish with the ideally al dente, thick udon-like housemade noodles. Housemade hot sauce beckons on the side to liven up the broth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116030\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup.jpg\" alt=\"Taipei Braised Beef Noodle Soup - Brisket/Tendon, Red Broth at China Live.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116030\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taipei Braised Beef Noodle Soup - Brisket/Tendon, Red Broth at China Live. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>China Live’s Market Restaurant dining room and the whole project was designed by architect superstar firm AvroKO (just received a James Beard nomination for Single Thread in Healdsburg). Diners seem to gravitate to the counters overlooking the kitchen, the Bar Central cocktail bar and the dumpling-making operation. Above diners, check out the fun exposed concrete ceiling with Chinese characters referring to the nine essential flavors in Chinese cooking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116006\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar.jpg\" alt=\"Bar Central cocktail bar.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116006\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bar Central cocktail bar.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116042\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese characters referring to the nine essential flavors in Chinese cooking.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116042\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chinese characters referring to the nine essential flavors in Chinese cooking.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The rest of the menu at lunch is meant to round out the menu — starting with cold small plates like a spicy bowl of tree ear mushrooms, edamame and ginko nuts, then moving onto some wok stir-frys, grilled meats, and vegetable platters after dumplings and dim sum. There is no doubt, however, that the noodles-rice section and dim sum part of the menu are what cover most tables during the daytime. Dinner has a similar menu with a few more substantial meat and seafood plates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116020\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad.jpg\" alt=\"Black Tree Ears & Soya Beans, Gingko, Hot Mustard.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116020\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Tree Ears & Soya Beans, Gingko, Hot Mustard. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Strangely, we never received a cocktail or kombucha menu but that part of the operation has a great pedigree thanks to beverage director Duggan McDonnell (formerly with Cantina). The wine list is particularly noteworthy with several impressive small producers available by the glass. Let’s give bonus points for splitting whites between balmy and crisp and the reds between light and robust. But, in the daytime, it’s robust-flavored tea you’ll see being sipped everywhere. Desserts come from a kiosk opposite the main kitchen, dishing out coconut rice pudding with ginger and passion fruit or sesame soft serve and mango shaved ice, but most plates seemed to consider another round of dumplings as dessert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116023\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter.jpg\" alt=\"Oolong Café at the entrance to China Live.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116023\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oolong Café at the entrance to China Live.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you really need a sweet, why not just head towards the Oolong Café at the entrance and pick up a Chinese-inspired pastry or cookie with a to-go tea. Then browse around the retail market and immerse yourself in the full spectacle of this endeavor. That seems like a fitting conclusion to lunch at one of the most anticipated restaurant projects San Francisco has ever seen. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to China Live in San Francisco Chinatown.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116007\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Entrance to China Live in San Francisco Chinatown. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://chinalivesf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>China Live\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n644 Broadway [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/sSd4Ez\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Map\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94133\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 788-8188\u003cbr>\nHours: Thu-Sat 11am- 11pm, Sun-Wed 11am- 10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ChinaLiveSF/\" target=\"_blank\">China Live\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/chinalivesf\" target=\"_blank\">@ChinaLiveSF \u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/chinalivesf/\" target=\"_blank\">chinalivesf\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: Price Range: $$ ($9-$18, some dishes over $25 mainly at dinner)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The name sounds like a Las Vegas revue. In reality, the only similarity of \u003ca href=\"http://chinalivesf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">China Live\u003c/a> and the Vegas Strip are both are a glittery spectacle, along with the fact that China Live resides along the Broadway corridor by all the Chinatown-North Beach border strip clubs. You walk by SROs, well-worn dim sum parlors, vacant lots under construction and, voilà, behold the designer chic white façade of China Live. You don’t even have to set foot inside to feel the energy. The ambition is palpable just standing by the imposing lions at the entrance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116008\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-inside.jpg\" alt=\"The interior space at China Live.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116008\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The interior space at China Live. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Everything is bigger and brighter in the 30,000 square foot restaurant-café-marketplace that simply has no other comparison in San Francisco (the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Ferry Building Marketplace\u003c/a> is really is its own unique genre. For anyone who been to Mario Batali’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.eataly.com/us_en/stores/nyc-flatiron\" target=\"_blank\">everything-Italian food hall bonanza\u003c/a> in New York (and now Boston and Chicago), you’ll sense similarities in terms of sheer overstimulation. But, for China Live, there’s just a different feel being right on the edge of Chinatown. Though the primary China Live restaurant is not expensive in this city of $18 salads and $15 cocktails, it’s decidedly pricier than the wonton soup, xiao long bao and countless other dishes that are equally great along Chinatown’s streets — and served at lower price amidst decidedly less sparkling digs. It’s a strange conundrum for SF diners. Do you dine in the real Chinatown or the marketplace trying to be a glossy, all-in-one emporium that is spiffed-up polished Chinatown under one roof?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116009\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1.jpg\" alt=\"The interior at China Live - dumpling station and counter.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116009\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-interior1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The interior at China Live - dumpling station and counter. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>First reports of China Live came a little over three years ago as a mammoth undertaking by restaurateur George Chen and Cindy Wong-Chen (best known for the much missed Betelnut in Cow Hollow). There are delays for every restaurant but this was a full-on three-year project that at long last opened two weeks ago. Earlier this week the lunch service in the generically named, 120-seat Market Restaurant launched, so we checked it out to avoid the massive dinner crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116012\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 5184px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1.jpg\" alt=\"The dumpling station at China Live.\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116012\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1.jpg 5184w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumpling-station1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dumpling station at China Live. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ultimately the experience is solid after opening days and surely the tweaking will elevate it further. No avid \u003ca href=\"http://dintaifungusa.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Din Tai Fung\u003c/a> xiao long bao follower is going to order seconds of the version here, missing the perky skin to gushing juice contrast. Here, the Shanghai dumpling specialty is a collective bite that is perfectly fine but not on the same complexity level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116013\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings.jpg\" alt=\"Xiao Long Bao 'XLB' filled with Rich Consumme at China Live\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116013\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/dumplings-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xiao Long Bao 'XLB' filled with Rich Consumme at China Live \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The winning dish right now is a trio of Dongbei long potstickers with a fresh, invigorating filling of Chinese scallions, tofu, mushrooms, carrots and chives. You can just see this immediately getting mentioned in every vegetarian must-eat listicle (pro tip: dunk it in the vinegar and ginger strands that come with the xiao long bao). They truly are oversized fingers, sharing much more in common with giant French toast sticks than how you would imagine a customary potsticker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116019\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers.jpg\" alt=\"Dongbei Vegetarian Long Potstickers.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116019\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/potstickers-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dongbei Vegetarian Long Potstickers. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116025\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Dongbei Vegetarian Long Potstickers.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116025\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/veg-potsticker-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside Dongbei Vegetarian Long Potstickers. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Peking duck gets its own chef station on a side of the dining room with whole ducks getting chopped every minute or two. Curiously, those ducks are served already in somewhat dry sesame pockets that completely cover up the duck. A too generous addition of kumquat glaze also takes away from the tender duck meat. With the glaze and grease of the duck, it’s a mess on the plate — bring napkins. (That greasiness also was a potsticker issue since they clearly weren’t patted dry after being pan-fried).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116018\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3.jpg\" alt=\"Peking duck station at China Live.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116018\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-station3-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peking duck station. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116026\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck.jpg\" alt=\"Peking Duck with Kumquat Glaze, Traditional Condiments in Sesame Pockets at China Live.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116026\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/peking-duck-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peking Duck with Kumquat Glaze, Traditional Condiments in Sesame Pockets. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the noodles and rice section, try the satisfying Taipei beef noodle soup that could use a little more pizazz but is comforting in the way that beef broth and various cuts of beef can be. The brisket medallions floating about are medium rare and tender, sharing standout duties for the dish with the ideally al dente, thick udon-like housemade noodles. Housemade hot sauce beckons on the side to liven up the broth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116030\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup.jpg\" alt=\"Taipei Braised Beef Noodle Soup - Brisket/Tendon, Red Broth at China Live.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116030\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/noodle-soup-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taipei Braised Beef Noodle Soup - Brisket/Tendon, Red Broth at China Live. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>China Live’s Market Restaurant dining room and the whole project was designed by architect superstar firm AvroKO (just received a James Beard nomination for Single Thread in Healdsburg). Diners seem to gravitate to the counters overlooking the kitchen, the Bar Central cocktail bar and the dumpling-making operation. Above diners, check out the fun exposed concrete ceiling with Chinese characters referring to the nine essential flavors in Chinese cooking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116006\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar.jpg\" alt=\"Bar Central cocktail bar.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116006\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-bar-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bar Central cocktail bar.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116042\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese characters referring to the nine essential flavors in Chinese cooking.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116042\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/ceiling-china-live-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chinese characters referring to the nine essential flavors in Chinese cooking.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The rest of the menu at lunch is meant to round out the menu — starting with cold small plates like a spicy bowl of tree ear mushrooms, edamame and ginko nuts, then moving onto some wok stir-frys, grilled meats, and vegetable platters after dumplings and dim sum. There is no doubt, however, that the noodles-rice section and dim sum part of the menu are what cover most tables during the daytime. Dinner has a similar menu with a few more substantial meat and seafood plates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116020\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad.jpg\" alt=\"Black Tree Ears & Soya Beans, Gingko, Hot Mustard.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116020\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/salad-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Tree Ears & Soya Beans, Gingko, Hot Mustard. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Strangely, we never received a cocktail or kombucha menu but that part of the operation has a great pedigree thanks to beverage director Duggan McDonnell (formerly with Cantina). The wine list is particularly noteworthy with several impressive small producers available by the glass. Let’s give bonus points for splitting whites between balmy and crisp and the reds between light and robust. But, in the daytime, it’s robust-flavored tea you’ll see being sipped everywhere. Desserts come from a kiosk opposite the main kitchen, dishing out coconut rice pudding with ginger and passion fruit or sesame soft serve and mango shaved ice, but most plates seemed to consider another round of dumplings as dessert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116023\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter.jpg\" alt=\"Oolong Café at the entrance to China Live.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116023\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tea-counter-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oolong Café at the entrance to China Live.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you really need a sweet, why not just head towards the Oolong Café at the entrance and pick up a Chinese-inspired pastry or cookie with a to-go tea. Then browse around the retail market and immerse yourself in the full spectacle of this endeavor. That seems like a fitting conclusion to lunch at one of the most anticipated restaurant projects San Francisco has ever seen. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_116007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to China Live in San Francisco Chinatown.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116007\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/china-live-exterior-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Entrance to China Live in San Francisco Chinatown. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://chinalivesf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>China Live\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n644 Broadway [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/sSd4Ez\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Map\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94133\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 788-8188\u003cbr>\nHours: Thu-Sat 11am- 11pm, Sun-Wed 11am- 10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ChinaLiveSF/\" target=\"_blank\">China Live\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/chinalivesf\" target=\"_blank\">@ChinaLiveSF \u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/chinalivesf/\" target=\"_blank\">chinalivesf\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: Price Range: $$ ($9-$18, some dishes over $25 mainly at dinner)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"disqusTitle": "Daol Tofu Reinvigorates Temescal's Korean BBQ Scene in Oakland",
"title": "Daol Tofu Reinvigorates Temescal's Korean BBQ Scene in Oakland",
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"content": "\u003cp>There’s a new standout Korean restaurant in the strip of Telegraph Avenue in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood that’s an unofficial Koreatown, given that it’s home to the majority of tofu houses and barbecue joints in the East Bay. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daol Tofu has opened in the former Casserole House space, with a large menu of traditional tofu dishes, bulgogi, and soups. And it may well become a destination for its banchan, the little side dishes, many of them pickled, served before a typical Korean meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115922\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan.jpg\" alt=\"Daol Tofu banchan\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115922\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daol Tofu banchan \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At Daol Tofu there are 12 in all, and they come with free refills. Yelpers bemoan the fact that the complimentary scallion pancake of Casserole House days is gone, but I’ll take pickled baby anchovies, sweet fish cake, spicy yams and seaweed with daikon in infinite quantity any day of the week. There’s also pickled daikon, steamed broccoli and carrots, a fascinating potato salad with crisp apple, japchae, chili-marinated daikon, cucumber pickles, and kimchi, of course. Each item in the glorious display is delicious in its own right, but the kimchi, anchovy-laden and bathed in sweet-spicy chilis, was exceptional, as was the aforementioned potato salad. And even if you’re too full to ask for refills, if you get a to-go box for any part of your meal, the chef will top up your banchan as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115920\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3.jpg\" alt=\"Sunny, the owner of Daol Tofu\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115920\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunny, the owner of Daol Tofu \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The generosity of the kitchen extends to the gracious service, which is unhurried, though efficient. We were served by the owner of this three-week-old restaurant, who identified herself only as “Sunny” and answered our questions about the menu. While she gave us the specific information we asked for, she kept telling us that “everything is great” and, based on our lunch, she’s likely right. We ordered the soft tofu soup with pork and kimchi, into which Sunny cracked a raw egg, which cooked slowly, thickening and enriching the chili-infused broth. The star of the bowl, though, was the soft tofu, which held its shimmering form on the spoon and was creamy on the palate. Spice levels are adjustable even for soups, and our medium was what I would call a spot-on 5, with an addictive sweet burn than didn’t linger too long and was easily abated by the barley tea served alongside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115916\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg.jpg\" alt=\"Soft tofu soup with pork, kimchi and a raw egg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115916\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soft tofu soup with pork, kimchi and a raw egg \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We also shared a lunch version of the beef bulgogi, which arrived sizzling and steaming. The based of rice was crisped throughout the bottom of the bowl (which is traditional but many places don’t get right), topped with little stations of tender grilled beef, seaweed with sesame seeds, a fried egg, shredded lettuce, and pickles of mushrooms, carrots and daikon. The spicing on the beef marinade was more sweet than piquant, and went nicely with the crisp pickles. The crunchy rice made the dish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115924\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2.jpg\" alt=\" Daol Tofu Beef Bulgogi\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115924\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daol Tofu Beef Bulgogi \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The dining room is spacious, clean-lined and fairly dimly lit, with oddly large photos of dishes hung on the otherwise spare walls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery type=\"slideshow\" link=\"none\" size=\"full\" ids=\"115927,115961,115963\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At first glance, Daol Tofu is a very promising new choice for Korean food across the gamut of traditional dishes, with excellent homemade banchan, solid barbecue, and careful attention to spice levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115926\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/daol-tofu-exterior-1.jpg\" alt=\"Daol Tofu exterior\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115926\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/daol-tofu-exterior-1.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/daol-tofu-exterior-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/daol-tofu-exterior-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/daol-tofu-exterior-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/daol-tofu-exterior-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/daol-tofu-exterior-1-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/daol-tofu-exterior-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/daol-tofu-exterior-1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/daol-tofu-exterior-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/daol-tofu-exterior-1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daol Tofu exterior \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/daol-tofu-oakland\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Daol Tofu and Korean BBQ\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n4301 Telegraph Ave.\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94609 [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/HhVLLl\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 601-6001\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu, 11am-10pm; Fri-Sun, 11am-11pm\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $-$$$ ($8-$13, lunch specials; $10-$25, dinner menu)\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>There’s a new standout Korean restaurant in the strip of Telegraph Avenue in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood that’s an unofficial Koreatown, given that it’s home to the majority of tofu houses and barbecue joints in the East Bay. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daol Tofu has opened in the former Casserole House space, with a large menu of traditional tofu dishes, bulgogi, and soups. And it may well become a destination for its banchan, the little side dishes, many of them pickled, served before a typical Korean meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115922\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan.jpg\" alt=\"Daol Tofu banchan\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115922\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daol Tofu banchan \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At Daol Tofu there are 12 in all, and they come with free refills. Yelpers bemoan the fact that the complimentary scallion pancake of Casserole House days is gone, but I’ll take pickled baby anchovies, sweet fish cake, spicy yams and seaweed with daikon in infinite quantity any day of the week. There’s also pickled daikon, steamed broccoli and carrots, a fascinating potato salad with crisp apple, japchae, chili-marinated daikon, cucumber pickles, and kimchi, of course. Each item in the glorious display is delicious in its own right, but the kimchi, anchovy-laden and bathed in sweet-spicy chilis, was exceptional, as was the aforementioned potato salad. And even if you’re too full to ask for refills, if you get a to-go box for any part of your meal, the chef will top up your banchan as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115920\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3.jpg\" alt=\"Sunny, the owner of Daol Tofu\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115920\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/sunny3-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunny, the owner of Daol Tofu \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The generosity of the kitchen extends to the gracious service, which is unhurried, though efficient. We were served by the owner of this three-week-old restaurant, who identified herself only as “Sunny” and answered our questions about the menu. While she gave us the specific information we asked for, she kept telling us that “everything is great” and, based on our lunch, she’s likely right. We ordered the soft tofu soup with pork and kimchi, into which Sunny cracked a raw egg, which cooked slowly, thickening and enriching the chili-infused broth. The star of the bowl, though, was the soft tofu, which held its shimmering form on the spoon and was creamy on the palate. Spice levels are adjustable even for soups, and our medium was what I would call a spot-on 5, with an addictive sweet burn than didn’t linger too long and was easily abated by the barley tea served alongside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115916\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg.jpg\" alt=\"Soft tofu soup with pork, kimchi and a raw egg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115916\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/soft-tofu-egg-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soft tofu soup with pork, kimchi and a raw egg \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We also shared a lunch version of the beef bulgogi, which arrived sizzling and steaming. The based of rice was crisped throughout the bottom of the bowl (which is traditional but many places don’t get right), topped with little stations of tender grilled beef, seaweed with sesame seeds, a fried egg, shredded lettuce, and pickles of mushrooms, carrots and daikon. The spicing on the beef marinade was more sweet than piquant, and went nicely with the crisp pickles. The crunchy rice made the dish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115924\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2.jpg\" alt=\" Daol Tofu Beef Bulgogi\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115924\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/banchan2-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daol Tofu Beef Bulgogi \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The dining room is spacious, clean-lined and fairly dimly lit, with oddly large photos of dishes hung on the otherwise spare walls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Jessica Moncada-Konte, a Bay Area queer woman of color and the daughter of Red Bay’s owner, Keba Konte, is following in her family's footsteps and launching a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/632078819/support-proof-oaklands-bottle-shop\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter campaign\u003c/a> to open her first business. ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/45GrandAve/\" target=\"_blank\">Proof - Oakland Bottle Shop\u003c/a>’ will open its door at 45 Grand Avenue in Oakland where Moncada-Konte’s stepmother’s shop, Owl N Wood (which relocated to Old Oakland) once resided.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moncada-Konte’s family has been in the Bay Area for a couple of generations. Moncada-Konte herself was born in San Francisco and went to school in West Oakland. Her father was an artist at the time and in 1994, when San Francisco got too expensive, they moved to a house in Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our house in Berkeley was a meeting space or community space. 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The architect for her shop happens to be \u003ca href=\"http://hieroglyphics.com/index.php/artists/souls/tajai\" target=\"_blank\">Tajai Massey\u003c/a> from the local hip-hop collective \u003ca href=\"http://hieroglyphics.com/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Hieroglyphics\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115867\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2550px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA.jpg\" alt=\"Proof, Interior design \" width=\"2550\" height=\"1650\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115867\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA.jpg 2550w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-800x518.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-768x497.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-1020x660.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-1180x764.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-960x621.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-240x155.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-375x243.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-520x336.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2550px) 100vw, 2550px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proof, Interior design \u003ccite>(Tajai Massey)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115868\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2550px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2.jpg\" alt=\"Proof, Interior design\" width=\"2550\" height=\"1650\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115868\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2.jpg 2550w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-800x518.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-768x497.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-1020x660.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-1180x764.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-960x621.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-240x155.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-375x243.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-520x336.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2550px) 100vw, 2550px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proof, Interior design \u003ccite>(Tajai Massey)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Moncada-Konte grew up in a family of entrepreneurs where independence, hard work, and leadership were keys to success. These are qualities Moncada-Konte has always admired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I always saw my parents working for themselves,” she says. “That’s why I wanted to own or operate something on my own. I was waiting to see what really grabbed my attention and when I started working in the food industry, that was it for me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And working in the food industry, she did. She’s been a busser, a hostess, a waiter, and an assistant cook at restaurants like Chez Panisse and Camino. But bartending is really what spoke to her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Booze really speaks to me, to be honest,” she says, cracking a big smile. ‘When I was a kid, one of my favorite games was mixing potions. My family always thought I was going to become a cook.’\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that’s where Proof comes in. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Opening a business involves a lot of soul searching,” Moncada-Konte points out. “I felt like it was my responsibility to be a part of what I saw Oakland needed, which is small-business ownership and black-business ownership.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Moncada-Konte did not want to open another bar, she had her doubt about whether Oakland needed another liquor store. But “Proof” is different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you open a store, there are things that you say you will do and won’t do,” she explains. “For example, are you going to sell less than a pint? Are you going to sell candies? What are your hours of operations?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moncada-Konte says Proof is committed to selling high-quality products but is also adamant about being able to serve as many customers as possible. That’s why the prices will range from $10 to $300. She also says that the store won’t be open in the evening, unlike most liquor stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another point Moncada-Konte made was that the history of spirits, like rum or whiskey, is engrained in the history of African-Americans in the United States. She wants to share that knowledge with her clientele and empower shoppers. One of her goals is to educate people about the curation, the history, and the work behind each bottle she sells.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want Proof to be approachable and not intimidating,” she says while pointing out that other high-end places can often look uninviting. “I want to be able to recognize the folks who walk in.” In a way, Moncada-Konte hopes to build friendly, family-like relationships with her customers. It’s her way to pay homage to the liquor stores she went to when she was a kid, where everyone knew each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is one of the reasons why she will also have community events like a \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/602657063271006/\" target=\"_blank\">bitters-making workshop on Sunday, March 19\u003c/a> from 11am until 3pm. She will be serving Red Bay coffee on the house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It will be a super casual event,” she says. “I want folks to pop in and out, and learn to make bitters. It’s a last hoorah for wrapping up the campaign.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One aspect of her business Moncada-Konte is excited about is to sell products that she has researched herself. She plans to prioritize selling goods from local distilleries and shops with better environmental practices and who are known to treat their employees fairly. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115869\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/jessica-warehouse.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Moncada-Konte at St. George Spirits distillery in Alameda. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1083\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115869\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/jessica-warehouse.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/jessica-warehouse-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/jessica-warehouse-800x451.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/jessica-warehouse-768x433.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/jessica-warehouse-1020x575.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/jessica-warehouse-1180x666.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/jessica-warehouse-960x542.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/jessica-warehouse-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/jessica-warehouse-375x212.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/jessica-warehouse-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jessica Moncada-Konte at St. George Spirits distillery in Alameda. \u003ccite>(Lori Eanes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Proof won’t only feature high-quality spirits; the shop will also sell new and vintage barware, as well as bitters and tinctures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>‘Bartending is a beautiful craft,’ Moncada-Konte says as she shows me photos of some of the cocktails she’s made.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115870\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1500px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/20140413_0156.jpg\" alt=\"Cocktails made by Jessica Moncada-Konte. \" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115870\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/20140413_0156.jpg 1500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/20140413_0156-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/20140413_0156-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/20140413_0156-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/20140413_0156-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/20140413_0156-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/20140413_0156-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/20140413_0156-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/20140413_0156-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/20140413_0156-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cocktails made by Jessica Moncada-Konte. \u003ccite>(Lori Eanes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She will even carry luxury kitchen items and hand-made goodies, like these ceramic Tiki mugs by Chris Shima of Port Costa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115929\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs.jpg\" alt=\"Handmade Tiki Mugs By Chris Shima.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115929\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs.jpg 2000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs-768x768.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs-960x960.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/tiki-mugs-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Handmade Tiki Mugs By Chris Shima. \u003ccite>(Jessica Moncada-Konte)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When it comes to the business side of things, Moncada-Konte is prepared to face challenges. As a young queer black woman, she knows how hard it is to get lenders to trust new entrepreneurs like her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>‘Many of us aren’t going to own houses,’ she says. ‘We have to go against those traditional institutions and gain capital for our businesses in other ways.’\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why she is using \u003ca href=\"https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/632078819/support-proof-oaklands-bottle-shop\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter\u003c/a> to raise a third of her startup cost. Moncada-Konte believes that it is demonstrative of how her generation is capable of raising capital. Indeed, her father also crowdsourced the money he needed to open Red Bay Coffee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, she’s raised $14,790 out of her $45,000 goal. With only two weeks left, Moncada-Konte hopes to follow in her father’s footsteps and conduct a successful campaign. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115863\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 529px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Scan.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Moncada-Konte and Proof.\" width=\"529\" height=\"515\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115863\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Scan.jpg 529w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Scan-160x156.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Scan-240x234.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Scan-375x365.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Scan-520x506.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Scan-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Scan-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jessica Moncada-Konte and Proof. \u003ccite>(Drawing by Lynne Tanzer)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>If you enjoy sipping your morning coffee at \u003ca href=\"https://www.redbaycoffee.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Red Bay Coffee\u003c/a>, or love digging through clothes racks at \u003ca href=\"https://www.owlnwood.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Owl N Wood\u003c/a>, then you will be happy to hear about the new addition to the family. Jessica Moncada-Konte, a Bay Area queer woman of color and the daughter of Red Bay’s owner, Keba Konte, is following in her family's footsteps and launching a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/632078819/support-proof-oaklands-bottle-shop\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter campaign\u003c/a> to open her first business. ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/45GrandAve/\" target=\"_blank\">Proof - Oakland Bottle Shop\u003c/a>’ will open its door at 45 Grand Avenue in Oakland where Moncada-Konte’s stepmother’s shop, Owl N Wood (which relocated to Old Oakland) once resided.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moncada-Konte’s family has been in the Bay Area for a couple of generations. Moncada-Konte herself was born in San Francisco and went to school in West Oakland. Her father was an artist at the time and in 1994, when San Francisco got too expensive, they moved to a house in Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our house in Berkeley was a meeting space or community space. That’s the house where folks would meet at,” Moncada-Konte recalls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says her parents have always been community-oriented and built numerous relationships with local artists. Her father, for instance, photographed album covers for local rappers like E-40, Master P, and MC Hammer. Like father, like daughter, Moncada-Konte also has connections to the Oakland artists scene. The architect for her shop happens to be \u003ca href=\"http://hieroglyphics.com/index.php/artists/souls/tajai\" target=\"_blank\">Tajai Massey\u003c/a> from the local hip-hop collective \u003ca href=\"http://hieroglyphics.com/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Hieroglyphics\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115867\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2550px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA.jpg\" alt=\"Proof, Interior design \" width=\"2550\" height=\"1650\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115867\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA.jpg 2550w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-800x518.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-768x497.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-1020x660.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-1180x764.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-960x621.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-240x155.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-375x243.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-520x336.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2550px) 100vw, 2550px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proof, Interior design \u003ccite>(Tajai Massey)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_115868\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2550px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2.jpg\" alt=\"Proof, Interior design\" width=\"2550\" height=\"1650\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115868\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2.jpg 2550w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-800x518.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-768x497.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-1020x660.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-1180x764.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-960x621.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-240x155.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-375x243.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/03/Proof-MONCADA-2-520x336.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2550px) 100vw, 2550px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proof, Interior design \u003ccite>(Tajai Massey)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Moncada-Konte grew up in a family of entrepreneurs where independence, hard work, and leadership were keys to success. These are qualities Moncada-Konte has always admired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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My family always thought I was going to become a cook.’\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that’s where Proof comes in. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Opening a business involves a lot of soul searching,” Moncada-Konte points out. “I felt like it was my responsibility to be a part of what I saw Oakland needed, which is small-business ownership and black-business ownership.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Moncada-Konte did not want to open another bar, she had her doubt about whether Oakland needed another liquor store. But “Proof” is different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you open a store, there are things that you say you will do and won’t do,” she explains. “For example, are you going to sell less than a pint? Are you going to sell candies? What are your hours of operations?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moncada-Konte says Proof is committed to selling high-quality products but is also adamant about being able to serve as many customers as possible. That’s why the prices will range from $10 to $300. 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It’s her way to pay homage to the liquor stores she went to when she was a kid, where everyone knew each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is one of the reasons why she will also have community events like a \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/602657063271006/\" target=\"_blank\">bitters-making workshop on Sunday, March 19\u003c/a> from 11am until 3pm. She will be serving Red Bay coffee on the house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It will be a super casual event,” she says. “I want folks to pop in and out, and learn to make bitters. It’s a last hoorah for wrapping up the campaign.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One aspect of her business Moncada-Konte is excited about is to sell products that she has researched herself. 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