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We’ve featured the East Bay’s co-op restaurants below--if there’s one we missed, please let us know in the comments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122034\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122034\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474.jpg\" alt=\"Customers enjoy a sunny afternoon at Cheeseboard in North Berkeley.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1491\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-160x124.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-800x621.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-768x596.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-1020x792.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-1180x916.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-960x746.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-240x186.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-375x291.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-520x404.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Customers enjoy a sunny afternoon at Cheeseboard in North Berkeley. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>These days, you can’t walk a block in San Francisco without bumping into a line of people in line for coffee, poke or cookie dough. At North Berkeley’s \u003cstrong>Cheeseboard Pizzeria\u003c/strong>, people have been lining up for the restaurant's pizza of the day since 1985, when some workers from the Cheeseboard bakery and cheese shop started offering vegetarian pizza at night. The business started as a traditional for-profit shop in 1967, but the owners \u003ca href=\"http://cheeseboardcollective.coop/about-us/about-main/\">sold it to the workers in 1971\u003c/a>. As the years passed, the pizzeria has adapted with the times, adding gluten-free and vegan options, and helped start the Arizmendi \u003ca href=\"http://www.arizmendibakery.coop/\">group of collectives\u003c/a> in the '90s. On a recent visit, everyone from Cal students to businessmen queued up for the day’s pizza while children danced to a jaunty band singing about a nefarious ex from Grass Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122033\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122033\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466.jpg\" alt=\"Cheeseboard's tomato pizza, featuring locally-grown, dry farmed organic tomatoes, is a rare seasonal treat.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1458\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-160x122.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-800x608.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-768x583.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-1020x775.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-1180x896.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-960x729.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-240x182.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-375x285.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-520x395.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cheeseboard's tomato pizza, featuring locally-grown, dry farmed organic tomatoes, is a rare seasonal treat. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122035\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122035\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479.jpg\" alt=\"Cheeseboard's salad of the day: a roasted corn salad with pickled onions and peppers atop organic greens.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cheeseboard's salad of the day: a roasted corn salad with pickled onions and peppers atop organic greens. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Their tomato pizza (a rare seasonal treat, as they usually eschew tomatoes in favor of creative vegetable and cheese combinations) showed off their commitment to sustainable produce with sweet, dry farmed local tomatoes while a roasted corn salad featured a satisfying mix of pickled onions and pasilla peppers and a sweet buttermilk dressing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://cheeseboardcollective.coop/\">\u003cstrong>Cheese Board Pizza\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1512 Shattuck Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/rvnLcNxcBN22\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, CA 94709\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 549-3183\u003cbr>\nHours: Tues-Sat, 11:30am-3pm 4:30-8pm; closed Sun-Mon\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/cheeseboard/\">The Cheese Board Collective\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CheeseBoardColl\">@CheeseBoardColl\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cheeseboardcoll/\">@cheeseboardcoll\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $-$$ (Pizza slice $2.75, Whole Pizza $22-$28)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122036\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122036\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517.jpg\" alt=\"Three Stone Hearth offers walk-in purchases in addition to their meal subscription program.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-160x113.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-800x563.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-768x540.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-1020x717.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-1180x830.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-960x675.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-240x169.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-375x264.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-520x366.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three Stone Hearth offers walk-in purchases in addition to their meal subscription program. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Three Stone Hearth\u003c/strong> isn’t a restaurant or food store, but a community supported kitchen. Just like in a CSA, customers help maintain the business by purchasing in advance. Only in this case, instead of produce, they’re buying nutrient dense prepared meals, inspired by traditional cooking preparations and methods (fermented foods and bone broth are both mainstays). The business, which is run by a cooperative of 19 worker-owners, is also open to the public, so anyone can pick up a jar of one of the week’s soups--a carrot soup with a bold gingery kick and a whisper of coconut on my visit--or something a little more filling, like their tender, well-spiced pulled pork, just begging to be piled atop some polenta (or perhaps sandwiched between slices of gluten-free sourdough, also available for purchase at their University Ave. location).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122031\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122031\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362.jpg\" alt=\"Three Stone Hearth also offers sustainable meat options, like honey pulled pork from Marin Sun Farms' pastured pork.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1354\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-160x113.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-800x564.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-768x542.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-1020x719.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-1180x832.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-960x677.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-240x169.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-375x264.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-520x367.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three Stone Hearth also offers sustainable meat options, like honey pulled pork from Marin Sun Farms' pastured pork. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122032\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122032\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366.jpg\" alt=\"Three Stone Hearth offers a variety of soups, including this carrot ginger version.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1253\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-800x522.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-768x501.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-1020x666.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-1180x770.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-960x627.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-240x157.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-375x245.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-520x339.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three Stone Hearth offers a variety of soups, including this carrot ginger version. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.threestonehearth.com/\">\u003cstrong>Three Stone Hearth\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1581 University Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/xEF87hYcbKs\">Map]\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, CA 94703\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 981-1334\u003cbr>\nHours: Wed, 4-7pm; Thur, 10am-4pm; Fri, 2pm-6pm; Sat, 9am-2pm; closed Sun-Tue\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/threestonehearth/\">Three Stone Hearth\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/3stonehearth\">@3StoneHearth\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/threestonehearth/\">@threestonehearth\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $$ (Entrees $11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122044\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122044\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606.jpg\" alt=\"A slice of chantilly cake from A Taste of Denmark.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1402\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-160x117.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-800x584.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-768x561.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-1020x745.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-1180x862.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-960x701.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-240x175.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-375x274.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-520x380.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A slice of chantilly cake from A Taste of Denmark. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122045\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122045\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607.jpg\" alt=\"A lemon meringue tart from A Taste of Denmark.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1510\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-160x126.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-800x629.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-768x604.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-1020x802.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-1180x928.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-960x755.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-240x189.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-375x295.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-520x409.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A lemon meringue tart from A Taste of Denmark. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When \u003ca href=\"https://localwiki.org/oakland/Neldam%27s_Danish_Bakery\">Neldam’s Danish Bakery\u003c/a>, an Oakland institution for more than 80 years, was forced to close in 2010 after money troubles, its workers didn’t know what to do. Many had worked there for decades. Pastry was all they knew. So, they decided to reopen in 2010 as a cooperative, renaming themselves \u003cstrong>A Taste of Denmark\u003c/strong>. It’s a nostalgic establishment, with row after row of treats laid out in gleaming cases, stately armchairs and a sign reminding you that stressed spelled backwards is desserts. While they still offer Scandinavian treats like cardamom bread and buttery danishes, they’ve expanded their selection of pastries. Don’t miss their traditional American desserts, like a mini lemon meringue pie topped with a giant tower of bronzed meringue or the chantilly cake, a chocolate chiffon and whipped cream creation that resembles a far superior Ho-Ho. A Taste of Denmark also offers an assortment of decorated cakes, wedding cakes, pies, and cookies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122030\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122030\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920.jpg\" alt=\"A Taste of Denmark offers a huge variety of pastries.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1370\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-800x571.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-768x548.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-1020x728.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-1180x842.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-960x685.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-240x171.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-375x268.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-520x371.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Taste of Denmark offers a huge variety of pastries. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://tastedenmark.com/\">\u003cstrong>A Taste of Denmark Bakery\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n3401 Telegraph Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/oTkCYsQ9GBv\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94609\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 420-8889\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Wed, 7am-3pm; Thur-Fri, 7am-5pm; Sat, 8am-5pm; Sun, 10am-3pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/TasteofDenmark/\">A Taste of Denmark Bakery\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Tasteof_Denmark\">@Tasteof_Denmark\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ (Pastries/Bread $10 and under, Cakes $19-$102)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122037\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122037\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545.jpg\" alt=\"Red Bay offers intriguing drinks like a charcoal vanilla latte and a honey lavender cappuccino in addition to their drip coffee.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1313\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-160x109.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-800x547.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-768x525.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-1020x698.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-1180x807.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-960x657.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-240x164.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-375x256.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-520x356.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Bay offers intriguing drinks like a charcoal vanilla latte and a honey lavender cappuccino in addition to their drip coffee. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Red Bay’s Coffee\u003c/strong>’s tagline is “beautiful coffee to the people,” which the company practices in a few different ways. On the supplier side of things, founder Keba Konte prioritizes buying coffee directly from farmers--\u003ca href=\"https://www.redbaycoffee.com/products/sweet-unity\">one of their single origins\u003c/a> is grown by Jackie Robinson’s son--which ensures they receive a fair share of the profits. He also approaches recruitment differently. He prioritizes employing a racially diverse staff and offers career pathways to those usually denied such opportunities, including formerly incarcerated individuals and former foster children. While Red Bay isn’t an official cooperative, the profits from their Uptown cafe are shared equally between the company’s two dozen workers, depending on how many hours they worked that month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122039\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122039\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561.jpg\" alt=\"Red Bay Coffee's cafe repurposes an old shipping container.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Bay Coffee's cafe repurposes an old shipping container. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At that cafe, a former shipping container in the Hive shopping center, they serve rotating coffee blends (on my visit, their bright, chocolatey East Fourteenth) as well as more unusual offerings. A honey lavender cappuccino was herbal and not too sweet, while a vanilla charcoal latte--according to our server, the charcoal rounds out the espresso flavor while offering some \u003ca href=\"https://www.eater.com/2017/6/7/15750526/activated-charcoal-black-food-trend\">debated health benefits\u003c/a>--wasn’t as cloying as the typical vanilla latte, thanks to the the cafe’s balanced homemade vanilla syrup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.redbaycoffee.com/\">\u003cstrong>Red Bay Cafe\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2327 Broadway [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/wLcL77unUvB2\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94612\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 517-5582\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thur, 7am-4:30pm; Fri, 7am-6pm; Sat, 9am-6pm; Sun, 10am-3pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/redbaycoffee/\">Red Bay Coffee\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/redbaycoffee\">@redbaycoffee\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/redbaycoffee/\">@redbaycoffee\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: Price range: $ (Coffee drinks $10 and under, 1lb Coffee $16-$19)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122047\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122047\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1601-e1508900078797.jpg\" alt=\"The Juice Bar Collective is small with a mighty output. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Juice Bar Collective is small with a mighty output. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122043\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122043\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571.jpg\" alt=\"The JBC Kale smoothie from the Juice Bar Collective in North Berkeley.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1468\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-160x122.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-800x612.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-768x587.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-1020x780.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-1180x902.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-960x734.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-240x184.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-375x287.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-520x398.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The JBC Kale smoothie from the Juice Bar Collective in North Berkeley. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003cstrong>Juice Bar Collective\u003c/strong>, also in North Berkeley, doesn't seem to be the easiest place to work. It’s the size of a wealthy person’s walk-in closet, requiring staffers to work in very cozy proximity to their coworkers. And while they specialize in juices and smoothies--like a virtuous, viridescent JBC Kale--they also produce a menu of sandwiches, salads and hot dishes. This means that at any given moment, there’s a blender whirring while someone else is pulling a tray of mac and cheese out of the oven (a richer, spicier and less austere version than what you’d expect from such a '70s health food store environs), someone else is making sandwiches (don’t miss their turkey sandwiches, with thick slices of local and sustainable turkey breast) and someone else is calmly taking orders from a line of customers that often snakes out the door and down Vine Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122042\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122042\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567.jpg\" alt=\"The turkey sandwich from the Juice Bar Collective.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1147\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-160x96.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-800x478.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-768x459.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-1020x609.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-1180x705.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-960x574.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-240x143.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-375x224.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-520x311.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The turkey sandwich from the Juice Bar Collective. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122041\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122041\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565.jpg\" alt=\"While they specialize in juices and smoothies, the Juice Bar Collective also offers less virtuous fare, like their mac and cheese.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">While they specialize in juices and smoothies, the Juice Bar Collective also offers less virtuous fare, like their mac and cheese. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But any employee annoyances are eased by the cooperative’s policy of regularly rotating employee duties, so no one is forced to be stuck in a role they don’t enjoy for too long. Plus, as we found out in our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2011/05/16/lessons-from-berkeleys-juice-bar-collective/\">previous profile\u003c/a> of the Juice Bar Collective, workers also get full health, vision, and dental benefits, as well as a month of vacation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.juicebarcollective.com/\">\u003cstrong>Juice Bar Collective\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2114 Vine St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/hvzfiQ4qPCN2\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, CA 94709\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 548-8473\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/JuiceBarCollective/\">Juice Bar Collective\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ (Entrees $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Opening and sustaining a restaurant in today’s Bay Area is rife with \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2016/12/27/heres-why-2016-was-rough-for-bay-area-restaurants/\">potential dangers\u003c/a>. Labor is expensive, food is expensive, rent is expensive, and on top of it all, maybe the city your restaurant is located in isn’t as supportive as you’d like. It’s an exhausting, fickle industry. But some restaurants think they’ve found a solution--by turning to a co-op business model.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead of a traditional restaurant, where profits go to an owner or investors, a cooperative is owned by its workers, and profits are distributed equally between them. They also make decisions collaboratively, with each member having an equal say in business decisions. And since they can offer more autonomy and good benefits, they usually have higher employee retention rates than other restaurants. (Co-op and collective are often used interchangeably, but \u003ca href=\"http://cultivate.coop/wiki/Differences_Between_Worker_Cooperatives_and_Collectives\">they're different\u003c/a>: cooperative refers to who owns a business, while a collective is a style of management.) It can be difficult to sustain, but as Momo Chang pointed out in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/are-co-ops-the-future-of-a-sustainable-restaurant-industry/Content?oid=9423964\">recent piece for the East Bay Express\u003c/a>, it can be an effective way for restaurants to sustain themselves in a time when it’s hard to find labor. We’ve featured the East Bay’s co-op restaurants below--if there’s one we missed, please let us know in the comments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122034\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122034\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474.jpg\" alt=\"Customers enjoy a sunny afternoon at Cheeseboard in North Berkeley.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1491\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-160x124.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-800x621.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-768x596.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-1020x792.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-1180x916.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-960x746.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-240x186.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-375x291.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1474-520x404.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Customers enjoy a sunny afternoon at Cheeseboard in North Berkeley. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>These days, you can’t walk a block in San Francisco without bumping into a line of people in line for coffee, poke or cookie dough. At North Berkeley’s \u003cstrong>Cheeseboard Pizzeria\u003c/strong>, people have been lining up for the restaurant's pizza of the day since 1985, when some workers from the Cheeseboard bakery and cheese shop started offering vegetarian pizza at night. The business started as a traditional for-profit shop in 1967, but the owners \u003ca href=\"http://cheeseboardcollective.coop/about-us/about-main/\">sold it to the workers in 1971\u003c/a>. As the years passed, the pizzeria has adapted with the times, adding gluten-free and vegan options, and helped start the Arizmendi \u003ca href=\"http://www.arizmendibakery.coop/\">group of collectives\u003c/a> in the '90s. On a recent visit, everyone from Cal students to businessmen queued up for the day’s pizza while children danced to a jaunty band singing about a nefarious ex from Grass Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122033\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122033\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466.jpg\" alt=\"Cheeseboard's tomato pizza, featuring locally-grown, dry farmed organic tomatoes, is a rare seasonal treat.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1458\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-160x122.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-800x608.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-768x583.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-1020x775.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-1180x896.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-960x729.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-240x182.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-375x285.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1466-520x395.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cheeseboard's tomato pizza, featuring locally-grown, dry farmed organic tomatoes, is a rare seasonal treat. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122035\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122035\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479.jpg\" alt=\"Cheeseboard's salad of the day: a roasted corn salad with pickled onions and peppers atop organic greens.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1479-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cheeseboard's salad of the day: a roasted corn salad with pickled onions and peppers atop organic greens. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Their tomato pizza (a rare seasonal treat, as they usually eschew tomatoes in favor of creative vegetable and cheese combinations) showed off their commitment to sustainable produce with sweet, dry farmed local tomatoes while a roasted corn salad featured a satisfying mix of pickled onions and pasilla peppers and a sweet buttermilk dressing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://cheeseboardcollective.coop/\">\u003cstrong>Cheese Board Pizza\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1512 Shattuck Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/rvnLcNxcBN22\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, CA 94709\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 549-3183\u003cbr>\nHours: Tues-Sat, 11:30am-3pm 4:30-8pm; closed Sun-Mon\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/cheeseboard/\">The Cheese Board Collective\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CheeseBoardColl\">@CheeseBoardColl\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cheeseboardcoll/\">@cheeseboardcoll\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $-$$ (Pizza slice $2.75, Whole Pizza $22-$28)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122036\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122036\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517.jpg\" alt=\"Three Stone Hearth offers walk-in purchases in addition to their meal subscription program.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-160x113.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-800x563.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-768x540.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-1020x717.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-1180x830.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-960x675.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-240x169.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-375x264.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1517-520x366.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three Stone Hearth offers walk-in purchases in addition to their meal subscription program. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Three Stone Hearth\u003c/strong> isn’t a restaurant or food store, but a community supported kitchen. Just like in a CSA, customers help maintain the business by purchasing in advance. Only in this case, instead of produce, they’re buying nutrient dense prepared meals, inspired by traditional cooking preparations and methods (fermented foods and bone broth are both mainstays). The business, which is run by a cooperative of 19 worker-owners, is also open to the public, so anyone can pick up a jar of one of the week’s soups--a carrot soup with a bold gingery kick and a whisper of coconut on my visit--or something a little more filling, like their tender, well-spiced pulled pork, just begging to be piled atop some polenta (or perhaps sandwiched between slices of gluten-free sourdough, also available for purchase at their University Ave. location).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122031\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122031\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362.jpg\" alt=\"Three Stone Hearth also offers sustainable meat options, like honey pulled pork from Marin Sun Farms' pastured pork.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1354\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-160x113.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-800x564.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-768x542.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-1020x719.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-1180x832.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-960x677.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-240x169.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-375x264.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2362-520x367.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three Stone Hearth also offers sustainable meat options, like honey pulled pork from Marin Sun Farms' pastured pork. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122032\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122032\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366.jpg\" alt=\"Three Stone Hearth offers a variety of soups, including this carrot ginger version.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1253\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-800x522.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-768x501.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-1020x666.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-1180x770.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-960x627.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-240x157.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-375x245.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/DSC_2366-520x339.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three Stone Hearth offers a variety of soups, including this carrot ginger version. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.threestonehearth.com/\">\u003cstrong>Three Stone Hearth\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1581 University Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/xEF87hYcbKs\">Map]\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, CA 94703\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 981-1334\u003cbr>\nHours: Wed, 4-7pm; Thur, 10am-4pm; Fri, 2pm-6pm; Sat, 9am-2pm; closed Sun-Tue\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/threestonehearth/\">Three Stone Hearth\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/3stonehearth\">@3StoneHearth\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/threestonehearth/\">@threestonehearth\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $$ (Entrees $11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122044\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122044\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606.jpg\" alt=\"A slice of chantilly cake from A Taste of Denmark.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1402\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-160x117.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-800x584.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-768x561.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-1020x745.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-1180x862.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-960x701.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-240x175.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-375x274.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1606-520x380.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A slice of chantilly cake from A Taste of Denmark. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122045\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122045\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607.jpg\" alt=\"A lemon meringue tart from A Taste of Denmark.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1510\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-160x126.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-800x629.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-768x604.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-1020x802.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-1180x928.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-960x755.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-240x189.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-375x295.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1607-520x409.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A lemon meringue tart from A Taste of Denmark. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When \u003ca href=\"https://localwiki.org/oakland/Neldam%27s_Danish_Bakery\">Neldam’s Danish Bakery\u003c/a>, an Oakland institution for more than 80 years, was forced to close in 2010 after money troubles, its workers didn’t know what to do. Many had worked there for decades. Pastry was all they knew. So, they decided to reopen in 2010 as a cooperative, renaming themselves \u003cstrong>A Taste of Denmark\u003c/strong>. It’s a nostalgic establishment, with row after row of treats laid out in gleaming cases, stately armchairs and a sign reminding you that stressed spelled backwards is desserts. While they still offer Scandinavian treats like cardamom bread and buttery danishes, they’ve expanded their selection of pastries. Don’t miss their traditional American desserts, like a mini lemon meringue pie topped with a giant tower of bronzed meringue or the chantilly cake, a chocolate chiffon and whipped cream creation that resembles a far superior Ho-Ho. A Taste of Denmark also offers an assortment of decorated cakes, wedding cakes, pies, and cookies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122030\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122030\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920.jpg\" alt=\"A Taste of Denmark offers a huge variety of pastries.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1370\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-800x571.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-768x548.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-1020x728.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-1180x842.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-960x685.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-240x171.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-375x268.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/1920-520x371.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Taste of Denmark offers a huge variety of pastries. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://tastedenmark.com/\">\u003cstrong>A Taste of Denmark Bakery\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n3401 Telegraph Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/oTkCYsQ9GBv\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94609\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 420-8889\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Wed, 7am-3pm; Thur-Fri, 7am-5pm; Sat, 8am-5pm; Sun, 10am-3pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/TasteofDenmark/\">A Taste of Denmark Bakery\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Tasteof_Denmark\">@Tasteof_Denmark\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ (Pastries/Bread $10 and under, Cakes $19-$102)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122037\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122037\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545.jpg\" alt=\"Red Bay offers intriguing drinks like a charcoal vanilla latte and a honey lavender cappuccino in addition to their drip coffee.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1313\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-160x109.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-800x547.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-768x525.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-1020x698.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-1180x807.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-960x657.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-240x164.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-375x256.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1545-520x356.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Bay offers intriguing drinks like a charcoal vanilla latte and a honey lavender cappuccino in addition to their drip coffee. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Red Bay’s Coffee\u003c/strong>’s tagline is “beautiful coffee to the people,” which the company practices in a few different ways. On the supplier side of things, founder Keba Konte prioritizes buying coffee directly from farmers--\u003ca href=\"https://www.redbaycoffee.com/products/sweet-unity\">one of their single origins\u003c/a> is grown by Jackie Robinson’s son--which ensures they receive a fair share of the profits. He also approaches recruitment differently. He prioritizes employing a racially diverse staff and offers career pathways to those usually denied such opportunities, including formerly incarcerated individuals and former foster children. While Red Bay isn’t an official cooperative, the profits from their Uptown cafe are shared equally between the company’s two dozen workers, depending on how many hours they worked that month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122039\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122039\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561.jpg\" alt=\"Red Bay Coffee's cafe repurposes an old shipping container.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1561-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Bay Coffee's cafe repurposes an old shipping container. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At that cafe, a former shipping container in the Hive shopping center, they serve rotating coffee blends (on my visit, their bright, chocolatey East Fourteenth) as well as more unusual offerings. A honey lavender cappuccino was herbal and not too sweet, while a vanilla charcoal latte--according to our server, the charcoal rounds out the espresso flavor while offering some \u003ca href=\"https://www.eater.com/2017/6/7/15750526/activated-charcoal-black-food-trend\">debated health benefits\u003c/a>--wasn’t as cloying as the typical vanilla latte, thanks to the the cafe’s balanced homemade vanilla syrup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.redbaycoffee.com/\">\u003cstrong>Red Bay Cafe\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2327 Broadway [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/wLcL77unUvB2\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94612\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 517-5582\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thur, 7am-4:30pm; Fri, 7am-6pm; Sat, 9am-6pm; Sun, 10am-3pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/redbaycoffee/\">Red Bay Coffee\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/redbaycoffee\">@redbaycoffee\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/redbaycoffee/\">@redbaycoffee\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: Price range: $ (Coffee drinks $10 and under, 1lb Coffee $16-$19)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122047\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122047\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1601-e1508900078797.jpg\" alt=\"The Juice Bar Collective is small with a mighty output. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Juice Bar Collective is small with a mighty output. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122043\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122043\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571.jpg\" alt=\"The JBC Kale smoothie from the Juice Bar Collective in North Berkeley.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1468\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-160x122.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-800x612.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-768x587.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-1020x780.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-1180x902.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-960x734.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-240x184.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-375x287.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1571-520x398.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The JBC Kale smoothie from the Juice Bar Collective in North Berkeley. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003cstrong>Juice Bar Collective\u003c/strong>, also in North Berkeley, doesn't seem to be the easiest place to work. It’s the size of a wealthy person’s walk-in closet, requiring staffers to work in very cozy proximity to their coworkers. And while they specialize in juices and smoothies--like a virtuous, viridescent JBC Kale--they also produce a menu of sandwiches, salads and hot dishes. This means that at any given moment, there’s a blender whirring while someone else is pulling a tray of mac and cheese out of the oven (a richer, spicier and less austere version than what you’d expect from such a '70s health food store environs), someone else is making sandwiches (don’t miss their turkey sandwiches, with thick slices of local and sustainable turkey breast) and someone else is calmly taking orders from a line of customers that often snakes out the door and down Vine Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122042\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122042\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567.jpg\" alt=\"The turkey sandwich from the Juice Bar Collective.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1147\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-160x96.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-800x478.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-768x459.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-1020x609.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-1180x705.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-960x574.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-240x143.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-375x224.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1567-520x311.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The turkey sandwich from the Juice Bar Collective. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_122041\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-122041\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565.jpg\" alt=\"While they specialize in juices and smoothies, the Juice Bar Collective also offers less virtuous fare, like their mac and cheese.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_1565-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">While they specialize in juices and smoothies, the Juice Bar Collective also offers less virtuous fare, like their mac and cheese. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But any employee annoyances are eased by the cooperative’s policy of regularly rotating employee duties, so no one is forced to be stuck in a role they don’t enjoy for too long. Plus, as we found out in our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2011/05/16/lessons-from-berkeleys-juice-bar-collective/\">previous profile\u003c/a> of the Juice Bar Collective, workers also get full health, vision, and dental benefits, as well as a month of vacation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"disqusTitle": "Bay Area Bites Guide: Exploring the Cuisines of Africa Around the Bay Area",
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"content": "\u003cp>What’s a bunny chow? How about kitfo and fufu? Those are just three of the signatures for a trio of different cuisines from the giant continent of Africa. And, for a continent of its vast size and staggering number of unique cultures, it’s surprising how small of an impact its cuisines have had on the Bay Area. Outside of Moroccan restaurants and Ethiopian ones, the Bay Area is limited to a handful of restaurants representing countries from South Africa to Tunisia to Nigeria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s too bad for curious local diners. But, there are exciting opportunities to learn about several cuisines with a little bit of research. As we learned eating our way around the continent by exploring Africa’s cuisines around the Bay Area, there are many gems to be found, whether it’s a perfectly spiced piece of goat or a destination-worthy Moroccan pastry. Join us for a tour around ten different specific African cuisine and African-inspired restaurants.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Amawele’s South African Kitchen\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121318\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes.jpg\" alt=\"Peri peri chicken and Cape Malay quinoa with chicken\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121318\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peri peri chicken and Cape Malay quinoa with chicken \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new.jpg\" alt=\"Amawele's South African Kitchen\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121322\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amawele's South African Kitchen \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There is no \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/2014/04/24/south-african-wines-check-please-bay-area-wine-tips/\">Chenin Blanc or Pinotage\u003c/a> at the city’s lone South African food kiosk. You’ll have to head to a wine store for the country’s wines, which are far better known in the U.S. than South African cuisine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thanks to amaweles (a Zulu word for twins), Pam and Wendy Michaelson, San Francisco has one spot for learning about this diverse country that is somewhat similar to California climate-wise but almost exactly half a world away from here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The identical twin sisters grew up in Durban, South Africa’s third-largest major city (think Chicago with Los Angeles’ location). It’s a fun, easy-going beach vibe that’s also a giant city on the Indian Ocean. It’s also quite notable for its dining scene, reflecting the diversity of its country. South Africa’s indigenous population and immigrants from centuries of being a colony for European empires have led to a decidedly eclectic cuisine. On the plate, influences come from England, the Netherlands, Malaysia, India, Portugal and the local African history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pam and Wendy initially lived in the country’s capital and largest city, Johannesburg, and tried to make it as professional singers, while working in the mundane world of finance. One career didn’t quite pan out and the other wasn’t fulfilling. So, they decided to explore traveling around the U.S. as childcare providers. The mutual love of cooking led them to their current restaurant home, \u003ca href=\"http://www.amawelessouthafricankitchen.com/\">Amawele’s South African Kitchen\u003c/a>, in San Francisco, curiously located in the FiDi’s Rincon Center (best known as the home of \u003ca href=\"http://yanksing.com/\">Yank Sing\u003c/a>). Fast-casual tends to be more of a niche for burritos, sandwiches, salads and the like — not complex curries and obscure names like bunny chow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new.jpg\" alt=\"Bunny Chow\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121320\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bunny Chow \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re after the Instagram likes, South Africa’s fast food favorite, bunny chow, is obligatory. It’s not colorful but it’s pretty profound visually. There are no rabbits involved — rather a deeply nuanced and carefully spiced curry full of tender beef hunks in a hollowed out bread bowl. SF diners, I know what you’re thinking but this bread is more like a thick, fluffy white loaf than hearty sourdough à la Fisherman’s Wharf clam chowder in sourdough bowls. Except here, the curry doesn’t just stay in the bread bowl. It overflows filling the whole container. Talk about a dish not meant for take-out but has to be served to-go. Eat with caution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also on the fast food-drunk food side of South African cuisine and a popular item at Amawele’s is frikadella, a Dutch-style meatball that usually is served on soggy fries but here the two are served together as a wrap (hello, fast-casual!). It’s the South African version of Primanti Brothers, the everything-in-one sandwich behemoth from Pittsburgh (try it in SF at Giordano’s Bros. in the Mission).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with the bunny chow, peri peri chicken is a must at Amawele’s, where the sauce made in-house (also sold by the bottle) boasts a sharp, bright chile kick that burns but doesn’t hurt when slathered on chicken and served paleo-style on vegetables. It’s too bad the chicken breast is dry but just focus on the sauce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also on trend, like the paleo section of the menu, quinoa can replace the Cape Malay spiced rice dish with proteins of your choice on top. It works particularly well with sweet potatoes and a host of non-seasonal vegetables (carrots, broccoli) that taste fine but are an uninspiring diet-friendly ensemble. Paleo or quinoa bowl, both are very fitting for a weekday lunch that will power you into the afternoon, not weigh you down at the 3 PM meeting. But, honestly, if you’re exploring South African cuisine, get the bunny chow. Leave the paleo stuff for later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new.jpg\" alt=\"Amawele's South African Kitchen menu.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121334\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amawele's South African Kitchen menu. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Once you’re through your giant meal (the bunny chow can easily serve two), linger with the housemade rooibos tea on a seating cushion by Rincon Center’s fountain and think how peaceful this is compared to the mad rush for dim sum a few steps away at Yank Sing. Eating bunny chow gazing at the upside-down fountain is one of those quirky “this can only happen here” moments that can liven up any routine weekday lunch hour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new.jpg\" alt=\"Rincon Center’s fountain is a scenic spot to enjoy to-go lunch.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121335\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rincon Center’s fountain is a scenic spot to enjoy to-go lunch. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amawelessouthafricankitchen.com/\">\u003cstrong>Amawele’s South African Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n101 Spear St.\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94105 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Amawele's+South+African+Kitchen/@37.7924983,-122.3931387,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x4d36863a53860af0?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiM8aHnjoLVAhVXzWMKHT_QAdMQ_BIIgQEwCg\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 536-5900\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri, 10:30am-2:30pm; Closed Saturday and Sunday\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/amaweles/\">Amawele's South African Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/afterpartychefs?lang=en\">@afterpartychefs\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/afterpartychefs/\">#afterpartychefs\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ ($8-$10 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/amaweles-south-african-kitchen-san-francisco-2\">Amawele’s South African Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Safari Kitchen\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121371\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1632px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new.jpg\" alt=\"Somali food trailer that houses Safari kitchen.\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121371\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new.jpg 1632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Somali food trailer that houses Safari kitchen. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There is no seating, no park nearby to picnic at and congested parking in the narrow parking lot where the months-old Somali food trailer, \u003ca href=\"http://www.safarikitchensj.com\">Safari Kitchen\u003c/a>, resides in. It’s decidedly no-frills and feels like Austin, Texas both with the fact that it’s a niche cuisine food trailer and the roaring summer heat on one visit. Continuing the no-frills agenda, the menu doesn’t provide much choice either. You’ll have a bed of rice topped with beef, chicken, beef and chicken, or vegetables. So, you better like rice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121341\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1632px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new.jpg\" alt=\"Beef and Chicken combo rice plate at Safari Kitchen in San Jose.\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121341\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new.jpg 1632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beef and Chicken combo rice plate at Safari Kitchen in San Jose. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Those familiar with \u003ca href=\"http://thehalalguys.com/\">The Halal Guys\u003c/a> will notice this Somali staple isn’t dissimilar (there is even mild white sauce and a hot red sauce to squeeze on) but miles superior in everything from the recent New York transplant addition to SF — from the quality of meat to the heavy hand in seasoning to the slickness of the rice. A host of spices (“all starting with “C” as the cook in the Safari Kitchen trailer joked) including coriander, cumin, cinnamon and cardamom penetrate every cube of chicken and beef, along with the base of buttery, perky basmati rice. Imagine the flavor profile of barbecue with a supporting element of tandoori. Combined it’s smoky, sweet, salty and has a hint of umami that keeps bite after bite of meat and rice seem far more enticing than it sounds like. Sure, it’s enough food for two hungry eaters but who can complain about leftovers?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll round out the meal with \u003cem>samusas\u003c/em>, which are exactly like the better-known \u003cem>samosas\u003c/em> in several other cultures around Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The flaky phyllo triangles filled with beautifully spiced, juicy ground beef. Also try the sweet version with cherry preserves that might be less traditional but will compete with any fruit preserve hand pie you’ve encountered before. The fry is perfect in both versions with not a speck of grease anywhere. It’s easy to fill up on these alone. Don’t do it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1632px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new.jpg\" alt=\"Beef Sambusa at Safari Kitchen.\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121342\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new.jpg 1632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beef Sambusa at Safari Kitchen. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At just a few months old, Safari Kitchen is still in its youthful stage and awaiting its first academic year with the nearby college students (it's right between Downtown and San Jose State). Co-owners Amin Munye and Guled Yousef met as undergraduate students at Arizona State University and both ended up in the Bay Area afterwards — Guled in tech and Amin as a barber at The Barbers Inc. The two decided to give entrepreneurship a try but originally had no idea what type of business to do. Munye is originally from Somalia and moved to the US when he was 14. His older sister worked for the US embassy in Somalia and was given the option to move to the US for health reasons. A few years later, Amin and his family were able to join her in the US where they settled in the South Bay. After all sorts of business plan brainstorms, the two budding entrepreneurs thought, “Why not do a food truck with a few dishes from Somalia served?” The Safari Kitchen then was born and the hope is to eventually have a more substantial menu and sit-down experience at a brick and mortar restaurant. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is definitely not your average food trailer (or truck or stand or vendor or what not). The logo of a zebra made of cooking utensils is even pretty startling, just like the tenderness of the meat and deft hand with a cupboard of spices. Thinking about the rice plates, we’re ready for our next Somali lunch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.safarikitchensj.com\">\u003cstrong>Safari Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n17 S 8\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> St.\u003cbr>\nSan Jose, CA 95112 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Safari+Kitchen/@37.3393401,-121.883042,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xdd01d0010cc2b31d!8m2!3d37.3393401!4d-121.883042\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 367-9416\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm; Closed Sunday and Monday\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013627202314\">Safari Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/safarikitchensj/\">@safarikitchensj\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ ($8-$10 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/safari-kitchen-san-jose-5\">Safari Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Jubba Restaurant\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121380\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right.jpg\" alt=\"Roasted goat cutlet (L) and beef suqaar kay kay (R).\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121380\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roasted goat cutlet (L) and beef suqaar kay kay (R). \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The sit-down restaurant \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/JUBBA-SOMALI-RESTUARANT-383846341730571/\">Jubba\u003c/a> is Safari Kitchen’s contrast, on the opposite side of the sprawling city of San Jose and boasting the same no-frills vibe but there are chairs, tables and air conditioning. Other than the aforementioned heavily spiced meat-on- basmati rice plates, arguably the two most celebrated dishes of Somali cooking are a platter of similarly spice rubbed goat and a sweet and sour stir-fry of sorts called \u003cem>kay kay\u003c/em>. Both can be found at nine-year old Jubba, located in a mostly non-commercial residential community, right by the busy Santa Teresa VTA light rail station. In that \u003cem>kay kay\u003c/em>, seemingly two pounds beef cubes (called beef \u003cem>suqaar\u003c/em>) with no gristle (often a stir-fry’s downfall) gets tossed with chapatti (like flatbread shreds), bananas, onions, about a pound of nicely softened broccoli and snap pears, and an extreme amount of sesame oil that will definitely leave you wanting plenty of water from the salt rush. Ultimately, it’s the banana that ends up as the over-arching flavoring agent. Beef \u003cem>suqaar\u003c/em>, flatbread and banana? Who knew it could be a hit?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121377\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior.jpg\" alt=\"Jubba interior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121377\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jubba interior. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121378\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose.jpg\" alt=\"Kay kay, a stir-fry with beef suqaar at Jubba.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121378\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kay kay, a stir-fry with beef suqaar at Jubba. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For the next specialty, goat comes as bone-in hunks, ranging from dry and flabby to fork tender. The meat itself doesn’t have the barnyard smirk that can make a Mexican birria specialist’s goat taste so polarizing and also so special. Jubba’s goat tastes of indifferent meat and the berbere spice mix doesn’t coat the meat with the same unabashed punch as at Safari Kitchen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121379\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba.jpg\" alt=\"Roasted goat cutlet.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121379\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roasted goat cutlet. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The main mode of eating at Jubba appears to be the chapatti wraps. It’s essentially a Somali burrito in size and just swaps out rice, beans and guacamole for onions and peppers joining tilapia, beef or chicken. The only reason to opt for this over the other platters is serving size. Yes, they’re more than enough for one but the platters are really for 2-3 people (a steal for $12-13). The Sports Plate gets two people two proteins on one tire-sized plate with basmati rice or spaghetti for $26 and seems perfectly geared to diners looking more for leftovers than anything else. Like with Ethiopia’s cuisine often having Italian components from its colonial history, the same is the case for Somalia. Spaghetti seems like a strange match for deftly spiced goat but it’s a diet staple — and we certainly saw several diners digging into their pile of spaghetti with beef \u003cem>suqaar\u003c/em>. Yes, this is not your typical meatballs and marinara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our vote for platter accompaniment goes to the injera bread that is much thicker and a less tart than most versions at Bay Area Ethiopian restaurants (like the Italian influence, here’s another nod to the similarities of Ethiopian and Somali dining). But, the injera does have the same function (use your hands!) here as at any Ethiopian restaurant. Unlike in Ethiopia, though, the food is not served on the injera itself. Since most Somalian dishes aren’t curry or sauce based like in Ethiopia, you’ll end up using a fork and knife and rip off some injera as a palate cleanser.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121381\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba.jpg\" alt=\"Sambusa and mandasi pastries at Jubba.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121381\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sambusa and mandasi pastries at Jubba. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>No matter what entrée lies ahead, start with a \u003cem>samusa\u003c/em>, fried to perfection with no hint of grease and a filling of ground beef and spices that come tumbling out dramatically after your initial bite. \u003cem>Mandasi\u003c/em>, a sweet potato pastry that tastes and looks like a flattened yam beignet, has pretty little to recommend for it in the shadow of the samosa. It’s a harmless version of fried dough if that’s a needed part of your meal. For both, make sure to dunk the pastries in the medium hot green spice condiment that come on the side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121383\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa.jpg\" alt=\"The ground beef filling of the sambusa.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121383\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ground beef filling of the sambusa. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121382\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba.jpg\" alt=\"Somalian art decorations at Jubba.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121382\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Somalian art decorations at Jubba. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There’s a lot to love about this opposite of flashy family-run operation, from the food to the fact that decor is limited to a few woven objects on the wall, a placard of Somali crops and fruits and a TV on CNN by the entrance. It’s not an elaborate set-up but has a lot of heart and is clearly a local favorite with the African community. Diners stream in randomly to order, then savor, the free pour-yourself sweet tea that comes out blazing hot (use two espresso-sized paper cups!) and packs more sugar than the typical sweet tea on a porch in Mississippi. Somehow, its over the top quirky sweetness seems to taste just right when eating some \u003cem>kay kay\u003c/em> in this far corner of San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior.jpg\" alt=\"Jubba exterior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121376\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jubba exterior. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/jubba-restaurant-san-jose\">\u003cstrong>Jubba Restaurant\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n5330 Terner Way\u003cbr>\nSan Jose, CA 95136 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Jubba+Somali+Restaurant/@37.2573964,-121.8607531,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x5774614b48934b2?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjHyNfelLTVAhVhxlQKHWdtB6EQ_BIIgAEwCg\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 440-1504\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily, 11am-9:30pm; Closed Wednesdays\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/JUBBA-SOMALI-RESTUARANT-383846341730571/\">Jubba Somali Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $S ($13-$15 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/jubba-restaurant-san-jose\">Jubba Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Miliki\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121423\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new.jpg\" alt=\"Combination RIce and Bean Plate with Fish at Miliki.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121423\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Combination RIce and Bean Plate with Fish at Miliki. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It was an inauspicious start when we arrived at \u003ca href=\"http://www.milikispot.com\">Miliki\u003c/a> one recent weekday, wondering if the place was even open. There were no diners eating lunch. The menu outside only says that American diner-style food is served. Yet, somehow there has to be some of the Nigerian food that we ventured to Oakland’s Laurel District (it’s a stretch of MacArthur Blvd. by 580, southeast of Downtown) for, right? Noticing us stalling outside, the gracious waitress and mother of a co-owner, Enny Aregbe, came outside to say that only African food was available at that time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can sense our relief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121416\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new.jpg\" alt=\"Miliki menu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121416\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miliki menu \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It turns out that the American food is served in the morning when chef Kirk Roberts runs the kitchen. Roberts previously owned Full House Cafe next door but it closed and became the ultra popular Sequoia Diner under new owners. Now for two years, Roberts has run essentially a permanent breakfast pop-up at Miliki (word of advice: for Nigerian food, come after 1pm to be sure it’s being served). So, as tempting as biscuits and gravy and bacon hash sound, we wanted fufu. And we got plenty of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nigeria is a country of 186 million people, making it the largest country on the continent and over twice the size of second place Ethiopia. The country’s largest city, Lagos, is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, yet according \u003ca href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/8b24d40a-c064-11e1-982d-00144feabdc0?mhq5j=e1\">to a study by the Financial Times\u003c/a>, nearly 2/3 of the city lives in slums. It’s a city that represents the cultural and economic possibilities of a whole country on the western coast of Africa — and its struggles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For whatever reason, be it lack of tourists visiting and craving the food or hard to find ingredients, Nigerian cuisine hasn’t made the big leap to the U.S., and certainly the Bay Area, like Moroccan and Ethiopian cuisines. But as Miliki will teach you, it’s an extensive cuisine full of huge flavor like you’d expect from a country of Nigeria’s size.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121418\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new.jpg\" alt=\"Goat served on the bone in the rustic, chunky tomato and spinach stew with mashed egusi. Served with Fufu.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121418\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goat served on the bone in the rustic, chunky tomato and spinach stew with mashed egusi. Served with Fufu. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The core of the menu is based on hearty entrées that are customizable in a mix and match style (just wait for the Nigerian fast-casual concept, coming soon to the FiDi!). Diners choose an \u003cem>okele\u003c/em> (starch), stew and meat. It’s confusing because the menu says that three meats can be served per stew, yet we only were given the option of one. One does indeed seem like plenty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goat served on the bone in the rustic, chunky tomato and spinach stew with mashed \u003cem>egusi\u003c/em> (a melon seed), had a beautiful gamey flavor but lurked on the dry side texture-wise. It needed to bathe in the stew, fragrant in the earthy-herbal profile like a thoughtfully made marinara sauce with \u003cem>egusi\u003c/em> looking and even tasting a bit like you added some Parmesan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our chosen \u003cem>okele\u003c/em> for this was fufu, essentially a pile of mashed yams that has the cloying consistency of mochi and, as a dining companion correctly pointed out, tastes identical to Betty Crocker’s instant mashed potatoes. Fufu is pretty boring stuff, yet necessary for ripping and grabbing that goat meat (forks are discouraged but offered). It’s also the best known Nigerian diet staple, seen at practically every meal everywhere in the country, like baguettes in France.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121420\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new.jpg\" alt=\"Fufu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121420\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fufu \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003cem>egusi\u003c/em> was a sign of rewarding flavors to come. Dish after dish presented careful but forceful spicing. Even the seemingly banal scoop of rice on the combination platter scored with tomato, peppers and onions alongside flaky tilapia. That rice, by the way, is jollof rice — one of the key parts of Nigeria’s cuisine and very similar to what is called dirty rice in New Orleans. Every component lifts the other — the rice, fish and trio of smoky, slow-cooked beans, tender stewed greens, and sweet fried plantains. It’s the must-order at Miliki.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to spice, Miliki’s pepper soup had a sharp, pungent style of spice courtesy of the aggressive alligator pepper. Think of ash and Tabasco sauce combined. It’s weird. It’s not great. It’s not bad. The broth was too watery to stand up to tough beef and tender tripe (fish is probably the way to go). Try it once but chances are it won’t be a dish you come back again and again for. But you never know if you don’t try...\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121421\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new.jpg\" alt=\"Pepper Soup\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121421\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pepper Soup \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Black eyed pea fritters called \u003cem>akara\u003c/em>, \u003cem>suya\u003c/em> (beef skewers) and sweet, fried balls of dough, appropriately called “puff puff,” are the main appetizers. They seem more like hunger-satiating snack munchies to accompany the almost sugary non-alcoholic Malta Guinness beer from Nigeria or one of the various non-craft beer bottles available before heading towards the stews and starches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121424\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new.jpg\" alt=\"Miliki interior dining area with host Enny Aregbe in background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121424\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miliki interior dining area with host Enny Aregbe in background. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121417\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new.jpg\" alt=\"The bar at Miliki.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121417\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bar at Miliki. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Decor isn’t Miliki’s strength with a faded, worn look to the booths and tables, though some art on the walls and the front bar makes thing look like they get pretty exciting at some point. That exciting time would be Friday nights when a DJ takes over and Miliki offers a fun evening of music and food “to keep the community together” as Enny told us. That’s vital right now knowing the many issues facing Oakland, from gentrification to crime. Enny’s son Bayo started the restaurant almost eight years ago with his friend Ishmael Okunade and, together, three have helped steer the restaurant through some tough times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just a year ago, Miliki almost was part of that rapid gentrification when a landlord looked to replace it with a craft beer garden. Just look at the brunch lines at \u003ca href=\"http://www.sequoiadiner.com\">Sequoia Diner\u003c/a>, the forthcoming opening of \u003ca href=\"http://www.4505meats.com\">4505 Meats\u003c/a> in the retro Glenn’s Hot Dog location and the construction right outside of Miliki on MacArthur — the area is changing and it’s not hard to see the gentrification coming, for better or for worse. Luckily, we still have Miliki. And there’s plenty of fufu and pepper soup to sample because of that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121425\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new.jpg\" alt=\"Miliki exterior on MacArthur Ave. in Oakland's Laurel district.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121425\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miliki exterior on MacArthur Ave. in Oakland's Laurel district. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.milikispot.com\">\u003cstrong>Miliki\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n3725 MacArthur Blvd.\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94619 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Miliki/@37.7917405,-122.1990904,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xbb785b0de8350c01?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj5maK4iYLVAhUI_mMKHR-YArgQ_BIIazAK\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 531-6970\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Sun 8am- 8:30pm but Nigerian food starts roughly around noon; Closed Monday\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/MILIKI-RESTAURANT-141005385924687/?rf=159835614156280\">Miliki Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ ($11-$15 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/miliki-oakland\">Miliki\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121397\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new.jpg\" alt=\"Combo platter: Vegetable dishes and Kitfo.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121397\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Combo platter: Vegetable dishes and Kitfo. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Outside of the couscous and tagines of Morocco, Ethiopia’s communal injera-based platters and strong cups of coffee from the country’s renowned beans is the best-known African cuisine in the U.S. Washington D.C. and Los Angeles have their own Little Ethiopia enclaves where avid diners visit the different Ethiopian spots and everyone has their particular favorite amidst stiff competition like we talk about dim sum in the Richmond or Mission burritos. It’s not quite the same in San Francisco. Oakland and Berkeley are home to some fantastic Ethiopian destinations as our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/11/04/bay-area-bites-guide-to-7-favorite-ethiopian-restaurants-in-berkeley-and-oakland/\">guide\u003c/a> will show you. The city has a handful of Ethiopian restaurants but for the most part, diners head across the Bay for their kitfo fix.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Except, at the two-and-a-half-year old \u003ca href=\"http://www.taduethiopiankitchen.com\">Tadu\u003c/a>, named for the owner’s grandmother and honoring her lifetime of warmth and love. Owner Elias Shawel, a former limousine driver, opened the restaurant because he couldn’t find a good place for kitfo. He definitely solved that issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121391\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121391\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tadu is at the edge of the Tenderloin now. When it opened, Tadu was truly \u003cem>in\u003c/em> the thick of it — a classic example of the rapid changes going on around this particular San Francisco neighborhood. Inside the restaurant, you’ll find orange splashed walls with Ethiopian art and maps, a semi-open kitchen and a central register where diners come and go every few minutes picking up to-go orders — a strange thing since this doesn’t seem like food that can travel well. Well, there is a kitfo sandwich. But you’re not coming to Tadu for a sandwich, are you? No, you’re here for the grand injera platters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can feel the childlike giddiness when one of the round platters arrives à la a pizza at the center of the table. This is a meal for everyone, from the solo diner to a party of six. Be it lunch or dinner, the entire meal sits on injera made in Oakland and driven back to Tadu daily. Injera covers the entire platter and additional rolled up injera is served on the side functioning as fork, knife, and spoon — heck, it might be the napkin and a water glass too if you’re really going for it. Bitter as a grapefruit, injera begs to be covered in other flavors, instead of being consumed on its own. Remember, it's a utensil. There are no off tastes but you won’t crave injera like a Josey Baker bread or Tartine’s country loaf.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121394\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new.jpg\" alt=\"Rolls of Injera at Tadu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121394\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rolls of Injera at Tadu \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ethiopian cuisine is particularly great for vegetarian and vegan diners since the standout dish is the vegetarian sampler. The injera is covered by various spreads, dips and wots (stew-like curries. \u003cem>Azifa\u003c/em>, a preparation of lentils fragrant with mustard seeds and jalapeño, wins big, while the \u003cem>misir wot\u003c/em> (a lentil sauce with berbere spices) provides a nice dose of heat but isn’t much more than a pile of lentils. \u003cem>Buticha\u003c/em>, mashed chickpeas, comes on a lettuce salad and could be a fine hummus at a party. The sautéed collard greens, known as \u003cem>gomen\u003c/em>, are passable but far better when ordered with lamb since some of the meat’s juices rub off. When countless rolls of injera have been ripped, dunked and eaten, it’s the \u003cem>shiro wot\u003c/em> (a dark purée of chickpeas, ginger, and tomatoes) and the refreshing \u003cem>alicha tikil gomen\u003c/em> (precisely cut, turmeric-stained potatoes and carrots with fresh cabbage) that emerge as winners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kitfo is the other iconic dish you’ll see on the majority of tables at any Ethiopian restaurants. It’s essentially ultra buttery ground beef, best ordered raw like how it’d be consumed in Ethiopia. That being said, many diners hesitate and opt for it medium rare to medium but sadly the gamey funk and soft texture leaves. It becomes greasy hamburger meat. You have the option to liven things up with jalapeño and cheese. Skip the cheese (there’s enough butter already) but do go for the spice since ground beef on its own has little taste.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cubes of chicken, lamb and beef known as “tibs” are the other main dish to know, beautifully seasoned with berbere spices and jalapenos. Diners can start with \u003cem>sambussas\u003c/em>, filled with ground beef or lentils, but, trust us, you won’t need more than what comes on the injera. Just sip some of the thick and kind of bland telba (a flax seed and honey drink) or grab some more injera, and you’ll be more than content.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121389\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new.jpg\" alt=\"The entrance to Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121389\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The entrance to Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.taduethiopiankitchen.com/\">\u003cstrong>Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n484 Ellis St.\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94102 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tadu+Ethiopian+Kitchen/@37.7848875,-122.4140304,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xfd7fee08026bbee4!8m2!3d37.7848875!4d-122.4140304\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 409-6649\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily 11:30am-9pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/taduethiopiankitchen\">Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/taduethiopian\">@taduethiopian\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ ($11-$15 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/tadu-ethiopian-kitchen-san-francisco-3\">Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Suya\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121436\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new.jpg\" alt=\"The suya spice worked about as well on nicely grilled prawns, while the jerk seasoning was surprisingly tame in contrast on chicken.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121436\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The suya spice worked about as well on nicely grilled prawns, while the jerk seasoning was surprisingly tame in contrast on chicken. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On the menu of the aforementioned Miliki, suya is a traditional beef skewer coated in a rub of myriad spices, chilies and crushed peanuts. At Uptown Oakland’s African and Caribbean fast-casual spot, \u003ca href=\"http://www.suyaafricangrill.com\">Suya\u003c/a>, “suya” is referred to as a West African spice rub. Will the real suya please stand up? The answer is: both. Suya is a term for a spice and that spice on grilled skewers of meat. In the case of Suya the restaurant suya is the spice rub.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121434\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new.jpg\" alt=\"The menu at Suya.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121434\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The menu at Suya. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now that we’ve answered this question, here come a few more. Remember, this is the fast-casual world where customization is key. So the question isn’t just which protein but also which spice: Jamaican jerk or suya?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121440\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new.jpg\" alt=\"It was all about the suya and it truly is the highlight on beef, chicken, prawns, vegetables or tilapia. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was all about the suya and it truly is the highlight on beef, chicken, prawns, vegetables or tilapia. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For our purposes, it was all about the suya and it truly is the highlight on beef, chicken, prawns, vegetables or tilapia (only suya spicing is allowed on the beef). The suya is an earthy, slightly sweet rub that slowly grows in heat to a point where a glass of water is needed but there’s no raging fire to put out. In contrast, the jerk seasoning on the chicken was tame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121435\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new.jpg\" alt=\"The interior space at Suya in Oakland.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121435\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The interior space at Suya in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We got ahead of ourselves. Protein and spice selection are step three. Step one for this fast-casual menu is method of eating: skewers, entrée salad or wrap? Most diners seem to stick to wraps because if there’s one thing we’ve learned from the fast-casual world, it’s that SF diners love anything in a wrap (see: \u003ca href=\"http://www.souvlasf.com\">Souvla\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sushirrito.com\">Sushirrito\u003c/a>). Unfortunately, perfectly suya-spiced beef was lost amidst a filling of 95% lettuce mix and scattered raw mushrooms in the wrap. The suya spice worked about as well on nicely grilled prawns, while the jerk seasoning was surprisingly tame in contrast on chicken. I’d steer you towards the skewers with two sides but the grilled corn was weeping from dry kernels and a mushy grilled plantain would have been the nightmare of anyone who’s found a banana lost in their backpack a week later. Solution: opt for the salad since the sides are lacking and wraps need some tweaking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121441\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new.jpg\" alt=\" Suya-spiced beef wrap.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121441\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suya-spiced beef wrap. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121443\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the suya-spiced beef wrap.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121443\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside the suya-spiced beef wrap. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Suya is a smart idea and one that was ahead of its time when husband-and-wife team Seun and Zain Oke (he’s from Nigeria, she’s from Oakland and attended Cal) saw the overlap of Caribbean and African cooking and decided together to package it as a student-friendly fast-casual concept. The space is bare other than a single West African painting but the vibe isn’t subdued. Bob Marley is on the stereo, after all. Suya is an interesting concept and one that is clearly a hit with East Bay diners. The original location is in Berkeley near the Cal campus. This second one was somewhat crowded on one recent weekday lunch hour with some groups sticking around to eat some jerk chicken and sneak in a Friday Corona treat, while others hustled back to Pandora and the other companies in this rapidly growing tech hub. The concept's popularity in this area recently led to the opening of a third Suya, just a few blocks away in the heart of downtown Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Strangely, for a fast-casual spot, conveniences and details are lacking. Diners have to ask for water, silverware or napkins. The Jamaican ginger beer tastes like straight sugar syrup, lacking any of the desired sharp ginger bite. But, hey don’t worry, just focus on the suya beef skewers and every little thing will be alright.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121433\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new.jpg\" alt=\"Suya African-Caribbean Grill exterior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121433\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suya African-Caribbean Grill exterior. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.suyaafricangrill.com\">\u003cstrong>Suya African-Caribbean Grill\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n408 22\u003csup>nd\u003c/sup> St.\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94102 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=suya%20african%20grill%20oakland&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=37840630,-122266236,3297&tbm=lcl&rldimm=2432587280784251209&ved=0ahUKEwjNl7f4l7TVAhWFiVQKHay8BMEQvS4IPTAA&rldoc=1&tbs=lrf:!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:4\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 465-7892\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri, 11am-3pm, 5pm-8pm; Sat 12pm-5pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/SuyaAfricanGrill/\">Suya African Caribbean Grill\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SuyaAfricanGril\">@SuyaAfricanGril\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/suyaafricangrill/?hl=en\">@suyaafricangrill\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ ($8-$10 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/suya-african-caribbean-grill-oakland\">Suya African-Caribbean Grill\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Bissap Baobab\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121476\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new.jpg\" alt=\"Bissap Baobab festive interior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121476\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bissap Baobab festive interior. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There’s no lacking decor at this Downtown Oakland Senegalese restaurant. Everywhere you look is something — a car, colorful posters, even ceiling art installations that look like clouds. Festive as an adjective for the atmosphere is putting it lightly. You’re going to have a good time. It’s a different type of good time than at the older sibling in SF’s Mission District, where the original \u003ca href=\"http://www.bissapbaobab.com\">Bissap Baobab\u003c/a> is better known for dancing and late night drinks. You can get that weekends in Oakland, too, but lunch is only served in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can still get a hibiscus margarita and other fruit-spiked cocktails in the daytime or a more lunch-friendly bracing ginger and pineapple juice or kale, ginger, apple and carrot smoothie. In Oakland, it’s fully about the Senegalese cuisine. The Senegalese cuisine in turn, is really about a holy trinity of sauces (different than the holy trinity of ingredients in New Orleans cooking).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121477\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new.jpg\" alt=\"Kale, ginger, apple and carrot smoothie (L) or ginger and pineapple juice (R).\" width=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121477\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kale, ginger, apple and carrot smoothie (L) or ginger and pineapple juice (R). \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mafe\u003c/em> is a peanut stew that tastes more of unsalted nut butter than what you’re probably used to from a sweetened creamy jar of Jif. It coats cubes of lamb perfectly but is slightly on the awkward greasy side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121481\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new.jpg\" alt=\"Mafe plate with lamb.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121481\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mafe plate with lamb. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Yassa\u003c/em> is for the mustard fans in the house, where the honey mustard-like base gets a necessary burst of acidity from lemon and works well coating a flaky filet of tilapia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121479\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new.jpg\" alt=\"Yassa with fish.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121479\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yassa with tilapia. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Most assertive is a nameless spicy coconut curry that has such a resolute coconut-forward taste, you won’t notice what protein it’s with. If, like this writer, you swear by coconut, this is the sauce for you. However, any subtleties of tilapia beneath it will be completely lost, so try to have it coat the rice and not the protein.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The focus on being a sauce-based cuisine is largely from the French colonial influence on Senegal, one of the few Francophone countries in Africa. It’s not a direct pipeline of Escoffier to Senegal but diners certainly can see and taste the connection. These are flavor-packed sauces that aren’t fussy and aren’t overly heavy on the stomach, like say a buttery béarnaise. Some additional spice could be welcome and that’s where the on-point pepper condiment comes in handy adding just the right jolt when you’re ready (don’t add too much and drink ginger juice at the same time!). It’s a fun type of cooking and great when things are kicked off with a Créole dish of spicy and jasmine rice filling a halved avocado or a clean, proper “tropical” salad of greens and citrus slices. That salad joins the three sauce preparations for a steal of a lunch deal running $12 to $13 and can feed two. That lunch platter also comes with perfectly fried plantains and rice (the couscous one time was clearly undercooked, so avoid it). It’s no secret why Oakland office workers try to sneak here for a vacation at lunch that will fill them up but not weigh them down and feel like they’re 3,000 miles from the cubicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121474\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new.jpg\" alt=\"The dining area at Oakland Bissap Baobab. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121474\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dining area at Oakland Bissap Baobab. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The original Bissap Baobab just entered its third decade in business, an eternity in restaurant years, especially after a fire that closed it a few years ago and led the owners to seek out the Oakland location. The SF one is back and busy as ever. So, both sides of the Bay can count on good times and enjoyable, reliable Senegalese food at Bissap Baobab. It’s time for another round of hibiscus margaritas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121472\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new.jpg\" alt=\"Bissap Baobab exterior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121472\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bissap Baobab exterior. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003ca href=\"http://www.bissapbaobab.com\">\u003cstrong>Bissap Baobab\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n381 15\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> St.\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94612 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bissap+Baobab/@37.8045286,-122.2690933,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3104f41bf48c1f6?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwirqrn5mLTVAhVqr1QKHQMbA44Q_BIIgQEwCg\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 817-4722\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri, 11:30am-2:30pm; Wed-Sat, 5:30pm-9:30pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Bissap-Baobab-Oakland-485809194852671/\">Bissap Baobab Oakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/bissapbaobab?lang=en\">@BissapBaobab\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bissapbaobab/\">@bissapbaobab\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ ($15-$18 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/bissap-baobab-oakland-oakland\">Bissap Baobab Oakland\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Radio Africa Kitchen\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121497\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new.jpg\" alt=\"Eskender Aseged, owner/chef at Radio Africa.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121497\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eskender Aseged, owner/chef at Radio Africa. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mourad Lahlou and Eskender Aseged are the two Bay Area chefs from African nations who have reached the level of being household names for many Bay Area diners. What’s interesting is how neither is cooking anything traditional. Lahlou did cook traditional Moroccan with Californian influences at Aziza and now his namesake FiDi restaurant, \u003ca href=\"http://mouradsf.com/\">Mourad\u003c/a>, is really the inverse as a contemporary Californian restaurant with Moroccan elements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121494\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new.jpg\" alt=\"The counter and menu inside Radio Africa.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121494\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The counter and menu inside Radio Africa. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While Mourad is a lavish dining room with soaring ceilings and chandeliers on the ground level of the spectacular gothic skyscraper on New Montgomery Street that also houses Yelp’s headquarters, Aseged is quietly cooking in the far southeast corner of the city. His restaurant, \u003ca href=\"http://www.radioafricakitchen.com\">Radio Africa\u003c/a>, opened along Third Street in the Bayview in 2012 and the expected movement of gentrification to the neighborhood following its lead hasn’t really happened as expected — yet, at least.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside Radio Africa, you’ll find an abundance of flora and fauna, cactus, communal tables, and ample natural light. It feels like you’re eating in a greenhouse, a contrast to the often frantic vibe outside the restaurant. That relaxed, virtuous vibe extends to Aseged’s plates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121498\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new.jpg\" alt=\"Radio Africa interior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121498\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radio Africa interior. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The dishes are virtuous and simple with very basic embellishments in the fashion that Whole Foods and meal-kit deliveries are trying to promote (think Healthyish and holistic diets). There might be an African spice here and there, maybe a housemade chermoula condiment on one dish. Let’s be honest, though, it’s mostly yoga cuisine and that’s not a bad thing when you feel great and the food isn’t dull.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121508\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new.jpg\" alt=\"Wild salmon comes simply with quinoa and cooked spinach.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121508\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wild salmon comes simply with quinoa and cooked spinach. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Wild salmon comes simply with quinoa and cooked spinach is a dish that could please both James Beard (perfectly cooked piece of fish and equally perfect quinoa) and Weight Watchers. An arugula salad with roasted beets had a few surprise bursts of early summer tomatoes, scattered goat cheese and a pesto sauce that tied everything together without becoming uncomfortably oily. It’s nothing trailblazing but also not just #anotherbeetsandgoatcheesesalad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121500\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new.jpg\" alt=\"Arugula salad with roasted beets, early summer tomatoes, scattered goat cheese and a pesto sauce.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121500\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arugula salad with roasted beets, early summer tomatoes, scattered goat cheese and a pesto sauce. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A chicken jambalaya has very little to do with the spicy tomato-based rice dish of New Orleans. The sauce is a lightly spiced pepper-base one mixed with wilted kale and long grain rice. There’s no shrimp. It’s just bite-size skinless chicken pieces that are one notch from being dry but saved by the well composed other parts on the plate. It’s not a perfect dish. It’s satisfying, however. It’s also a dish that makes you think about jambalaya being served as a rowdy good times touristy dish on Bourbon Street but has serious roots in the Low Country slaves and reaching further back to Africa pre-slave trade centuries ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121509\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new.jpg\" alt=\"Chicken jambalaya.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121509\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicken jambalaya. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new.jpg\" alt=\"Eskender Aseged, owner/chef at Radio Africa, cooking in the kitchen.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121502\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eskender Aseged, owner/chef at Radio Africa, cooking in the kitchen. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>What’s more important to note about Radio Africa than the food is the powerful story of Aseged himself. The chef hails from Ethiopia and escaped to Sudan before immigrating to the U.S. His big break came as a cook in the kitchen of Square One, Joyce Goldstein’s restaurant that for much of the 80s and 90s was one of the post-Chez Panisse second wave of Californian cuisine trailblazers with the likes of Boulevard, Stars and Zuni Cafe. Aseged worked front and back of the house elsewhere at the likes of Boulevard and Campton Place before fulfilling his Radio Africa dream as one of the pivotal early pop-ups in SF around the same time the likes of Mr. Pollo and Lazy Bear started. Now five years in, it’s clear the restaurant is a centerpiece of the neighborhood judging from everyone who stopped in for lunch and a (sweetened just right) hibiscus lemonade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121499\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new.jpg\" alt=\"Hibiscus lemonade.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121499\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hibiscus lemonade. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Aseged even gives a neighborhood shoutout on the beer front with the 3\u003csup>rd\u003c/sup> St. Pale Ale from Bayview’s year-old \u003ca href=\"http://www.laughingmonkbrewing.com/\">Laughing Monk Brewing\u003c/a>, a neighborhood newcomer that followed Radio Africa’s lead and is seeing success at its tap room. See, Radio Africa is much more than just an enjoyable lunch of salmon and quinoa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121492\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new.jpg\" alt=\"Radio Africa Kitchen exterior in Bayview.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121492\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radio Africa Kitchen exterior in Bayview. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.radioafricakitchen.com\">\u003cstrong>Radio Africa Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n4800 3rd St.\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94124 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Radio+Africa+Kitchen/@37.7347738,-122.3909829,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x880ced93f51fdc2b?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwicwc_dmbTVAhUmxFQKHdQXC9oQ_BIIgQEwCw\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 826-9660\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri 12pm-2:30pm, 5:30pm-8pm; Closed Sat-Sun\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Radio-Africa-Kitchen-214817898543835/\">Radio Africa & Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/radioafricakitchen/\">@radioafricakitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ ($11-$15 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/radio-africa-kitchen-san-francisco\">Radio Africa Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Aicha Moroccan Cuisine\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new.jpg\" alt=\"Aicha interior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121515\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aicha interior. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Most of the Moroccan restaurants in the city of San Francisco share three traits — they’re formal affairs open only for dinner (with belly dancing frequently on weekends), sport an intricate interior design, and are located in the Lower Nob Hill area around Polk Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The six-year old \u003ca href=\"http://yoratech.com/aichacuisine/\">Aicha\u003c/a>, started by a first-time restaurateur from the tech industry (long before that was the cliché it is today in 2017) only satisfies the latter of that trio. It is indeed open for lunch and its dark, warm space with lanterns dangling above the kitchen, Moroccan art pieces scattered on the walls cushions and low-back banquettes covered with sheets that provide a calm escape from the relentless bar crawl of Polk Gulch outside but hardly an ornate environment like at a ritzy Marrakech hotel. It feels a little musty, like a well-worn living room of an apartment where most of the apartment is an open kitchen and food storage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The main standards of Moroccan cuisine make up Aicha’s menu, led by kebab-on rice “grillades” and 15 total choices for tagines and couscous plates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121520\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new.jpg\" alt=\"Lamb shank tagine.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121520\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lamb shank tagine. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Everything was enjoyable but seemed a tick off in some regard. A lamb shank tagine had a subdued broth and the lamb itself a bit on the overcooked side, missing the hoped for gaminess and fork-tender flakiness (and I wish the tagine itself was at least presented tableside). Bread with the tagine is limp and pale, like a cake-textured white bread (compared to the baguette at Cafe Zitouna mentioned below). The plump prunes on the tagine plate were the best part of the dish — not exactly what you’d hope for. A royal kebab platter provides an assortment of various meats that vary from being a juicy, rewarding kefta (ground beef and lamb) to fine but uninspiring (merguez and chicken) to being clearly left on the grill too long (beef). We should mention the accompanying rice and salad (with craisins and olives!) were a step above the norm. However, even the tea just didn’t have the mint intensity that often is found at similar establishments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121523\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new.jpg\" alt=\"Royal kebab platter.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121523\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Royal kebab platter. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The reasons to highly recommend Aicha are how the dishes that show Moroccan cuisine’s classic intense sweet meets savory contrast are the ones that thrive. Do you like Cinnamon Toast Crunch? Then don’t think twice about a side order of the cinnamon and sugar dusted couscous with regular and golden raisins. This is not a subtle dish in any way and it’s hard not to love its sweet-edged rustic sensibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121528\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon and sugar dusted couscous with regular and golden raisins.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121528\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cinnamon and sugar dusted couscous with regular and golden raisins. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whatever you’re main part of the meal is, start with the \u003cem>basteeya\u003c/em>, Morocco’s version of a warm protein-filled pastry coated with cinnamon and sugar. Aicha’s version is right on par with the best that Mourad Lahlou has offered at Mourad and Aziza. Saffron, turmeric and ginger come billowing out with the smoke when you crack the flaky phyllo crust and have a first bite of the moist chicken. There’s a lot going on. And, the portion is generous (keep in mind it’s an appetizer!). Each bite is a thrilling moment. Of course, couscous, tagines and kebabs get all the attention. Heck, Moroccan mint tea even is more talked about in most dining circles. This \u003cem>basteeya\u003c/em> will remind you that it deserves a place on the table, as well. Just make room for the main courses because Aicha’s small tables’ space gets filled up really quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121518\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new.jpg\" alt=\"Basteeya at Aicha.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121518\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basteeya at Aicha. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121530\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 5184px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new.jpg\" alt=\"Moroccan mint tea served tableside.\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121530\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new.jpg 5184w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moroccan mint tea served tableside. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121532\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new.jpg\" alt=\"Moroccan mint tea.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121532\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moroccan mint tea. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121514\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new.jpg\" alt=\"Aicha Moroccan Cuisine exterior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121514\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aicha Moroccan Cuisine exterior. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://yoratech.com/aichacuisine/\">\u003cstrong>Aicha Moroccan Cuisine\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1303 Polk St.\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94109 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Aicha+Moroccan+Restaurant+In+san+Francisco/@37.788877,-122.420473,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x746b5ba3c67b8026?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwivyqvfmrTVAhXHrlQKHezQAkQQ_BIIfzAK\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 345-9947\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon, Tue and Thu, 11:30am-9:15pm; Wed, 4:30pm-9:15pm; Fri-Sat, 11:30am-9:45pm; Sun, 11:45am-9pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Aicha-Moroccan-Restaurant-247879919075/\">Aicha Moroccan Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ ($15-$20 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/aicha-san-francisco\">Aicha\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Cafe Zitouna\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121554\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new.jpg\" alt=\"The dessert is called <em>basboussa</em>, an orange blossom water spiked semolina cake topped with pistachios that ultimately tastes like a floral-tinged baklava with the texture of a syrup-soaked Belgian waffle.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121554\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dessert is called \u003cem>basboussa\u003c/em>, an orange blossom water spiked semolina cake topped with pistachios that ultimately tastes like a floral-tinged baklava with the texture of a syrup-soaked Belgian waffle. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It was almost fate. Just a few moments after discussing why restaurant writers never start reviews with dessert, here came a complimentary dessert that sounded humble and seemed like a nice gesture that will usually end in a ceremonial couple of respectful bites. It proved to be one of the essential dishes of any African cuisine in the Bay Area. The dessert is called \u003cem>basboussa\u003c/em>, an orange blossom water spiked semolina cake topped with pistachios that ultimately tastes like a floral-tinged baklava with the texture of a syrup-soaked Belgian waffle. After a series of tagines and couscous platters, it’s hard to imagine diners yearning for dessert. Well, please take our advice — save room. Or, eat dessert first. Trust us. This is why dessert is mentioned first for this Moroccan-Tunisian restaurant in Lower Nob Hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121587\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new.jpg\" alt=\"Cafe Zitouna beverage area.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121587\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cafe Zitouna beverage area. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121539\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new.jpg\" alt=\"Counter with open kitchen at Cafe Zitouna.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121539\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Counter with open kitchen at Cafe Zitouna. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With spartan white walls, bare topped utilitarian tables, Paris bistro wicker chairs and a diner-style open kitchen running the length of the room with a counter of a couple antique Moroccan cooking vessels serving as the lone decoration, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfcafezitouna.com/\">Cafe Zitouna\u003c/a> can’t exactly be called a \u003cem>grande dame\u003c/em> in anything but age. The main design point is the abundant sunlight streaming in from the windows along Polk Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121547\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new.jpg\" alt=\"The owner of Cafe Zitouna, Najib Rebia.\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121547\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The owner of Cafe Zitouna, Najib Rebia. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Design doesn’t matter here. There are no belly dancers here, either. Cafe Zitouna is one of the longtime stalwarts of Northern African cooking in San Francisco and screams if the confidence that only a longtime neighborhood fixture can boast. You’ll find many of the classic Moroccan standards, like the soothing lentil soup, \u003cem>harira\u003c/em>, that soothes upon first scoop but needs a few dashes of the housemade harissa condiment to become fully realized. In the daytime, the owner Najib Rebia is busy making couscous himself in giant bowls at a table on one side of the restaurant. That is your cue that couscous is mandatory and indeed it is — fluffy to the point of almost dissolving on the palate. A host of soft, almost velvety vegetables (carrots, turnips, zucchini, potatoes, bell peppers) sit in a thin tomato-like broth and get ladled into the couscous on individual plates. Again, harissa is needed to add some pizazz but most importantly, try the couscous on its own. Couscous comes with all sorts of meats and fish, as well, like a housemade merguez that has the right perky texture but lacks the smoke-spice balance of its peers in the city (most notably at 4505).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/Q5ehY_TS-0M\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121550\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new.jpg\" alt=\"Couscous with chickpeas and vegetables.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121550\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traditional Vegetarian Couscous with chickpeas and vegetables. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While Aicha missed on some details, every corner seems to be thought out by Cafe Zitouna — remarkable for a restaurant staffed by Rebia in the front-of-house and a single chef in the kitchen when we visited and are told that is usually the case. The mint tea here comes with sugar and is already lightly sweetened right at the perfect level. You’ll be flying off the walls but not getting a sugar-induced toothache. Every table gets crusty fresh baguette, first for dunking in olive oil, then the \u003cem>harira\u003c/em> and finally the tagine sauces. Between the couscous and this baguette, don’t even dream of bypassing carbs at this place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121559\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new.jpg\" alt=\"Every table gets crusty fresh baguette, first for dunking in olive oil.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121559\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Every table gets crusty fresh baguette, first for dunking in olive oil. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Like Aicha, Cafe Zitouna is a strictly Halal restaurant. There is a wide range of diners who visit Cafe Zitouna, from older regulars coming to tote several doggy bags for subsequent meals to the exploring types curious what this version of basteeya (with egg) is like to guests coming directly from the neighboring mosque on Sutter Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what makes Cafe Zitouna stand out are the half dozen items from Tunisia, Rebia’s homeland, that lean heavily on aggressive, brighter spices. Oh, and, everything seems to have an egg on it. Mediterranean and French colonial flavors, so there are lots of bell peppers, tomatoes and capers, along with lighter spices like parsley and thyme instead of the darker berbere spice blends. Note the olive oil on tables and how it’s used for cooking meats. Tunisian salads are bright and light, like in \u003cem>taktuka\u003c/em> boasting the abrupt anise notes of caraway seed with bell peppers, tomatoes and onions. For something hearty from the Tunisian repertoire, look to the tomato-based tagines with kufta meatballs or merguez that are nothing like the sweet and savory tagine combination so popular in next door Morocco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121543\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new.jpg\" alt=\"A crepe called <em>breek</em>.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121543\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crepe called \u003cem>breek\u003c/em>. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121561\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new.jpg\" alt=\"The inside of breek.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121561\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The inside of breek. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121542\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional Harira, Moroccan lentil soup at Cafe Zitouna.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121542\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traditional Harira, Moroccan lentil soup at Cafe Zitouna. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re thinking this seems a little like ground meat and marinara, well, you’re not far off. The quirky Tunisian specialty that can only be found here is a crepe called \u003cem>breek\u003c/em> with a ready for Instagram soft yolk egg in the center. It’s filled with tuna, potatoes and capers, a nod towards the Mediterranean coast Tunisia borders. A finishing squeeze of lemon is yet another warm weather, coastal element and a necessary one to round out the \u003cem>breek\u003c/em>. Start with \u003cem>breek\u003c/em>, have some lively conversation over couscous and tea, then finish with \u003cem>basboussa\u003c/em>, and get lost in a meal of Morocco, Tunisia and warm hospitality. You’ll be full, you’ll have had a great time and you’ll have learned a lot about new flavors and places. Isn’t this what dining out is all about?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121546\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new.jpg\" alt=\"Moroccan mint tea at Cafe Zitouna.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121546\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moroccan mint tea at Cafe Zitouna. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121538\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new.jpg\" alt=\"Cafe Zitouna in San Francisco's Lower Nob Hill.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121538\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cafe Zitouna in San Francisco's Lower Nob Hill. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfcafezitouna.com/\">\u003cstrong>Cafe Zitouna\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1201 Sutter St.\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94109 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cafe+Zitouna/@37.7876407,-122.4202681,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x698cf43d4c42b19c?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi_uYuxnLTVAhUiiVQKHc6DCM4Q_BIIfjAK\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 673-2622\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Thu and Sat-Sun, 11:30am-9pm; Fri, 2pm-9pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cafe-Zitouna/107278449309797\">Cafe Zitouna\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ ($15-$20 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-zitouna-san-francisco\">Cafe Zitouna\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>What’s a bunny chow? How about kitfo and fufu? Those are just three of the signatures for a trio of different cuisines from the giant continent of Africa. And, for a continent of its vast size and staggering number of unique cultures, it’s surprising how small of an impact its cuisines have had on the Bay Area. Outside of Moroccan restaurants and Ethiopian ones, the Bay Area is limited to a handful of restaurants representing countries from South Africa to Tunisia to Nigeria.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s too bad for curious local diners. But, there are exciting opportunities to learn about several cuisines with a little bit of research. As we learned eating our way around the continent by exploring Africa’s cuisines around the Bay Area, there are many gems to be found, whether it’s a perfectly spiced piece of goat or a destination-worthy Moroccan pastry. Join us for a tour around ten different specific African cuisine and African-inspired restaurants.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Amawele’s South African Kitchen\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121318\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes.jpg\" alt=\"Peri peri chicken and Cape Malay quinoa with chicken\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121318\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/amaweles-2-dishes-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peri peri chicken and Cape Malay quinoa with chicken \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new.jpg\" alt=\"Amawele's South African Kitchen\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121322\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0697-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amawele's South African Kitchen \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There is no \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/2014/04/24/south-african-wines-check-please-bay-area-wine-tips/\">Chenin Blanc or Pinotage\u003c/a> at the city’s lone South African food kiosk. You’ll have to head to a wine store for the country’s wines, which are far better known in the U.S. than South African cuisine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thanks to amaweles (a Zulu word for twins), Pam and Wendy Michaelson, San Francisco has one spot for learning about this diverse country that is somewhat similar to California climate-wise but almost exactly half a world away from here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The identical twin sisters grew up in Durban, South Africa’s third-largest major city (think Chicago with Los Angeles’ location). It’s a fun, easy-going beach vibe that’s also a giant city on the Indian Ocean. It’s also quite notable for its dining scene, reflecting the diversity of its country. South Africa’s indigenous population and immigrants from centuries of being a colony for European empires have led to a decidedly eclectic cuisine. On the plate, influences come from England, the Netherlands, Malaysia, India, Portugal and the local African history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pam and Wendy initially lived in the country’s capital and largest city, Johannesburg, and tried to make it as professional singers, while working in the mundane world of finance. One career didn’t quite pan out and the other wasn’t fulfilling. So, they decided to explore traveling around the U.S. as childcare providers. The mutual love of cooking led them to their current restaurant home, \u003ca href=\"http://www.amawelessouthafricankitchen.com/\">Amawele’s South African Kitchen\u003c/a>, in San Francisco, curiously located in the FiDi’s Rincon Center (best known as the home of \u003ca href=\"http://yanksing.com/\">Yank Sing\u003c/a>). Fast-casual tends to be more of a niche for burritos, sandwiches, salads and the like — not complex curries and obscure names like bunny chow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new.jpg\" alt=\"Bunny Chow\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121320\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0730-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bunny Chow \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re after the Instagram likes, South Africa’s fast food favorite, bunny chow, is obligatory. It’s not colorful but it’s pretty profound visually. There are no rabbits involved — rather a deeply nuanced and carefully spiced curry full of tender beef hunks in a hollowed out bread bowl. SF diners, I know what you’re thinking but this bread is more like a thick, fluffy white loaf than hearty sourdough à la Fisherman’s Wharf clam chowder in sourdough bowls. Except here, the curry doesn’t just stay in the bread bowl. It overflows filling the whole container. Talk about a dish not meant for take-out but has to be served to-go. Eat with caution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also on the fast food-drunk food side of South African cuisine and a popular item at Amawele’s is frikadella, a Dutch-style meatball that usually is served on soggy fries but here the two are served together as a wrap (hello, fast-casual!). It’s the South African version of Primanti Brothers, the everything-in-one sandwich behemoth from Pittsburgh (try it in SF at Giordano’s Bros. in the Mission).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with the bunny chow, peri peri chicken is a must at Amawele’s, where the sauce made in-house (also sold by the bottle) boasts a sharp, bright chile kick that burns but doesn’t hurt when slathered on chicken and served paleo-style on vegetables. It’s too bad the chicken breast is dry but just focus on the sauce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also on trend, like the paleo section of the menu, quinoa can replace the Cape Malay spiced rice dish with proteins of your choice on top. It works particularly well with sweet potatoes and a host of non-seasonal vegetables (carrots, broccoli) that taste fine but are an uninspiring diet-friendly ensemble. Paleo or quinoa bowl, both are very fitting for a weekday lunch that will power you into the afternoon, not weigh you down at the 3 PM meeting. But, honestly, if you’re exploring South African cuisine, get the bunny chow. Leave the paleo stuff for later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new.jpg\" alt=\"Amawele's South African Kitchen menu.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121334\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0714-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amawele's South African Kitchen menu. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Once you’re through your giant meal (the bunny chow can easily serve two), linger with the housemade rooibos tea on a seating cushion by Rincon Center’s fountain and think how peaceful this is compared to the mad rush for dim sum a few steps away at Yank Sing. Eating bunny chow gazing at the upside-down fountain is one of those quirky “this can only happen here” moments that can liven up any routine weekday lunch hour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new.jpg\" alt=\"Rincon Center’s fountain is a scenic spot to enjoy to-go lunch.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121335\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0706-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rincon Center’s fountain is a scenic spot to enjoy to-go lunch. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amawelessouthafricankitchen.com/\">\u003cstrong>Amawele’s South African Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n101 Spear St.\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94105 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Amawele's+South+African+Kitchen/@37.7924983,-122.3931387,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x4d36863a53860af0?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiM8aHnjoLVAhVXzWMKHT_QAdMQ_BIIgQEwCg\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 536-5900\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri, 10:30am-2:30pm; Closed Saturday and Sunday\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/amaweles/\">Amawele's South African Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/afterpartychefs?lang=en\">@afterpartychefs\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/afterpartychefs/\">#afterpartychefs\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ ($8-$10 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/amaweles-south-african-kitchen-san-francisco-2\">Amawele’s South African Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Safari Kitchen\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121371\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1632px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new.jpg\" alt=\"Somali food trailer that houses Safari kitchen.\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121371\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new.jpg 1632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_9662-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Somali food trailer that houses Safari kitchen. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There is no seating, no park nearby to picnic at and congested parking in the narrow parking lot where the months-old Somali food trailer, \u003ca href=\"http://www.safarikitchensj.com\">Safari Kitchen\u003c/a>, resides in. It’s decidedly no-frills and feels like Austin, Texas both with the fact that it’s a niche cuisine food trailer and the roaring summer heat on one visit. Continuing the no-frills agenda, the menu doesn’t provide much choice either. You’ll have a bed of rice topped with beef, chicken, beef and chicken, or vegetables. So, you better like rice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121341\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1632px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new.jpg\" alt=\"Beef and Chicken combo rice plate at Safari Kitchen in San Jose.\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121341\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new.jpg 1632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-and-Chicken-Combo-Rice-Plate-at-Safari-Kitchen-in-San-Jose-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beef and Chicken combo rice plate at Safari Kitchen in San Jose. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Those familiar with \u003ca href=\"http://thehalalguys.com/\">The Halal Guys\u003c/a> will notice this Somali staple isn’t dissimilar (there is even mild white sauce and a hot red sauce to squeeze on) but miles superior in everything from the recent New York transplant addition to SF — from the quality of meat to the heavy hand in seasoning to the slickness of the rice. A host of spices (“all starting with “C” as the cook in the Safari Kitchen trailer joked) including coriander, cumin, cinnamon and cardamom penetrate every cube of chicken and beef, along with the base of buttery, perky basmati rice. Imagine the flavor profile of barbecue with a supporting element of tandoori. Combined it’s smoky, sweet, salty and has a hint of umami that keeps bite after bite of meat and rice seem far more enticing than it sounds like. Sure, it’s enough food for two hungry eaters but who can complain about leftovers?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll round out the meal with \u003cem>samusas\u003c/em>, which are exactly like the better-known \u003cem>samosas\u003c/em> in several other cultures around Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The flaky phyllo triangles filled with beautifully spiced, juicy ground beef. Also try the sweet version with cherry preserves that might be less traditional but will compete with any fruit preserve hand pie you’ve encountered before. The fry is perfect in both versions with not a speck of grease anywhere. It’s easy to fill up on these alone. Don’t do it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121342\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1632px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new.jpg\" alt=\"Beef Sambusa at Safari Kitchen.\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121342\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new.jpg 1632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Beef-Sambusa-at-Safari-Kitchen-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beef Sambusa at Safari Kitchen. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At just a few months old, Safari Kitchen is still in its youthful stage and awaiting its first academic year with the nearby college students (it's right between Downtown and San Jose State). Co-owners Amin Munye and Guled Yousef met as undergraduate students at Arizona State University and both ended up in the Bay Area afterwards — Guled in tech and Amin as a barber at The Barbers Inc. The two decided to give entrepreneurship a try but originally had no idea what type of business to do. Munye is originally from Somalia and moved to the US when he was 14. His older sister worked for the US embassy in Somalia and was given the option to move to the US for health reasons. A few years later, Amin and his family were able to join her in the US where they settled in the South Bay. After all sorts of business plan brainstorms, the two budding entrepreneurs thought, “Why not do a food truck with a few dishes from Somalia served?” The Safari Kitchen then was born and the hope is to eventually have a more substantial menu and sit-down experience at a brick and mortar restaurant. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is definitely not your average food trailer (or truck or stand or vendor or what not). The logo of a zebra made of cooking utensils is even pretty startling, just like the tenderness of the meat and deft hand with a cupboard of spices. Thinking about the rice plates, we’re ready for our next Somali lunch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.safarikitchensj.com\">\u003cstrong>Safari Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n17 S 8\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> St.\u003cbr>\nSan Jose, CA 95112 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Safari+Kitchen/@37.3393401,-121.883042,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xdd01d0010cc2b31d!8m2!3d37.3393401!4d-121.883042\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 367-9416\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm; Closed Sunday and Monday\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013627202314\">Safari Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/safarikitchensj/\">@safarikitchensj\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ ($8-$10 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/safari-kitchen-san-jose-5\">Safari Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Jubba Restaurant\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121380\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right.jpg\" alt=\"Roasted goat cutlet (L) and beef suqaar kay kay (R).\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121380\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-on-the-left-and-beef-suqaar-kay-kay-on-the-right-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roasted goat cutlet (L) and beef suqaar kay kay (R). \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The sit-down restaurant \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/JUBBA-SOMALI-RESTUARANT-383846341730571/\">Jubba\u003c/a> is Safari Kitchen’s contrast, on the opposite side of the sprawling city of San Jose and boasting the same no-frills vibe but there are chairs, tables and air conditioning. Other than the aforementioned heavily spiced meat-on- basmati rice plates, arguably the two most celebrated dishes of Somali cooking are a platter of similarly spice rubbed goat and a sweet and sour stir-fry of sorts called \u003cem>kay kay\u003c/em>. Both can be found at nine-year old Jubba, located in a mostly non-commercial residential community, right by the busy Santa Teresa VTA light rail station. In that \u003cem>kay kay\u003c/em>, seemingly two pounds beef cubes (called beef \u003cem>suqaar\u003c/em>) with no gristle (often a stir-fry’s downfall) gets tossed with chapatti (like flatbread shreds), bananas, onions, about a pound of nicely softened broccoli and snap pears, and an extreme amount of sesame oil that will definitely leave you wanting plenty of water from the salt rush. Ultimately, it’s the banana that ends up as the over-arching flavoring agent. Beef \u003cem>suqaar\u003c/em>, flatbread and banana? Who knew it could be a hit?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121377\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior.jpg\" alt=\"Jubba interior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121377\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-Interior-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jubba interior. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121378\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose.jpg\" alt=\"Kay kay, a stir-fry with beef suqaar at Jubba.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121378\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWKay-kay-a-stir-fry-with-beef-suqaar-at-Jubba-in-San-Jose-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kay kay, a stir-fry with beef suqaar at Jubba. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For the next specialty, goat comes as bone-in hunks, ranging from dry and flabby to fork tender. The meat itself doesn’t have the barnyard smirk that can make a Mexican birria specialist’s goat taste so polarizing and also so special. Jubba’s goat tastes of indifferent meat and the berbere spice mix doesn’t coat the meat with the same unabashed punch as at Safari Kitchen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121379\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba.jpg\" alt=\"Roasted goat cutlet.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121379\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWRoasted-goat-cutlet-at-Jubba-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roasted goat cutlet. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The main mode of eating at Jubba appears to be the chapatti wraps. It’s essentially a Somali burrito in size and just swaps out rice, beans and guacamole for onions and peppers joining tilapia, beef or chicken. The only reason to opt for this over the other platters is serving size. Yes, they’re more than enough for one but the platters are really for 2-3 people (a steal for $12-13). The Sports Plate gets two people two proteins on one tire-sized plate with basmati rice or spaghetti for $26 and seems perfectly geared to diners looking more for leftovers than anything else. Like with Ethiopia’s cuisine often having Italian components from its colonial history, the same is the case for Somalia. Spaghetti seems like a strange match for deftly spiced goat but it’s a diet staple — and we certainly saw several diners digging into their pile of spaghetti with beef \u003cem>suqaar\u003c/em>. Yes, this is not your typical meatballs and marinara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our vote for platter accompaniment goes to the injera bread that is much thicker and a less tart than most versions at Bay Area Ethiopian restaurants (like the Italian influence, here’s another nod to the similarities of Ethiopian and Somali dining). But, the injera does have the same function (use your hands!) here as at any Ethiopian restaurant. Unlike in Ethiopia, though, the food is not served on the injera itself. Since most Somalian dishes aren’t curry or sauce based like in Ethiopia, you’ll end up using a fork and knife and rip off some injera as a palate cleanser.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121381\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba.jpg\" alt=\"Sambusa and mandasi pastries at Jubba.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121381\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSambusa-and-mandasi-pastries-at-Jubba-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sambusa and mandasi pastries at Jubba. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>No matter what entrée lies ahead, start with a \u003cem>samusa\u003c/em>, fried to perfection with no hint of grease and a filling of ground beef and spices that come tumbling out dramatically after your initial bite. \u003cem>Mandasi\u003c/em>, a sweet potato pastry that tastes and looks like a flattened yam beignet, has pretty little to recommend for it in the shadow of the samosa. It’s a harmless version of fried dough if that’s a needed part of your meal. For both, make sure to dunk the pastries in the medium hot green spice condiment that come on the side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121383\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa.jpg\" alt=\"The ground beef filling of the sambusa.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121383\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWThe-ground-beef-filling-of-sambusa-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ground beef filling of the sambusa. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121382\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba.jpg\" alt=\"Somalian art decorations at Jubba.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121382\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWSomalian-art-decorations-at-Jubba-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Somalian art decorations at Jubba. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There’s a lot to love about this opposite of flashy family-run operation, from the food to the fact that decor is limited to a few woven objects on the wall, a placard of Somali crops and fruits and a TV on CNN by the entrance. It’s not an elaborate set-up but has a lot of heart and is clearly a local favorite with the African community. Diners stream in randomly to order, then savor, the free pour-yourself sweet tea that comes out blazing hot (use two espresso-sized paper cups!) and packs more sugar than the typical sweet tea on a porch in Mississippi. Somehow, its over the top quirky sweetness seems to taste just right when eating some \u003cem>kay kay\u003c/em> in this far corner of San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior.jpg\" alt=\"Jubba exterior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121376\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/NEWJubba-exterior-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jubba exterior. \u003ccite>(Trevor Felch)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/jubba-restaurant-san-jose\">\u003cstrong>Jubba Restaurant\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n5330 Terner Way\u003cbr>\nSan Jose, CA 95136 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Jubba+Somali+Restaurant/@37.2573964,-121.8607531,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x5774614b48934b2?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjHyNfelLTVAhVhxlQKHWdtB6EQ_BIIgAEwCg\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (408) 440-1504\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily, 11am-9:30pm; Closed Wednesdays\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/JUBBA-SOMALI-RESTUARANT-383846341730571/\">Jubba Somali Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $S ($13-$15 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/jubba-restaurant-san-jose\">Jubba Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Miliki\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121423\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new.jpg\" alt=\"Combination RIce and Bean Plate with Fish at Miliki.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121423\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2416-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Combination RIce and Bean Plate with Fish at Miliki. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It was an inauspicious start when we arrived at \u003ca href=\"http://www.milikispot.com\">Miliki\u003c/a> one recent weekday, wondering if the place was even open. There were no diners eating lunch. The menu outside only says that American diner-style food is served. Yet, somehow there has to be some of the Nigerian food that we ventured to Oakland’s Laurel District (it’s a stretch of MacArthur Blvd. by 580, southeast of Downtown) for, right? Noticing us stalling outside, the gracious waitress and mother of a co-owner, Enny Aregbe, came outside to say that only African food was available at that time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can sense our relief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121416\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new.jpg\" alt=\"Miliki menu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121416\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2365-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miliki menu \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It turns out that the American food is served in the morning when chef Kirk Roberts runs the kitchen. Roberts previously owned Full House Cafe next door but it closed and became the ultra popular Sequoia Diner under new owners. Now for two years, Roberts has run essentially a permanent breakfast pop-up at Miliki (word of advice: for Nigerian food, come after 1pm to be sure it’s being served). So, as tempting as biscuits and gravy and bacon hash sound, we wanted fufu. And we got plenty of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nigeria is a country of 186 million people, making it the largest country on the continent and over twice the size of second place Ethiopia. The country’s largest city, Lagos, is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, yet according \u003ca href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/8b24d40a-c064-11e1-982d-00144feabdc0?mhq5j=e1\">to a study by the Financial Times\u003c/a>, nearly 2/3 of the city lives in slums. It’s a city that represents the cultural and economic possibilities of a whole country on the western coast of Africa — and its struggles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For whatever reason, be it lack of tourists visiting and craving the food or hard to find ingredients, Nigerian cuisine hasn’t made the big leap to the U.S., and certainly the Bay Area, like Moroccan and Ethiopian cuisines. But as Miliki will teach you, it’s an extensive cuisine full of huge flavor like you’d expect from a country of Nigeria’s size.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121418\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new.jpg\" alt=\"Goat served on the bone in the rustic, chunky tomato and spinach stew with mashed egusi. Served with Fufu.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121418\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2375-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goat served on the bone in the rustic, chunky tomato and spinach stew with mashed egusi. Served with Fufu. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The core of the menu is based on hearty entrées that are customizable in a mix and match style (just wait for the Nigerian fast-casual concept, coming soon to the FiDi!). Diners choose an \u003cem>okele\u003c/em> (starch), stew and meat. It’s confusing because the menu says that three meats can be served per stew, yet we only were given the option of one. One does indeed seem like plenty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goat served on the bone in the rustic, chunky tomato and spinach stew with mashed \u003cem>egusi\u003c/em> (a melon seed), had a beautiful gamey flavor but lurked on the dry side texture-wise. It needed to bathe in the stew, fragrant in the earthy-herbal profile like a thoughtfully made marinara sauce with \u003cem>egusi\u003c/em> looking and even tasting a bit like you added some Parmesan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our chosen \u003cem>okele\u003c/em> for this was fufu, essentially a pile of mashed yams that has the cloying consistency of mochi and, as a dining companion correctly pointed out, tastes identical to Betty Crocker’s instant mashed potatoes. Fufu is pretty boring stuff, yet necessary for ripping and grabbing that goat meat (forks are discouraged but offered). It’s also the best known Nigerian diet staple, seen at practically every meal everywhere in the country, like baguettes in France.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121420\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new.jpg\" alt=\"Fufu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121420\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2388-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fufu \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003cem>egusi\u003c/em> was a sign of rewarding flavors to come. Dish after dish presented careful but forceful spicing. Even the seemingly banal scoop of rice on the combination platter scored with tomato, peppers and onions alongside flaky tilapia. That rice, by the way, is jollof rice — one of the key parts of Nigeria’s cuisine and very similar to what is called dirty rice in New Orleans. Every component lifts the other — the rice, fish and trio of smoky, slow-cooked beans, tender stewed greens, and sweet fried plantains. It’s the must-order at Miliki.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to spice, Miliki’s pepper soup had a sharp, pungent style of spice courtesy of the aggressive alligator pepper. Think of ash and Tabasco sauce combined. It’s weird. It’s not great. It’s not bad. The broth was too watery to stand up to tough beef and tender tripe (fish is probably the way to go). Try it once but chances are it won’t be a dish you come back again and again for. But you never know if you don’t try...\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121421\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new.jpg\" alt=\"Pepper Soup\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121421\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2402-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pepper Soup \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Black eyed pea fritters called \u003cem>akara\u003c/em>, \u003cem>suya\u003c/em> (beef skewers) and sweet, fried balls of dough, appropriately called “puff puff,” are the main appetizers. They seem more like hunger-satiating snack munchies to accompany the almost sugary non-alcoholic Malta Guinness beer from Nigeria or one of the various non-craft beer bottles available before heading towards the stews and starches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121424\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new.jpg\" alt=\"Miliki interior dining area with host Enny Aregbe in background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121424\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2432-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miliki interior dining area with host Enny Aregbe in background. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121417\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new.jpg\" alt=\"The bar at Miliki.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121417\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2367-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bar at Miliki. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Decor isn’t Miliki’s strength with a faded, worn look to the booths and tables, though some art on the walls and the front bar makes thing look like they get pretty exciting at some point. That exciting time would be Friday nights when a DJ takes over and Miliki offers a fun evening of music and food “to keep the community together” as Enny told us. That’s vital right now knowing the many issues facing Oakland, from gentrification to crime. Enny’s son Bayo started the restaurant almost eight years ago with his friend Ishmael Okunade and, together, three have helped steer the restaurant through some tough times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just a year ago, Miliki almost was part of that rapid gentrification when a landlord looked to replace it with a craft beer garden. Just look at the brunch lines at \u003ca href=\"http://www.sequoiadiner.com\">Sequoia Diner\u003c/a>, the forthcoming opening of \u003ca href=\"http://www.4505meats.com\">4505 Meats\u003c/a> in the retro Glenn’s Hot Dog location and the construction right outside of Miliki on MacArthur — the area is changing and it’s not hard to see the gentrification coming, for better or for worse. Luckily, we still have Miliki. And there’s plenty of fufu and pepper soup to sample because of that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121425\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new.jpg\" alt=\"Miliki exterior on MacArthur Ave. in Oakland's Laurel district.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121425\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2435-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miliki exterior on MacArthur Ave. in Oakland's Laurel district. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.milikispot.com\">\u003cstrong>Miliki\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n3725 MacArthur Blvd.\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94619 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Miliki/@37.7917405,-122.1990904,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xbb785b0de8350c01?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj5maK4iYLVAhUI_mMKHR-YArgQ_BIIazAK\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 531-6970\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Sun 8am- 8:30pm but Nigerian food starts roughly around noon; Closed Monday\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/MILIKI-RESTAURANT-141005385924687/?rf=159835614156280\">Miliki Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ ($11-$15 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/miliki-oakland\">Miliki\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121397\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new.jpg\" alt=\"Combo platter: Vegetable dishes and Kitfo.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121397\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2296-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Combo platter: Vegetable dishes and Kitfo. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Outside of the couscous and tagines of Morocco, Ethiopia’s communal injera-based platters and strong cups of coffee from the country’s renowned beans is the best-known African cuisine in the U.S. Washington D.C. and Los Angeles have their own Little Ethiopia enclaves where avid diners visit the different Ethiopian spots and everyone has their particular favorite amidst stiff competition like we talk about dim sum in the Richmond or Mission burritos. It’s not quite the same in San Francisco. Oakland and Berkeley are home to some fantastic Ethiopian destinations as our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/11/04/bay-area-bites-guide-to-7-favorite-ethiopian-restaurants-in-berkeley-and-oakland/\">guide\u003c/a> will show you. The city has a handful of Ethiopian restaurants but for the most part, diners head across the Bay for their kitfo fix.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Except, at the two-and-a-half-year old \u003ca href=\"http://www.taduethiopiankitchen.com\">Tadu\u003c/a>, named for the owner’s grandmother and honoring her lifetime of warmth and love. Owner Elias Shawel, a former limousine driver, opened the restaurant because he couldn’t find a good place for kitfo. He definitely solved that issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121391\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121391\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2345-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tadu is at the edge of the Tenderloin now. When it opened, Tadu was truly \u003cem>in\u003c/em> the thick of it — a classic example of the rapid changes going on around this particular San Francisco neighborhood. Inside the restaurant, you’ll find orange splashed walls with Ethiopian art and maps, a semi-open kitchen and a central register where diners come and go every few minutes picking up to-go orders — a strange thing since this doesn’t seem like food that can travel well. Well, there is a kitfo sandwich. But you’re not coming to Tadu for a sandwich, are you? No, you’re here for the grand injera platters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can feel the childlike giddiness when one of the round platters arrives à la a pizza at the center of the table. This is a meal for everyone, from the solo diner to a party of six. Be it lunch or dinner, the entire meal sits on injera made in Oakland and driven back to Tadu daily. Injera covers the entire platter and additional rolled up injera is served on the side functioning as fork, knife, and spoon — heck, it might be the napkin and a water glass too if you’re really going for it. Bitter as a grapefruit, injera begs to be covered in other flavors, instead of being consumed on its own. Remember, it's a utensil. There are no off tastes but you won’t crave injera like a Josey Baker bread or Tartine’s country loaf.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121394\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new.jpg\" alt=\"Rolls of Injera at Tadu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121394\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2320-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rolls of Injera at Tadu \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ethiopian cuisine is particularly great for vegetarian and vegan diners since the standout dish is the vegetarian sampler. The injera is covered by various spreads, dips and wots (stew-like curries. \u003cem>Azifa\u003c/em>, a preparation of lentils fragrant with mustard seeds and jalapeño, wins big, while the \u003cem>misir wot\u003c/em> (a lentil sauce with berbere spices) provides a nice dose of heat but isn’t much more than a pile of lentils. \u003cem>Buticha\u003c/em>, mashed chickpeas, comes on a lettuce salad and could be a fine hummus at a party. The sautéed collard greens, known as \u003cem>gomen\u003c/em>, are passable but far better when ordered with lamb since some of the meat’s juices rub off. When countless rolls of injera have been ripped, dunked and eaten, it’s the \u003cem>shiro wot\u003c/em> (a dark purée of chickpeas, ginger, and tomatoes) and the refreshing \u003cem>alicha tikil gomen\u003c/em> (precisely cut, turmeric-stained potatoes and carrots with fresh cabbage) that emerge as winners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kitfo is the other iconic dish you’ll see on the majority of tables at any Ethiopian restaurants. It’s essentially ultra buttery ground beef, best ordered raw like how it’d be consumed in Ethiopia. That being said, many diners hesitate and opt for it medium rare to medium but sadly the gamey funk and soft texture leaves. It becomes greasy hamburger meat. You have the option to liven things up with jalapeño and cheese. Skip the cheese (there’s enough butter already) but do go for the spice since ground beef on its own has little taste.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cubes of chicken, lamb and beef known as “tibs” are the other main dish to know, beautifully seasoned with berbere spices and jalapenos. Diners can start with \u003cem>sambussas\u003c/em>, filled with ground beef or lentils, but, trust us, you won’t need more than what comes on the injera. Just sip some of the thick and kind of bland telba (a flax seed and honey drink) or grab some more injera, and you’ll be more than content.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121389\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new.jpg\" alt=\"The entrance to Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121389\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2354-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The entrance to Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.taduethiopiankitchen.com/\">\u003cstrong>Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n484 Ellis St.\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94102 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tadu+Ethiopian+Kitchen/@37.7848875,-122.4140304,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xfd7fee08026bbee4!8m2!3d37.7848875!4d-122.4140304\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 409-6649\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily 11:30am-9pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/taduethiopiankitchen\">Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/taduethiopian\">@taduethiopian\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ ($11-$15 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/tadu-ethiopian-kitchen-san-francisco-3\">Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Suya\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121436\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new.jpg\" alt=\"The suya spice worked about as well on nicely grilled prawns, while the jerk seasoning was surprisingly tame in contrast on chicken.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121436\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2462-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The suya spice worked about as well on nicely grilled prawns, while the jerk seasoning was surprisingly tame in contrast on chicken. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On the menu of the aforementioned Miliki, suya is a traditional beef skewer coated in a rub of myriad spices, chilies and crushed peanuts. At Uptown Oakland’s African and Caribbean fast-casual spot, \u003ca href=\"http://www.suyaafricangrill.com\">Suya\u003c/a>, “suya” is referred to as a West African spice rub. Will the real suya please stand up? The answer is: both. Suya is a term for a spice and that spice on grilled skewers of meat. In the case of Suya the restaurant suya is the spice rub.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121434\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new.jpg\" alt=\"The menu at Suya.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121434\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2448-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The menu at Suya. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now that we’ve answered this question, here come a few more. Remember, this is the fast-casual world where customization is key. So the question isn’t just which protein but also which spice: Jamaican jerk or suya?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121440\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new.jpg\" alt=\"It was all about the suya and it truly is the highlight on beef, chicken, prawns, vegetables or tilapia. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2479-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was all about the suya and it truly is the highlight on beef, chicken, prawns, vegetables or tilapia. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For our purposes, it was all about the suya and it truly is the highlight on beef, chicken, prawns, vegetables or tilapia (only suya spicing is allowed on the beef). The suya is an earthy, slightly sweet rub that slowly grows in heat to a point where a glass of water is needed but there’s no raging fire to put out. In contrast, the jerk seasoning on the chicken was tame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121435\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new.jpg\" alt=\"The interior space at Suya in Oakland.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121435\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2455-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The interior space at Suya in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We got ahead of ourselves. Protein and spice selection are step three. Step one for this fast-casual menu is method of eating: skewers, entrée salad or wrap? Most diners seem to stick to wraps because if there’s one thing we’ve learned from the fast-casual world, it’s that SF diners love anything in a wrap (see: \u003ca href=\"http://www.souvlasf.com\">Souvla\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sushirrito.com\">Sushirrito\u003c/a>). Unfortunately, perfectly suya-spiced beef was lost amidst a filling of 95% lettuce mix and scattered raw mushrooms in the wrap. The suya spice worked about as well on nicely grilled prawns, while the jerk seasoning was surprisingly tame in contrast on chicken. I’d steer you towards the skewers with two sides but the grilled corn was weeping from dry kernels and a mushy grilled plantain would have been the nightmare of anyone who’s found a banana lost in their backpack a week later. Solution: opt for the salad since the sides are lacking and wraps need some tweaking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121441\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new.jpg\" alt=\" Suya-spiced beef wrap.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121441\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2482-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suya-spiced beef wrap. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121443\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the suya-spiced beef wrap.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121443\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2489-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside the suya-spiced beef wrap. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Suya is a smart idea and one that was ahead of its time when husband-and-wife team Seun and Zain Oke (he’s from Nigeria, she’s from Oakland and attended Cal) saw the overlap of Caribbean and African cooking and decided together to package it as a student-friendly fast-casual concept. The space is bare other than a single West African painting but the vibe isn’t subdued. Bob Marley is on the stereo, after all. Suya is an interesting concept and one that is clearly a hit with East Bay diners. The original location is in Berkeley near the Cal campus. This second one was somewhat crowded on one recent weekday lunch hour with some groups sticking around to eat some jerk chicken and sneak in a Friday Corona treat, while others hustled back to Pandora and the other companies in this rapidly growing tech hub. The concept's popularity in this area recently led to the opening of a third Suya, just a few blocks away in the heart of downtown Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Strangely, for a fast-casual spot, conveniences and details are lacking. Diners have to ask for water, silverware or napkins. The Jamaican ginger beer tastes like straight sugar syrup, lacking any of the desired sharp ginger bite. But, hey don’t worry, just focus on the suya beef skewers and every little thing will be alright.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121433\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new.jpg\" alt=\"Suya African-Caribbean Grill exterior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121433\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2444-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suya African-Caribbean Grill exterior. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.suyaafricangrill.com\">\u003cstrong>Suya African-Caribbean Grill\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n408 22\u003csup>nd\u003c/sup> St.\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94102 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=suya%20african%20grill%20oakland&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=37840630,-122266236,3297&tbm=lcl&rldimm=2432587280784251209&ved=0ahUKEwjNl7f4l7TVAhWFiVQKHay8BMEQvS4IPTAA&rldoc=1&tbs=lrf:!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:4\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 465-7892\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri, 11am-3pm, 5pm-8pm; Sat 12pm-5pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/SuyaAfricanGrill/\">Suya African Caribbean Grill\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SuyaAfricanGril\">@SuyaAfricanGril\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/suyaafricangrill/?hl=en\">@suyaafricangrill\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ ($8-$10 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/suya-african-caribbean-grill-oakland\">Suya African-Caribbean Grill\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Bissap Baobab\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121476\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new.jpg\" alt=\"Bissap Baobab festive interior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121476\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2515-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bissap Baobab festive interior. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There’s no lacking decor at this Downtown Oakland Senegalese restaurant. Everywhere you look is something — a car, colorful posters, even ceiling art installations that look like clouds. Festive as an adjective for the atmosphere is putting it lightly. You’re going to have a good time. It’s a different type of good time than at the older sibling in SF’s Mission District, where the original \u003ca href=\"http://www.bissapbaobab.com\">Bissap Baobab\u003c/a> is better known for dancing and late night drinks. You can get that weekends in Oakland, too, but lunch is only served in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can still get a hibiscus margarita and other fruit-spiked cocktails in the daytime or a more lunch-friendly bracing ginger and pineapple juice or kale, ginger, apple and carrot smoothie. In Oakland, it’s fully about the Senegalese cuisine. The Senegalese cuisine in turn, is really about a holy trinity of sauces (different than the holy trinity of ingredients in New Orleans cooking).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121477\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new.jpg\" alt=\"Kale, ginger, apple and carrot smoothie (L) or ginger and pineapple juice (R).\" width=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121477\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2518-new-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kale, ginger, apple and carrot smoothie (L) or ginger and pineapple juice (R). \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mafe\u003c/em> is a peanut stew that tastes more of unsalted nut butter than what you’re probably used to from a sweetened creamy jar of Jif. It coats cubes of lamb perfectly but is slightly on the awkward greasy side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121481\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new.jpg\" alt=\"Mafe plate with lamb.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121481\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2547-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mafe plate with lamb. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Yassa\u003c/em> is for the mustard fans in the house, where the honey mustard-like base gets a necessary burst of acidity from lemon and works well coating a flaky filet of tilapia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121479\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new.jpg\" alt=\"Yassa with fish.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121479\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2523-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yassa with tilapia. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Most assertive is a nameless spicy coconut curry that has such a resolute coconut-forward taste, you won’t notice what protein it’s with. If, like this writer, you swear by coconut, this is the sauce for you. However, any subtleties of tilapia beneath it will be completely lost, so try to have it coat the rice and not the protein.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The focus on being a sauce-based cuisine is largely from the French colonial influence on Senegal, one of the few Francophone countries in Africa. It’s not a direct pipeline of Escoffier to Senegal but diners certainly can see and taste the connection. These are flavor-packed sauces that aren’t fussy and aren’t overly heavy on the stomach, like say a buttery béarnaise. Some additional spice could be welcome and that’s where the on-point pepper condiment comes in handy adding just the right jolt when you’re ready (don’t add too much and drink ginger juice at the same time!). It’s a fun type of cooking and great when things are kicked off with a Créole dish of spicy and jasmine rice filling a halved avocado or a clean, proper “tropical” salad of greens and citrus slices. That salad joins the three sauce preparations for a steal of a lunch deal running $12 to $13 and can feed two. That lunch platter also comes with perfectly fried plantains and rice (the couscous one time was clearly undercooked, so avoid it). It’s no secret why Oakland office workers try to sneak here for a vacation at lunch that will fill them up but not weigh them down and feel like they’re 3,000 miles from the cubicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121474\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new.jpg\" alt=\"The dining area at Oakland Bissap Baobab. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121474\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2505-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dining area at Oakland Bissap Baobab. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The original Bissap Baobab just entered its third decade in business, an eternity in restaurant years, especially after a fire that closed it a few years ago and led the owners to seek out the Oakland location. The SF one is back and busy as ever. So, both sides of the Bay can count on good times and enjoyable, reliable Senegalese food at Bissap Baobab. It’s time for another round of hibiscus margaritas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121472\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new.jpg\" alt=\"Bissap Baobab exterior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121472\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2502-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bissap Baobab exterior. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003ca href=\"http://www.bissapbaobab.com\">\u003cstrong>Bissap Baobab\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n381 15\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> St.\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94612 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bissap+Baobab/@37.8045286,-122.2690933,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3104f41bf48c1f6?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwirqrn5mLTVAhVqr1QKHQMbA44Q_BIIgQEwCg\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 817-4722\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri, 11:30am-2:30pm; Wed-Sat, 5:30pm-9:30pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Bissap-Baobab-Oakland-485809194852671/\">Bissap Baobab Oakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/bissapbaobab?lang=en\">@BissapBaobab\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bissapbaobab/\">@bissapbaobab\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ ($15-$18 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/bissap-baobab-oakland-oakland\">Bissap Baobab Oakland\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Radio Africa Kitchen\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121497\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new.jpg\" alt=\"Eskender Aseged, owner/chef at Radio Africa.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121497\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2584-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eskender Aseged, owner/chef at Radio Africa. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mourad Lahlou and Eskender Aseged are the two Bay Area chefs from African nations who have reached the level of being household names for many Bay Area diners. What’s interesting is how neither is cooking anything traditional. Lahlou did cook traditional Moroccan with Californian influences at Aziza and now his namesake FiDi restaurant, \u003ca href=\"http://mouradsf.com/\">Mourad\u003c/a>, is really the inverse as a contemporary Californian restaurant with Moroccan elements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121494\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new.jpg\" alt=\"The counter and menu inside Radio Africa.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121494\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2564-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The counter and menu inside Radio Africa. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While Mourad is a lavish dining room with soaring ceilings and chandeliers on the ground level of the spectacular gothic skyscraper on New Montgomery Street that also houses Yelp’s headquarters, Aseged is quietly cooking in the far southeast corner of the city. His restaurant, \u003ca href=\"http://www.radioafricakitchen.com\">Radio Africa\u003c/a>, opened along Third Street in the Bayview in 2012 and the expected movement of gentrification to the neighborhood following its lead hasn’t really happened as expected — yet, at least.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside Radio Africa, you’ll find an abundance of flora and fauna, cactus, communal tables, and ample natural light. It feels like you’re eating in a greenhouse, a contrast to the often frantic vibe outside the restaurant. That relaxed, virtuous vibe extends to Aseged’s plates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121498\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new.jpg\" alt=\"Radio Africa interior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121498\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2589-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radio Africa interior. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The dishes are virtuous and simple with very basic embellishments in the fashion that Whole Foods and meal-kit deliveries are trying to promote (think Healthyish and holistic diets). There might be an African spice here and there, maybe a housemade chermoula condiment on one dish. Let’s be honest, though, it’s mostly yoga cuisine and that’s not a bad thing when you feel great and the food isn’t dull.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121508\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new.jpg\" alt=\"Wild salmon comes simply with quinoa and cooked spinach.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121508\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2662-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wild salmon comes simply with quinoa and cooked spinach. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Wild salmon comes simply with quinoa and cooked spinach is a dish that could please both James Beard (perfectly cooked piece of fish and equally perfect quinoa) and Weight Watchers. An arugula salad with roasted beets had a few surprise bursts of early summer tomatoes, scattered goat cheese and a pesto sauce that tied everything together without becoming uncomfortably oily. It’s nothing trailblazing but also not just #anotherbeetsandgoatcheesesalad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121500\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new.jpg\" alt=\"Arugula salad with roasted beets, early summer tomatoes, scattered goat cheese and a pesto sauce.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121500\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2601-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arugula salad with roasted beets, early summer tomatoes, scattered goat cheese and a pesto sauce. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A chicken jambalaya has very little to do with the spicy tomato-based rice dish of New Orleans. The sauce is a lightly spiced pepper-base one mixed with wilted kale and long grain rice. There’s no shrimp. It’s just bite-size skinless chicken pieces that are one notch from being dry but saved by the well composed other parts on the plate. It’s not a perfect dish. It’s satisfying, however. It’s also a dish that makes you think about jambalaya being served as a rowdy good times touristy dish on Bourbon Street but has serious roots in the Low Country slaves and reaching further back to Africa pre-slave trade centuries ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121509\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new.jpg\" alt=\"Chicken jambalaya.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121509\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2665-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicken jambalaya. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new.jpg\" alt=\"Eskender Aseged, owner/chef at Radio Africa, cooking in the kitchen.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121502\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2615-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eskender Aseged, owner/chef at Radio Africa, cooking in the kitchen. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>What’s more important to note about Radio Africa than the food is the powerful story of Aseged himself. The chef hails from Ethiopia and escaped to Sudan before immigrating to the U.S. His big break came as a cook in the kitchen of Square One, Joyce Goldstein’s restaurant that for much of the 80s and 90s was one of the post-Chez Panisse second wave of Californian cuisine trailblazers with the likes of Boulevard, Stars and Zuni Cafe. Aseged worked front and back of the house elsewhere at the likes of Boulevard and Campton Place before fulfilling his Radio Africa dream as one of the pivotal early pop-ups in SF around the same time the likes of Mr. Pollo and Lazy Bear started. Now five years in, it’s clear the restaurant is a centerpiece of the neighborhood judging from everyone who stopped in for lunch and a (sweetened just right) hibiscus lemonade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121499\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new.jpg\" alt=\"Hibiscus lemonade.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121499\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2593-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hibiscus lemonade. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Aseged even gives a neighborhood shoutout on the beer front with the 3\u003csup>rd\u003c/sup> St. Pale Ale from Bayview’s year-old \u003ca href=\"http://www.laughingmonkbrewing.com/\">Laughing Monk Brewing\u003c/a>, a neighborhood newcomer that followed Radio Africa’s lead and is seeing success at its tap room. See, Radio Africa is much more than just an enjoyable lunch of salmon and quinoa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121492\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new.jpg\" alt=\"Radio Africa Kitchen exterior in Bayview.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121492\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2561-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radio Africa Kitchen exterior in Bayview. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.radioafricakitchen.com\">\u003cstrong>Radio Africa Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n4800 3rd St.\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94124 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Radio+Africa+Kitchen/@37.7347738,-122.3909829,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x880ced93f51fdc2b?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwicwc_dmbTVAhUmxFQKHdQXC9oQ_BIIgQEwCw\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 826-9660\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri 12pm-2:30pm, 5:30pm-8pm; Closed Sat-Sun\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Radio-Africa-Kitchen-214817898543835/\">Radio Africa & Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/radioafricakitchen/\">@radioafricakitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ ($11-$15 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/radio-africa-kitchen-san-francisco\">Radio Africa Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Aicha Moroccan Cuisine\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new.jpg\" alt=\"Aicha interior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121515\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2799-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aicha interior. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Most of the Moroccan restaurants in the city of San Francisco share three traits — they’re formal affairs open only for dinner (with belly dancing frequently on weekends), sport an intricate interior design, and are located in the Lower Nob Hill area around Polk Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The six-year old \u003ca href=\"http://yoratech.com/aichacuisine/\">Aicha\u003c/a>, started by a first-time restaurateur from the tech industry (long before that was the cliché it is today in 2017) only satisfies the latter of that trio. It is indeed open for lunch and its dark, warm space with lanterns dangling above the kitchen, Moroccan art pieces scattered on the walls cushions and low-back banquettes covered with sheets that provide a calm escape from the relentless bar crawl of Polk Gulch outside but hardly an ornate environment like at a ritzy Marrakech hotel. It feels a little musty, like a well-worn living room of an apartment where most of the apartment is an open kitchen and food storage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The main standards of Moroccan cuisine make up Aicha’s menu, led by kebab-on rice “grillades” and 15 total choices for tagines and couscous plates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121520\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new.jpg\" alt=\"Lamb shank tagine.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121520\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2829-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lamb shank tagine. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Everything was enjoyable but seemed a tick off in some regard. A lamb shank tagine had a subdued broth and the lamb itself a bit on the overcooked side, missing the hoped for gaminess and fork-tender flakiness (and I wish the tagine itself was at least presented tableside). Bread with the tagine is limp and pale, like a cake-textured white bread (compared to the baguette at Cafe Zitouna mentioned below). The plump prunes on the tagine plate were the best part of the dish — not exactly what you’d hope for. A royal kebab platter provides an assortment of various meats that vary from being a juicy, rewarding kefta (ground beef and lamb) to fine but uninspiring (merguez and chicken) to being clearly left on the grill too long (beef). We should mention the accompanying rice and salad (with craisins and olives!) were a step above the norm. However, even the tea just didn’t have the mint intensity that often is found at similar establishments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121523\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new.jpg\" alt=\"Royal kebab platter.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121523\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2846-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Royal kebab platter. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The reasons to highly recommend Aicha are how the dishes that show Moroccan cuisine’s classic intense sweet meets savory contrast are the ones that thrive. Do you like Cinnamon Toast Crunch? Then don’t think twice about a side order of the cinnamon and sugar dusted couscous with regular and golden raisins. This is not a subtle dish in any way and it’s hard not to love its sweet-edged rustic sensibility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121528\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon and sugar dusted couscous with regular and golden raisins.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121528\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2892-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cinnamon and sugar dusted couscous with regular and golden raisins. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whatever you’re main part of the meal is, start with the \u003cem>basteeya\u003c/em>, Morocco’s version of a warm protein-filled pastry coated with cinnamon and sugar. Aicha’s version is right on par with the best that Mourad Lahlou has offered at Mourad and Aziza. Saffron, turmeric and ginger come billowing out with the smoke when you crack the flaky phyllo crust and have a first bite of the moist chicken. There’s a lot going on. And, the portion is generous (keep in mind it’s an appetizer!). Each bite is a thrilling moment. Of course, couscous, tagines and kebabs get all the attention. Heck, Moroccan mint tea even is more talked about in most dining circles. This \u003cem>basteeya\u003c/em> will remind you that it deserves a place on the table, as well. Just make room for the main courses because Aicha’s small tables’ space gets filled up really quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121518\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new.jpg\" alt=\"Basteeya at Aicha.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121518\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2821-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basteeya at Aicha. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121530\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 5184px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new.jpg\" alt=\"Moroccan mint tea served tableside.\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121530\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new.jpg 5184w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2913-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moroccan mint tea served tableside. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121532\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new.jpg\" alt=\"Moroccan mint tea.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121532\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2923-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moroccan mint tea. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121514\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new.jpg\" alt=\"Aicha Moroccan Cuisine exterior.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121514\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2793-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aicha Moroccan Cuisine exterior. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://yoratech.com/aichacuisine/\">\u003cstrong>Aicha Moroccan Cuisine\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1303 Polk St.\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94109 [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Aicha+Moroccan+Restaurant+In+san+Francisco/@37.788877,-122.420473,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x746b5ba3c67b8026?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwivyqvfmrTVAhXHrlQKHezQAkQQ_BIIfzAK\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 345-9947\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon, Tue and Thu, 11:30am-9:15pm; Wed, 4:30pm-9:15pm; Fri-Sat, 11:30am-9:45pm; Sun, 11:45am-9pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Aicha-Moroccan-Restaurant-247879919075/\">Aicha Moroccan Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ ($15-$20 per diner)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/aicha-san-francisco\">Aicha\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Cafe Zitouna\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121554\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new.jpg\" alt=\"The dessert is called <em>basboussa</em>, an orange blossom water spiked semolina cake topped with pistachios that ultimately tastes like a floral-tinged baklava with the texture of a syrup-soaked Belgian waffle.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121554\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2791-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dessert is called \u003cem>basboussa\u003c/em>, an orange blossom water spiked semolina cake topped with pistachios that ultimately tastes like a floral-tinged baklava with the texture of a syrup-soaked Belgian waffle. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It was almost fate. Just a few moments after discussing why restaurant writers never start reviews with dessert, here came a complimentary dessert that sounded humble and seemed like a nice gesture that will usually end in a ceremonial couple of respectful bites. It proved to be one of the essential dishes of any African cuisine in the Bay Area. The dessert is called \u003cem>basboussa\u003c/em>, an orange blossom water spiked semolina cake topped with pistachios that ultimately tastes like a floral-tinged baklava with the texture of a syrup-soaked Belgian waffle. After a series of tagines and couscous platters, it’s hard to imagine diners yearning for dessert. Well, please take our advice — save room. Or, eat dessert first. Trust us. This is why dessert is mentioned first for this Moroccan-Tunisian restaurant in Lower Nob Hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121587\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new.jpg\" alt=\"Cafe Zitouna beverage area.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121587\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2689-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cafe Zitouna beverage area. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121539\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new.jpg\" alt=\"Counter with open kitchen at Cafe Zitouna.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121539\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2690-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Counter with open kitchen at Cafe Zitouna. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With spartan white walls, bare topped utilitarian tables, Paris bistro wicker chairs and a diner-style open kitchen running the length of the room with a counter of a couple antique Moroccan cooking vessels serving as the lone decoration, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfcafezitouna.com/\">Cafe Zitouna\u003c/a> can’t exactly be called a \u003cem>grande dame\u003c/em> in anything but age. The main design point is the abundant sunlight streaming in from the windows along Polk Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121547\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new.jpg\" alt=\"The owner of Cafe Zitouna, Najib Rebia.\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121547\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2755-new-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The owner of Cafe Zitouna, Najib Rebia. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Design doesn’t matter here. There are no belly dancers here, either. Cafe Zitouna is one of the longtime stalwarts of Northern African cooking in San Francisco and screams if the confidence that only a longtime neighborhood fixture can boast. You’ll find many of the classic Moroccan standards, like the soothing lentil soup, \u003cem>harira\u003c/em>, that soothes upon first scoop but needs a few dashes of the housemade harissa condiment to become fully realized. In the daytime, the owner Najib Rebia is busy making couscous himself in giant bowls at a table on one side of the restaurant. That is your cue that couscous is mandatory and indeed it is — fluffy to the point of almost dissolving on the palate. A host of soft, almost velvety vegetables (carrots, turnips, zucchini, potatoes, bell peppers) sit in a thin tomato-like broth and get ladled into the couscous on individual plates. Again, harissa is needed to add some pizazz but most importantly, try the couscous on its own. Couscous comes with all sorts of meats and fish, as well, like a housemade merguez that has the right perky texture but lacks the smoke-spice balance of its peers in the city (most notably at 4505).\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Q5ehY_TS-0M'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Q5ehY_TS-0M'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121550\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new.jpg\" alt=\"Couscous with chickpeas and vegetables.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121550\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2765-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traditional Vegetarian Couscous with chickpeas and vegetables. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While Aicha missed on some details, every corner seems to be thought out by Cafe Zitouna — remarkable for a restaurant staffed by Rebia in the front-of-house and a single chef in the kitchen when we visited and are told that is usually the case. The mint tea here comes with sugar and is already lightly sweetened right at the perfect level. You’ll be flying off the walls but not getting a sugar-induced toothache. Every table gets crusty fresh baguette, first for dunking in olive oil, then the \u003cem>harira\u003c/em> and finally the tagine sauces. Between the couscous and this baguette, don’t even dream of bypassing carbs at this place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121559\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new.jpg\" alt=\"Every table gets crusty fresh baguette, first for dunking in olive oil.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121559\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2720-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Every table gets crusty fresh baguette, first for dunking in olive oil. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Like Aicha, Cafe Zitouna is a strictly Halal restaurant. There is a wide range of diners who visit Cafe Zitouna, from older regulars coming to tote several doggy bags for subsequent meals to the exploring types curious what this version of basteeya (with egg) is like to guests coming directly from the neighboring mosque on Sutter Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what makes Cafe Zitouna stand out are the half dozen items from Tunisia, Rebia’s homeland, that lean heavily on aggressive, brighter spices. Oh, and, everything seems to have an egg on it. Mediterranean and French colonial flavors, so there are lots of bell peppers, tomatoes and capers, along with lighter spices like parsley and thyme instead of the darker berbere spice blends. Note the olive oil on tables and how it’s used for cooking meats. Tunisian salads are bright and light, like in \u003cem>taktuka\u003c/em> boasting the abrupt anise notes of caraway seed with bell peppers, tomatoes and onions. For something hearty from the Tunisian repertoire, look to the tomato-based tagines with kufta meatballs or merguez that are nothing like the sweet and savory tagine combination so popular in next door Morocco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121543\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new.jpg\" alt=\"A crepe called <em>breek</em>.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121543\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2734-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crepe called \u003cem>breek\u003c/em>. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121561\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new.jpg\" alt=\"The inside of breek.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121561\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2745-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The inside of breek. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121542\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional Harira, Moroccan lentil soup at Cafe Zitouna.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121542\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2726-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traditional Harira, Moroccan lentil soup at Cafe Zitouna. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re thinking this seems a little like ground meat and marinara, well, you’re not far off. The quirky Tunisian specialty that can only be found here is a crepe called \u003cem>breek\u003c/em> with a ready for Instagram soft yolk egg in the center. It’s filled with tuna, potatoes and capers, a nod towards the Mediterranean coast Tunisia borders. A finishing squeeze of lemon is yet another warm weather, coastal element and a necessary one to round out the \u003cem>breek\u003c/em>. Start with \u003cem>breek\u003c/em>, have some lively conversation over couscous and tea, then finish with \u003cem>basboussa\u003c/em>, and get lost in a meal of Morocco, Tunisia and warm hospitality. You’ll be full, you’ll have had a great time and you’ll have learned a lot about new flavors and places. Isn’t this what dining out is all about?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121546\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new.jpg\" alt=\"Moroccan mint tea at Cafe Zitouna.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121546\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2754-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moroccan mint tea at Cafe Zitouna. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121538\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new.jpg\" alt=\"Cafe Zitouna in San Francisco's Lower Nob Hill.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121538\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_2679-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cafe Zitouna in San Francisco's Lower Nob Hill. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>The Bay Area’s first European-style food hall is still its most complete and creatively curated.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thirty years ago, before Oakland was a food capital of the West Coast, and before city-dwellers routinely hopped on BART to eat, drink and shop in the East Bay, Market Hall was a mere idea in the making. Longtime East Bay residents from New Zealand, Sara, Tony and Peter Wilson set about launching a community-oriented market, one where locals and visitors alike would feel welcome and would find not only everything they needed to cook for the week, but also make new discoveries in food and wine. Today, Rockridge Market Hall houses nine businesses under one roof: \u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/highwire\">Highwire Coffee Roasters\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/hapuku-fish\">Hapuku Fish Shop\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/msf\">Marin Sun Farms Butcher Shop\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/paul-marcus\">Paul Marcus Wines\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/flower-and-the-b\">The Flower & The B florist\u003c/a>, and four “Market Hall” shops: \u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/produce\">Produce\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/bakery\">Bakery\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.markethallcaterers.com/\">Caterers\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/market-hall-foods\">Market Hall Foods\u003c/a> (called The Pasta Shop until 2016).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Neighborhood Market\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nManaging partner Sara Wilson says that, 30 years ago, she knew her customers would inform what the experience should be, so she didn’t worry so much about the specific details, understanding that the stores would evolve along with people’s palates and trends in the burgeoning local food culture. Sara her brothers wanted to create a space for daily shopping for Rockridge residents, a kind of European-style market with multiple vendors under one roof. Wilson says, “We live here and we all lived here when we created the project. We had a sense of what people wanted in a local market because we weren’t coming in from the outside, we were starting from the perspective of being in the neighborhood, ourselves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Hub of Rockridge Market Hall: Market Hall Foods\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nOf the nine shops that comprise the hall, Market Hall Foods is the hub, itself a multi-department space. If there’s a worthy trend on the culinary horizon, you’ll find it represented here. Gluten-free crackers? Check. Yuzu condiment? Yep. Fermented chile sauce? Of course.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121213\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new.jpg\" alt=\"Condiments at Market Hall\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Condiments at Market Hall \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Food Pioneers: California Extra-Virgin Olive Oil\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIn 1987, people in the Bay Area were certainly interested in food, but at the time there were very few olive oils available from California, and only a handful from Spain and France. Now, there’s an entire row in Market Hall Foods dedicated to carefully curated olive oils from around the world, currently 30-plus brands. The selections are weighted toward world-class bottles from California, including \u003ca href=\"http://www.sekahills.com/\">Séka Hills\u003c/a> from the Capay Valley and \u003ca href=\"https://www.bondolio.com/\">Bondolio\u003c/a>, from the Sacramento Valley, two of the finest oils available and produced a short drive from the Bay Area. Market Hall has been a supporter of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cooc.com/\">California Olive Oil Council\u003c/a>, whose mission is to promote California-grown extra-virgin olive oil, since its inception in 1998.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121220\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121220\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new.jpg\" alt=\"Olive oil at Market Hall\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olive oil at Market Hall \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pasta in All Shapes and Sizes\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIn the beginning, homemade pasta was the main event, and in some ways, it still is. While the name of the original Pasta Shop changed to Market Hall Foods, the Pasta Shop remains as a brand that supplies wholesale fresh pasta to many area clients. More than a dozen kinds of fresh Pasta Shop ravioli are available at Market Hall Foods, some of which change seasonally. Perennial favorites include lemon ricotta, and mushroom with caramelized onion. There’s also tortellini, fusilli, rigatoni and other shapes, as well as dried specialty pastas from Italy and from California-produced and -milled \u003ca href=\"https://www.communitygrains.com/\">Community Grains\u003c/a>. This company specializes in products made from identity-preserved grain, completely traceable back to each farmer and the many hands that bring this food to us via the complex supply chain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121218\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121218\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade pasta, cut fresh to order.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homemade pasta, cut fresh to order. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121221\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121221\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new.jpg\" alt=\"A veritable wall of the highest quality dried pastas from Italy and the U.S.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A veritable wall of the highest quality dried pastas from Italy and the U.S. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Deli\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWhile Rockridge Market Hall’s tenants have shifted over the years, one big change has been in the number of prepared foods stocked by Market Hall Foods. From whole roast chickens to elaborate prepared vegetables and salads, from fancy imported potato chips to housemade gravlax, and from salumi to olive varieties you won’t see anywhere else, a big swathe of Market Hall Foods’ real estate is devoted to ready-to-eat products.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121211\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new.jpg\" alt=\"Cured meats galore at the deli inside Market Hall Foods.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cured meats galore at the deli inside Market Hall Foods. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121235\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 4032px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121235\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new.jpg\" alt=\"The deli at Market Hall offers prepared food\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new.jpg 4032w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The deli at Market Hall offers prepared food \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cheese, Cheese, and More Cheese\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nCheese takes up another corner of the store. Retail director Juliana Uruburu and cheese buyer Alma Avalos are the resident experts on cheese from all over the world, lovingly and logically organized and available for tasting before purchase. Someone is always on staff to answer questions about cheese, offer serving suggestions, and even make wine-pairing recommendations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121212\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new.jpg\" alt=\"Just one section of the large cheese counter at Market Hall Foods.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just one section of the large cheese counter at Market Hall Foods. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Other 8 Shops\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nBesides Market Hall Foods, there are eight other businesses in Rockridge Market Hall. The catering company counts as one, though it isn’t a shop, per se, rather a service, and a popular one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Adjacent to Market Hall Foods is Highwire Coffee Roasters and Market Hall Bakery, which occupy a shared space fronting the College Avenue entrance to the hall. The bakery turns out breads, pastries, pizzas and more, and holds a “cookie happy hour” on Monday-Friday from 2-4pm, where a giant salted chocolate chip cookie is served to guests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121217\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121217\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new.jpg\" alt=\"Highwire co-owner Robert Myers enjoys a cup in front of his café’s current selections.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Highwire co-owner Robert Myers enjoys a cup in front of his café’s current selections. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121236\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121236\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new.jpg\" alt=\"The always-hopping Market Hall Bakery.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The always-hopping Market Hall Bakery. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Highwire Coffee entered the space in 2011. Owned by expert coffee-cuppers, a World Barista Champion, and a dedicated green buyer, Highwire sources, roasts single-origin coffees and creates signature blends with clever names like “Tightrope” and “Conscientious Objector.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hapuku is the Maori word for grouper-like fish, and Hapuku Fish Shop is managed by Jacob Benjamin, a quality-obsessed fish monger. The shop specializes in sustainably sourced raw fish, but also offers fish and chips with homemade fries, sushi, chowder and other treats, as well as some homemade and bottled sauces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121216\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121216\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new.jpg\" alt=\"Jacob Benjamin talks fish behind the counter of Hapuku Fish Shop.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jacob Benjamin talks fish behind the counter of Hapuku Fish Shop. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sustainability is also the main theme at Marin Sun Farms Butcher Shop, one of several branches of the highly regarded meat purveyor, founded by David Evans in 1999 on his family’s cattle ranch in Point Reyes National Seashore. Look for unusual cuts like Denver steak, kinds of meat you’ve never run across like Mangalitsa pork, as well all the usual choices in beef, lamb, chicken, pork and veal. Dry-aged cuts of beef are especially worth a splurge. All meat is farmed locally and with practices that cultivate healthy soil and promote the resilience of its ecosystem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121210\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new.jpg\" alt=\"The elaborate meat display at Marin Sun Farms.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The elaborate meat display at Marin Sun Farms. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a large room at the west end of the hall is Market Hall Produce, packed full of seasonal fruits and vegetables, as well as cold cases for perishables and dry goods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121222\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121222\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new.jpg\" alt=\"Market Hall Produce packs a lot of fruits and vegetables into one room.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Market Hall Produce packs a lot of fruits and vegetables into one room. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Paul Marcus Wines, in between Market Hall Foods and Hapuku Fish, offers a European-leaning wine selection, often with great bargains from Italy and France, as well as a particularly well-selected collection of grower Champagnes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121224\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121224\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Marcus Wines offers a selection of reasonably priced, mostly European wines.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Marcus Wines offers a selection of reasonably priced, mostly European wines. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And The Flower & the B ensures that your table will look and smell beautiful, with creative flower arrangements and seasonal selections for your own DIY presentations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121233\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121233\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new.jpg\" alt=\"The Flower & the B at Market Hall.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Flower & the B at Market Hall. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Though not officially among the Rockridge Market Hall Shops, \u003ca href=\"https://oliveto.com/\">Oliveto Restaurant & Café\u003c/a> occupies the northwest corner of the building and feels very much like part of the experience of the whole. Co-owner Bob Klein is a longtime neighborhood presence and has, for many years, kept the standards of Italian cooking high in the East Bay; he’s a founder of the aforementioned Community Grains as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121237\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 4032px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121237\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new.jpg\" alt=\"Oliveto restaurant and cafe.\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new.jpg 4032w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oliveto restaurant and cafe. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Prices at Market Hall are on the high side, but they are commensurate with quality and selection. If there’s a better specialty food market in all of the Bay Area, I haven’t found it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>EVENT:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIn celebration of Rockridge Market Hall's 30th Anniversary, there's a free themed celebration each month of 2017.\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/markethallfoods/posts/1852296651490712\"> October's theme is Harvest Day, held on Saturday, October 28th, from noon to 2pm\u003c/a>. Choose a free mini-pumpkin, enter to win an autumn gift basket by guessing the weight of a giant pumpkin, and sip and taste at stations throughout Market Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/\">\u003cstrong>Rockridge Market Hall\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n5655 College Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/kJNmfA\">\u003cstrong>Map\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94618\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 250-6000\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri, 9am-8pm; Sat, 9am-7pm; Sun, 10am-7pm (Highwire Coffee Roasters and Market Hall Bakery open at 6:30am Mon-Fri and 7:30pm on Sat-Sun); The Flower & the B is open from 9:30am-7:30pm Mon-Fri, and 10am-7pm Sat-Sun).\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/rockridgemarkethall\">@rockridgemarkethall\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/markethallfoods/\">@markethallfoods\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/markethallfoods\">@markethallfoods\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>The Bay Area’s first European-style food hall is still its most complete and creatively curated.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thirty years ago, before Oakland was a food capital of the West Coast, and before city-dwellers routinely hopped on BART to eat, drink and shop in the East Bay, Market Hall was a mere idea in the making. Longtime East Bay residents from New Zealand, Sara, Tony and Peter Wilson set about launching a community-oriented market, one where locals and visitors alike would feel welcome and would find not only everything they needed to cook for the week, but also make new discoveries in food and wine. Today, Rockridge Market Hall houses nine businesses under one roof: \u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/highwire\">Highwire Coffee Roasters\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/hapuku-fish\">Hapuku Fish Shop\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/msf\">Marin Sun Farms Butcher Shop\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/paul-marcus\">Paul Marcus Wines\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/flower-and-the-b\">The Flower & The B florist\u003c/a>, and four “Market Hall” shops: \u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/produce\">Produce\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/bakery\">Bakery\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.markethallcaterers.com/\">Caterers\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://rockridgemarkethall.com/market-hall-foods\">Market Hall Foods\u003c/a> (called The Pasta Shop until 2016).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Neighborhood Market\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nManaging partner Sara Wilson says that, 30 years ago, she knew her customers would inform what the experience should be, so she didn’t worry so much about the specific details, understanding that the stores would evolve along with people’s palates and trends in the burgeoning local food culture. Sara her brothers wanted to create a space for daily shopping for Rockridge residents, a kind of European-style market with multiple vendors under one roof. Wilson says, “We live here and we all lived here when we created the project. We had a sense of what people wanted in a local market because we weren’t coming in from the outside, we were starting from the perspective of being in the neighborhood, ourselves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Hub of Rockridge Market Hall: Market Hall Foods\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nOf the nine shops that comprise the hall, Market Hall Foods is the hub, itself a multi-department space. If there’s a worthy trend on the culinary horizon, you’ll find it represented here. Gluten-free crackers? Check. Yuzu condiment? Yep. Fermented chile sauce? Of course.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121213\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new.jpg\" alt=\"Condiments at Market Hall\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/condiments-new-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Condiments at Market Hall \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Food Pioneers: California Extra-Virgin Olive Oil\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIn 1987, people in the Bay Area were certainly interested in food, but at the time there were very few olive oils available from California, and only a handful from Spain and France. Now, there’s an entire row in Market Hall Foods dedicated to carefully curated olive oils from around the world, currently 30-plus brands. The selections are weighted toward world-class bottles from California, including \u003ca href=\"http://www.sekahills.com/\">Séka Hills\u003c/a> from the Capay Valley and \u003ca href=\"https://www.bondolio.com/\">Bondolio\u003c/a>, from the Sacramento Valley, two of the finest oils available and produced a short drive from the Bay Area. Market Hall has been a supporter of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cooc.com/\">California Olive Oil Council\u003c/a>, whose mission is to promote California-grown extra-virgin olive oil, since its inception in 1998.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121220\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121220\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new.jpg\" alt=\"Olive oil at Market Hall\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/olive-oil-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olive oil at Market Hall \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pasta in All Shapes and Sizes\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIn the beginning, homemade pasta was the main event, and in some ways, it still is. While the name of the original Pasta Shop changed to Market Hall Foods, the Pasta Shop remains as a brand that supplies wholesale fresh pasta to many area clients. More than a dozen kinds of fresh Pasta Shop ravioli are available at Market Hall Foods, some of which change seasonally. Perennial favorites include lemon ricotta, and mushroom with caramelized onion. There’s also tortellini, fusilli, rigatoni and other shapes, as well as dried specialty pastas from Italy and from California-produced and -milled \u003ca href=\"https://www.communitygrains.com/\">Community Grains\u003c/a>. This company specializes in products made from identity-preserved grain, completely traceable back to each farmer and the many hands that bring this food to us via the complex supply chain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121218\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121218\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade pasta, cut fresh to order.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/homemadepasta-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homemade pasta, cut fresh to order. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121221\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121221\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new.jpg\" alt=\"A veritable wall of the highest quality dried pastas from Italy and the U.S.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/pasta-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A veritable wall of the highest quality dried pastas from Italy and the U.S. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Deli\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWhile Rockridge Market Hall’s tenants have shifted over the years, one big change has been in the number of prepared foods stocked by Market Hall Foods. From whole roast chickens to elaborate prepared vegetables and salads, from fancy imported potato chips to housemade gravlax, and from salumi to olive varieties you won’t see anywhere else, a big swathe of Market Hall Foods’ real estate is devoted to ready-to-eat products.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121211\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new.jpg\" alt=\"Cured meats galore at the deli inside Market Hall Foods.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/charcuterie-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cured meats galore at the deli inside Market Hall Foods. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121235\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 4032px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121235\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new.jpg\" alt=\"The deli at Market Hall offers prepared food\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new.jpg 4032w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4775-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The deli at Market Hall offers prepared food \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cheese, Cheese, and More Cheese\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nCheese takes up another corner of the store. Retail director Juliana Uruburu and cheese buyer Alma Avalos are the resident experts on cheese from all over the world, lovingly and logically organized and available for tasting before purchase. Someone is always on staff to answer questions about cheese, offer serving suggestions, and even make wine-pairing recommendations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121212\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new.jpg\" alt=\"Just one section of the large cheese counter at Market Hall Foods.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/cheese-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just one section of the large cheese counter at Market Hall Foods. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Other 8 Shops\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nBesides Market Hall Foods, there are eight other businesses in Rockridge Market Hall. The catering company counts as one, though it isn’t a shop, per se, rather a service, and a popular one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Adjacent to Market Hall Foods is Highwire Coffee Roasters and Market Hall Bakery, which occupy a shared space fronting the College Avenue entrance to the hall. The bakery turns out breads, pastries, pizzas and more, and holds a “cookie happy hour” on Monday-Friday from 2-4pm, where a giant salted chocolate chip cookie is served to guests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121217\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121217\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new.jpg\" alt=\"Highwire co-owner Robert Myers enjoys a cup in front of his café’s current selections.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/Highwire-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Highwire co-owner Robert Myers enjoys a cup in front of his café’s current selections. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121236\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121236\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new.jpg\" alt=\"The always-hopping Market Hall Bakery.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4781-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The always-hopping Market Hall Bakery. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Highwire Coffee entered the space in 2011. Owned by expert coffee-cuppers, a World Barista Champion, and a dedicated green buyer, Highwire sources, roasts single-origin coffees and creates signature blends with clever names like “Tightrope” and “Conscientious Objector.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hapuku is the Maori word for grouper-like fish, and Hapuku Fish Shop is managed by Jacob Benjamin, a quality-obsessed fish monger. The shop specializes in sustainably sourced raw fish, but also offers fish and chips with homemade fries, sushi, chowder and other treats, as well as some homemade and bottled sauces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121216\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121216\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new.jpg\" alt=\"Jacob Benjamin talks fish behind the counter of Hapuku Fish Shop.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/hapuku-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jacob Benjamin talks fish behind the counter of Hapuku Fish Shop. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sustainability is also the main theme at Marin Sun Farms Butcher Shop, one of several branches of the highly regarded meat purveyor, founded by David Evans in 1999 on his family’s cattle ranch in Point Reyes National Seashore. Look for unusual cuts like Denver steak, kinds of meat you’ve never run across like Mangalitsa pork, as well all the usual choices in beef, lamb, chicken, pork and veal. Dry-aged cuts of beef are especially worth a splurge. All meat is farmed locally and with practices that cultivate healthy soil and promote the resilience of its ecosystem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121210\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new.jpg\" alt=\"The elaborate meat display at Marin Sun Farms.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/butcher-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The elaborate meat display at Marin Sun Farms. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a large room at the west end of the hall is Market Hall Produce, packed full of seasonal fruits and vegetables, as well as cold cases for perishables and dry goods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121222\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121222\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new.jpg\" alt=\"Market Hall Produce packs a lot of fruits and vegetables into one room.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/produce-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Market Hall Produce packs a lot of fruits and vegetables into one room. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Paul Marcus Wines, in between Market Hall Foods and Hapuku Fish, offers a European-leaning wine selection, often with great bargains from Italy and France, as well as a particularly well-selected collection of grower Champagnes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121224\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121224\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Marcus Wines offers a selection of reasonably priced, mostly European wines.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/wine-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Marcus Wines offers a selection of reasonably priced, mostly European wines. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And The Flower & the B ensures that your table will look and smell beautiful, with creative flower arrangements and seasonal selections for your own DIY presentations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121233\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121233\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new.jpg\" alt=\"The Flower & the B at Market Hall.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4763-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Flower & the B at Market Hall. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Though not officially among the Rockridge Market Hall Shops, \u003ca href=\"https://oliveto.com/\">Oliveto Restaurant & Café\u003c/a> occupies the northwest corner of the building and feels very much like part of the experience of the whole. Co-owner Bob Klein is a longtime neighborhood presence and has, for many years, kept the standards of Italian cooking high in the East Bay; he’s a founder of the aforementioned Community Grains as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121237\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 4032px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121237\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new.jpg\" alt=\"Oliveto restaurant and cafe.\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new.jpg 4032w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_4785-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oliveto restaurant and cafe. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Prices at Market Hall are on the high side, but they are commensurate with quality and selection. If there’s a better specialty food market in all of the Bay Area, I haven’t found it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>EVENT:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIn celebration of Rockridge Market Hall's 30th Anniversary, there's a free themed celebration each month of 2017.\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/markethallfoods/posts/1852296651490712\"> October's theme is Harvest Day, held on Saturday, October 28th, from noon to 2pm\u003c/a>. Choose a free mini-pumpkin, enter to win an autumn gift basket by guessing the weight of a giant pumpkin, and sip and taste at stations throughout Market Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"disqusTitle": "Bay Area Bites Guide to 5 Sustainable Restaurants in San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland and Sausalito",
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"content": "\u003cp>The Bay Area’s commitment to ethical food is almost taken for granted these day, with seemingly every new restaurant touting ingredients and sourcing that would make Michael Pollan proud. But that doesn’t mean that it’s become any less important to focus on sustainable food. Most of us don’t have the power to make the kind of large-scale decisions that affect our food systems the way say, a giant food conglomerate or the government can. But we can choose to buy organic, or select a restaurant that emphasizes sustainability for our Friday night date. Here are just a few of the restaurants in the Bay Area that are trying to create a better world through the growing, selection and preparation of the food they serve. But we know this list is just a sampling of the many great environmentally-friendly restaurants in the area. Did we miss your favorite? Let us know in the comments below.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Fish\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121137\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121137\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993.png\" alt=\"The fish and chips at Fish featured local cod.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1238\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-160x103.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-800x516.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-768x495.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-1020x658.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-1180x761.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-960x619.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-240x155.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-375x242.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-520x335.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fish and chips at Fish featured local cod. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you have a craving for seafood and want to ensure you’re getting a sustainable option, head to Sausalito’s \u003cstrong>Fish.\u003c/strong> Just don’t forget your cash--or a pair of sunglasses. The cash-only restaurant features a selection of casual fish dishes like fish tacos, chowder and tuna melts similar to what you can find at any waterfront restaurant in the Bay Area with one significant difference: all the fish is sustainably sourced, much of it from local fishermen, with the higher prices that come with such conscientiousness. (The combination of casualness and high prices might not be for everyone: if you’re offended by the idea of a $36 crab roll paired with wine from a Mason jar, go elsewhere.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121136\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121136\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987.png\" alt=\"You can get the fish of the day--here, a rainbow trout--with pasta, salad or as part of a sandwich.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1295\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-160x108.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-800x540.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-768x518.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-1020x688.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-1180x796.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-960x648.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-240x162.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-375x253.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-520x351.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can get the fish of the day--here, a rainbow trout--with pasta, salad or as part of a sandwich. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121134\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-121134 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945.png\" alt=\"Fish offers a several varieties types of sustainable fish. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-160x120.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-800x600.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-768x576.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-1020x765.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-1180x885.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-960x720.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-240x180.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-375x281.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-520x390.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fish offers a several varieties types of sustainable fish. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For those willing to spend the money, it’s a charming experience. The restaurant overlooks Richardson Bay, so there’s a waterfront view as you enjoy winning renditions of classic dishes like fish and chips--shatteringly crispy, served with plump steak fries and an herbaceous tartar sauce. Their clam chowder is far better than the bowls of cream you get at Pier 39. It’s thinner but boasts a stronger clam flavor, with large pieces of bacon and even larger chunks of potatoes. They also feature several fish of the day, which you can get in a sandwich, with pasta or with a salad. On our visit it was squid, herring and trout. The rainbow trout, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/quest/2014/02/13/vegetarian-farmed-fish-may-be-key-to-sustainable-aquaculture/\">sustainably farmed from McFarland Springs\u003c/a>, was cooked perfectly, with a hint of char from their wood-fired grill. Atop a bed of greens and paired with a bright vinaigrette, it was an ideal lunch for a sunny Sausalito afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121138\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121138\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652.png\" alt=\"Clam chowder from Fish.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-160x213.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-800x1067.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-768x1024.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-1020x1360.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-1180x1573.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-960x1280.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-240x320.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-375x500.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-520x693.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clam chowder from Fish. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.331fish.com/\">\u003cstrong>Fish\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n350 Harbor Dr [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/ckHSKgeewGG2\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nSausalito, CA 94965\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 331-3474\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sun, 11:30m-8:30pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Fish-Restaurant-177088469103/\">Fish Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/FishinSausalito\">@FishinSausalito\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fishrestaurantsausalito/\">@fishrestaurantsausalito\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $$$ (Entrees $18-$24)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Vik’s Chaat & Market\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121118\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121118\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604.jpg\" alt=\"Crispy pani puri is just one of the delicious Indian snack foods Vik's offers.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crispy pani puri is just one of the delicious Indian snack foods Vik's offers. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Every day, people flock to an unassuming part of West Berkeley for the Indian street food at \u003cstrong>Vik’s Chaat\u003c/strong>. For its fans, which range from groups of coworkers out for a birthday lunch to spandex-clad bikers debating the best post-workout meal (a peanut butter sandwich, one argued), the draw is the restaurant's mix of entrees and smaller dishes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121120\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121120\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636.jpg\" alt=\"If you get the lunch special at Vik's, you'll receive a tray heavy with a variety of delicious sides.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you get the lunch special at Vik's, you'll receive a tray heavy with a variety of delicious sides. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121119\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1925px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121119\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626.jpg\" alt=\"The rapidly-deflating cholle bhature makes a perfect vehicle for scooping up chana masala.\" width=\"1925\" height=\"1444\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626.jpg 1925w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1925px) 100vw, 1925px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rapidly-deflating cholle bhature makes a perfect vehicle for scooping up chana masala. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You can get a lunch special, where you’ll be presented with heavy tray of well-seasoned lamb (or chicken or fish if that’s your preference) served with rice, chapati, dal, achar, raita and papad. Or you can get a variety of smaller dishes to share, like the crunchy pani puri--a deep fried puff filled with chickpeas, just waiting to be filled with the accompanying mint water or a dollop of tamarind chutney. And there’s the drama of the cholle bhature--labeled on the menu as “the big puffy thing”-- which comes out towering and slowly deflates so you’re able to rip a piece off and top it with chana masala. But what most people don’t know is the restaurant is also a model of sustainability. Sure, they have separate trash cans for composting, but the building itself boasts \u003ca href=\"http://vikschaat.com/green-features/\">several eco-friendly touches\u003c/a>: it relies on skylights for cooling, instead of air conditioning; the wooden benches and wainscoting are recycled from a San Francisco gym; and part of the building’s outside was made from sand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121121\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121121\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657.jpg\" alt=\"Popular Indian restaurant Vik's is housed in a building with several sustainable features, including skylights to moderate temperature instead of air conditioning.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Popular Indian restaurant Vik's is housed in a building with several sustainable features, including skylights to moderate temperature instead of air conditioning. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://vikschaat.com/\">\u003cstrong>Vik’s Chaat & Market\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2390 Fourth St [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/QZhbkHpF1G82\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, CA 94710\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 644-4432\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu, 11am-6pm; Fri-Sun, 11am-8pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ViksChaat/\">Vik’s Chaat\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Plant Cafe Organic\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121127\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121127\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844.jpg\" alt=\"Every ingredient at the Plant Cafe, including the condiments, are organic.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1153\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-160x96.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-800x480.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-768x461.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-1020x613.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-1180x709.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-960x577.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-240x144.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-375x225.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-520x312.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Every ingredient at the Plant Cafe, including the condiments, are organic. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The inclusion of “organic” in the name is the first tip off that the Bay Area fast casual restaurant chain The \u003cstrong>Plant Cafe Organic\u003c/strong>, with six locations scattered around San Francisco and Mill Valley, is committed to sustainability. And indeed, they are, with 100% of the restaurant's ingredients coming from organic sources. Even the condiments--ketchup, mustard, hot sauce--are organic. Their menu includes lots of healthy options like grain bowls, meal-worthy salads and smoothies (on my visit, many besuited Financial District workers were happily slurping tumblers of green liquids) but there’s also less wholesome options. A fried chicken sandwich was appropriately crispy, topped with a pile of crunchy, mildly spicy slaw. The restaurant also changes seasonally. Their summer cobb had all the best parts of the original--egg, blue cheese, avocado--but with an added crunch from roasted chickpeas and green beans and a freshness from a zingy lemon flax vinaigrette.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121129\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121129\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862.png\" alt=\"A crispy fried chicken sandwich with the soup of the day from the Plant Cafe Organic.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1295\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-160x108.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-800x540.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-768x518.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-1020x688.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-1180x796.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-960x648.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-240x162.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-375x253.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-520x351.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crispy fried chicken sandwich with the soup of the day from the Plant Cafe Organic. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121188\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858.jpg\" alt=\"The menu at the Plant Cafe Organic changes seasonally to make room for dishes like this summer Cobb salad.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1422\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121188\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-160x119.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-800x593.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-768x569.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-1020x755.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-1180x874.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-960x711.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-240x178.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-375x278.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-520x385.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The menu at the Plant Cafe Organic changes seasonally to make room for dishes like this summer Cobb salad. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://theplantcafe.com/\">\u003cstrong>The Plant Cafe Organic\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nVarious locations in San Francisco and Mill Valley [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/XKekUc\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/theplantcafeorganic/\">The Plant Cafe Organic\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/theplantcafe\">@theplantcafe\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theplantcafeorganic/\">@theplantcafeorganic\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $$ (Entrees $11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Brown Sugar Kitchen\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121126\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121126\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752.jpg\" alt=\"The gumbo featured smoked chicken and shrimp.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The gumbo featured smoked chicken and shrimp. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brown Sugar Kitchen\u003c/strong> has big plans for its future. There’s the forthcoming move from West Oakland \u003ca href=\"https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2017/06/07/uptown-oakland-restaurants-brown-sugar-bocanova.html\">to Uptown\u003c/a>, and new plans for a smaller spot \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2017/9/21/16346774/tanya-holland-brown-sugar-kitchen-ferry-building\">at the Ferry Building\u003c/a>. It’s easy to understand why they’re eager to expand. They’re so beloved that a wait for their weekend brunch--featuring their star dish, chicken and waffles--can stretch into multiple hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121139\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121139\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj.jpg\" alt=\"Brown Sugar Kitchen reduces their waste through composting with a local farm, and using ingredients in as many dishes as possible.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brown Sugar Kitchen reduces their waste through composting with a local farm, and using ingredients in as many dishes as possible. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121125\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121125\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749.jpg\" alt=\"A pork hash exemplified the restaurant's zero waste policies, featuring pork leftover from making other dishes.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pork hash exemplified the restaurant's zero waste policies, featuring pork leftover from making other dishes. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In addition to their exemplary food, they’re also focused on reducing the amount of waste they produce. Chef Tanya Holland has committed to a new zero waste initiative, meaning that they’re focused on composting --a nearby community garden gets their food scraps and eggshells-- as well as stretching ingredients as far as they can. That means leftover vegetables from their veggie scramble might find their way into their swamp-colored gumbo, a rich, aromatic mix of vegetables and chilies tangled around shrimp and smoked chicken. Similarly, their hash features pork smoked in house and uses up leftovers from their pulled pork sandwiches. It’s then crisped together with potatoes, peppers and onions and topped with poached eggs for a filling, spicy meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://brownsugarkitchen.com/\">\u003cstrong>Brown Sugar Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2534 Mandela Pkwy [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/tcWQj5Rppik\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94607\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 839-7685\u003cbr>\nHours: Closed Monday; Tue-Sat 7am-3pm; Sun 8am-3pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/brownsugarkitchen/\">Brown Sugar Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BrownSugarKitch\">@BrownSugarKitch\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ Entrees ($11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Perennial\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121130\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884.png\" alt=\"The Perennial has a small fish tank in the restaurant to demonstrate the aquaponic system they use to grow their lettuce.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1718\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121130\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-160x143.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-800x716.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-768x687.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-1020x913.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-1180x1056.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-960x859.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-240x215.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-375x336.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-520x465.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Perennial has a small fish tank in the restaurant to demonstrate the aquaponic system they use to grow their lettuce. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Perennial\u003c/strong> wants to “fight climate change with delicious food and drinks.” This admirable goal is achieved through a \u003ca href=\"http://www.theperennialsf.com/projects/\">variety of creative methods\u003c/a> that go beyond the Bay Area mainstay of “local and organic produce.” They use an aquaponic greenhouse to raise their greens and fish. Their bread isn’t Acme or Tartine, but made in-house from Kernza, a perennial grain that’s better for the soil than wheat. Their meat comes from ranches that use carbon farming, a technique that produces less methane than traditional methods. They’ve received a lot of attention for their efforts--”Did you see the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/dining/san-francisco-chefs-climate-change.html?mcubz=0\">\u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> article\u003c/a>?” a beaming server asked the table next to us--and on a recent weeknight, the place was filled with couples on dates and cheerful groups of coworkers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121131\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121131\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895.jpg\" alt=\"The Perennial's bread is made from Kernza, an alternative to wheat that's better for the soil.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Perennial's bread is made from Kernza, an alternative to wheat that's better for the soil. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121132\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121132\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907.png\" alt=\"The restaurant's greens come from an aquaponic farm in West Oakland.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1436\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-160x120.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-800x598.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-768x574.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-1020x763.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-1180x883.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-960x718.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-240x180.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-375x280.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-520x389.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The restaurant's greens come from an aquaponic farm in West Oakland. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The menu is available as a three or four course meal, but is also available a la carte, our server said. When she found out that my friend and I wanted to order a few dishes and split an entree, she muttered something about needing to order two entrees and OpenTable points as she walked away. (I scoured my reservation email and the website, but didn’t see any such requirement.) Eventually she returned, dumping our dishes on the table. The Kernza bread was hearty and slightly nutty, similar to a levain sourdough. “If I could only eat this bread the rest of my life, I’d be ok with that,” my friend said, and I agreed. The aquaponic greens come from the restaurant's West Oakland greenhouse, and were crisp, delicately dressed in a vinaigrette atop a few dabs of a creamy, avocado based dressing. Our lamb (a note on the menu mentioned that a carbon ranching surcharge would be added to our bill “to reflect the true cost of beef and lamb”) was meltingly tender, surrounded by cauliflower prepared in a variety of methods. Some florets were pickled, others roasted, and the whole arrangement was accompanied by a slick of roasted cauliflower puree, assertively salted and almost cheesy tasting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121133\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121133\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924.png\" alt='The lamb and cauliflower entree included a surcharge to \"reflect the true cost of beef and lamb.\"' width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-160x120.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-800x600.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-768x576.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-1020x765.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-1180x885.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-960x720.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-240x180.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-375x281.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-520x390.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lamb and cauliflower entree included a surcharge to \"reflect the true cost of beef and lamb.\" \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.theperennialsf.com/\">\u003cstrong>The Perennial\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n59 9th St [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/jipK63qpecB2\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94103\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 500-7788\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sat, 5:30-9pm; Closed Sun\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ThePerennialSF/\">The Perennial\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/theperennialsf\">@theperennialsf\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theperennialsf/\">@theperennialsf\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $$$ (Entrees $18-$24)\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The Bay Area’s commitment to ethical food is almost taken for granted these day, with seemingly every new restaurant touting ingredients and sourcing that would make Michael Pollan proud. But that doesn’t mean that it’s become any less important to focus on sustainable food. Most of us don’t have the power to make the kind of large-scale decisions that affect our food systems the way say, a giant food conglomerate or the government can. But we can choose to buy organic, or select a restaurant that emphasizes sustainability for our Friday night date. Here are just a few of the restaurants in the Bay Area that are trying to create a better world through the growing, selection and preparation of the food they serve. But we know this list is just a sampling of the many great environmentally-friendly restaurants in the area. Did we miss your favorite? Let us know in the comments below.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Fish\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121137\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121137\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993.png\" alt=\"The fish and chips at Fish featured local cod.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1238\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-160x103.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-800x516.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-768x495.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-1020x658.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-1180x761.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-960x619.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-240x155.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-375x242.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0993-520x335.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fish and chips at Fish featured local cod. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you have a craving for seafood and want to ensure you’re getting a sustainable option, head to Sausalito’s \u003cstrong>Fish.\u003c/strong> Just don’t forget your cash--or a pair of sunglasses. The cash-only restaurant features a selection of casual fish dishes like fish tacos, chowder and tuna melts similar to what you can find at any waterfront restaurant in the Bay Area with one significant difference: all the fish is sustainably sourced, much of it from local fishermen, with the higher prices that come with such conscientiousness. (The combination of casualness and high prices might not be for everyone: if you’re offended by the idea of a $36 crab roll paired with wine from a Mason jar, go elsewhere.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121136\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121136\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987.png\" alt=\"You can get the fish of the day--here, a rainbow trout--with pasta, salad or as part of a sandwich.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1295\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-160x108.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-800x540.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-768x518.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-1020x688.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-1180x796.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-960x648.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-240x162.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-375x253.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0987-520x351.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can get the fish of the day--here, a rainbow trout--with pasta, salad or as part of a sandwich. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121134\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-121134 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945.png\" alt=\"Fish offers a several varieties types of sustainable fish. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-160x120.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-800x600.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-768x576.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-1020x765.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-1180x885.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-960x720.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-240x180.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-375x281.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0945-520x390.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fish offers a several varieties types of sustainable fish. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For those willing to spend the money, it’s a charming experience. The restaurant overlooks Richardson Bay, so there’s a waterfront view as you enjoy winning renditions of classic dishes like fish and chips--shatteringly crispy, served with plump steak fries and an herbaceous tartar sauce. Their clam chowder is far better than the bowls of cream you get at Pier 39. It’s thinner but boasts a stronger clam flavor, with large pieces of bacon and even larger chunks of potatoes. They also feature several fish of the day, which you can get in a sandwich, with pasta or with a salad. On our visit it was squid, herring and trout. The rainbow trout, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/quest/2014/02/13/vegetarian-farmed-fish-may-be-key-to-sustainable-aquaculture/\">sustainably farmed from McFarland Springs\u003c/a>, was cooked perfectly, with a hint of char from their wood-fired grill. Atop a bed of greens and paired with a bright vinaigrette, it was an ideal lunch for a sunny Sausalito afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121138\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121138\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652.png\" alt=\"Clam chowder from Fish.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-160x213.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-800x1067.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-768x1024.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-1020x1360.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-1180x1573.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-960x1280.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-240x320.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-375x500.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_33652-520x693.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clam chowder from Fish. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.331fish.com/\">\u003cstrong>Fish\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n350 Harbor Dr [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/ckHSKgeewGG2\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nSausalito, CA 94965\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 331-3474\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sun, 11:30m-8:30pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Fish-Restaurant-177088469103/\">Fish Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/FishinSausalito\">@FishinSausalito\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fishrestaurantsausalito/\">@fishrestaurantsausalito\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $$$ (Entrees $18-$24)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Vik’s Chaat & Market\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121118\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121118\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604.jpg\" alt=\"Crispy pani puri is just one of the delicious Indian snack foods Vik's offers.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0604-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crispy pani puri is just one of the delicious Indian snack foods Vik's offers. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Every day, people flock to an unassuming part of West Berkeley for the Indian street food at \u003cstrong>Vik’s Chaat\u003c/strong>. For its fans, which range from groups of coworkers out for a birthday lunch to spandex-clad bikers debating the best post-workout meal (a peanut butter sandwich, one argued), the draw is the restaurant's mix of entrees and smaller dishes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121120\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121120\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636.jpg\" alt=\"If you get the lunch special at Vik's, you'll receive a tray heavy with a variety of delicious sides.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0636-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you get the lunch special at Vik's, you'll receive a tray heavy with a variety of delicious sides. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121119\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1925px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121119\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626.jpg\" alt=\"The rapidly-deflating cholle bhature makes a perfect vehicle for scooping up chana masala.\" width=\"1925\" height=\"1444\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626.jpg 1925w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0626-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1925px) 100vw, 1925px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rapidly-deflating cholle bhature makes a perfect vehicle for scooping up chana masala. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You can get a lunch special, where you’ll be presented with heavy tray of well-seasoned lamb (or chicken or fish if that’s your preference) served with rice, chapati, dal, achar, raita and papad. Or you can get a variety of smaller dishes to share, like the crunchy pani puri--a deep fried puff filled with chickpeas, just waiting to be filled with the accompanying mint water or a dollop of tamarind chutney. And there’s the drama of the cholle bhature--labeled on the menu as “the big puffy thing”-- which comes out towering and slowly deflates so you’re able to rip a piece off and top it with chana masala. But what most people don’t know is the restaurant is also a model of sustainability. Sure, they have separate trash cans for composting, but the building itself boasts \u003ca href=\"http://vikschaat.com/green-features/\">several eco-friendly touches\u003c/a>: it relies on skylights for cooling, instead of air conditioning; the wooden benches and wainscoting are recycled from a San Francisco gym; and part of the building’s outside was made from sand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121121\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121121\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657.jpg\" alt=\"Popular Indian restaurant Vik's is housed in a building with several sustainable features, including skylights to moderate temperature instead of air conditioning.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0657-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Popular Indian restaurant Vik's is housed in a building with several sustainable features, including skylights to moderate temperature instead of air conditioning. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://vikschaat.com/\">\u003cstrong>Vik’s Chaat & Market\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2390 Fourth St [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/QZhbkHpF1G82\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, CA 94710\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 644-4432\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu, 11am-6pm; Fri-Sun, 11am-8pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ViksChaat/\">Vik’s Chaat\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Plant Cafe Organic\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121127\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121127\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844.jpg\" alt=\"Every ingredient at the Plant Cafe, including the condiments, are organic.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1153\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-160x96.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-800x480.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-768x461.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-1020x613.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-1180x709.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-960x577.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-240x144.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-375x225.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0844-520x312.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Every ingredient at the Plant Cafe, including the condiments, are organic. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The inclusion of “organic” in the name is the first tip off that the Bay Area fast casual restaurant chain The \u003cstrong>Plant Cafe Organic\u003c/strong>, with six locations scattered around San Francisco and Mill Valley, is committed to sustainability. And indeed, they are, with 100% of the restaurant's ingredients coming from organic sources. Even the condiments--ketchup, mustard, hot sauce--are organic. Their menu includes lots of healthy options like grain bowls, meal-worthy salads and smoothies (on my visit, many besuited Financial District workers were happily slurping tumblers of green liquids) but there’s also less wholesome options. A fried chicken sandwich was appropriately crispy, topped with a pile of crunchy, mildly spicy slaw. The restaurant also changes seasonally. Their summer cobb had all the best parts of the original--egg, blue cheese, avocado--but with an added crunch from roasted chickpeas and green beans and a freshness from a zingy lemon flax vinaigrette.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121129\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121129\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862.png\" alt=\"A crispy fried chicken sandwich with the soup of the day from the Plant Cafe Organic.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1295\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-160x108.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-800x540.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-768x518.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-1020x688.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-1180x796.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-960x648.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-240x162.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-375x253.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0862-520x351.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crispy fried chicken sandwich with the soup of the day from the Plant Cafe Organic. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121188\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858.jpg\" alt=\"The menu at the Plant Cafe Organic changes seasonally to make room for dishes like this summer Cobb salad.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1422\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121188\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-160x119.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-800x593.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-768x569.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-1020x755.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-1180x874.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-960x711.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-240x178.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-375x278.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/10/IMG_0858-520x385.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The menu at the Plant Cafe Organic changes seasonally to make room for dishes like this summer Cobb salad. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://theplantcafe.com/\">\u003cstrong>The Plant Cafe Organic\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nVarious locations in San Francisco and Mill Valley [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/XKekUc\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/theplantcafeorganic/\">The Plant Cafe Organic\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/theplantcafe\">@theplantcafe\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theplantcafeorganic/\">@theplantcafeorganic\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $$ (Entrees $11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Brown Sugar Kitchen\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121126\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121126\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752.jpg\" alt=\"The gumbo featured smoked chicken and shrimp.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0752-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The gumbo featured smoked chicken and shrimp. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brown Sugar Kitchen\u003c/strong> has big plans for its future. There’s the forthcoming move from West Oakland \u003ca href=\"https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2017/06/07/uptown-oakland-restaurants-brown-sugar-bocanova.html\">to Uptown\u003c/a>, and new plans for a smaller spot \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2017/9/21/16346774/tanya-holland-brown-sugar-kitchen-ferry-building\">at the Ferry Building\u003c/a>. It’s easy to understand why they’re eager to expand. They’re so beloved that a wait for their weekend brunch--featuring their star dish, chicken and waffles--can stretch into multiple hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121139\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121139\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj.jpg\" alt=\"Brown Sugar Kitchen reduces their waste through composting with a local farm, and using ingredients in as many dishes as possible.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_07471yj-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brown Sugar Kitchen reduces their waste through composting with a local farm, and using ingredients in as many dishes as possible. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121125\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121125\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749.jpg\" alt=\"A pork hash exemplified the restaurant's zero waste policies, featuring pork leftover from making other dishes.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0749-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pork hash exemplified the restaurant's zero waste policies, featuring pork leftover from making other dishes. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In addition to their exemplary food, they’re also focused on reducing the amount of waste they produce. Chef Tanya Holland has committed to a new zero waste initiative, meaning that they’re focused on composting --a nearby community garden gets their food scraps and eggshells-- as well as stretching ingredients as far as they can. That means leftover vegetables from their veggie scramble might find their way into their swamp-colored gumbo, a rich, aromatic mix of vegetables and chilies tangled around shrimp and smoked chicken. Similarly, their hash features pork smoked in house and uses up leftovers from their pulled pork sandwiches. It’s then crisped together with potatoes, peppers and onions and topped with poached eggs for a filling, spicy meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://brownsugarkitchen.com/\">\u003cstrong>Brown Sugar Kitchen\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2534 Mandela Pkwy [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/tcWQj5Rppik\">map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94607\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 839-7685\u003cbr>\nHours: Closed Monday; Tue-Sat 7am-3pm; Sun 8am-3pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/brownsugarkitchen/\">Brown Sugar Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BrownSugarKitch\">@BrownSugarKitch\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ Entrees ($11-$17)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Perennial\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121130\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884.png\" alt=\"The Perennial has a small fish tank in the restaurant to demonstrate the aquaponic system they use to grow their lettuce.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1718\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121130\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-160x143.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-800x716.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-768x687.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-1020x913.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-1180x1056.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-960x859.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-240x215.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-375x336.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0884-520x465.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Perennial has a small fish tank in the restaurant to demonstrate the aquaponic system they use to grow their lettuce. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Perennial\u003c/strong> wants to “fight climate change with delicious food and drinks.” This admirable goal is achieved through a \u003ca href=\"http://www.theperennialsf.com/projects/\">variety of creative methods\u003c/a> that go beyond the Bay Area mainstay of “local and organic produce.” They use an aquaponic greenhouse to raise their greens and fish. Their bread isn’t Acme or Tartine, but made in-house from Kernza, a perennial grain that’s better for the soil than wheat. Their meat comes from ranches that use carbon farming, a technique that produces less methane than traditional methods. They’ve received a lot of attention for their efforts--”Did you see the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/dining/san-francisco-chefs-climate-change.html?mcubz=0\">\u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> article\u003c/a>?” a beaming server asked the table next to us--and on a recent weeknight, the place was filled with couples on dates and cheerful groups of coworkers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121131\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121131\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895.jpg\" alt=\"The Perennial's bread is made from Kernza, an alternative to wheat that's better for the soil.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0895-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Perennial's bread is made from Kernza, an alternative to wheat that's better for the soil. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121132\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121132\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907.png\" alt=\"The restaurant's greens come from an aquaponic farm in West Oakland.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1436\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-160x120.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-800x598.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-768x574.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-1020x763.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-1180x883.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-960x718.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-240x180.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-375x280.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0907-520x389.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The restaurant's greens come from an aquaponic farm in West Oakland. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The menu is available as a three or four course meal, but is also available a la carte, our server said. When she found out that my friend and I wanted to order a few dishes and split an entree, she muttered something about needing to order two entrees and OpenTable points as she walked away. (I scoured my reservation email and the website, but didn’t see any such requirement.) Eventually she returned, dumping our dishes on the table. The Kernza bread was hearty and slightly nutty, similar to a levain sourdough. “If I could only eat this bread the rest of my life, I’d be ok with that,” my friend said, and I agreed. The aquaponic greens come from the restaurant's West Oakland greenhouse, and were crisp, delicately dressed in a vinaigrette atop a few dabs of a creamy, avocado based dressing. Our lamb (a note on the menu mentioned that a carbon ranching surcharge would be added to our bill “to reflect the true cost of beef and lamb”) was meltingly tender, surrounded by cauliflower prepared in a variety of methods. Some florets were pickled, others roasted, and the whole arrangement was accompanied by a slick of roasted cauliflower puree, assertively salted and almost cheesy tasting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_121133\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-121133\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924.png\" alt='The lamb and cauliflower entree included a surcharge to \"reflect the true cost of beef and lamb.\"' width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-160x120.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-800x600.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-768x576.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-1020x765.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-1180x885.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-960x720.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-240x180.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-375x281.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_0924-520x390.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lamb and cauliflower entree included a surcharge to \"reflect the true cost of beef and lamb.\" \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>My grandmother swore the secret to her moist Rosh Hashanah honey cake was the black cherry soda she added to the batter. Although I never discovered the origin of her quirky recipe, I have often recreated it to feel close to her memory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, if I don’t have time to bake, no worries, as there’s a bevy of bakeries preparing classic treats to celebrate the Jewish New Year 5778 that begins the night of September 20. The traditional way to usher in Rosh Hashanah is with apple slices dipped in honey, signifying a wish for a sweet year ahead. Honey also has a starring role in dark, spiced honey cake, while the apples, which are believed to have healing properties, find their way into various cakes and baked goods. The third member of the edible holiday triumvirate is a round challah, whose circular shape symbolizes the cycle of life. Its chubby braided coils are variously described as a “turban,” “ring,” \"spiral\" or “crown.” The round loaves can be plain, studded with raisins or sprinkled with seeds or nuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120615\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new.jpg\" alt=\"Dipping apple slices in honey is the traditional way to wish for a sweet year ahead.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dipping apple slices in honey is the traditional way to wish for a sweet year ahead. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jewish culture is by no means the only one to link eating sweet things with ensuring a new year filled with sweetness. A similarly optimistic coupling of food and future is enjoyed in New Year dishes from \u003ca href=\"https://www.justonecookbook.com/osechi-ryori-japanese-new-year-food/\">Japan\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/01/30/this-lunar-new-year-the-horse-gallops-in-with-traditional-foods-of-tet\">Vietnam\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/03/12/persian-new-year-welcomes-spring-with-symbolic-traditions-and-treats\">Persian Norooz\u003c/a>, to mention only a few. Among the multitude of \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fo-chinese-new-year-2017/\">meaningful dishes prepared for Chinese New Year\u003c/a>, \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-food/chinese-new-year-cake.htm\">nian gao \u003c/a>(\u003c/em>\u003cem>higher year\u003c/em>\u003cem>)\u003c/em> is a round, glutinous rice flour cake often decorated by an auspicious character for \"prosperity.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Where to find Rosh Hashanah Cakes and Challah in the Bay Area\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Although many outlets will have these special breads and cakes available from two days up to a week, to avoid disappointment, it’s a good idea to pre-order, either in person, online or by phone, depending on each store’s preference. Some of the bakeries listed below also have several locations, so it’s best to check directly with the one you are planning to visit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120616\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120616\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new.jpg\" alt='Acme turban challah with raisins (you can see why they call it a \"turban\")' width=\"1920\" height=\"1645\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-160x137.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-800x685.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-768x658.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-1020x874.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-1180x1011.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-960x823.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-240x206.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-375x321.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-520x446.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acme turban challah with raisins (you can see why they call it a \"turban\") \u003ccite>(Courtesy Saul's Restaurant and Delicatessen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acmebread.com/locations\">Acme Bread\u003c/a>, Berkeley and San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Turban Challahs, either plain or with raisins\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Berkeley Store\u003c/strong> – Available Sept. 19, 20, 21, 29. They say they are making “plenty” but if you want to be sure, go in person and pre-pay up till two days before you want it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Ferry Building\u003c/strong> - Available Sept. 19, 20, 21, 29. They will have a few extra for retail sales, but you can go in, order and pre-pay up until noon the day before you want it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.arizmendibakery.com/\">Arizmendi\u003c/a>, San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Crown challah, either plain or raisin almond, and a honey tea cake loaf. Available Sept. 20 - 22 and 29 -30. Orders encouraged, call (415) 566-3117. Check with their other locations (San Rafael, Emeryville, Oakland) as each is independently owned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120617\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new.jpg\" alt=\"Avi Edri, co-owner of Frena Bakery, with one of their honey cakes.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avi Edri, co-owner of Frena Bakery, with one of their honey cakes. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.frenabakery.com/\">Frena Bakery\u003c/a>, San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The acclaim is rising for this new Kosher bakery’s Israeli street food: savory stuffed breads, jelly doughnuts and assorted baked goods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its first nine months, Frena has already attracted a diverse clientele to its SoMa bakery and will now celebrate its first Rosh Hashanah. Co-owner Avi Edri described the two kinds of honey cake they will feature, one made with coffee, the other with orange juice. Do order in advance, as he already has over 1000 pre-orders for honey cake from local schools and other groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120618\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new.jpg\" alt=\"Frena Bakery's traditional honey cake.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1210\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new-160x194.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new-800x968.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new-768x929.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new-960x1162.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new-240x290.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new-375x454.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new-520x629.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frena Bakery's traditional honey cake. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since my family is from Eastern Europe (Ashkenazi) and Frena’s owners trace Moroccan, Libyan and Iraqi roots (Sephardic), I was curious whether honey cake was also part of Edri’s family tradition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"People always say it’s the traditional Rosh Hashanah sweet for Ashenazi Jews,\" agreed Edri, \"but my Libyan grandmother made it and told me she learned from her Libyan grandmother.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Frena will also make round challahs, although not with raisins, which, Edri informed me, interfere with optimal rising. \"The round challah is a symbol for the circle of life,\" he said. \"And the repeating cycle of the year.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While honey cake is apparently universal for the holidays, Edri informed me that \u003cem>kugel\u003c/em> (a baked pudding or casserole) is definitely an Ashenazi taste. “My mom says it’s too sweet. Sephardics prefer savory baked things. One Rosh Hashanah tradition that is very Sephardic is a bowl of pomegranate seeds eaten with sugar or honey,” Edri told me. (An explanation is that pomegranates are thought to have 613 arils, the same number of commandments in the Torah.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120619\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1750px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120619\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new.jpg\" alt=\"Variations on a spiral challah by Noe Valley Bakery.\" width=\"1750\" height=\"1167\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new.jpg 1750w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1750px) 100vw, 1750px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Variations on a spiral challah by Noe Valley Bakery. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Noe Valley Bakery)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://noevalleybakery.com/collections/rosh-hashanah\">Noe Valley Bakery\u003c/a>, San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Spiral challah, plain or topped with poppy or sesame seeds, Raisin challah topped with almonds. Honey cake, a moist spice cake made with earl grey tea and bourbon and an apple streusel cake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Orders can be placed anytime and picked up at either of the bakery’s locations (Noe Valley and West Portal) between Sept 20-30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120620\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1152px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120620\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new.jpg\" alt=\"Challah with golden raisins by Wise Sons Deli\" width=\"1152\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new.jpg 1152w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new-160x100.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new-800x500.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new-768x480.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new-1020x638.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new-960x600.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new-240x150.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new-375x234.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new-520x325.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Challah with golden raisins by Wise Sons Deli \u003ccite>(Courtesy Wise Sons Deli)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"http://wisesonsdeli.com/catering/highholidays/\">Wise Sons Deli\u003c/a>, San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Round raisin challah, from September 18 to the end of Yom Kippur (September 29-30) at all their locations, plus their retails partners, including Bi-rite Markets, Rainbow Grocery and Good Eggs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120621\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120621\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new.jpg\" alt=\"Honey cake and apple upside down cake by Hana from Saul's.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1860\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-160x155.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-800x775.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-768x744.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-1020x988.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-1180x1143.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-960x930.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-240x233.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-375x363.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-520x504.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Honey cake and apple upside down cake by Hana from Saul's. \u003ccite>(Saul's Restaurant and Delicatessen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the East Bay, three venerable spots happen to share the same stretch of North Berkeley’s Shattuck Avenue:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"http://www.saulsdeli.com/\">Saul’s Restaurant and Delicatessen\u003c/a>, Berkeley\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Besides selling Acme’s turban challah, Saul’s features its own dessert creations: traditional moist honey cake and an upside down apple sponge cake are made by an Israeli baker named Hana. And Saul’s Executive chef and co-owner Peter Levitt adds his own spin on a “not-too-sweet apple noodle kugel” (maybe Avi Edri’s mother would even approve). All are available for pick-up Sept 20-21, which are the nights when Saul’s also serves an entire Rosh Hashanah dinner. \u003ca href=\"http://www.saulsdeli.com/rosh-hashanah/\">See menu\u003c/a>. Pre-order/reserve to be sure.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"http://cheeseboardcollective.coop/\">Cheese Board Collective\u003c/a>, Berkeley\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The cheese shop and bakery is the (older) sister store to the legendary Cheese Board Pizzeria. The collective is celebrating its 50\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> year and has been making round turban fruited challahs for Rosh Hashanah for the last 45, with dried apricots, golden raisins and currants. Choice of topping: plain, poppy seeds, or mixed seeds. Available Sept. 20, 21 and 29. Order by phone only (510) 549-3183.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120622\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120622\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new.jpg\" alt=\"Masse's Pastries' G/F apple walnut torte has layers of walnut almond sponge cake, sautéed apple compote and lightly spiced honey mascarpone Bavarian creme, encircled by a band of white chocolate, available in large and individual sizes.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Masse's Pastries' G/F apple walnut torte has layers of walnut almond sponge cake, sautéed apple compote and lightly spiced honey mascarpone Bavarian creme, encircled by a band of white chocolate, available in large and individual sizes. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"http://www.massespastries.com/\">Masse’s Pastries\u003c/a>, Berkeley\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you are looking for something with a little more elegance, master pastry chef Paul Masse’s edible artwork may fill the bill. He trained in New York, worked in Switzerland and opened his intimate, stylish bakery 20 years ago. Paul and wife Marcia are committed to reflecting the cultural diversity of their North Berkeley neighborhood. Their creations honor a calendar full of holidays, from firecracker cakes for Lunar New Year to pomegranate cakes for Yalda, the Persian winter solstice celebration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Rosh Hashanah, Paul makes several items, including a spiced honey cake (recipe courtesy of a customer's mother in New Jersey), which he studs with pecans and orange slices, and a glazed apple frangipane tart with a hazelnut sablé crust. An apple walnut torte features a walnut sponge cake, caramelized apple compote and cinnamon mascarpone Bavarian crème. Heavenly layers, light as a cloud, and it’s also gluten-free! All cakes will be available starting Sept. 16, until the end of the month. Order by phone (510) 649-1004.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking of gluten-free, if you need a \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/09/30/5-dedicated-gluten-free-bakeries-around-the-bay-area/\">\u003cstrong>“Dedicated Gluten Free Bakery”\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> here are two that make Rosh Hashanah treats:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mariposabaking.com/\">Mariposa Bakery\u003c/a>, Oakland and San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Mariposa's G/F honey cake in a bundt spiral, topped with toasted almonds, available Sept. 14-21 and round challah available Sept. 19-21. They also do mail orders all over the country, if you want to send a loved one a G/F Rosh Hashanah treat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120623\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 907px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120623\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/Screen-Shot-of-Mariposas-g_f-honey-cake-new.jpg\" alt=\"Mariposa's G/F honey bundt cake.\" width=\"907\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/Screen-Shot-of-Mariposas-g_f-honey-cake-new.jpg 907w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/Screen-Shot-of-Mariposas-g_f-honey-cake-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/Screen-Shot-of-Mariposas-g_f-honey-cake-new-800x602.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/Screen-Shot-of-Mariposas-g_f-honey-cake-new-768x577.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/Screen-Shot-of-Mariposas-g_f-honey-cake-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/Screen-Shot-of-Mariposas-g_f-honey-cake-new-375x282.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/Screen-Shot-of-Mariposas-g_f-honey-cake-new-520x391.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mariposa's G/F honey bundt cake. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Mariposa Bakery)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"http://flourcraftbakery.com/\"> Flour Craft Bakery\u003c/a>, San Anselmo\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Owner and pastry chef Heather Hardcastle will make G/F large and small round challahs, and an apple and honey galette, Available Sept. 20-22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perusing the swarm of honey cake recipes, I am struck by a revelation: they each contain a wet, \"wild card.\" Besides the conventional cake ingredients of honey, flour, oil, spices and eggs, there is a variable fluid: sometimes coffee, tea, orange juice and/or whiskey or bourbon. My grandmother’s black cherry soda is just the liquid outlier that made her honey cake quintessentially hers!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cb>L'Shanah Tovah!\u003c/b>\u003c/em> (Happy New Year)!\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>My grandmother swore the secret to her moist Rosh Hashanah honey cake was the black cherry soda she added to the batter. Although I never discovered the origin of her quirky recipe, I have often recreated it to feel close to her memory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, if I don’t have time to bake, no worries, as there’s a bevy of bakeries preparing classic treats to celebrate the Jewish New Year 5778 that begins the night of September 20. The traditional way to usher in Rosh Hashanah is with apple slices dipped in honey, signifying a wish for a sweet year ahead. Honey also has a starring role in dark, spiced honey cake, while the apples, which are believed to have healing properties, find their way into various cakes and baked goods. The third member of the edible holiday triumvirate is a round challah, whose circular shape symbolizes the cycle of life. Its chubby braided coils are variously described as a “turban,” “ring,” \"spiral\" or “crown.” The round loaves can be plain, studded with raisins or sprinkled with seeds or nuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120615\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new.jpg\" alt=\"Dipping apple slices in honey is the traditional way to wish for a sweet year ahead.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/2-apples-and-honey_am-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dipping apple slices in honey is the traditional way to wish for a sweet year ahead. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jewish culture is by no means the only one to link eating sweet things with ensuring a new year filled with sweetness. A similarly optimistic coupling of food and future is enjoyed in New Year dishes from \u003ca href=\"https://www.justonecookbook.com/osechi-ryori-japanese-new-year-food/\">Japan\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/01/30/this-lunar-new-year-the-horse-gallops-in-with-traditional-foods-of-tet\">Vietnam\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/03/12/persian-new-year-welcomes-spring-with-symbolic-traditions-and-treats\">Persian Norooz\u003c/a>, to mention only a few. Among the multitude of \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fo-chinese-new-year-2017/\">meaningful dishes prepared for Chinese New Year\u003c/a>, \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-food/chinese-new-year-cake.htm\">nian gao \u003c/a>(\u003c/em>\u003cem>higher year\u003c/em>\u003cem>)\u003c/em> is a round, glutinous rice flour cake often decorated by an auspicious character for \"prosperity.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Where to find Rosh Hashanah Cakes and Challah in the Bay Area\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Although many outlets will have these special breads and cakes available from two days up to a week, to avoid disappointment, it’s a good idea to pre-order, either in person, online or by phone, depending on each store’s preference. Some of the bakeries listed below also have several locations, so it’s best to check directly with the one you are planning to visit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120616\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120616\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new.jpg\" alt='Acme turban challah with raisins (you can see why they call it a \"turban\")' width=\"1920\" height=\"1645\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-160x137.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-800x685.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-768x658.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-1020x874.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-1180x1011.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-960x823.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-240x206.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-375x321.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/3-Acme-Turban-Challah-_Sauls-new-520x446.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acme turban challah with raisins (you can see why they call it a \"turban\") \u003ccite>(Courtesy Saul's Restaurant and Delicatessen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acmebread.com/locations\">Acme Bread\u003c/a>, Berkeley and San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Turban Challahs, either plain or with raisins\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Berkeley Store\u003c/strong> – Available Sept. 19, 20, 21, 29. They say they are making “plenty” but if you want to be sure, go in person and pre-pay up till two days before you want it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Ferry Building\u003c/strong> - Available Sept. 19, 20, 21, 29. They will have a few extra for retail sales, but you can go in, order and pre-pay up until noon the day before you want it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.arizmendibakery.com/\">Arizmendi\u003c/a>, San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Crown challah, either plain or raisin almond, and a honey tea cake loaf. Available Sept. 20 - 22 and 29 -30. Orders encouraged, call (415) 566-3117. Check with their other locations (San Rafael, Emeryville, Oakland) as each is independently owned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120617\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120617\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new.jpg\" alt=\"Avi Edri, co-owner of Frena Bakery, with one of their honey cakes.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/4-Avi-Edri-Frena_am-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avi Edri, co-owner of Frena Bakery, with one of their honey cakes. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.frenabakery.com/\">Frena Bakery\u003c/a>, San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The acclaim is rising for this new Kosher bakery’s Israeli street food: savory stuffed breads, jelly doughnuts and assorted baked goods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its first nine months, Frena has already attracted a diverse clientele to its SoMa bakery and will now celebrate its first Rosh Hashanah. Co-owner Avi Edri described the two kinds of honey cake they will feature, one made with coffee, the other with orange juice. Do order in advance, as he already has over 1000 pre-orders for honey cake from local schools and other groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120618\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120618\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new.jpg\" alt=\"Frena Bakery's traditional honey cake.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1210\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new-160x194.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new-800x968.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new-768x929.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new-960x1162.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new-240x290.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new-375x454.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/5-Frena-honey-cake_am-new-520x629.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frena Bakery's traditional honey cake. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since my family is from Eastern Europe (Ashkenazi) and Frena’s owners trace Moroccan, Libyan and Iraqi roots (Sephardic), I was curious whether honey cake was also part of Edri’s family tradition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"People always say it’s the traditional Rosh Hashanah sweet for Ashenazi Jews,\" agreed Edri, \"but my Libyan grandmother made it and told me she learned from her Libyan grandmother.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Frena will also make round challahs, although not with raisins, which, Edri informed me, interfere with optimal rising. \"The round challah is a symbol for the circle of life,\" he said. \"And the repeating cycle of the year.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While honey cake is apparently universal for the holidays, Edri informed me that \u003cem>kugel\u003c/em> (a baked pudding or casserole) is definitely an Ashenazi taste. “My mom says it’s too sweet. Sephardics prefer savory baked things. One Rosh Hashanah tradition that is very Sephardic is a bowl of pomegranate seeds eaten with sugar or honey,” Edri told me. (An explanation is that pomegranates are thought to have 613 arils, the same number of commandments in the Torah.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120619\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1750px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120619\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new.jpg\" alt=\"Variations on a spiral challah by Noe Valley Bakery.\" width=\"1750\" height=\"1167\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new.jpg 1750w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/6-Challah-Noe-Valley-Bakery_Noe-Valley-Bakery-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1750px) 100vw, 1750px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Variations on a spiral challah by Noe Valley Bakery. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Noe Valley Bakery)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://noevalleybakery.com/collections/rosh-hashanah\">Noe Valley Bakery\u003c/a>, San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Spiral challah, plain or topped with poppy or sesame seeds, Raisin challah topped with almonds. Honey cake, a moist spice cake made with earl grey tea and bourbon and an apple streusel cake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Orders can be placed anytime and picked up at either of the bakery’s locations (Noe Valley and West Portal) between Sept 20-30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120620\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1152px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120620\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new.jpg\" alt=\"Challah with golden raisins by Wise Sons Deli\" width=\"1152\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new.jpg 1152w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new-160x100.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new-800x500.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new-768x480.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new-1020x638.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new-960x600.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new-240x150.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new-375x234.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/7-Wise-Sons-Round-Raisin-Challah_Wise-Sons-new-520x325.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Challah with golden raisins by Wise Sons Deli \u003ccite>(Courtesy Wise Sons Deli)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"http://wisesonsdeli.com/catering/highholidays/\">Wise Sons Deli\u003c/a>, San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Round raisin challah, from September 18 to the end of Yom Kippur (September 29-30) at all their locations, plus their retails partners, including Bi-rite Markets, Rainbow Grocery and Good Eggs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120621\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120621\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new.jpg\" alt=\"Honey cake and apple upside down cake by Hana from Saul's.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1860\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-160x155.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-800x775.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-768x744.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-1020x988.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-1180x1143.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-960x930.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-240x233.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-375x363.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-520x504.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/8-Sauls-honey-and-apple-cakes_Sauls-new-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Honey cake and apple upside down cake by Hana from Saul's. \u003ccite>(Saul's Restaurant and Delicatessen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the East Bay, three venerable spots happen to share the same stretch of North Berkeley’s Shattuck Avenue:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"http://www.saulsdeli.com/\">Saul’s Restaurant and Delicatessen\u003c/a>, Berkeley\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Besides selling Acme’s turban challah, Saul’s features its own dessert creations: traditional moist honey cake and an upside down apple sponge cake are made by an Israeli baker named Hana. And Saul’s Executive chef and co-owner Peter Levitt adds his own spin on a “not-too-sweet apple noodle kugel” (maybe Avi Edri’s mother would even approve). All are available for pick-up Sept 20-21, which are the nights when Saul’s also serves an entire Rosh Hashanah dinner. \u003ca href=\"http://www.saulsdeli.com/rosh-hashanah/\">See menu\u003c/a>. Pre-order/reserve to be sure.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"http://cheeseboardcollective.coop/\">Cheese Board Collective\u003c/a>, Berkeley\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The cheese shop and bakery is the (older) sister store to the legendary Cheese Board Pizzeria. The collective is celebrating its 50\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> year and has been making round turban fruited challahs for Rosh Hashanah for the last 45, with dried apricots, golden raisins and currants. Choice of topping: plain, poppy seeds, or mixed seeds. Available Sept. 20, 21 and 29. Order by phone only (510) 549-3183.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120622\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120622\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new.jpg\" alt=\"Masse's Pastries' G/F apple walnut torte has layers of walnut almond sponge cake, sautéed apple compote and lightly spiced honey mascarpone Bavarian creme, encircled by a band of white chocolate, available in large and individual sizes.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/9-Masses-apple-walnut-torte_am-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Masse's Pastries' G/F apple walnut torte has layers of walnut almond sponge cake, sautéed apple compote and lightly spiced honey mascarpone Bavarian creme, encircled by a band of white chocolate, available in large and individual sizes. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"http://www.massespastries.com/\">Masse’s Pastries\u003c/a>, Berkeley\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you are looking for something with a little more elegance, master pastry chef Paul Masse’s edible artwork may fill the bill. He trained in New York, worked in Switzerland and opened his intimate, stylish bakery 20 years ago. Paul and wife Marcia are committed to reflecting the cultural diversity of their North Berkeley neighborhood. Their creations honor a calendar full of holidays, from firecracker cakes for Lunar New Year to pomegranate cakes for Yalda, the Persian winter solstice celebration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Rosh Hashanah, Paul makes several items, including a spiced honey cake (recipe courtesy of a customer's mother in New Jersey), which he studs with pecans and orange slices, and a glazed apple frangipane tart with a hazelnut sablé crust. An apple walnut torte features a walnut sponge cake, caramelized apple compote and cinnamon mascarpone Bavarian crème. Heavenly layers, light as a cloud, and it’s also gluten-free! All cakes will be available starting Sept. 16, until the end of the month. Order by phone (510) 649-1004.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking of gluten-free, if you need a \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/09/30/5-dedicated-gluten-free-bakeries-around-the-bay-area/\">\u003cstrong>“Dedicated Gluten Free Bakery”\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> here are two that make Rosh Hashanah treats:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mariposabaking.com/\">Mariposa Bakery\u003c/a>, Oakland and San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Mariposa's G/F honey cake in a bundt spiral, topped with toasted almonds, available Sept. 14-21 and round challah available Sept. 19-21. They also do mail orders all over the country, if you want to send a loved one a G/F Rosh Hashanah treat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120623\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 907px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120623\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/Screen-Shot-of-Mariposas-g_f-honey-cake-new.jpg\" alt=\"Mariposa's G/F honey bundt cake.\" width=\"907\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/Screen-Shot-of-Mariposas-g_f-honey-cake-new.jpg 907w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/Screen-Shot-of-Mariposas-g_f-honey-cake-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/Screen-Shot-of-Mariposas-g_f-honey-cake-new-800x602.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/Screen-Shot-of-Mariposas-g_f-honey-cake-new-768x577.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/Screen-Shot-of-Mariposas-g_f-honey-cake-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/Screen-Shot-of-Mariposas-g_f-honey-cake-new-375x282.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/Screen-Shot-of-Mariposas-g_f-honey-cake-new-520x391.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mariposa's G/F honey bundt cake. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Mariposa Bakery)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"http://flourcraftbakery.com/\"> Flour Craft Bakery\u003c/a>, San Anselmo\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Owner and pastry chef Heather Hardcastle will make G/F large and small round challahs, and an apple and honey galette, Available Sept. 20-22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perusing the swarm of honey cake recipes, I am struck by a revelation: they each contain a wet, \"wild card.\" Besides the conventional cake ingredients of honey, flour, oil, spices and eggs, there is a variable fluid: sometimes coffee, tea, orange juice and/or whiskey or bourbon. My grandmother’s black cherry soda is just the liquid outlier that made her honey cake quintessentially hers!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"title": "Preview: Proposition Chicken Brings its Choice of Chicken Three Ways to Oakland",
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"content": "\u003cp>When Proposition Chicken opened in San Francisco in 2013, from the first part of its name to the lingo used inside, it obviously had a theme having to do with choice – as in which way patrons wanted their chicken – but a greater part of the message was never explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now that a second location is opening in Oakland on Wednesday, Sept. 13 – and maybe because of the current situation we as a nation now find ourselves in – at a recent media preview, one of its owners, Ari Feingold explained in more detail what the theme is really about.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120554\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-120554\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-1020x1360.jpg\" alt=\"Co-owner Ari Feingold\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Co-owner Ari Feingold \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Feingold is also the co-owner of \u003ca href=\"https://www.strawsf.com/\">Straw\u003c/a>, the circus-themed restaurant in San Francisco. And, he handled all the food vendors for Outside Lands for nearly a decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The explanation of the theme wasn’t in the slick press kit offered on a thumb drive, and almost wasn’t discussed at all. It was late and offered almost as an afterthought; nearly everyone had gone home. But after a lengthy explanation as to why, when everything else was sourced hyper-locally, he chose to get his rolls shipped from Philadelphia, Feingold offered the explanation behind the theme. This would have been a totally different story without it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was right after the owner of Chick-fil-A decided ‘Let’s f*ck with gay people,'” he said, referring to when \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick-fil-A_same-sex_marriage_controversy\">the president of the fast-food chain voiced his opposition to same sex marriage\u003c/a>, setting off boycotts nationwide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had the menu already figured out, and I like themes, as long as they’re tasteful, but I wished he would just keep frying chicken and shut up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120562\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120562\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new.jpg\" alt='\"This chicken goes three ways.\"' width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"This chicken goes three ways.\" \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s why there are strong words on the walls of Proposition Chicken, beginning with the cheeky: \"This chicken goes three ways\" to the statement that they are for “The Right to Choose: Choose your style, your chicken, who you marry, what you do with your body” and they are against “people against equality” among other things.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The idea seems so silly to use your chicken restaurant as a platform to be against something,” said Feingold. “So I thought, I have a platform by owning a restaurant, and we’ll be for equality instead.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120559\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120559\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new.jpg\" alt=\"Proposition Chicken Ballot\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proposition Chicken Ballot \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At his other two restaurants, 10 percent of all proceeds on Monday nights go to an area non-profit, making a difference in the local community each month; the same will be true for Proposition Chicken in Oakland. For the first two months, the recipient is Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.hiphopforchange.org/\">Hip Hop for Change\u003c/a>, an organization that “uses grassroots activism to educate people about socio-economic injustices and advocate solutions through hip hop culture.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120556\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120556\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new.jpg\" alt=\"Fried Chicken at Proposition Chicken\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fried Chicken at Proposition Chicken \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Proposition Chicken offers chicken cooked either rotisserie style (they call it flipped, so it fits in with its alliterative scheme) fried or fake, which is actually tofu. You can have it either in a salad, on a sandwich, or on a plate, with a buttermilk biscuit and salad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120561\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120561\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new.jpg\" alt=\"The menu at Proposition Chicken\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The menu at Proposition Chicken \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120555\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-120555\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new-800x1066.jpg\" alt=\"Co-owner Elizabeth Wells\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new-800x1066.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new-520x693.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Co-owner Elizabeth Wells \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are also buffalo wings and chicken tenders, and a few sides like brown sugared Brussels sprouts and buttermilk biscuits. The southern touches are a nod to the background of another co-owner, Elizabeth Wells, who hails from Alabama and is also a co-owner of the city’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.southpawbbqsf.com/\">Southpaw BBQ\u003c/a>. The fact that there is matzah ball soup on the menu is a nod to the other two owners, Feingold, and Maxwell Cohen’s Jewish heritage. Feingold noted that the restaurant smells just like \u003ca href=\"https://www.jweekly.com/2013/08/23/food-owner-of-carnival-themed-restaurant-has-a-second-high-wire-act-outside/\">the home he grew up in when he’s making said soup\u003c/a> – he uses his mom’s recipe – and that the rotisserie chicken, which is brined and then marinated in a rub of spices like paprika, cumin and parsley is like “Shabbos chicken,” meaning the traditional chicken served by his mom on Friday night for Sabbath dinners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restaurant uses Mary’s free-range chickens, and butchers them all in house, using raw bones and meat to make the matzah ball soup, and the roasted bones from the rotisserie chicken to make bone broth, a win-win according to Wells, since bone broth is a popular trend right now, and it offers a way to not let anything go to waste.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120564\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120564\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new.jpg\" alt=\"Making rotisserie chicken at Proposition Chicken\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Making rotisserie chicken at Proposition Chicken \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As for the menu, Wells explained that its simplicity is intentional as “we can focus on things we love, and make sure every bite is delicious.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Considering how simple the menu is, though, she said, they do offer a diversity of choices, given that one can be satisfied whether they want to be decadent (fried chicken – and they also offer gluten-free fried chicken) – on a roll or healthy (rotisserie chicken on a salad).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120571\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120571\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new.jpg\" alt=\"The buffalo wings at Proposition Chicken\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The buffalo wings at Proposition Chicken \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While we tried the buffalo wings (just the right amount of heat, not fried) and the fried, flipped and fake in sandwiches, it was hard to judge the chicken on its own merit, since there was so much else going on. We loved both the fried and flipped, but had a disagreement about the fake; whether it was some of the most flavorful tofu ever, or it was overcompensating with too much seasoning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wells said that they are discussing offering full birds to take home along with salad and biscuits, to make up a family meal, and may start doing that in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They had been looking for a second location for over a year, said Wells, and when they saw the space on Lakeshore, they knew they had found it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Being part of a neighborhood and part of a community is really important to us,” said Wells.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120560\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120560\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new.jpg\" alt='\"Thank You\" with view of Lakeshore Ave.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"Thank You\" with view of Lakeshore Ave. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As for his decision to use rolls from \u003ca href=\"http://www.amorosobaking.com/\">Amoroso’s\u003c/a>, an Italian bakery in his hometown of Philadelphia that’s been in business for over a century, Feingold admitted he had to be careful with his words.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rolls are a bit squishy, but most importantly, the contents aren't pushed out when you take a bite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m well-aware that we have some of the best bread in my own backyard,” he said. And while all the rest of their ingredients are hyper-local, down to the salvaged wood used in their build-out, he said that when you toast an Amoroso’s roll with oil and butter, there’s nothing quite like it. “It’s kind of magical,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s nowhere nearly as refined as any of these far superior operations,” he said, “but food is as much about nostalgia and emotion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To him, a fried chicken sandwich belongs in an Amoroso roll, since that’s what he grew up with. “It’s not always about the best, but about what fits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120585\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120585\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new.jpg\" alt=\"Fried Chicken Sandwich\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fried Chicken Sandwich \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.propositionchicken.com/\">\u003cstrong>Proposition Chicken\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n3260 Lakeshore Ave., Oakland [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Proposition+Chicken/@37.8103665,-122.2466255,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x808f874195d05003:0xd5be942f292367b9!8m2!3d37.8103623!4d-122.2444368\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nHours: Open daily from 11am-9pm (Opens Wed 9/13)\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/EatPropChicken/\">Proposition Chicken\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/EatPropChicken\">@EatPropChicken\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/eatpropchicken/\">@eatpropchicken\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range $ ($10.75 to $12.75 per entrée)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120588\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new.jpg\" alt=\"The back entrance to Proposition Chicken\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new-160x212.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new-800x1058.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new-768x1015.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new-960x1269.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new-240x317.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new-375x496.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new-520x687.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The back entrance to Proposition Chicken \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>When Proposition Chicken opened in San Francisco in 2013, from the first part of its name to the lingo used inside, it obviously had a theme having to do with choice – as in which way patrons wanted their chicken – but a greater part of the message was never explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now that a second location is opening in Oakland on Wednesday, Sept. 13 – and maybe because of the current situation we as a nation now find ourselves in – at a recent media preview, one of its owners, Ari Feingold explained in more detail what the theme is really about.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120554\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-120554\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-1020x1360.jpg\" alt=\"Co-owner Ari Feingold\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1054-new-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Co-owner Ari Feingold \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Feingold is also the co-owner of \u003ca href=\"https://www.strawsf.com/\">Straw\u003c/a>, the circus-themed restaurant in San Francisco. And, he handled all the food vendors for Outside Lands for nearly a decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The explanation of the theme wasn’t in the slick press kit offered on a thumb drive, and almost wasn’t discussed at all. It was late and offered almost as an afterthought; nearly everyone had gone home. But after a lengthy explanation as to why, when everything else was sourced hyper-locally, he chose to get his rolls shipped from Philadelphia, Feingold offered the explanation behind the theme. This would have been a totally different story without it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was right after the owner of Chick-fil-A decided ‘Let’s f*ck with gay people,'” he said, referring to when \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick-fil-A_same-sex_marriage_controversy\">the president of the fast-food chain voiced his opposition to same sex marriage\u003c/a>, setting off boycotts nationwide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had the menu already figured out, and I like themes, as long as they’re tasteful, but I wished he would just keep frying chicken and shut up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120562\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120562\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new.jpg\" alt='\"This chicken goes three ways.\"' width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6371-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"This chicken goes three ways.\" \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s why there are strong words on the walls of Proposition Chicken, beginning with the cheeky: \"This chicken goes three ways\" to the statement that they are for “The Right to Choose: Choose your style, your chicken, who you marry, what you do with your body” and they are against “people against equality” among other things.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The idea seems so silly to use your chicken restaurant as a platform to be against something,” said Feingold. “So I thought, I have a platform by owning a restaurant, and we’ll be for equality instead.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120559\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120559\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new.jpg\" alt=\"Proposition Chicken Ballot\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6345-new-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proposition Chicken Ballot \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At his other two restaurants, 10 percent of all proceeds on Monday nights go to an area non-profit, making a difference in the local community each month; the same will be true for Proposition Chicken in Oakland. For the first two months, the recipient is Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.hiphopforchange.org/\">Hip Hop for Change\u003c/a>, an organization that “uses grassroots activism to educate people about socio-economic injustices and advocate solutions through hip hop culture.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120556\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120556\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new.jpg\" alt=\"Fried Chicken at Proposition Chicken\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6298-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fried Chicken at Proposition Chicken \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Proposition Chicken offers chicken cooked either rotisserie style (they call it flipped, so it fits in with its alliterative scheme) fried or fake, which is actually tofu. You can have it either in a salad, on a sandwich, or on a plate, with a buttermilk biscuit and salad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120561\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120561\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new.jpg\" alt=\"The menu at Proposition Chicken\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6353-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The menu at Proposition Chicken \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120555\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-120555\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new-800x1066.jpg\" alt=\"Co-owner Elizabeth Wells\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new-800x1066.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new-520x693.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1068-new.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Co-owner Elizabeth Wells \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are also buffalo wings and chicken tenders, and a few sides like brown sugared Brussels sprouts and buttermilk biscuits. The southern touches are a nod to the background of another co-owner, Elizabeth Wells, who hails from Alabama and is also a co-owner of the city’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.southpawbbqsf.com/\">Southpaw BBQ\u003c/a>. The fact that there is matzah ball soup on the menu is a nod to the other two owners, Feingold, and Maxwell Cohen’s Jewish heritage. Feingold noted that the restaurant smells just like \u003ca href=\"https://www.jweekly.com/2013/08/23/food-owner-of-carnival-themed-restaurant-has-a-second-high-wire-act-outside/\">the home he grew up in when he’s making said soup\u003c/a> – he uses his mom’s recipe – and that the rotisserie chicken, which is brined and then marinated in a rub of spices like paprika, cumin and parsley is like “Shabbos chicken,” meaning the traditional chicken served by his mom on Friday night for Sabbath dinners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restaurant uses Mary’s free-range chickens, and butchers them all in house, using raw bones and meat to make the matzah ball soup, and the roasted bones from the rotisserie chicken to make bone broth, a win-win according to Wells, since bone broth is a popular trend right now, and it offers a way to not let anything go to waste.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120564\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120564\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new.jpg\" alt=\"Making rotisserie chicken at Proposition Chicken\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6406-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Making rotisserie chicken at Proposition Chicken \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As for the menu, Wells explained that its simplicity is intentional as “we can focus on things we love, and make sure every bite is delicious.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Considering how simple the menu is, though, she said, they do offer a diversity of choices, given that one can be satisfied whether they want to be decadent (fried chicken – and they also offer gluten-free fried chicken) – on a roll or healthy (rotisserie chicken on a salad).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120571\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120571\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new.jpg\" alt=\"The buffalo wings at Proposition Chicken\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6485-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The buffalo wings at Proposition Chicken \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While we tried the buffalo wings (just the right amount of heat, not fried) and the fried, flipped and fake in sandwiches, it was hard to judge the chicken on its own merit, since there was so much else going on. We loved both the fried and flipped, but had a disagreement about the fake; whether it was some of the most flavorful tofu ever, or it was overcompensating with too much seasoning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wells said that they are discussing offering full birds to take home along with salad and biscuits, to make up a family meal, and may start doing that in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They had been looking for a second location for over a year, said Wells, and when they saw the space on Lakeshore, they knew they had found it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Being part of a neighborhood and part of a community is really important to us,” said Wells.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120560\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120560\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new.jpg\" alt='\"Thank You\" with view of Lakeshore Ave.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6350-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"Thank You\" with view of Lakeshore Ave. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As for his decision to use rolls from \u003ca href=\"http://www.amorosobaking.com/\">Amoroso’s\u003c/a>, an Italian bakery in his hometown of Philadelphia that’s been in business for over a century, Feingold admitted he had to be careful with his words.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rolls are a bit squishy, but most importantly, the contents aren't pushed out when you take a bite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m well-aware that we have some of the best bread in my own backyard,” he said. And while all the rest of their ingredients are hyper-local, down to the salvaged wood used in their build-out, he said that when you toast an Amoroso’s roll with oil and butter, there’s nothing quite like it. “It’s kind of magical,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s nowhere nearly as refined as any of these far superior operations,” he said, “but food is as much about nostalgia and emotion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To him, a fried chicken sandwich belongs in an Amoroso roll, since that’s what he grew up with. “It’s not always about the best, but about what fits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120585\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120585\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new.jpg\" alt=\"Fried Chicken Sandwich\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_1075-new-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fried Chicken Sandwich \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\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=\"https://www.propositionchicken.com/\">\u003cstrong>Proposition Chicken\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n3260 Lakeshore Ave., Oakland [\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Proposition+Chicken/@37.8103665,-122.2466255,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x808f874195d05003:0xd5be942f292367b9!8m2!3d37.8103623!4d-122.2444368\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nHours: Open daily from 11am-9pm (Opens Wed 9/13)\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/EatPropChicken/\">Proposition Chicken\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/EatPropChicken\">@EatPropChicken\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/eatpropchicken/\">@eatpropchicken\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range $ ($10.75 to $12.75 per entrée)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-120588\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new.jpg\" alt=\"The back entrance to Proposition Chicken\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new-160x212.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new-800x1058.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new-768x1015.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new-960x1269.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new-240x317.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new-375x496.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/09/IMG_6323-new-520x687.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The back entrance to Proposition Chicken \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Some people create art by applying oil paint to canvas. \u003ca href=\"http://www.rootedfood.com/about/\">Kristen Rasmussen\u003c/a> fashions edible artwork by applying pomegranate-cured carrots, shaved icicle radishes and foraged fennel flowers to a canvas of dense rye bread. At her recent pair of Berkeley pop-ups, Rasmussen served two of her sandwich creations. These are clearly not your ho-hum ham and swiss or PB&J; but rather a west-coast riff on \u003cem>smørrebrød\u003c/em>, the traditional Danish lunch, \u003ca href=\"http://www.saveur.com/how-to-make-smorrebrod\">whose popularity\u003c/a> is spreading like the thick smear of creamy butter that’s a necessary element in each artistic assemblage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with sleek modern chairs, Havarti cheese and the cozy concept of \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/books/review/hygge-is-where-the-heart-is.html\">\u003cem>hygge\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, smørrebrød is one of Denmark’s gifts to the world. In the 19\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> century, when Danish factory workers couldn’t return home for their midday meal, they packed a practical lunch of open-faced buttered bread topped with leftovers of cold meat or smoked fish. Gradually, these morphed into more elaborate creations, especially at Christmastime. Classic combinations might include pickled herring with a twist of lemon plus a mini-bouquet of fried parsley or chicken salad layered with smoked potatoes and bacon, topped by a haystack of fried carrot shreds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120196\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new.jpg\" alt=\"Kristen Rasmussen shares her Danish-inspired dishes at local pop-ups.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120196\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new-800x1066.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kristen Rasmussen shares her Danish-inspired dishes at local pop-ups. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Although she can trace her last name and family roots back to Denmark, Rasmussen admits to “growing up very American in Humboldt County.” The only connection to her Nordic heritage was her grandmother’s homemade Danish butter cookies at Christmas. Four years ago, when she finally visited Denmark, Rasmussen says, “I fell in love with smørrebrød because it’s delicious, aesthetically pleasing, nurturing, and can be made gluten-free, vegan, decadent, and portable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120199\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new.jpg\" alt=\"Rasmussen and assistants set up for pop-up lunch on a rooftop in Berkeley, amid the organic garden plots of Top Leaf Farms.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1526\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120199\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-160x127.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-800x636.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-768x610.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-1020x811.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-1180x938.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-960x763.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-240x191.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-375x298.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-520x413.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rasmussen and assistants set up for pop-up lunch on a rooftop in Berkeley, amid the organic garden plots of Top Leaf Farms. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>August's pop-up lunches could not have taken place in a more striking setting: on a Berkeley rooftop with a killer view, amidst \u003ca href=\"http://www.topleaffarms.com/index.html\">Top Leaf Farms’\u003c/a> 16 lush garden plots, which practically erupt in edible vegetation. Rasmussen, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, has taught food science at UC Berkeley and the Culinary Institute of America and worked in restaurants. She consults on menu design, recipe development and sustainable sourcing. Since she is totally behind the hyper-local, bio-intensive growing techniques of Top Leaf Farms and often includes their micro-greens, herbs and roots in her menus, she decided to have her smørrebrød pop-ups a stone’s throw from the beds where many of her ingredients are grown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120201\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new.jpg\" alt=\"Top Leaf Farm's founder, ecological designer and organic farmer Benjamin Fahrer, introduces some of his bounty. His hyper-local rooftop farm, delivers to customers within a 3 mile radius, including Pizzaiolo, Gather and Chez Panisse.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1697\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120201\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-160x141.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-800x707.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-768x679.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-1020x902.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-1180x1043.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-960x849.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-240x212.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-375x331.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-520x460.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top Leaf Farm's founder, ecological designer and organic farmer Benjamin Fahrer, introduces some of his bounty. His hyper-local rooftop farm, delivers to customers within a 3 mile radius, including Pizzaiolo, Gather and Chez Panisse. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The fruits of foraging, another of her passions, also enlivened her smørrebrød and the famous Danish dessert (and infamous Danish tongue twister) \u003cem>Rødgrød med fløde\u003c/em>\u003cem>. \u003c/em>Spidery yellow fennel flowers festooned salmon sandwiches. She made a cordial from elder flowers she had collected in Tilden Park to flavor the whipped cream cupping the raspberries. (Here is her \u003ca href=\"http://edibleeastbay.com/recipes/beverages/classic-elderflower-cordial/\">recipe for making elderflower cordial.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120202\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new.jpg\" alt=\"Rasmussen cures her own herb-salted salmon and pomegranate-cured carrots. She foraged the fennel flowers in her Oakland neighborhood.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1365\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120202\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-800x569.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-768x546.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-1020x725.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-1180x839.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-960x683.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-240x171.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-375x267.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-520x370.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rasmussen cures her own herb-salted salmon and pomegranate-cured carrots. She foraged the fennel flowers in her Oakland neighborhood. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I have always foraged things,” says Rasmussen. “Growing up in Humboldt County, I picked wild blackberries. When I lived in Arizona, I noticed large numbers of Seville orange trees that no one was harvesting. So I picked oranges, made marmalade and sold it. Then I got into dates and cactus. Foraging is a fun way to connect to season and environment, with edible flowers (such as borage, nasturtiums, and mustard flowers), roots, seeds and even pesto made from dandelion greens.” Rasmussen is involved with Wild and Feral Food Week (WFFW) and \u003ca href=\"https://forage.berkeley.edu/\">Berkeley Open Source Food\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The forager also became a “porridge-er” after visiting \u003ca href=\"http://groed.com/en/our-restaurants/\">Grød,\u003c/a> a famous Danish restaurant chain that specializes in savory as well as sweet porridges. Besides smørrebrød themed lunches, Rasmussen also holds\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Kristen-Rasmussen-finds-comfort-in-a-bowl-of-11273927.php\"> porridge-focused pop-ups\u003c/a> and is seriously flirting with the idea of opening a restaurant combining her two obsessions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With her strong belief in seasonality and eating local, Rasmussen admits that she doesn’t make Danish dishes exactly the way they are made in Denmark. She calls her approach West-Coast Nordic, and may include ingredients such as avocados, mayo with chives and tahini.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, while she wants to introduce Californians to the goodness of Danish dishes, she is equally drawn to bringing Californian goodies to Denmark. In July, she did a stage at Selma, a prize-winning smørrebrød restaurant in Copenhagen. “The chef invited me to do a West Coast Nordic pop-up and I made a California BLT with bacon, little gem lettuce, tomato, charred avocado with Serrano aioli and shiso. And for dessert, a S'mores smørrebrød: flamed beach rose-scented marshmallow, crispy rye and cardamom chocolate.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120198\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new.jpg\" alt=\"Rasmussen's homemade sourdough rye bread with flax and sunflower seeds provides the perfect base for her creations.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120198\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-160x121.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-800x604.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-768x580.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-1020x770.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-1180x891.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-960x725.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-240x181.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-375x283.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-520x393.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rasmussen's homemade sourdough rye bread with flax and sunflower seeds provides the perfect base for her creations. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The backbone of smørrebrød (which literally means “buttered bread”) is the dark, dense rye that serves as base and ballast for fanciful combinations of varied toppings. It’s practically impossible to find the classic Danish rugbrød in these parts. But leave it to Rasmussen to figure out how to recreate the dark, sour loaves herself. “It's a time-intensive process that takes three days,” she explains, “but that is mostly waiting for it to ferment.” It also requires a sourdough rye starter, although Rasmussen says she just uses the spores from the air.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120200\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Thompson of Euclidean Building crafted wood platters and bowls for the pop-up lunch. Guests were invited to take them home.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1054\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120200\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new-160x169.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new-800x843.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new-768x809.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new-960x1012.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new-240x253.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new-375x395.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new-520x548.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Thompson of Euclidean Building crafted wood platters and bowls for the pop-up lunch. Guests were invited to take them home. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120197\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1.jpg\" alt=\"Octagonal cup by Steve Thompson holds classic Danish dessert, <em>Rødgrød med fløde,</em> raspberries, elderflower cream with brown butter rye crumbles.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2191\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120197\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-160x183.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-800x913.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-768x876.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-1020x1164.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-1180x1347.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-960x1096.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-240x274.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-375x428.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-520x593.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Octagonal cup by Steve Thompson holds classic Danish dessert, \u003cem>Rødgrød med fløde,\u003c/em> raspberries, elderflower cream with brown butter rye crumbles. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The culinary nutrition expert is all about collaboration, whether that encompasses working with spores in the air, seasonal plants, weeds and flowers that spring up on her path or her fellow artists. For the August smørrebrød pop-up, her friend Steve Thompson of \u003ca href=\"http://www.euclideanbuilding.com/portfolio-1/\">Euclidean Building\u003c/a> fashioned sturdy plates and cups from Douglas fir which guests could take home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the next smørrebrød pop-up in Oakland on September 30, ceramicist\u003ca href=\"http://sarahkoik.com/\"> Sarah Koik\u003c/a> will make mugs and bowls. See Rasmussen's website \u003ca href=\"http://www.rootedfood.com/\">Rootedfood.com\u003c/a> for details on upcoming events and links to purchase tickets.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Some people create art by applying oil paint to canvas. \u003ca href=\"http://www.rootedfood.com/about/\">Kristen Rasmussen\u003c/a> fashions edible artwork by applying pomegranate-cured carrots, shaved icicle radishes and foraged fennel flowers to a canvas of dense rye bread. At her recent pair of Berkeley pop-ups, Rasmussen served two of her sandwich creations. These are clearly not your ho-hum ham and swiss or PB&J; but rather a west-coast riff on \u003cem>smørrebrød\u003c/em>, the traditional Danish lunch, \u003ca href=\"http://www.saveur.com/how-to-make-smorrebrod\">whose popularity\u003c/a> is spreading like the thick smear of creamy butter that’s a necessary element in each artistic assemblage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with sleek modern chairs, Havarti cheese and the cozy concept of \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/books/review/hygge-is-where-the-heart-is.html\">\u003cem>hygge\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, smørrebrød is one of Denmark’s gifts to the world. In the 19\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> century, when Danish factory workers couldn’t return home for their midday meal, they packed a practical lunch of open-faced buttered bread topped with leftovers of cold meat or smoked fish. Gradually, these morphed into more elaborate creations, especially at Christmastime. Classic combinations might include pickled herring with a twist of lemon plus a mini-bouquet of fried parsley or chicken salad layered with smoked potatoes and bacon, topped by a haystack of fried carrot shreds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120196\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new.jpg\" alt=\"Kristen Rasmussen shares her Danish-inspired dishes at local pop-ups.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120196\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new-800x1066.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/Kristen-new-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kristen Rasmussen shares her Danish-inspired dishes at local pop-ups. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Although she can trace her last name and family roots back to Denmark, Rasmussen admits to “growing up very American in Humboldt County.” The only connection to her Nordic heritage was her grandmother’s homemade Danish butter cookies at Christmas. Four years ago, when she finally visited Denmark, Rasmussen says, “I fell in love with smørrebrød because it’s delicious, aesthetically pleasing, nurturing, and can be made gluten-free, vegan, decadent, and portable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120199\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new.jpg\" alt=\"Rasmussen and assistants set up for pop-up lunch on a rooftop in Berkeley, amid the organic garden plots of Top Leaf Farms.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1526\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120199\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-160x127.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-800x636.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-768x610.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-1020x811.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-1180x938.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-960x763.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-240x191.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-375x298.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/3-view-new-520x413.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rasmussen and assistants set up for pop-up lunch on a rooftop in Berkeley, amid the organic garden plots of Top Leaf Farms. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>August's pop-up lunches could not have taken place in a more striking setting: on a Berkeley rooftop with a killer view, amidst \u003ca href=\"http://www.topleaffarms.com/index.html\">Top Leaf Farms’\u003c/a> 16 lush garden plots, which practically erupt in edible vegetation. Rasmussen, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, has taught food science at UC Berkeley and the Culinary Institute of America and worked in restaurants. She consults on menu design, recipe development and sustainable sourcing. Since she is totally behind the hyper-local, bio-intensive growing techniques of Top Leaf Farms and often includes their micro-greens, herbs and roots in her menus, she decided to have her smørrebrød pop-ups a stone’s throw from the beds where many of her ingredients are grown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120201\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new.jpg\" alt=\"Top Leaf Farm's founder, ecological designer and organic farmer Benjamin Fahrer, introduces some of his bounty. His hyper-local rooftop farm, delivers to customers within a 3 mile radius, including Pizzaiolo, Gather and Chez Panisse.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1697\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120201\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-160x141.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-800x707.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-768x679.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-1020x902.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-1180x1043.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-960x849.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-240x212.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-375x331.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/4-Benjamin-new-520x460.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top Leaf Farm's founder, ecological designer and organic farmer Benjamin Fahrer, introduces some of his bounty. His hyper-local rooftop farm, delivers to customers within a 3 mile radius, including Pizzaiolo, Gather and Chez Panisse. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The fruits of foraging, another of her passions, also enlivened her smørrebrød and the famous Danish dessert (and infamous Danish tongue twister) \u003cem>Rødgrød med fløde\u003c/em>\u003cem>. \u003c/em>Spidery yellow fennel flowers festooned salmon sandwiches. She made a cordial from elder flowers she had collected in Tilden Park to flavor the whipped cream cupping the raspberries. (Here is her \u003ca href=\"http://edibleeastbay.com/recipes/beverages/classic-elderflower-cordial/\">recipe for making elderflower cordial.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120202\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new.jpg\" alt=\"Rasmussen cures her own herb-salted salmon and pomegranate-cured carrots. She foraged the fennel flowers in her Oakland neighborhood.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1365\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120202\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-800x569.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-768x546.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-1020x725.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-1180x839.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-960x683.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-240x171.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-375x267.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/5-sandwich-elements-new-520x370.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rasmussen cures her own herb-salted salmon and pomegranate-cured carrots. She foraged the fennel flowers in her Oakland neighborhood. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I have always foraged things,” says Rasmussen. “Growing up in Humboldt County, I picked wild blackberries. When I lived in Arizona, I noticed large numbers of Seville orange trees that no one was harvesting. So I picked oranges, made marmalade and sold it. Then I got into dates and cactus. Foraging is a fun way to connect to season and environment, with edible flowers (such as borage, nasturtiums, and mustard flowers), roots, seeds and even pesto made from dandelion greens.” Rasmussen is involved with Wild and Feral Food Week (WFFW) and \u003ca href=\"https://forage.berkeley.edu/\">Berkeley Open Source Food\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The forager also became a “porridge-er” after visiting \u003ca href=\"http://groed.com/en/our-restaurants/\">Grød,\u003c/a> a famous Danish restaurant chain that specializes in savory as well as sweet porridges. Besides smørrebrød themed lunches, Rasmussen also holds\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Kristen-Rasmussen-finds-comfort-in-a-bowl-of-11273927.php\"> porridge-focused pop-ups\u003c/a> and is seriously flirting with the idea of opening a restaurant combining her two obsessions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With her strong belief in seasonality and eating local, Rasmussen admits that she doesn’t make Danish dishes exactly the way they are made in Denmark. She calls her approach West-Coast Nordic, and may include ingredients such as avocados, mayo with chives and tahini.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, while she wants to introduce Californians to the goodness of Danish dishes, she is equally drawn to bringing Californian goodies to Denmark. In July, she did a stage at Selma, a prize-winning smørrebrød restaurant in Copenhagen. “The chef invited me to do a West Coast Nordic pop-up and I made a California BLT with bacon, little gem lettuce, tomato, charred avocado with Serrano aioli and shiso. And for dessert, a S'mores smørrebrød: flamed beach rose-scented marshmallow, crispy rye and cardamom chocolate.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120198\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new.jpg\" alt=\"Rasmussen's homemade sourdough rye bread with flax and sunflower seeds provides the perfect base for her creations.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120198\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-160x121.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-800x604.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-768x580.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-1020x770.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-1180x891.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-960x725.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-240x181.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-375x283.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/6-rye-bread-new-520x393.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rasmussen's homemade sourdough rye bread with flax and sunflower seeds provides the perfect base for her creations. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The backbone of smørrebrød (which literally means “buttered bread”) is the dark, dense rye that serves as base and ballast for fanciful combinations of varied toppings. It’s practically impossible to find the classic Danish rugbrød in these parts. But leave it to Rasmussen to figure out how to recreate the dark, sour loaves herself. “It's a time-intensive process that takes three days,” she explains, “but that is mostly waiting for it to ferment.” It also requires a sourdough rye starter, although Rasmussen says she just uses the spores from the air.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120200\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Thompson of Euclidean Building crafted wood platters and bowls for the pop-up lunch. Guests were invited to take them home.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1054\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120200\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new-160x169.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new-800x843.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new-768x809.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new-960x1012.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new-240x253.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new-375x395.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/7-boards-new-520x548.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Thompson of Euclidean Building crafted wood platters and bowls for the pop-up lunch. Guests were invited to take them home. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120197\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1.jpg\" alt=\"Octagonal cup by Steve Thompson holds classic Danish dessert, <em>Rødgrød med fløde,</em> raspberries, elderflower cream with brown butter rye crumbles.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2191\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120197\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-160x183.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-800x913.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-768x876.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-1020x1164.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-1180x1347.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-960x1096.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-240x274.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-375x428.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/8-dessert-new-1-520x593.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Octagonal cup by Steve Thompson holds classic Danish dessert, \u003cem>Rødgrød med fløde,\u003c/em> raspberries, elderflower cream with brown butter rye crumbles. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The culinary nutrition expert is all about collaboration, whether that encompasses working with spores in the air, seasonal plants, weeds and flowers that spring up on her path or her fellow artists. 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"disqusTitle": "First Look: Paradise Park Café Offers a Diverse All-Day Menu And a Welcoming Neighborhood Vibe",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>San Francisco’s Park Group opens an all-day dining spot in Oakland’s Paradise Park neighborhood.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Who knew this neighborhood, the locus of which is at San Pablo Avenue and Alcatraz Street in North Oakland, was once called Paradise Park? When café co-owner Rachel Herbert was flipping through possible names for the new space, opening today in the former Actual Café/Victory Burger location, she found herself researching the history of the neighborhood. Herbert and her wife, co-owner Dana Oppenheim, have three cafés in San Francisco: \u003ca href=\"http://www.duboceparkcafe.com/\">Duboce Park Café\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.precitaparkcafe.com/\">Precita Park Café\u003c/a>, and the ever–teeming \u003ca href=\"http://www.doloresparkcafe.com/\">Dolores Park Café\u003c/a>. Imagine their delight to be able to carry on the naming parallelism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119958\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new.jpg\" alt=\"Co-owners Rachel Herbert (L) and Dana Oppenheim\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119958\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Co-owners Rachel Herbert (L) and Dana Oppenheim (R) \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Paradise Park offers a menu as diverse as the diets of its soon-to-be patrons. While there’s wine and beer, the bar is dominated by organic juices and smoothies. My favorite is the Popeye, with spinach (of course), celery and carrot, with a little ginger kick. Coffee is provided by the women-owned \u003ca href=\"https://www.equatorcoffees.com/\">Equator\u003c/a> in Marin, both Park Café Group’s own blend, a darker roast, and rotating single-origin selections. And there’s lots of pastries from local farmers-market favorite \u003ca href=\"http://starterbakery.com/\">Starter Bakery\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119949\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new.jpg\" alt=\"Interior of Paradise Park Café with menu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119949\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interior of Paradise Park Café with menu \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119992\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1.jpg\" alt='The \"Popeye\" from the Organic Juice Bar' width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119992\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The \"Popeye\" from the Organic Juice Bar \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119957\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new.jpg\" alt=\"Local beer on tap. Happy Hour 4-6 daily!\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119957\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local beer on tap. Happy Hour 4-6 daily! \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The special kids’ menu includes gluten-free mac and cheese, \u003ca href=\"http://zoesmeats.com/home.html\">Zoe’s\u003c/a> hot dogs, and a sunflower nut butter and banana sandwich. (Sunflower nut butter is the new peanut butter in the current landscape of nut allergies, such that many kids have come to prefer it to the classic PB, verboten in many schools and summer camps.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119959\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new.jpg\" alt=\"House-made gluten-free mac & cheese on Just for Kids menu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119959\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">House-made gluten-free mac & cheese on Just for Kids menu \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We tried a number of the mainstay lunch items, each of which was solidly conceived—in particular, the fried chicken sandwich, coated in a light tapioca batter and served on a challah bun with greens, carrots, radishes, pickled onion, and sriracha aioli. A twist on tofu, the housemade chickpea “tofu” looks like a wedge of the soy product, but is, in fact, akin to socca, the chickpea flower pancakes you see in Provence, here spiced with curry tones and available in any salad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119963\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new.jpg\" alt=\"Fried Chicken Sandwich\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119963\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fried Chicken Sandwich \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119966\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new.jpg\" alt=\"Paradise Salad with Chickpea Tofu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119966\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paradise Salad with Chickpea Tofu \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119968\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new.jpg\" alt=\"Vegan Wrap with Chickpea Tofu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119968\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vegan Wrap with Chickpea Tofu \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are two burgers: grassfed beef and housemade quinoa, the former topped with Vermont cheddar and fried onions, and the latter veggie-laden, both served on brioche buns with perfect fries. It’s nice to be able to take a burger craving in either direction of the saturated-fat continuum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119964\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new.jpg\" alt=\"Grassfed Burger\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119964\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grassfed Burger \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119965\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new.jpg\" alt=\"House-made Quinoa Burger\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119965\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">House-made Quinoa Burger \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Salad bowls are thoughtfully composed, too. We tried an all veggie version (vegan, in fact) with organic greens, grilled asparagus tips, carrots, radishes, mint, snap peas, pickled red onion, fried onion, and toasted peanuts with a light citrus vinaigrette. I loved the variation on the theme that comes with Vietnamese-style chicken sausage and vermicelli.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119967\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new.jpg\" alt=\"Paradise Salad with Vietnamese-style chicken sausage\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119967\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paradise Salad with Vietnamese-style chicken sausage \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The kitchen’s signature dessert is a fried ice cream burrito! It’s kind of like a dessert chimichanga, a secret recipe of ice cream rolled up in a flour tortilla and flash-fried, sure to please kids and likely rev them up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119970\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new.jpg\" alt=\"Ice Cream Burrito\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119970\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ice Cream Burrito \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119962\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new.jpg\" alt=\"Starter Bakery cookies\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119962\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starter Bakery cookies \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The shell of the former space remains, but Paradise Park has a much cleaner look and feel. The graffiti in the bathrooms has been freshly tiled over, a loungey area with a charging station has gone into a far corner, and a generous playspace for kids stretches across the back. What’s cool is that the room is big enough so you can see them from all the way across, allowing for some independence for both parents and children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new.jpg\" alt=\"The dining area at Paradise Park Café \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119947\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dining area at Paradise Park Café \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And the old Victory Burger space in the back retains the kitchen seating for those who want to be in a smaller section away from the main dining room, looking out onto the patio (which has a big communal table). The outdoor space, which opens onto the kitchen with the click of an electric garage door, will be used for themed pop-ups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119956\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new.jpg\" alt=\"Lead chef Edwin Che and his crew in the back kitchen at Paradise Park Café\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119956\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lead chef Edwin Che (foreground) and his crew in the back kitchen at Paradise Park Café \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120002\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new.jpg\" alt=\"Back kitchen seating area\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120002\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back kitchen seating area \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120000\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new.jpg\" alt=\"Outdoor space will be used for themed pop-ups.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120000\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outdoor space will be used for themed pop-ups. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While they’ve kept the wall of stickers that evolved throughout Actual Café’s tenure, the other walls have gotten a serious upgrade with brain-stimulating isometric illustrations from Berkeley artist Nigel Sussman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119981\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new.jpg\" alt=\"Local artist Nigel Sussman's artwork and kid-friendly space\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119981\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local artist Nigel Sussman's artwork and kid-friendly space \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Oakland and Berkeley residents will welcome this happy, laid-back space, and I hope the newly reclaimed neighborhood nomenclature sticks. Paradise Park sounds like a good place to live.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119975\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1.jpg\" alt=\"Paradise Park Café\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119975\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paradise Park Café \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.paradiseparkcafe.com/\">\u003cstrong>Paradise Park Café\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n6334 San Pablo Ave.\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94608 [ \u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/ezHPWu\">Map\u003c/a> ]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 756-4141\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily, 7am-8pm (brunch served Sat-Sun, 8am-3pm)\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $-$$ ($8.95-$14.50)\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/parkcafelife/\">@parkcafelife\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119973\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new.jpg\" alt=\"Hello Neighbors!\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119973\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hello Neighbors! Grand Opening August 17! \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Join Paradise Park Café for their Grand Opening Thursday, August 17, 7am–8pm\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>20% of the day’s proceeds will benefit the East Bay College Fund and Oakland Promise.\u003cbr>\nRibbon Cutting @ 5pm with Jose Corona, Director of Equity & Strategic Partnerships for Mayor Libby Schaaf and Diane Dodge, Executive Director of East Bay College Fund.\u003cbr>\nLive music & surprise swag giveaways to follow.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>San Francisco’s Park Group opens an all-day dining spot in Oakland’s Paradise Park neighborhood.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Who knew this neighborhood, the locus of which is at San Pablo Avenue and Alcatraz Street in North Oakland, was once called Paradise Park? When café co-owner Rachel Herbert was flipping through possible names for the new space, opening today in the former Actual Café/Victory Burger location, she found herself researching the history of the neighborhood. Herbert and her wife, co-owner Dana Oppenheim, have three cafés in San Francisco: \u003ca href=\"http://www.duboceparkcafe.com/\">Duboce Park Café\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.precitaparkcafe.com/\">Precita Park Café\u003c/a>, and the ever–teeming \u003ca href=\"http://www.doloresparkcafe.com/\">Dolores Park Café\u003c/a>. Imagine their delight to be able to carry on the naming parallelism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119958\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new.jpg\" alt=\"Co-owners Rachel Herbert (L) and Dana Oppenheim\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119958\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9237-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Co-owners Rachel Herbert (L) and Dana Oppenheim (R) \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Paradise Park offers a menu as diverse as the diets of its soon-to-be patrons. While there’s wine and beer, the bar is dominated by organic juices and smoothies. My favorite is the Popeye, with spinach (of course), celery and carrot, with a little ginger kick. Coffee is provided by the women-owned \u003ca href=\"https://www.equatorcoffees.com/\">Equator\u003c/a> in Marin, both Park Café Group’s own blend, a darker roast, and rotating single-origin selections. And there’s lots of pastries from local farmers-market favorite \u003ca href=\"http://starterbakery.com/\">Starter Bakery\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119949\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new.jpg\" alt=\"Interior of Paradise Park Café with menu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119949\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9138-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interior of Paradise Park Café with menu \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119992\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1.jpg\" alt='The \"Popeye\" from the Organic Juice Bar' width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119992\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9157-new1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The \"Popeye\" from the Organic Juice Bar \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119957\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new.jpg\" alt=\"Local beer on tap. Happy Hour 4-6 daily!\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119957\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9233-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local beer on tap. Happy Hour 4-6 daily! \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The special kids’ menu includes gluten-free mac and cheese, \u003ca href=\"http://zoesmeats.com/home.html\">Zoe’s\u003c/a> hot dogs, and a sunflower nut butter and banana sandwich. (Sunflower nut butter is the new peanut butter in the current landscape of nut allergies, such that many kids have come to prefer it to the classic PB, verboten in many schools and summer camps.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119959\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new.jpg\" alt=\"House-made gluten-free mac & cheese on Just for Kids menu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119959\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9248-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">House-made gluten-free mac & cheese on Just for Kids menu \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We tried a number of the mainstay lunch items, each of which was solidly conceived—in particular, the fried chicken sandwich, coated in a light tapioca batter and served on a challah bun with greens, carrots, radishes, pickled onion, and sriracha aioli. A twist on tofu, the housemade chickpea “tofu” looks like a wedge of the soy product, but is, in fact, akin to socca, the chickpea flower pancakes you see in Provence, here spiced with curry tones and available in any salad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119963\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new.jpg\" alt=\"Fried Chicken Sandwich\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119963\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9302-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fried Chicken Sandwich \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119966\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new.jpg\" alt=\"Paradise Salad with Chickpea Tofu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119966\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9338-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paradise Salad with Chickpea Tofu \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119968\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new.jpg\" alt=\"Vegan Wrap with Chickpea Tofu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119968\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9356-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vegan Wrap with Chickpea Tofu \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are two burgers: grassfed beef and housemade quinoa, the former topped with Vermont cheddar and fried onions, and the latter veggie-laden, both served on brioche buns with perfect fries. It’s nice to be able to take a burger craving in either direction of the saturated-fat continuum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119964\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new.jpg\" alt=\"Grassfed Burger\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119964\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9307-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grassfed Burger \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119965\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new.jpg\" alt=\"House-made Quinoa Burger\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119965\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9327-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">House-made Quinoa Burger \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Salad bowls are thoughtfully composed, too. We tried an all veggie version (vegan, in fact) with organic greens, grilled asparagus tips, carrots, radishes, mint, snap peas, pickled red onion, fried onion, and toasted peanuts with a light citrus vinaigrette. I loved the variation on the theme that comes with Vietnamese-style chicken sausage and vermicelli.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119967\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new.jpg\" alt=\"Paradise Salad with Vietnamese-style chicken sausage\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119967\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9343-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paradise Salad with Vietnamese-style chicken sausage \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The kitchen’s signature dessert is a fried ice cream burrito! It’s kind of like a dessert chimichanga, a secret recipe of ice cream rolled up in a flour tortilla and flash-fried, sure to please kids and likely rev them up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119970\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new.jpg\" alt=\"Ice Cream Burrito\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119970\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9377-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ice Cream Burrito \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119962\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new.jpg\" alt=\"Starter Bakery cookies\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119962\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9297-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starter Bakery cookies \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The shell of the former space remains, but Paradise Park has a much cleaner look and feel. The graffiti in the bathrooms has been freshly tiled over, a loungey area with a charging station has gone into a far corner, and a generous playspace for kids stretches across the back. What’s cool is that the room is big enough so you can see them from all the way across, allowing for some independence for both parents and children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new.jpg\" alt=\"The dining area at Paradise Park Café \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119947\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9131-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dining area at Paradise Park Café \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And the old Victory Burger space in the back retains the kitchen seating for those who want to be in a smaller section away from the main dining room, looking out onto the patio (which has a big communal table). The outdoor space, which opens onto the kitchen with the click of an electric garage door, will be used for themed pop-ups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119956\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new.jpg\" alt=\"Lead chef Edwin Che and his crew in the back kitchen at Paradise Park Café\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119956\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9205-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lead chef Edwin Che (foreground) and his crew in the back kitchen at Paradise Park Café \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120002\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new.jpg\" alt=\"Back kitchen seating area\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120002\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9231-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back kitchen seating area \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_120000\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new.jpg\" alt=\"Outdoor space will be used for themed pop-ups.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120000\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9384-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outdoor space will be used for themed pop-ups. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While they’ve kept the wall of stickers that evolved throughout Actual Café’s tenure, the other walls have gotten a serious upgrade with brain-stimulating isometric illustrations from Berkeley artist Nigel Sussman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119981\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new.jpg\" alt=\"Local artist Nigel Sussman's artwork and kid-friendly space\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119981\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9188-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local artist Nigel Sussman's artwork and kid-friendly space \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Oakland and Berkeley residents will welcome this happy, laid-back space, and I hope the newly reclaimed neighborhood nomenclature sticks. Paradise Park sounds like a good place to live.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119975\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1.jpg\" alt=\"Paradise Park Café\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119975\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9121-new-1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paradise Park Café \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.paradiseparkcafe.com/\">\u003cstrong>Paradise Park Café\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n6334 San Pablo Ave.\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94608 [ \u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/ezHPWu\">Map\u003c/a> ]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 756-4141\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily, 7am-8pm (brunch served Sat-Sun, 8am-3pm)\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $-$$ ($8.95-$14.50)\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/parkcafelife/\">@parkcafelife\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119973\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new.jpg\" alt=\"Hello Neighbors!\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119973\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_9120-new-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hello Neighbors! Grand Opening August 17! \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Join Paradise Park Café for their Grand Opening Thursday, August 17, 7am–8pm\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>20% of the day’s proceeds will benefit the East Bay College Fund and Oakland Promise.\u003cbr>\nRibbon Cutting @ 5pm with Jose Corona, Director of Equity & Strategic Partnerships for Mayor Libby Schaaf and Diane Dodge, Executive Director of East Bay College Fund.\u003cbr>\nLive music & surprise swag giveaways to follow.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Michele Belotti, the young chef/owner who runs the show at his namesake restaurant, is one of the most unpretentious folks in the business of cooking—and one of the most talented. Not even two-years-old, \u003ca href=\"http://belottirb.com/\">Belotti Ristorante\u003c/a> (soon to be Belotti Ristorante & Bottega, as plans to open a shop on Piedmont Avenue continue to unfold) has become a Bay Area destination for traditional northern Italian dining. Pastas from Lombardy and the Piedmont region form the heart of the menu, and there are a handful of home-style \u003cem>secondi\u003c/em>, or main courses, as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119911\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119911\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new.jpg\" alt=\"Chef Michele Belotti in his restaurant’s kitchen.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Michele Belotti in his restaurant’s kitchen. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When I say “traditional,” I mean it in the most literal sense, and apply the term both to the food here and the style of dining. With the exception of several stellar locally sourced products, such as \u003ca href=\"http://www.sekahills.com/\">Séka Hills olive oil\u003c/a>, Belotti imports its favorite products from regional producers in Italy, many of which it plans to sell in its shop. And the recipes are not light, as we’re accustomed to in our temperate climate and health-conscious food scene; they’re a hearty, meaty, buttery, and divinely carbohydrate affair. The food is also not trendy in the least; you’ll find no avocado toast in sight. So, if you walk in on a hot Thursday afternoon for lunch, you shouldn’t expect to see a menu that reflects the weather. You’ll find traditional, lovingly prepared, and hearty food, and you’ll want to order a big red wine to go with it, no matter the temperature outside. And then you’ll want a nap.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119901\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119901\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new.jpg\" alt=\"The cozy dining room at Belotti Ristorante & Bottega, in Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cozy dining room at Belotti Ristorante & Bottega, in Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119907\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119907\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new.jpg\" alt=\"Bread service with Séka Hills olive oil.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bread service with Séka Hills olive oil. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The only thing about the restaurant that isn’t traditional, in the Italian sense, is its open hours. As per American custom, Belotti doesn’t close between lunch and dinner, and that’s a good thing because it’s hard to get a reservation unless you want to dine at 3:30pm. But the food is so good, I’ll take that time-slot any day of the week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You could do worse than to order multiple pasta courses, and share, but the menu is designed around the idea of three courses—\u003cem>antipasti\u003c/em>, \u003cem>primi\u003c/em> (mostly pastas, with one risotto dish), and \u003cem>secondi\u003c/em>—plus vegetable side dishes and dessert. Nonetheless, what shines here are the northern Italian pastas that Chef Belotti learned to make from his mother: labor-intensive shapes and cuts, all handmade (with the exception of a dried spaghetti meant to be served \u003cem>al dente\u003c/em>), and all served with equally complex sauces, often meat reductions cooked for days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On our first visit, we ordered a salad, two pastas, and one meat dish to share, and portions were more than ample. The salad was among the simplest and most delightful I’ve had in ages: living butter lettuce with lemon dressing, grated Grana Padano cheese and roasted pine nuts, exuding the simplicity that the entire menu embraces. It was plated as if still a whole head of lettuce, so basically deconstructed and reconstructed in what seemed like an effortless gesture that I’m sure isn’t.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119903\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119903\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new.jpg\" alt=\"Butter lettuce salad with lemon dressing, grated Grana Padano cheese and roasted pine nuts.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Butter lettuce salad with lemon dressing, grated Grana Padano cheese and roasted pine nuts. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Our two pastas were a study in contrasts. The tagliatelle with wild boar sugo, pecorino di Rosso Toscano and liberal turns of black pepper was rich and toothsome, the narrow-width, flat pasta noodles tossed in the tomato-based boar sauce. (I thought the dish was over-sauced, but my wife did not, so that remains a matter of personal preference.) The casoncelli, on the other hand, somewhat gyoza-shaped dumplings stuffed with beef, prosciutto, pork shoulder, grana, smoked pancetta and sage, was an instant hit and an example of the kitchen’s classic bent. This is a traditional dish of Lombardy, where chef Belotti grew up, and he counts the dish as among his favorite of his mother’s recipes. The beautiful hand-formed dumplings are coated in butter and pecorino and punctuated by little cubes of pancetta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119905\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 4032px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119905\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade tagliatelle with wild boar sugo and pecorino.\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new.jpg 4032w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homemade tagliatelle with wild boar sugo and pecorino. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119904\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 4032px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119904\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new.jpg\" alt=\"Casconcelli: homemade dumplings stuffed with beef, prosciutto, pork shoulder, grana, smoked pancetta and sage.\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new.jpg 4032w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casconcelli: homemade dumplings stuffed with beef, prosciutto, pork shoulder, grana, smoked pancetta and sage. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We chose the \u003cem>maialino\u003c/em> as our main course: suckling pig from Stone Valley Farm, slow-cooked for 13 hours and served with caramelized apricots, lollipop kale, and green onions, topped with a balsamic reduction. While it was a splendid dish, it didn’t go well with the bottle of gorgeous Gaja Langhe we’d splurged on; the dish had too much fruit-sweetness to play nicely with the elegantly structured Piedmont red wine. The pork dish was better suited to a crisp white.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119906\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 4032px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119906\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new.jpg\" alt=\"Maialino: slow-cooked suckling pig.\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new.jpg 4032w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maialino: slow-cooked suckling pig. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119902\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119902\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new.jpg\" alt=\"A Gaja Langhe from the well-selected list of Italian red wines.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new-800x1066.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Gaja Langhe from the well-selected list of Italian red wines. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On a second visit, we tried two more homemade stuffed pastas, equally delightful. The only way to really choose between them is to base your decision on ingredients. The agnolotti di Lidia has a blend of meats: beef shank, flat-iron steak, pork loin and sausage, with escarole, spinach, and grana, served in a silky-smooth beef reduction sauce. The tortelli di polenta, on the other hand, is filled with fine-ground yellow polenta (an odd-sounding filling for egg pasta, but it works) topped with rabbit sugo garnished with thyme and grana. They are both rich and hearty, so if you’re sharing, you might consider getting two styles of pasta more different from each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119912\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 4032px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119912\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new.jpg\" alt=\"Agnolotti di Lidia, stuffed with a blend of meats in a rich beef reduction sauce.\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new.jpg 4032w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agnolotti di Lidia, stuffed with a blend of meats in a rich beef reduction sauce. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119909\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119909\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new.jpg\" alt=\"Tortelli di polenta with rabbit sugo.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tortelli di polenta with rabbit sugo. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In contrast, the tagliolini with yellow peaches, tomatoes and porcini mushrooms, was a wonderful seasonal riff on local bounty, and not too sweet for the red wines on the list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119908\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119908\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade tagliolini with yellow peaches, tomatoes and porcini mushrooms.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homemade tagliolini with yellow peaches, tomatoes and porcini mushrooms. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We also felt compelled to try the brasato: long-braised certified Piemontese flat-iron steak, cooked to meltingly tender and served atop polenta with hen of the woods mushrooms and a Nebbiolo reduction. Perfect with any of the Nebbiolos on the wine list. And if it’s this good at the height of summer, imagine the winter pleasures of this dish!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119913\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119913\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new.jpg\" alt=\"Long-braised certified Piemontese flat-iron steak, served over polenta.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long-braised certified Piemontese flat-iron steak, served over polenta. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a meal of excesses, what’s one more? We closed down the house by lingering longer over the best affogato I’ve had in the bay area. Homemade vanilla gelato with a perfectly pulled espresso poured on top. Semplice e squisito (simple and exquisite).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119914\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119914\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade vanilla gelato with a perfectly pulled espresso poured on top. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homemade vanilla gelato with a perfectly pulled espresso poured on top. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Look for the bottega to open in the coming months on Piedmont Avenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://belottirb.com/\">\u003cstrong>Belotti\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n5403 College Ave.\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94618 [ \u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/vVe8G2\">Map\u003c/a> ]\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 788-7890\u003cbr>\nHours: Wed-Thu, 11:30am-10pm; Fri, 11:30am-11pm; Sat, 10am-11pm; Sun, 10am-9pm; closed Tue\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$-$$$ ($14.95-$17.50 pastas; $26.75-$29.75 entrees)\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/BelottiRB/\">@BelottiRB\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/BelottiRB\">@BelottiRB\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/belottirb/\">@belottirb\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Michele Belotti, the young chef/owner who runs the show at his namesake restaurant, is one of the most unpretentious folks in the business of cooking—and one of the most talented. Not even two-years-old, \u003ca href=\"http://belottirb.com/\">Belotti Ristorante\u003c/a> (soon to be Belotti Ristorante & Bottega, as plans to open a shop on Piedmont Avenue continue to unfold) has become a Bay Area destination for traditional northern Italian dining. Pastas from Lombardy and the Piedmont region form the heart of the menu, and there are a handful of home-style \u003cem>secondi\u003c/em>, or main courses, as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119911\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119911\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new.jpg\" alt=\"Chef Michele Belotti in his restaurant’s kitchen.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0394-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Michele Belotti in his restaurant’s kitchen. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When I say “traditional,” I mean it in the most literal sense, and apply the term both to the food here and the style of dining. With the exception of several stellar locally sourced products, such as \u003ca href=\"http://www.sekahills.com/\">Séka Hills olive oil\u003c/a>, Belotti imports its favorite products from regional producers in Italy, many of which it plans to sell in its shop. And the recipes are not light, as we’re accustomed to in our temperate climate and health-conscious food scene; they’re a hearty, meaty, buttery, and divinely carbohydrate affair. The food is also not trendy in the least; you’ll find no avocado toast in sight. So, if you walk in on a hot Thursday afternoon for lunch, you shouldn’t expect to see a menu that reflects the weather. You’ll find traditional, lovingly prepared, and hearty food, and you’ll want to order a big red wine to go with it, no matter the temperature outside. And then you’ll want a nap.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119901\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119901\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new.jpg\" alt=\"The cozy dining room at Belotti Ristorante & Bottega, in Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0180-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cozy dining room at Belotti Ristorante & Bottega, in Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119907\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119907\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new.jpg\" alt=\"Bread service with Séka Hills olive oil.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0374-new-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bread service with Séka Hills olive oil. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The only thing about the restaurant that isn’t traditional, in the Italian sense, is its open hours. As per American custom, Belotti doesn’t close between lunch and dinner, and that’s a good thing because it’s hard to get a reservation unless you want to dine at 3:30pm. But the food is so good, I’ll take that time-slot any day of the week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You could do worse than to order multiple pasta courses, and share, but the menu is designed around the idea of three courses—\u003cem>antipasti\u003c/em>, \u003cem>primi\u003c/em> (mostly pastas, with one risotto dish), and \u003cem>secondi\u003c/em>—plus vegetable side dishes and dessert. Nonetheless, what shines here are the northern Italian pastas that Chef Belotti learned to make from his mother: labor-intensive shapes and cuts, all handmade (with the exception of a dried spaghetti meant to be served \u003cem>al dente\u003c/em>), and all served with equally complex sauces, often meat reductions cooked for days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On our first visit, we ordered a salad, two pastas, and one meat dish to share, and portions were more than ample. The salad was among the simplest and most delightful I’ve had in ages: living butter lettuce with lemon dressing, grated Grana Padano cheese and roasted pine nuts, exuding the simplicity that the entire menu embraces. It was plated as if still a whole head of lettuce, so basically deconstructed and reconstructed in what seemed like an effortless gesture that I’m sure isn’t.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119903\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119903\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new.jpg\" alt=\"Butter lettuce salad with lemon dressing, grated Grana Padano cheese and roasted pine nuts.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0188-new-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Butter lettuce salad with lemon dressing, grated Grana Padano cheese and roasted pine nuts. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Our two pastas were a study in contrasts. The tagliatelle with wild boar sugo, pecorino di Rosso Toscano and liberal turns of black pepper was rich and toothsome, the narrow-width, flat pasta noodles tossed in the tomato-based boar sauce. (I thought the dish was over-sauced, but my wife did not, so that remains a matter of personal preference.) The casoncelli, on the other hand, somewhat gyoza-shaped dumplings stuffed with beef, prosciutto, pork shoulder, grana, smoked pancetta and sage, was an instant hit and an example of the kitchen’s classic bent. This is a traditional dish of Lombardy, where chef Belotti grew up, and he counts the dish as among his favorite of his mother’s recipes. The beautiful hand-formed dumplings are coated in butter and pecorino and punctuated by little cubes of pancetta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119905\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 4032px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119905\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade tagliatelle with wild boar sugo and pecorino.\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new.jpg 4032w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0198-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homemade tagliatelle with wild boar sugo and pecorino. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119904\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 4032px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119904\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new.jpg\" alt=\"Casconcelli: homemade dumplings stuffed with beef, prosciutto, pork shoulder, grana, smoked pancetta and sage.\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new.jpg 4032w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0192-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casconcelli: homemade dumplings stuffed with beef, prosciutto, pork shoulder, grana, smoked pancetta and sage. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We chose the \u003cem>maialino\u003c/em> as our main course: suckling pig from Stone Valley Farm, slow-cooked for 13 hours and served with caramelized apricots, lollipop kale, and green onions, topped with a balsamic reduction. While it was a splendid dish, it didn’t go well with the bottle of gorgeous Gaja Langhe we’d splurged on; the dish had too much fruit-sweetness to play nicely with the elegantly structured Piedmont red wine. The pork dish was better suited to a crisp white.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119906\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 4032px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119906\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new.jpg\" alt=\"Maialino: slow-cooked suckling pig.\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new.jpg 4032w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0202-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maialino: slow-cooked suckling pig. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119902\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119902\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new.jpg\" alt=\"A Gaja Langhe from the well-selected list of Italian red wines.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new-800x1066.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0184-new-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Gaja Langhe from the well-selected list of Italian red wines. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On a second visit, we tried two more homemade stuffed pastas, equally delightful. The only way to really choose between them is to base your decision on ingredients. The agnolotti di Lidia has a blend of meats: beef shank, flat-iron steak, pork loin and sausage, with escarole, spinach, and grana, served in a silky-smooth beef reduction sauce. The tortelli di polenta, on the other hand, is filled with fine-ground yellow polenta (an odd-sounding filling for egg pasta, but it works) topped with rabbit sugo garnished with thyme and grana. They are both rich and hearty, so if you’re sharing, you might consider getting two styles of pasta more different from each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119912\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 4032px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119912\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new.jpg\" alt=\"Agnolotti di Lidia, stuffed with a blend of meats in a rich beef reduction sauce.\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new.jpg 4032w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0400-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Agnolotti di Lidia, stuffed with a blend of meats in a rich beef reduction sauce. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119909\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119909\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new.jpg\" alt=\"Tortelli di polenta with rabbit sugo.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0386-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tortelli di polenta with rabbit sugo. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In contrast, the tagliolini with yellow peaches, tomatoes and porcini mushrooms, was a wonderful seasonal riff on local bounty, and not too sweet for the red wines on the list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119908\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119908\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade tagliolini with yellow peaches, tomatoes and porcini mushrooms.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0381-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homemade tagliolini with yellow peaches, tomatoes and porcini mushrooms. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We also felt compelled to try the brasato: long-braised certified Piemontese flat-iron steak, cooked to meltingly tender and served atop polenta with hen of the woods mushrooms and a Nebbiolo reduction. Perfect with any of the Nebbiolos on the wine list. And if it’s this good at the height of summer, imagine the winter pleasures of this dish!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119913\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119913\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new.jpg\" alt=\"Long-braised certified Piemontese flat-iron steak, served over polenta.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0402-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long-braised certified Piemontese flat-iron steak, served over polenta. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a meal of excesses, what’s one more? We closed down the house by lingering longer over the best affogato I’ve had in the bay area. Homemade vanilla gelato with a perfectly pulled espresso poured on top. Semplice e squisito (simple and exquisite).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119914\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-119914\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade vanilla gelato with a perfectly pulled espresso poured on top. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/08/IMG_0410-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homemade vanilla gelato with a perfectly pulled espresso poured on top. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Look for the bottega to open in the coming months on Piedmont Avenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>As all matters of taste, burgers are a subjective business. In our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/09/30/bay-area-bites-guide-to-9-favorite-east-bay-burgers-berkeley-oakland/\">first burger guide to Berkeley and Oakland\u003c/a> in 2014, I outlined three criteria for what constitutes burger excellence in my book: sustainably farmed meat, consistent cooking to requested temperature, and simplicity of toppings (the fewer, the better). \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Handlebar, Phil’s Sliders and Victory Burger were cut from this update because they have all closed since the first guide was published. Mua and Umami Burger have also been omitted here because neither is transparent about their beef sourcing. In the case of Mua, no one at the restaurant was able to give me any information about the beef, beyond their distributor. Umami is more complicated; everyone I spoke to, including a marketing representative, indicated that their signature beef blend is a secret recipe. So, this is not to say that this meat isn’t sustainable, just that I couldn’t readily access that information, so neither can diners. (Furthermore, every burger I've had a Umami in the past year has been overcooked.) As sustainability gets more important in the Bay Area dining scene—and in the larger context of global warming and our carbon footprint—we’ve been able to insist that, beyond tasting good, the meat we eat is sustainably farmed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And of course, we know how vague and trendy the word “sustainable” is. For the purposes of this guide, we use the term in the broadest possible sense, to describe beef that is produced with considerations of environmental, social and economic outcomes (understanding that all beef production has a range of sustainability challenges).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Bunaburger [CLOSED] \u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119093\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new.jpg\" alt=\"Bunaburger’s “Classic” Burger with red onions, lettuce, tomato, bread and butter pickles, and special sauce.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119093\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bunaburger’s “Classic” Burger with red onions, lettuce, tomato, bread and butter pickles, and special sauce. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s not typical that we would include a pop-up in a guide, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.bunaburger.com/\">Bunaburger\u003c/a> seems to have established relatively permanent status inside Blackwater Station in Temescal. It’s a spinoff on a successful breakfast-sandwich pop-up, Cracked, by Buna Babilla, and has taken up residence at the back counter of Blackwater Station, perfect for takeout or eating in with a cocktail at the bar. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The concept is throwback Americana, with homemade tater tots, chicken fingers and “special sauce,” and the five burgers on the menu constitute the bulk of the offerings, though there are also several entrée salads as well. We tried two burgers: the Buna Burger and the Classic. All beef is certified hormone- and antibiotic-free. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As intriguing as the creative Buna Burger is, we preferred the Classic, with red onions, lettuce, tomato, bread and butter pickles, and special sauce, which is akin to Thousand Island dressing. The Buna skewed more to the sweet side, with brown-sugar bacon mixed into the house-ground chuck, served with smoked onions, cheddar, and miso mayo. The server recommended medium for cooking temperature, so we went with it, and both were precisely so, juicy and ever-so-slightly pink. And the tater tots beat out the fries for their coarse texture and not over-salted crispness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119095\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new.jpg\" alt=\"“Bunaburger” with smoked onions, cheddar, and miso mayo.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119095\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“Bunaburger” with smoked onions, cheddar, and miso mayo. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bunaburger.com/\">\u003cstrong>Bunaburger\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> [CLOSED - \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2017/10/13/breakfast-sandwich-cracked-to-berkeley/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">some items moved to Cracked\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\n4901 Telegraph Ave. (inside Blackwater Station) [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/cA21Ss\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94609\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 520-4265\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Thu, 11am-9pm; Fri, 11am-10pm; Sat, 5-10pm; Sun, 5-9pm\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (burgers $8-$9)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/bunaburger-oakland\">Bunaburger\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Chop Bar\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119090\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger.jpg\" alt=\"Chop Bar burger\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119090\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chop Bar burger \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You’ve heard about their famous Bloody Mary with bacon; \u003ca href=\"http://www.oaklandchopbar.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Chop Bar\u003c/a>’s burger is of the same high caliber. House-ground chuck, distributed by \u003ca href=\"http://preferredmeats.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Preferred Meats\u003c/a>, chuck is cooked to a perfect medium rare and served on an \u003ca href=\"http://www.acmebread.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Acme\u003c/a> Kaiser roll with bacon, avocado, sliced heirloom tomatoes, and aioli. (Cheese and grilled onions are optional.) It comes with an arugula salad; I suggest also ordering a side of the jo-jos, crispy potato wedges with chimichurri. There’s a nice wine list that includes several sparkling wines by the glass that pair well with a juicy, bacon-topped burger. The space is indoor-outdoor rustic, and the servers are chatty and welcoming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.oaklandchopbar.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Chop Bar\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n247 4th St. [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/61pS6g\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94607\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 834-2467\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu 8am-10pm; Fri 8am-11pm; Sat 9am-11pm; Sun 9am-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/chopbar\" target=\"_blank\">Chop Bar\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ChopBar\" target=\"_blank\">@ChopBar\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/chop-bar-oakland\">Chop Bar\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (Entrees $11-$17, Burger $13)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Clove and Hoof\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119098\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new.jpg\" alt=\"Clove and Hoof’s double-decker grass-fed burger.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119098\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clove and Hoof’s double-decker grass-fed burger. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We wrote about \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/12/03/black-creek-builders-behind-the-scenes-of-the-east-bay-restaurant-boom/\">Clove and Hoof\u003c/a> in December 2014, just before it opened, in a story about the local restaurant construction boom. More than two years later, the butcher shop/restaurant venture by Analiesa Gosnell and John Blevins has solidified its space in both departments and has nailed the burger, in particular. The C&H Burger is made from grass-fed beef from \u003ca href=\"http://www.jennerfamilybeef.com/\">Jenner Farms\u003c/a> in Etna, CA: two four-ounce patties slathered with pimento cheese and topped with caramelized onion, sweetly tart pickles, and pickle mayo on a potato pepper bun. (A gluten-free bun by \u003ca href=\"https://www.mariposabaking.com/\">Mariposa Bakery\u003c/a> is available for an extra $2.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I ordered my burger medium-rare, and it arrived perfectly cooked. I would suggest that, since this burger is comprised of two small patties, as opposed to one large, it might be better cooked medium so that the outside of each patty gets more seared. But the meat itself is fantastic, pasture-raised, dry-aged, and all grass-fed. The pimento cheese is another nod to the retro trend we’re observing in burgers across the Bay Area. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://cloveandhoofoakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Clove and Hoof\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n4001 Broadway [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/cA21Ss\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94611\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 547-1446\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily, 11am-9pm (Tue open until 3pm)\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/CloveAndHoof\">Clove and Hoof\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/clove_and_hoof\">@Clove_and_Hoof\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cloveandhoof/\">@cloveandhoof\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/clove-and-hoof-oakland-2\">Clove and Hoof\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (burger $14)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Drip Line\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119100\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new.jpg\" alt=\"Chef Nora Dunning’s blended burger with grass-fed beef and shiitake mushrooms.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119100\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Nora Dunning’s blended burger with grass-fed beef and shiitake mushrooms. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We covered Nora Dunning’s exquisite cooking at \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2017/03/01/drip-line-brings-soulful-singapore-inspired-food-to-west-oakland/\">Drip Line\u003c/a> a few months back, and the chef’s ingenuity makes the cut once again with a “blended burger,” launched as part of a project by the James Beard Foundation to make more sustainable burgers by blending mushrooms into the beef. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dunning’s version blends 60% grass-fed beef with 40% shiitake mushrooms, seasoned with dried shiitake powder and served on homemade brioche buns. Sambal aioli gives it a little kick, as does arugula, and the homemade lotus root chips on the side are downright addictive. As with everything on the menu at Drip Line, the burger bun is homemade, in this case from a sourdough starter with the addition of koji, fermented rice like that used to brew sake, which makes the bun ultra-light.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://driplineoakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Drip Line\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1940 Union St., Ste. #21 [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/snizj8\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94607\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 612-6952\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Fri, 7am-3pm; Sat-Sun, 8am-2pm; Closed Mon\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/DripLineCafe/\">Drip Line Oakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter:\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DripLineCoffee\"> @DripLineCoffee\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/driplineoakland/\">@driplineoakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/drip-line-oakland\">Drip Line\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ ($9-$13)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Duchess [CLOSED]\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119104\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new.jpg\" alt=\"The Wagyu burger at Duchess in Oakland.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119104\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Wagyu burger at Duchess in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The claim to fame of the Duchess burger is Wagyu beef, from the cattle breed first imported into the U.S. in 1975. Highly regarded as a delicacy in Japan, the meat from Wagyu cows is very marbled, with a higher ratio of mono-unsaturated to saturated fat than beef from other breeds. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The presentation here is straightforward: American cheese, “dijonnaise” (a combination of mayonnaise and Dijon mustard), caramelized onion and shredded lettuce. The server recommended a temperature of medium for the meat, but I went with medium rare, and was happy I did. Barely charred on the outside and thoroughly pink on the inside, the juicy burger was snugly held by a seeded bun, toasted and firm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.duchessoakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Duchess\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> [CLOSED]\u003cbr>\n5422 College Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/hiRdHw\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94618\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 871-3463\u003cbr>\nHours: Sun, 10am-3pm and 5-9pm; Mon-Wed, 5:30-9:30pm; Thu-Fri, 5-10pm; Sat, 10am-3pm and 5-10pm\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/duchessoakland\">@DuchessOakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/duchessoakland/\">@duchessoakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (burger $18)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/duchess-oakland\">Duchess\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Farm Burger\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new.jpg\" alt=\"Farm Burger’s bargain burger at $8.50.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119106\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farm Burger’s bargain burger at $8.50. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While \u003ca href=\"http://www.farmburger.net/berkeley-ca#berkeley-california-1\">Farm Burger\u003c/a> seems like a thoroughly local joint, it is, in fact, a growing chain, with nine locations across the country. The growth of the company doesn’t seem to have affected quality in the least, and each restaurant does its own local sourcing. In Berkeley, that means 100% grass-fed beef from California farms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a rotating daily special, but I recommend going straight for the Farm Burger, which, for $8.50, is the biggest bargain on this list. Free toppings include Farm Burger sauce (a variation on the theme of Thousand Island dressing), roasted garlic, fresh jalapeños, pickled jalapeños, iceberg lettuce, Duke's mayo, smoked paprika mayo, grainy mustard, red onion, house pickles, and tomatoes (in season), served on a locally made bun from \u003ca href=\"https://www.semifreddis.com/\">Semifreddi's\u003c/a> bakery in Emeryville. For just $1, you can add fancier toppings like arugula, chili, sautéed mushrooms, a beer-battered onion ring, fried egg, goat cheese, and other items.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As is my wont, I went simple, with house sauce, pickles, red onion and tomato, and added homemade fries for a hearty, affordable lunch. The burger was cooked to spot-on medium-rare. The service at this location is well more developed than one might expect at a counter-service restaurant, with friendly servers buzzing around offering water and hot sauce and asking how your meal tastes. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119105\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new.jpg\" alt=\"The Farm Burger with a gluten-free bun.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119105\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Farm Burger with a gluten-free bun. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.farmburger.net/berkeley-ca#berkeley-california-1\">\u003cstrong>Farm Burger\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1313 Ninth St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/QcLtpo\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, CA 94710\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 705-1485\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily, 11:30am-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/FarmBurger?ref=hl\">Farm Burger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/FarmBurger\">@FarmBurger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/farmburger/\">@FarmBurger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (burger $8.50)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/farm-burger-berkeley?osq=farm+burger\">Farm Burger\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>KronnerBurger [CLOSED temporarily]\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119136\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Kronner’s famous KronnerBurger, which has taken the Bay Area by storm.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119136\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Kronner’s famous KronnerBurger, which has taken the Bay Area by storm. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chris Kronner is, arguably, the Bay Area’s most celebrated designer of the burger experience. After a hugely successful pop-run in San Francisco that created a carnivore’s sensation, Kronner went brick-and-mortar on Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue in 2015, with a menu centered around his famous burger, grilled over oak wood and served on a homemade potato pain de mie bun, served simply with cheddar mayo, dill pickles, charred onion and lettuce. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What makes the burger special, for starters, is the dry-aged beef that comprises most of the blend, cooked rare and only rare, no exceptions. So, don’t bring your squeamish, blood-averse friends and relatives here! Unless of course, they want to try the vegan \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2017/02/22/a-tale-of-two-veggie-burgers-impossible-vs-beyond/\">Impossible Burger\u003c/a>, made by Impossible Foods, a company that has developed a completely meat-free “burger,” whose main ingredients are unlikely: wheat, coconut oil and potatoes, resulting in a burger that “bleeds” with the help of magic-ingredient heme, an iron-containing molecule in blood that carries oxygen. It turns out that heme is found in plants, as well as animals, so Impossible Foods has figured out a way to derive in from yeast and produce it in bulk. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are many reasons one might want to eat this burger, sheer curiosity being one of them. And I’ll say that, if I hadn’t known what I was eating, I would probably have guessed it was meat mixed in with some kind of starchy filler. And I would have been wrong, of course. That’s how closely the burger approximates real meat. That said, when I was a vegetarian, I didn’t particularly want meat replacements, choosing rather to eat vegetables for their own sake. So, I think this burger appeals to those who love meat, but can’t—or don’t want to—eat it. What’s interesting is that the Impossible Burger bleeds more than the KronnerBurger, whose dry-aged beef doesn’t really lose liquid, even when served rare. It’s more like eating fine steak tartare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119108\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new.jpg\" alt=\"The vegan Impossible Burger, whose main ingredient is heme.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119108\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The vegan Impossible Burger, whose main ingredient is heme. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://kronnerburger.com/\">\u003cstrong>KronnerBurger\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> [CLOSED temporarily]\u003cbr>\n4063 Piedmont Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/U1q9nb\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94611\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 410-7145\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Wed, 5:30-10pm; Thu-Fri, 11:30am-3:30pm and 5:30-10pm; Sat-Sun, 11am-4pm and 5:30-10pm; Closed Mon\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/KronnerBurgerSF\">KronnerBurger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KronnerBurger\">@KronnerBurger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kronnerburger/\">@kronnerburger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (burgers $15-$19)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/kronnerburger-oakland-3\">KronnerBurger\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Limewood Bar & Restaurant\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119109\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new.jpg\" alt=\"Limewood’s classic burger, served up in a resort ambiance.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119109\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Limewood’s classic burger, served up in a resort ambiance. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rarely does a hotel restaurant make a best-burger list, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.limewoodrestaurant.com/\">Limewood\u003c/a>, in Berkeley’s Claremont Hotel (now owned by Fairmont), cooks up a mean burger and throws in a view for free. Despite the elegance of the space, you can walk in in your tennis attire, if you like—especially at lunch, when all eyes are on the panoramic view of the bay from high atop Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A grass-fed burger, ground in-house, comes on a potato bun with sharp cheddar and creamed horseradish and lettuce. That’s it. Just three simple toppings that amplify the meat cooked perfectly to medium-rare. Sauntering in and ordering a burger is also an affordable way of enjoying the resort atmosphere of the place (though you can certainly order oysters and Champagne as well).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.limewoodrestaurant.com/\">\u003cstrong>Limewood Bar & Restaurant\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n41 Tunnel Rd. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/e8wPAV\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, CA 94705\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 549-8585\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily, 11:30am-midnight\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/limewoodberkeley\">Limewood Bar & Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/limewoodbarandrestaurant/\">@limewoodbarandrestaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (burger $18)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/limewood-bar-and-restaurant-berkeley\">Limewood Bar & Restaurant\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Park Burger\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119110\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new.jpg\" alt=\"The Classic Cheeseburger at Park Burger in Oakland.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119110\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Classic Cheeseburger at Park Burger in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So many burger joints end up being neighborhood destinations, and \u003ca href=\"http://parkburgeroakland.com/\">Park Burger\u003c/a> is one of those. It’s very laid back and welcoming, with a down-home feel. The menu is large, and consists mostly of burgers of various compositions, but there are salads and side, too, including exceptional hand-cut Kennebec potato fries. And the burger, though only $9.25 with cheese, is top-notch. Made from delicious grass-fed beef from \u003ca href=\"http://eatcream.co/\">Cream Co.\u003c/a>, a local purveyor of sustainably produced meat, and served on buns from Bakers of Paris that are akin to brioche, the classic burger with cheese comes simply with lettuce, tomato, homemade aioli and pickled onions, if you like. Counter service is fast and friendly, and there’s a good beer list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://parkburgeroakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Park Burger\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n4218 Park Blvd. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/2zHRLb\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94602\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 479-1402\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sat, 11am-9pm; Sun, 11am-8pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Park-Burger-127372520764350/\">Park Burger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (cheeseburger $9.25)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/park-burger-oakland\">Park Burger\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>900 Grayson\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119125\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger.jpg\" alt=\"900 Grayson burger\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119125\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">900 Grayson burger \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Known primarily as a great local breakfast spot, \u003ca href=\"http://www.900grayson.com\" target=\"_blank\">900 Grayson\u003c/a>, which looks like someone’s little house on the corner, is also a West Berkeley burger destination. Chef Nick Spelletich uses organic beef distributed by \u003ca href=\"http://www.goldengatemeatcompany.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Gate Meats\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.acmebread.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Acme\u003c/a> buns, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nueskes.com/\">Nueske's\u003c/a> bacon, and tops the whole shebang with batter-fried onion rings. Given the latter, it’s best to ask for a side salad instead of the fries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.900grayson.com\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>900 Grayson\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n900 Grayson St. \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/zVJa50\">[Map]\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, CA 94710\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 704-9900\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri 8-10:45am and 11:30am-3pm; Sat 8am-2:30pm; Closed Sun\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/900Grayson\" target=\"_blank\">900 Grayson\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/900-grayson-berkeley-2\">900 Grayson\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (Entrees $11-$17, Burger $12)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Sidebar\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119111\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new.jpg\" alt=\"Sidebar’s burger with chipotle-Thousand Island sauce.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119111\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sidebar’s burger with chipotle-Thousand Island sauce. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Well loved among the artisanal-cocktail set, \u003ca href=\"http://sidebar-oaktown.com/\">Sidebar\u003c/a>, across from Lake Merritt on Grand Avenue in Oakland, is somewhat of a sleeper of a restaurant. It seems to do a steady lunch business, without filling up readily. But their burger is so good that there should be a line out the door. It’s a marvel in simplicity: Niman Ranch beef, grilled to precisely medium-rare, served on a classic white bun with lettuce and chipotle-laced Thousand Island dressing, with homemade pickles on the side, as well as oven-baked potato wedges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re looking to pair your burger with a cocktail, I happen to know that the Caged Heat bourbon cocktail that features a Sidebar employee’s homemade ghost pepper syrup, can also be made with tequila. This is an important sidebar, pun intended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://sidebar-oaktown.com/\">\u003cstrong>Sidebar\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n542 Grand Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/e8wPAV\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94705\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 452-9500\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu, 11:30am-10pm; Fri, 11:30am-10:30pm; Sat, 4-10:30pm; closed Sun\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/sidebarOAK/\">Sidebar Oaktown\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SidebarOakland\">@SidebarOakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sidebaroakland/\">@sidebaroakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/sidebar-oakland-2\">Sidebar\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (burger $13.75)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Cook and Her Farmer\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119102\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new.jpg\" alt=\"The grass-fed burger at The Cook and Her Farmer in Swan’s Market in Old Oakland.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119102\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The grass-fed burger at The Cook and Her Farmer in Swan’s Market in Old Oakland. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Because there seems to be one of everything delicious at \u003ca href=\"http://swansmarket.com/\">Swan’s Market\u003c/a> in Old Oakland, it may not come as a surprise that one of the East Bay’s best burgers is found there, though it is a bit odd to have found it at the oyster bar. \u003ca href=\"http://www.thecookandherfarmer.com/\">The Cook and Her Farmer\u003c/a> is best known for its oysters, wine and beer, but they’ve also got it going on in the grass-fed burger department. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It starts with a big toasted \u003ca href=\"http://www.acmebread.com/\">Acme\u003c/a> bun onto which goes a medium-thick patty grilled to precisely medium-rare, topped only with sharp cheddar cheese, sweetly tart, thinly sliced pickles, lettuce, and grilled red onions. The abundance of melted cheese serves to double as a sauce, so the burger doesn’t really need mayo or other condiments. There’s a bacon option I recommend because the kitchen serves it up crispy. Homemade potato chips on the side seal the deal. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.thecookandherfarmer.com/\">\u003cstrong>The Cook and Her Farmer\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n907 Washington St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/NK4fJX\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94607\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 285-6140\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon, 9am-4pm; Tue-Thu, 9am-9pm; Fri-Sat, 9am-10pm; Closed Sun\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thecookandherfarmer/\">@thecookandherfarmer\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (burgers $14-$16)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-cook-and-her-farmer-oakland-2\">The Cook and Her Farmer\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Golden Squirrel\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119107\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new.jpg\" alt=\"Wagyu burger at The Golden Squirrel, a Rockridge gastropub.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119107\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wagyu burger at The Golden Squirrel, a Rockridge gastropub. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.goldensquirrelpub.com/\">The Golden Squirrel\u003c/a> is what a gastropub was originally designed to be: a casual, inviting space with excellent beer that places equal emphasis on food. In the case of the burger here, the “gastro” moniker earns its status with the choice of \u003ca href=\"http://www.masami-foods.com/usa/index2.html\">Masami beef\u003c/a>, an American Wagyu meat that is richly fatty and delicious at practically any temperature (though I recommend medium-rare to rare). \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For only $14, this beauty includes bone marrow, homemade American cheese, aioli, tomato, Little Gem lettuces and thinly sliced red onion on a grilled, soft-white bun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.goldensquirrelpub.com/\">\u003cstrong>The Golden Squirrel\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n5940 College Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/JNbLov\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94618\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 735-9220\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon, 4-10pm; Tue-Thu, 11:30am-11pm; Fri, 11:30am-midnight; Sat, 10:30am-midnight; Sun, 10am-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Goldensquirrelpub/\">The Golden Squirrel Rockridge\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/goldensquirrelp\">@Goldensquirrelp\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/goldensquirrelpub/\">@goldensquirrelpub\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (burger $14)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-golden-squirrel-oakland-2\">The Golden Squirrel\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>TrueBurger\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119132\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries.jpg\" alt=\"TrueBurger and fries.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119132\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">TrueBurger and fries. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When we walked into \u003ca href=\"http://trueburgeroakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\">TrueBurger\u003c/a>, my wife immediately said, “This should be a drive-in,” which makes sense given the efficient assembly line of cooks systematically getting properly cooked burgers onto trays (a la \u003ca href=\"http://www.in-n-out.com/\" target=\"_blank\">In-N-Out\u003c/a>) or tables. We noticed right away that the coarse-ground meat wasn’t flattened by the grilling process, and then identified why. The meat gets handed to the griller in the shape of a ball, and is only gently pressed down to be cooked; this process has a nice effect on the final burger, served in a white paper bag with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and a mildly garlicky aioli. At $6.50 a pop, this burger has the best value-to-quality ratio on the list. The beef here is pastured (though not grass-fed) with no hormones or no antibiotics, served on a Semifreddi's bun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://trueburgeroakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>TrueBurger\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n146 Grand Ave. \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/OZkjRZ\">[Map]\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94612\u003cbr>\n4101 Broadway (second location) [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/qwV1d7\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94611\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 208-5678\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Sat 11am-9:30pm; Sun noon-8pm; Closed Mon\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trueburger/186633031087\" target=\"_blank\">Trueburger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Trueburger\" target=\"_blank\">@Trueburger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/trueburger-oakland\">TrueBurger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (Entrees under $10, Burger $6.50)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Wood Tavern\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119131\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Tavern burger.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119131\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wood Tavern burger. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.woodtavern.net\" target=\"_blank\">Wood Tavern\u003c/a> is one of Oakland’s longest-standing fine-dining restaurants, which makes it even more lovely that they serve a burger. It’s made with tried and true \u003ca href=\"https://www.nimanranch.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Niman Ranch\u003c/a> beef on an \u003ca href=\"http://www.acmebread.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Acme\u003c/a> baguette (despite the round patty on a rectangular “bun,” it works), and more homemade shoestring fries than two people can rightly eat. Another plus is the excellent (if pricey) wine list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.woodtavern.net\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Wood Tavern\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n6317 College Ave.\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/hbXhkr\">[Map]\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94618\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 654-4607\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu 11:30am-10pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am-10:30pm; Sun 11:30am-9pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Wood-Tavern-Restaurant/114049475293455?sk=info\" target=\"_blank\">The Wood Tavern Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/wood-tavern-oakland\">Wood Tavern\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$-$$$ (Entrees $11-$24, Burger $13)\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>As all matters of taste, burgers are a subjective business. In our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/09/30/bay-area-bites-guide-to-9-favorite-east-bay-burgers-berkeley-oakland/\">first burger guide to Berkeley and Oakland\u003c/a> in 2014, I outlined three criteria for what constitutes burger excellence in my book: sustainably farmed meat, consistent cooking to requested temperature, and simplicity of toppings (the fewer, the better). \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Handlebar, Phil’s Sliders and Victory Burger were cut from this update because they have all closed since the first guide was published. Mua and Umami Burger have also been omitted here because neither is transparent about their beef sourcing. In the case of Mua, no one at the restaurant was able to give me any information about the beef, beyond their distributor. Umami is more complicated; everyone I spoke to, including a marketing representative, indicated that their signature beef blend is a secret recipe. So, this is not to say that this meat isn’t sustainable, just that I couldn’t readily access that information, so neither can diners. (Furthermore, every burger I've had a Umami in the past year has been overcooked.) As sustainability gets more important in the Bay Area dining scene—and in the larger context of global warming and our carbon footprint—we’ve been able to insist that, beyond tasting good, the meat we eat is sustainably farmed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And of course, we know how vague and trendy the word “sustainable” is. For the purposes of this guide, we use the term in the broadest possible sense, to describe beef that is produced with considerations of environmental, social and economic outcomes (understanding that all beef production has a range of sustainability challenges).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Bunaburger [CLOSED] \u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119093\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new.jpg\" alt=\"Bunaburger’s “Classic” Burger with red onions, lettuce, tomato, bread and butter pickles, and special sauce.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119093\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Bunaburger-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bunaburger’s “Classic” Burger with red onions, lettuce, tomato, bread and butter pickles, and special sauce. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s not typical that we would include a pop-up in a guide, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.bunaburger.com/\">Bunaburger\u003c/a> seems to have established relatively permanent status inside Blackwater Station in Temescal. It’s a spinoff on a successful breakfast-sandwich pop-up, Cracked, by Buna Babilla, and has taken up residence at the back counter of Blackwater Station, perfect for takeout or eating in with a cocktail at the bar. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The concept is throwback Americana, with homemade tater tots, chicken fingers and “special sauce,” and the five burgers on the menu constitute the bulk of the offerings, though there are also several entrée salads as well. We tried two burgers: the Buna Burger and the Classic. All beef is certified hormone- and antibiotic-free. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As intriguing as the creative Buna Burger is, we preferred the Classic, with red onions, lettuce, tomato, bread and butter pickles, and special sauce, which is akin to Thousand Island dressing. The Buna skewed more to the sweet side, with brown-sugar bacon mixed into the house-ground chuck, served with smoked onions, cheddar, and miso mayo. The server recommended medium for cooking temperature, so we went with it, and both were precisely so, juicy and ever-so-slightly pink. And the tater tots beat out the fries for their coarse texture and not over-salted crispness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119095\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new.jpg\" alt=\"“Bunaburger” with smoked onions, cheddar, and miso mayo.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119095\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Buna1-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“Bunaburger” with smoked onions, cheddar, and miso mayo. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bunaburger.com/\">\u003cstrong>Bunaburger\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> [CLOSED - \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2017/10/13/breakfast-sandwich-cracked-to-berkeley/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">some items moved to Cracked\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\n4901 Telegraph Ave. (inside Blackwater Station) [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/cA21Ss\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94609\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 520-4265\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Thu, 11am-9pm; Fri, 11am-10pm; Sat, 5-10pm; Sun, 5-9pm\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (burgers $8-$9)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/bunaburger-oakland\">Bunaburger\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Chop Bar\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119090\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger.jpg\" alt=\"Chop Bar burger\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119090\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/chopbar-burger-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chop Bar burger \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You’ve heard about their famous Bloody Mary with bacon; \u003ca href=\"http://www.oaklandchopbar.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Chop Bar\u003c/a>’s burger is of the same high caliber. House-ground chuck, distributed by \u003ca href=\"http://preferredmeats.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Preferred Meats\u003c/a>, chuck is cooked to a perfect medium rare and served on an \u003ca href=\"http://www.acmebread.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Acme\u003c/a> Kaiser roll with bacon, avocado, sliced heirloom tomatoes, and aioli. (Cheese and grilled onions are optional.) It comes with an arugula salad; I suggest also ordering a side of the jo-jos, crispy potato wedges with chimichurri. There’s a nice wine list that includes several sparkling wines by the glass that pair well with a juicy, bacon-topped burger. The space is indoor-outdoor rustic, and the servers are chatty and welcoming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.oaklandchopbar.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Chop Bar\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n247 4th St. [\u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/61pS6g\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94607\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 834-2467\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu 8am-10pm; Fri 8am-11pm; Sat 9am-11pm; Sun 9am-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/chopbar\" target=\"_blank\">Chop Bar\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ChopBar\" target=\"_blank\">@ChopBar\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/chop-bar-oakland\">Chop Bar\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (Entrees $11-$17, Burger $13)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Clove and Hoof\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119098\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new.jpg\" alt=\"Clove and Hoof’s double-decker grass-fed burger.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119098\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/CloveandHoof-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clove and Hoof’s double-decker grass-fed burger. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We wrote about \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/12/03/black-creek-builders-behind-the-scenes-of-the-east-bay-restaurant-boom/\">Clove and Hoof\u003c/a> in December 2014, just before it opened, in a story about the local restaurant construction boom. More than two years later, the butcher shop/restaurant venture by Analiesa Gosnell and John Blevins has solidified its space in both departments and has nailed the burger, in particular. The C&H Burger is made from grass-fed beef from \u003ca href=\"http://www.jennerfamilybeef.com/\">Jenner Farms\u003c/a> in Etna, CA: two four-ounce patties slathered with pimento cheese and topped with caramelized onion, sweetly tart pickles, and pickle mayo on a potato pepper bun. (A gluten-free bun by \u003ca href=\"https://www.mariposabaking.com/\">Mariposa Bakery\u003c/a> is available for an extra $2.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I ordered my burger medium-rare, and it arrived perfectly cooked. I would suggest that, since this burger is comprised of two small patties, as opposed to one large, it might be better cooked medium so that the outside of each patty gets more seared. But the meat itself is fantastic, pasture-raised, dry-aged, and all grass-fed. The pimento cheese is another nod to the retro trend we’re observing in burgers across the Bay Area. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://cloveandhoofoakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Clove and Hoof\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n4001 Broadway [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/cA21Ss\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94611\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 547-1446\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily, 11am-9pm (Tue open until 3pm)\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/CloveAndHoof\">Clove and Hoof\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/clove_and_hoof\">@Clove_and_Hoof\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cloveandhoof/\">@cloveandhoof\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/clove-and-hoof-oakland-2\">Clove and Hoof\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (burger $14)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Drip Line\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119100\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new.jpg\" alt=\"Chef Nora Dunning’s blended burger with grass-fed beef and shiitake mushrooms.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119100\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/DripLine-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Nora Dunning’s blended burger with grass-fed beef and shiitake mushrooms. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We covered Nora Dunning’s exquisite cooking at \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2017/03/01/drip-line-brings-soulful-singapore-inspired-food-to-west-oakland/\">Drip Line\u003c/a> a few months back, and the chef’s ingenuity makes the cut once again with a “blended burger,” launched as part of a project by the James Beard Foundation to make more sustainable burgers by blending mushrooms into the beef. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dunning’s version blends 60% grass-fed beef with 40% shiitake mushrooms, seasoned with dried shiitake powder and served on homemade brioche buns. Sambal aioli gives it a little kick, as does arugula, and the homemade lotus root chips on the side are downright addictive. As with everything on the menu at Drip Line, the burger bun is homemade, in this case from a sourdough starter with the addition of koji, fermented rice like that used to brew sake, which makes the bun ultra-light.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://driplineoakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Drip Line\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1940 Union St., Ste. #21 [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/snizj8\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94607\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 612-6952\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Fri, 7am-3pm; Sat-Sun, 8am-2pm; Closed Mon\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/DripLineCafe/\">Drip Line Oakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter:\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DripLineCoffee\"> @DripLineCoffee\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/driplineoakland/\">@driplineoakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/drip-line-oakland\">Drip Line\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ ($9-$13)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Duchess [CLOSED]\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119104\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new.jpg\" alt=\"The Wagyu burger at Duchess in Oakland.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119104\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Duchess-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Wagyu burger at Duchess in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The claim to fame of the Duchess burger is Wagyu beef, from the cattle breed first imported into the U.S. in 1975. Highly regarded as a delicacy in Japan, the meat from Wagyu cows is very marbled, with a higher ratio of mono-unsaturated to saturated fat than beef from other breeds. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The presentation here is straightforward: American cheese, “dijonnaise” (a combination of mayonnaise and Dijon mustard), caramelized onion and shredded lettuce. The server recommended a temperature of medium for the meat, but I went with medium rare, and was happy I did. Barely charred on the outside and thoroughly pink on the inside, the juicy burger was snugly held by a seeded bun, toasted and firm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.duchessoakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Duchess\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> [CLOSED]\u003cbr>\n5422 College Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/hiRdHw\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94618\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 871-3463\u003cbr>\nHours: Sun, 10am-3pm and 5-9pm; Mon-Wed, 5:30-9:30pm; Thu-Fri, 5-10pm; Sat, 10am-3pm and 5-10pm\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/duchessoakland\">@DuchessOakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/duchessoakland/\">@duchessoakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (burger $18)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/duchess-oakland\">Duchess\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Farm Burger\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new.jpg\" alt=\"Farm Burger’s bargain burger at $8.50.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119106\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farm Burger’s bargain burger at $8.50. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While \u003ca href=\"http://www.farmburger.net/berkeley-ca#berkeley-california-1\">Farm Burger\u003c/a> seems like a thoroughly local joint, it is, in fact, a growing chain, with nine locations across the country. The growth of the company doesn’t seem to have affected quality in the least, and each restaurant does its own local sourcing. In Berkeley, that means 100% grass-fed beef from California farms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a rotating daily special, but I recommend going straight for the Farm Burger, which, for $8.50, is the biggest bargain on this list. Free toppings include Farm Burger sauce (a variation on the theme of Thousand Island dressing), roasted garlic, fresh jalapeños, pickled jalapeños, iceberg lettuce, Duke's mayo, smoked paprika mayo, grainy mustard, red onion, house pickles, and tomatoes (in season), served on a locally made bun from \u003ca href=\"https://www.semifreddis.com/\">Semifreddi's\u003c/a> bakery in Emeryville. For just $1, you can add fancier toppings like arugula, chili, sautéed mushrooms, a beer-battered onion ring, fried egg, goat cheese, and other items.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As is my wont, I went simple, with house sauce, pickles, red onion and tomato, and added homemade fries for a hearty, affordable lunch. The burger was cooked to spot-on medium-rare. The service at this location is well more developed than one might expect at a counter-service restaurant, with friendly servers buzzing around offering water and hot sauce and asking how your meal tastes. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119105\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new.jpg\" alt=\"The Farm Burger with a gluten-free bun.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119105\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/FarmBurger-GF-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Farm Burger with a gluten-free bun. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.farmburger.net/berkeley-ca#berkeley-california-1\">\u003cstrong>Farm Burger\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1313 Ninth St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/QcLtpo\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, CA 94710\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 705-1485\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily, 11:30am-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/FarmBurger?ref=hl\">Farm Burger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/FarmBurger\">@FarmBurger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/farmburger/\">@FarmBurger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (burger $8.50)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/farm-burger-berkeley?osq=farm+burger\">Farm Burger\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>KronnerBurger [CLOSED temporarily]\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119136\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Kronner’s famous KronnerBurger, which has taken the Bay Area by storm.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119136\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KronnerBurger-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Kronner’s famous KronnerBurger, which has taken the Bay Area by storm. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chris Kronner is, arguably, the Bay Area’s most celebrated designer of the burger experience. After a hugely successful pop-run in San Francisco that created a carnivore’s sensation, Kronner went brick-and-mortar on Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue in 2015, with a menu centered around his famous burger, grilled over oak wood and served on a homemade potato pain de mie bun, served simply with cheddar mayo, dill pickles, charred onion and lettuce. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What makes the burger special, for starters, is the dry-aged beef that comprises most of the blend, cooked rare and only rare, no exceptions. So, don’t bring your squeamish, blood-averse friends and relatives here! Unless of course, they want to try the vegan \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2017/02/22/a-tale-of-two-veggie-burgers-impossible-vs-beyond/\">Impossible Burger\u003c/a>, made by Impossible Foods, a company that has developed a completely meat-free “burger,” whose main ingredients are unlikely: wheat, coconut oil and potatoes, resulting in a burger that “bleeds” with the help of magic-ingredient heme, an iron-containing molecule in blood that carries oxygen. It turns out that heme is found in plants, as well as animals, so Impossible Foods has figured out a way to derive in from yeast and produce it in bulk. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are many reasons one might want to eat this burger, sheer curiosity being one of them. And I’ll say that, if I hadn’t known what I was eating, I would probably have guessed it was meat mixed in with some kind of starchy filler. And I would have been wrong, of course. That’s how closely the burger approximates real meat. That said, when I was a vegetarian, I didn’t particularly want meat replacements, choosing rather to eat vegetables for their own sake. So, I think this burger appeals to those who love meat, but can’t—or don’t want to—eat it. What’s interesting is that the Impossible Burger bleeds more than the KronnerBurger, whose dry-aged beef doesn’t really lose liquid, even when served rare. It’s more like eating fine steak tartare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119108\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new.jpg\" alt=\"The vegan Impossible Burger, whose main ingredient is heme.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119108\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/KB_Impossible-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The vegan Impossible Burger, whose main ingredient is heme. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://kronnerburger.com/\">\u003cstrong>KronnerBurger\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> [CLOSED temporarily]\u003cbr>\n4063 Piedmont Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/U1q9nb\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94611\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 410-7145\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Wed, 5:30-10pm; Thu-Fri, 11:30am-3:30pm and 5:30-10pm; Sat-Sun, 11am-4pm and 5:30-10pm; Closed Mon\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/KronnerBurgerSF\">KronnerBurger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KronnerBurger\">@KronnerBurger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kronnerburger/\">@kronnerburger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (burgers $15-$19)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/kronnerburger-oakland-3\">KronnerBurger\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Limewood Bar & Restaurant\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119109\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new.jpg\" alt=\"Limewood’s classic burger, served up in a resort ambiance.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119109\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Limewood-new-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Limewood’s classic burger, served up in a resort ambiance. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rarely does a hotel restaurant make a best-burger list, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.limewoodrestaurant.com/\">Limewood\u003c/a>, in Berkeley’s Claremont Hotel (now owned by Fairmont), cooks up a mean burger and throws in a view for free. Despite the elegance of the space, you can walk in in your tennis attire, if you like—especially at lunch, when all eyes are on the panoramic view of the bay from high atop Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A grass-fed burger, ground in-house, comes on a potato bun with sharp cheddar and creamed horseradish and lettuce. That’s it. Just three simple toppings that amplify the meat cooked perfectly to medium-rare. Sauntering in and ordering a burger is also an affordable way of enjoying the resort atmosphere of the place (though you can certainly order oysters and Champagne as well).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.limewoodrestaurant.com/\">\u003cstrong>Limewood Bar & Restaurant\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n41 Tunnel Rd. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/e8wPAV\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, CA 94705\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 549-8585\u003cbr>\nHours: Daily, 11:30am-midnight\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/limewoodberkeley\">Limewood Bar & Restaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/limewoodbarandrestaurant/\">@limewoodbarandrestaurant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (burger $18)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/limewood-bar-and-restaurant-berkeley\">Limewood Bar & Restaurant\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Park Burger\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119110\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new.jpg\" alt=\"The Classic Cheeseburger at Park Burger in Oakland.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119110\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/park-burger-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Classic Cheeseburger at Park Burger in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So many burger joints end up being neighborhood destinations, and \u003ca href=\"http://parkburgeroakland.com/\">Park Burger\u003c/a> is one of those. It’s very laid back and welcoming, with a down-home feel. The menu is large, and consists mostly of burgers of various compositions, but there are salads and side, too, including exceptional hand-cut Kennebec potato fries. And the burger, though only $9.25 with cheese, is top-notch. Made from delicious grass-fed beef from \u003ca href=\"http://eatcream.co/\">Cream Co.\u003c/a>, a local purveyor of sustainably produced meat, and served on buns from Bakers of Paris that are akin to brioche, the classic burger with cheese comes simply with lettuce, tomato, homemade aioli and pickled onions, if you like. Counter service is fast and friendly, and there’s a good beer list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://parkburgeroakland.com/\">\u003cstrong>Park Burger\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n4218 Park Blvd. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/2zHRLb\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94602\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 479-1402\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sat, 11am-9pm; Sun, 11am-8pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Park-Burger-127372520764350/\">Park Burger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (cheeseburger $9.25)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/park-burger-oakland\">Park Burger\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>900 Grayson\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119125\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger.jpg\" alt=\"900 Grayson burger\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119125\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/900grayson-burger-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">900 Grayson burger \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Known primarily as a great local breakfast spot, \u003ca href=\"http://www.900grayson.com\" target=\"_blank\">900 Grayson\u003c/a>, which looks like someone’s little house on the corner, is also a West Berkeley burger destination. Chef Nick Spelletich uses organic beef distributed by \u003ca href=\"http://www.goldengatemeatcompany.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Gate Meats\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.acmebread.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Acme\u003c/a> buns, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nueskes.com/\">Nueske's\u003c/a> bacon, and tops the whole shebang with batter-fried onion rings. Given the latter, it’s best to ask for a side salad instead of the fries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.900grayson.com\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>900 Grayson\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n900 Grayson St. \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/zVJa50\">[Map]\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, CA 94710\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 704-9900\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri 8-10:45am and 11:30am-3pm; Sat 8am-2:30pm; Closed Sun\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/900Grayson\" target=\"_blank\">900 Grayson\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/900-grayson-berkeley-2\">900 Grayson\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (Entrees $11-$17, Burger $12)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Sidebar\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119111\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new.jpg\" alt=\"Sidebar’s burger with chipotle-Thousand Island sauce.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119111\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/Sidebar-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sidebar’s burger with chipotle-Thousand Island sauce. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Well loved among the artisanal-cocktail set, \u003ca href=\"http://sidebar-oaktown.com/\">Sidebar\u003c/a>, across from Lake Merritt on Grand Avenue in Oakland, is somewhat of a sleeper of a restaurant. It seems to do a steady lunch business, without filling up readily. But their burger is so good that there should be a line out the door. It’s a marvel in simplicity: Niman Ranch beef, grilled to precisely medium-rare, served on a classic white bun with lettuce and chipotle-laced Thousand Island dressing, with homemade pickles on the side, as well as oven-baked potato wedges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re looking to pair your burger with a cocktail, I happen to know that the Caged Heat bourbon cocktail that features a Sidebar employee’s homemade ghost pepper syrup, can also be made with tequila. This is an important sidebar, pun intended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://sidebar-oaktown.com/\">\u003cstrong>Sidebar\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n542 Grand Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/e8wPAV\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94705\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 452-9500\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thu, 11:30am-10pm; Fri, 11:30am-10:30pm; Sat, 4-10:30pm; closed Sun\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/sidebarOAK/\">Sidebar Oaktown\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SidebarOakland\">@SidebarOakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sidebaroakland/\">@sidebaroakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/sidebar-oakland-2\">Sidebar\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (burger $13.75)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Cook and Her Farmer\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119102\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new.jpg\" alt=\"The grass-fed burger at The Cook and Her Farmer in Swan’s Market in Old Oakland.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119102\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/cook-farmer-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The grass-fed burger at The Cook and Her Farmer in Swan’s Market in Old Oakland. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Because there seems to be one of everything delicious at \u003ca href=\"http://swansmarket.com/\">Swan’s Market\u003c/a> in Old Oakland, it may not come as a surprise that one of the East Bay’s best burgers is found there, though it is a bit odd to have found it at the oyster bar. \u003ca href=\"http://www.thecookandherfarmer.com/\">The Cook and Her Farmer\u003c/a> is best known for its oysters, wine and beer, but they’ve also got it going on in the grass-fed burger department. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It starts with a big toasted \u003ca href=\"http://www.acmebread.com/\">Acme\u003c/a> bun onto which goes a medium-thick patty grilled to precisely medium-rare, topped only with sharp cheddar cheese, sweetly tart, thinly sliced pickles, lettuce, and grilled red onions. The abundance of melted cheese serves to double as a sauce, so the burger doesn’t really need mayo or other condiments. There’s a bacon option I recommend because the kitchen serves it up crispy. Homemade potato chips on the side seal the deal. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.thecookandherfarmer.com/\">\u003cstrong>The Cook and Her Farmer\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n907 Washington St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/NK4fJX\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94607\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 285-6140\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon, 9am-4pm; Tue-Thu, 9am-9pm; Fri-Sat, 9am-10pm; Closed Sun\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thecookandherfarmer/\">@thecookandherfarmer\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (burgers $14-$16)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-cook-and-her-farmer-oakland-2\">The Cook and Her Farmer\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Golden Squirrel\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119107\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new.jpg\" alt=\"Wagyu burger at The Golden Squirrel, a Rockridge gastropub.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119107\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/GoldenSquirrel-new-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wagyu burger at The Golden Squirrel, a Rockridge gastropub. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.goldensquirrelpub.com/\">The Golden Squirrel\u003c/a> is what a gastropub was originally designed to be: a casual, inviting space with excellent beer that places equal emphasis on food. In the case of the burger here, the “gastro” moniker earns its status with the choice of \u003ca href=\"http://www.masami-foods.com/usa/index2.html\">Masami beef\u003c/a>, an American Wagyu meat that is richly fatty and delicious at practically any temperature (though I recommend medium-rare to rare). \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For only $14, this beauty includes bone marrow, homemade American cheese, aioli, tomato, Little Gem lettuces and thinly sliced red onion on a grilled, soft-white bun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.goldensquirrelpub.com/\">\u003cstrong>The Golden Squirrel\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n5940 College Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/JNbLov\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94618\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 735-9220\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon, 4-10pm; Tue-Thu, 11:30am-11pm; Fri, 11:30am-midnight; Sat, 10:30am-midnight; Sun, 10am-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Goldensquirrelpub/\">The Golden Squirrel Rockridge\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/goldensquirrelp\">@Goldensquirrelp\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/goldensquirrelpub/\">@goldensquirrelpub\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ (burger $14)\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-golden-squirrel-oakland-2\">The Golden Squirrel\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>TrueBurger\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119132\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries.jpg\" alt=\"TrueBurger and fries.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119132\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/trueburger-fries-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">TrueBurger and fries. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When we walked into \u003ca href=\"http://trueburgeroakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\">TrueBurger\u003c/a>, my wife immediately said, “This should be a drive-in,” which makes sense given the efficient assembly line of cooks systematically getting properly cooked burgers onto trays (a la \u003ca href=\"http://www.in-n-out.com/\" target=\"_blank\">In-N-Out\u003c/a>) or tables. We noticed right away that the coarse-ground meat wasn’t flattened by the grilling process, and then identified why. The meat gets handed to the griller in the shape of a ball, and is only gently pressed down to be cooked; this process has a nice effect on the final burger, served in a white paper bag with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and a mildly garlicky aioli. At $6.50 a pop, this burger has the best value-to-quality ratio on the list. The beef here is pastured (though not grass-fed) with no hormones or no antibiotics, served on a Semifreddi's bun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://trueburgeroakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>TrueBurger\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n146 Grand Ave. \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/OZkjRZ\">[Map]\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94612\u003cbr>\n4101 Broadway (second location) [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/qwV1d7\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94611\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 208-5678\u003cbr>\nHours: Tue-Sat 11am-9:30pm; Sun noon-8pm; Closed Mon\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trueburger/186633031087\" target=\"_blank\">Trueburger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Trueburger\" target=\"_blank\">@Trueburger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/trueburger-oakland\">TrueBurger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (Entrees under $10, Burger $6.50)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Wood Tavern\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_119131\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Tavern burger.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119131\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/07/wood-tavern-burger-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wood Tavern burger. \u003ccite>(Kim Westerman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.woodtavern.net\" target=\"_blank\">Wood Tavern\u003c/a> is one of Oakland’s longest-standing fine-dining restaurants, which makes it even more lovely that they serve a burger. It’s made with tried and true \u003ca href=\"https://www.nimanranch.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Niman Ranch\u003c/a> beef on an \u003ca href=\"http://www.acmebread.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Acme\u003c/a> baguette (despite the round patty on a rectangular “bun,” it works), and more homemade shoestring fries than two people can rightly eat. Another plus is the excellent (if pricey) wine list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp> [aside postID='bayareabites_96566,news_10710678' label='Read More on Ice Cream']\u003cbr>\n\u003ci>This article was updated on June 11, 2019.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the Bay Area finally starts to warm up, it’s time to shift our diets to seasonally appropriate fare like tomatoes, corn and--of course--ice cream. Here’s our guide to ice cream options in Berkeley, Oakland and Emeryville, highlighting four relatively new places that offer exciting, non-traditional ice cream options. Not interested in branching out from the classics? We’ve also included a list of other nearby ice cream spot, so you can pick one that matches your preferences (plus, don’t miss \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2013/08/13/5-bites-get-the-scoop-on-east-bay-ice-cream/\" target=\"_blank\">our old list\u003c/a> for other East Bay shops). \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’ve tried to be as comprehensive as we can, but if we missed your favorite spot, let us know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_118142\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-118142 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate lemongrass and Thai tea gelato from Secret Sccop in Berkeley.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chocolate lemongrass and Thai tea gelato from Secret Scoop in Berkeley. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I'm a sucker for a handwritten sign. If there’s a handwritten sign--whether for a book, wine or dog at an animal shelter--I am 95% more likely to purchase the item in question. While the signs at \u003cstrong>Secret Scoop\u003c/strong>, which Funn Fisher opened earlier this year in Berkeley, aren’t handwritten, they have the same earnest, convincing tone as they gently guide you through your visit. Their iced tea? “Not too sweet.” Their salted tamarind sorbet? “Very South East Asian!” Time to pay? “We prefer credit card :)” Their specialty is ice cream with a scoop of sticky rice, which adds a chewy textural contrast to their innovative flavors. I couldn’t resist trying chocolate lemongrass, whose modest, straightforward sign informed me that “We have created this.” The herbaceous flavor was unusual yet compelling, while a scoop of Thai iced tea gelato featured the eponymous drink’s combination of creaminess and bitterness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.secretscoopgelato.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Secret Scoop Thai Gelato\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1922 M.L.K. Jr Way Suite B [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/dCMLLdRF26r\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, CA 94704\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 939-2832\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thur, 1-9:30pm; Fri-Sun, 12-9:30pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook:\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/SecretScoop/\" target=\"_blank\"> Secret Scoop (Thai Gelato) - Gelato Shop\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SecretScoopSF?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">@SecretScoopSF\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/secretscoopgelato/\" target=\"_blank\">@secretscoopgelato\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/secret-scoop-thai-gelato-berkeley\" target=\"_blank\">Secret Scoop Thai Gelato\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ (Entrees $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_118139\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-118139\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited.jpg\" alt=\"Roasted cashew and mocha chip ice cream from Mr. Dewie's Cashew Creamery in Emeryville.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roasted cashew and mocha chip ice cream from Mr. Dewie's Cashew Creamery in Emeryville. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Every weekday around noon, Emeryville’s Public Market is flooded with crowds of hungry office workers, their key cards swinging from lanyards as they choose between ramen, sushi or sandwiches. Now, those hordes have a new option for dessert. \u003cstrong>Mr. Dewie's Cashew Creamery\u003c/strong>, from owners Ari and Andrew Cohen, opened its second location there in March, with a cheery staff serving up their cashew-based ice cream from a zhooshed-up shipping container. A sign informs you that it’s dairy-free, additive-free, vegan, gluten-free, soy-free and organic, but lest that scare you off, let me reassure you that this ice cream isn’t just good for vegans, it’s good, period. It’s full-bodied and rich, with none of the watery grittiness of other dairy-free ice creams. Their roasted cashew flavor had a deep, sweet flavor from the roasted nuts, while their mocha chip was creamy and decadent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mrdewies.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Mr. Dewie’s Cashew Creamery\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> (Flagship store is \u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/CnhcRSseuLB2\" target=\"_blank\">in Albany\u003c/a>)\u003cbr>\n5959 Shellmound St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/ksVuiKCbDqB2\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nEmeryville, CA 94608\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 350-8171\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sat, 11am-9pm; Sun, 11am-8pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/MrDewies\" target=\"_blank\">Mr. Dewie's Cashew Creamery & Frozen Desserts\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mrdewies?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">@MrDewies\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mrdewies/\" target=\"_blank\">@mrdewies\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/mr-dewies-cashew-creamery-emeryville-5\" target=\"_blank\">Mr. Dewie’s Cashew Creamery\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ (Entrees $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_118169\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/sweet-deal.jpg\" alt=\"The Sweet Deal, with soft serve, caramel and a donut, from Sweet Belly in Oakland.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-118169\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/sweet-deal.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/sweet-deal-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/sweet-deal-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/sweet-deal-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/sweet-deal-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/sweet-deal-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/sweet-deal-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/sweet-deal-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/sweet-deal-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/sweet-deal-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sweet Deal, with soft serve, caramel and a donut, from Sweet Belly in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Oakland’s Belly, known for their elaborate tacos, manages to pull off the skillful feat of fusion food that actually tastes good. Last fall, Belly’s owners Alice Woo and Alan Chun wanted a new challenge, opening a tiny dessert-only outpost a few blocks away in Oakland’s Uptown. \u003cstrong>Sweet Belly\u003c/strong> features an attractive, Instagram-ready interior, with a dainty mobile, fairy lights curled around succulents, and gleaming subway tile. You can get coffee, donuts, cookies (including ones decorated with Warriors jerseys), or ice cream. Or you can get them all in the same cup. Their Sweet Deal combines soft serve, a topping from a sprawling list, one of their tiny, made-to-order doughnuts, and your choice of sauce. My towering creation--a mix of almond and coffee soft serve, a lacquered pretzel streusel, honey butter caramel and a sugar donut speared on a straw--was deliciously over-the-top, an ideal mix of salt, crunch and sweetness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sweetbellydesserts.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Sweet Belly\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>[CLOSED]\u003cbr>\n435 19th St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/Pd8sZ5Lw2ym\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94612\u003cbr>\nPh: (510)839-7295\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sat, 12-9pm; Closed Sun\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/sweetbelly510/\" target=\"_blank\">Sweet Belly\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sweetbelly510\" target=\"_blank\">@sweetbelly510\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/Sweetbellyoakland/\" target=\"_blank\">@sweetbellyoakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/sweet-belly-oakland\" target=\"_blank\">Sweet Belly Oakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ (Entrees $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_118170\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point.jpg\" alt=\"A matcha ice cream roll from Oakland's Freezing Point.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-118170\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A matcha ice cream roll from Oakland's Freezing Point. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Happiness comes in rolls,” reads the signage for \u003cstrong>Freezing Point Creamery\u003c/strong>, a new store in Oakland’s Chinatown. Freezing Point offers Thai-style rolled ice cream, along with a selection of traditional ice cream (including durian ice cream, should that be your craving) and drinks (it’s probably the only ice cream shop where you can also get a celery and beet “Detox Juice.”) It’s not your typical ice cream experience, but an elaborate ice cream Event: it takes at least five minutes to craft, and requires tools and a physicality usually reserved for spackling your bathroom. Once you’ve chosen your flavor, the liquid custard is poured onto a cold, rotating disc. One of the buff-forearmed workers will then scrape and chops the mixture as it freezes, until it starts to solidify, at which point it’s spread into a thin rectangle. The ice cream is carefully scraped into rolls, and then transferred to a cup. It’s both a visual experience (maybe you’ve seen ther mesmerizing videos \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1591564031145676/freezing-point/\" target=\"_blank\">on Instagram\u003c/a>) and a popular one. On the weekday afternoon I visited, there was a long line, including a woman explaining the concept to her befuddled boyfriend and a gaggle of teenagers sporting matching tutus and “Oakland versus the world” shirts, huddling by the sneeze guard as they recorded the process with their phones. It’s different from your average ice cream, dense and chewy, but the matcha version I tried, topped with mochi and red bean, melted immediately into a pleasing texture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/freezing-point-creamery-oakland\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Freezing Point Creamery\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n349 7th St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/3A2j9qttEmw\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94607\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 879-6998\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sun, 12-9:45pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/freezingpointcreamery/\" target=\"_blank\">Freezing Point\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1591564031145676/freezing-point/\" target=\"_blank\">Freezing Point\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/freezing-point-creamery-oakland\" target=\"_blank\">Freezing Point Creamery\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ (Entrees $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Still want more ice cream? Here’s our list of ice cream options in Berkeley, Emeryville and Oakland:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.tarasorganic.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tara's Organic Ice Cream\u003c/a>: This East Bay stalwart, with two locations, serves organic ice cream in flavors like rooibos tea, lucuma, and strawberry rose.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.curbsideoakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Curbside Creamery\u003c/a>: This Temescal shop features a streamlined menu of ice cream and soft serve, and always offers at least one vegan flavor.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ici-icecream.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Ici\u003c/a>: One of the East Bay’s first gourmet ice cream places, this Elmwood shop offers innovative flavors in an elegant atmosphere.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.fentonscreamery.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fentons\u003c/a>: Bring your your loved ones to this iconic East Bay shop, where they serve a wide variety of flavors and awe-inspiring sundaes.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://threetwinsicecream.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Three Twins\u003c/a>: The Petaluma-based brand recently opened a Fourth Street outpost, where they serve up their organic ice cream in flavors like cardamom and sea salt caramel.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/johns-ice-cream-berkeley\" target=\"_blank\">John's Ice Cream\u003c/a>: As Bay Area rents continue to climb, drown your sorrows at John’s in downtown Berkeley, where a scoop is a mere $1.50.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.fostersfreeze.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Foster's Freeze\u003c/a>: It’s not healthy or organic, but on a hot day, it’s almost impossible to resist Fosters’ combination of cheery service, vintage Americana aesthetic and lofty dipped cones.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smittenicecream.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Smitten Ice Cream\u003c/a>: If you’re the kind of person who likes to see how things are made, don’t miss Smitten, where they use liquid nitrogen to make ice cream in front of your eyes.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.littlegianticecream.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Little Giant Ice Cream\u003c/a>: This Uptown Oakland spot offers intriguing flavors like goat cheese and Mexican Rocky Road as well as classics like chocolate and vanilla.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.benjerry.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Ben and Jerry’s\u003c/a>: The East Bay has a few locations to get ice cream from everyone’s favorite Vermont hippies, but the Jack London Square shop boasts a charming waterfront view.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://creamnation.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Cream\u003c/a>: While Cream now boasts locations in four states, they got their start on Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley--but you don’t have to be a starving student to appreciate the combination of warm cookies and tasty ice cream.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.baskinrobbins.com/content/baskinrobbins/en.html\" target=\"_blank\">Baskin-Robbins\u003c/a>: The world’s largest ice cream chain (!) offers several locations in the East Bay to get flavors both elaborate (Premium Churned Reduced-Fat, No Sugar Added Caramel Turtle Truffle) and simple (Rainbow Sherbet)--and yes, they still give you a free scoop \u003ca href=\"https://www.baskinrobbins.com/content/baskinrobbins/en/faqs.html#bdayclubanswer1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on your birthday\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cookiebarcreamery.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Cookiebar\u003c/a>: Mix and match ice cream flavors like Fruity Pebbles or ube with cookies like snickerdoodles or white chocolate cranberry for your ideal ice cream sandwich.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/icey-cream-oakland\" target=\"_blank\">Icey Cream\u003c/a>: Stop by this small pink shop for a ice cream cone before walking across the street to Lake Merritt for an ideal Oakland summer afternoon. If you’re willing to risk the sugar coma, they also serve donut ice cream sandwiches.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://flavorbrigade.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Flavor Brigade\u003c/a>: Sure, they offer ice cream, but the real reason to visit is their Philly-style \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/07/31/better-than-ice-cream-frozen-custard-comes-to-the-bay-area/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">frozen custards\u003c/a> and ices.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.dreyers.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Dreyer's\u003c/a>: Yes, it’s a chain, but they started in Oakland, and they get points for nostalgia since it’s probably what you grew up eating. Plus, they allegedly invented Rocky Road--\u003ca href=\"http://mentalfloss.com/article/82388/conflicting-stories-behind-invention-rocky-road-ice-cream\" target=\"_blank\">or was that Fenton’s\u003c/a>?\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/nieves-cinco-de-mayo-oakland-2\" target=\"_blank\">Nieves Cinco De Mayo\u003c/a>: This beloved Fruitvale establishment offers ice cream in flavors like cinnamon, corn and chongos (curdled milk), but don’t miss their mango chili mangonada.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.loards.com/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Loard's\u003c/a>: Huge, affordable scoops of seasonal flavors from a East Bay institution. What more could you ask for?\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cbr>\n\u003ci>This article was updated on June 11, 2019.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the Bay Area finally starts to warm up, it’s time to shift our diets to seasonally appropriate fare like tomatoes, corn and--of course--ice cream. Here’s our guide to ice cream options in Berkeley, Oakland and Emeryville, highlighting four relatively new places that offer exciting, non-traditional ice cream options. Not interested in branching out from the classics? We’ve also included a list of other nearby ice cream spot, so you can pick one that matches your preferences (plus, don’t miss \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2013/08/13/5-bites-get-the-scoop-on-east-bay-ice-cream/\" target=\"_blank\">our old list\u003c/a> for other East Bay shops). \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’ve tried to be as comprehensive as we can, but if we missed your favorite spot, let us know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_118142\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-118142 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate lemongrass and Thai tea gelato from Secret Sccop in Berkeley.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/IMG_3909-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chocolate lemongrass and Thai tea gelato from Secret Scoop in Berkeley. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I'm a sucker for a handwritten sign. If there’s a handwritten sign--whether for a book, wine or dog at an animal shelter--I am 95% more likely to purchase the item in question. While the signs at \u003cstrong>Secret Scoop\u003c/strong>, which Funn Fisher opened earlier this year in Berkeley, aren’t handwritten, they have the same earnest, convincing tone as they gently guide you through your visit. Their iced tea? “Not too sweet.” Their salted tamarind sorbet? “Very South East Asian!” Time to pay? “We prefer credit card :)” Their specialty is ice cream with a scoop of sticky rice, which adds a chewy textural contrast to their innovative flavors. I couldn’t resist trying chocolate lemongrass, whose modest, straightforward sign informed me that “We have created this.” The herbaceous flavor was unusual yet compelling, while a scoop of Thai iced tea gelato featured the eponymous drink’s combination of creaminess and bitterness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.secretscoopgelato.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Secret Scoop Thai Gelato\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1922 M.L.K. Jr Way Suite B [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/dCMLLdRF26r\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, CA 94704\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 939-2832\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Thur, 1-9:30pm; Fri-Sun, 12-9:30pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook:\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/SecretScoop/\" target=\"_blank\"> Secret Scoop (Thai Gelato) - Gelato Shop\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SecretScoopSF?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">@SecretScoopSF\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/secretscoopgelato/\" target=\"_blank\">@secretscoopgelato\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/secret-scoop-thai-gelato-berkeley\" target=\"_blank\">Secret Scoop Thai Gelato\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ (Entrees $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_118139\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-118139\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited.jpg\" alt=\"Roasted cashew and mocha chip ice cream from Mr. Dewie's Cashew Creamery in Emeryville.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/edited-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roasted cashew and mocha chip ice cream from Mr. Dewie's Cashew Creamery in Emeryville. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Every weekday around noon, Emeryville’s Public Market is flooded with crowds of hungry office workers, their key cards swinging from lanyards as they choose between ramen, sushi or sandwiches. Now, those hordes have a new option for dessert. \u003cstrong>Mr. Dewie's Cashew Creamery\u003c/strong>, from owners Ari and Andrew Cohen, opened its second location there in March, with a cheery staff serving up their cashew-based ice cream from a zhooshed-up shipping container. A sign informs you that it’s dairy-free, additive-free, vegan, gluten-free, soy-free and organic, but lest that scare you off, let me reassure you that this ice cream isn’t just good for vegans, it’s good, period. It’s full-bodied and rich, with none of the watery grittiness of other dairy-free ice creams. Their roasted cashew flavor had a deep, sweet flavor from the roasted nuts, while their mocha chip was creamy and decadent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Last fall, Belly’s owners Alice Woo and Alan Chun wanted a new challenge, opening a tiny dessert-only outpost a few blocks away in Oakland’s Uptown. \u003cstrong>Sweet Belly\u003c/strong> features an attractive, Instagram-ready interior, with a dainty mobile, fairy lights curled around succulents, and gleaming subway tile. You can get coffee, donuts, cookies (including ones decorated with Warriors jerseys), or ice cream. Or you can get them all in the same cup. Their Sweet Deal combines soft serve, a topping from a sprawling list, one of their tiny, made-to-order doughnuts, and your choice of sauce. My towering creation--a mix of almond and coffee soft serve, a lacquered pretzel streusel, honey butter caramel and a sugar donut speared on a straw--was deliciously over-the-top, an ideal mix of salt, crunch and sweetness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sweetbellydesserts.com/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Sweet Belly\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>[CLOSED]\u003cbr>\n435 19th St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/Pd8sZ5Lw2ym\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94612\u003cbr>\nPh: (510)839-7295\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sat, 12-9pm; Closed Sun\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/sweetbelly510/\" target=\"_blank\">Sweet Belly\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sweetbelly510\" target=\"_blank\">@sweetbelly510\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/Sweetbellyoakland/\" target=\"_blank\">@sweetbellyoakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/sweet-belly-oakland\" target=\"_blank\">Sweet Belly Oakland\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ (Entrees $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_118170\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point.jpg\" alt=\"A matcha ice cream roll from Oakland's Freezing Point.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-118170\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/freezing-point-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A matcha ice cream roll from Oakland's Freezing Point. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Happiness comes in rolls,” reads the signage for \u003cstrong>Freezing Point Creamery\u003c/strong>, a new store in Oakland’s Chinatown. Freezing Point offers Thai-style rolled ice cream, along with a selection of traditional ice cream (including durian ice cream, should that be your craving) and drinks (it’s probably the only ice cream shop where you can also get a celery and beet “Detox Juice.”) It’s not your typical ice cream experience, but an elaborate ice cream Event: it takes at least five minutes to craft, and requires tools and a physicality usually reserved for spackling your bathroom. Once you’ve chosen your flavor, the liquid custard is poured onto a cold, rotating disc. One of the buff-forearmed workers will then scrape and chops the mixture as it freezes, until it starts to solidify, at which point it’s spread into a thin rectangle. The ice cream is carefully scraped into rolls, and then transferred to a cup. It’s both a visual experience (maybe you’ve seen ther mesmerizing videos \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1591564031145676/freezing-point/\" target=\"_blank\">on Instagram\u003c/a>) and a popular one. On the weekday afternoon I visited, there was a long line, including a woman explaining the concept to her befuddled boyfriend and a gaggle of teenagers sporting matching tutus and “Oakland versus the world” shirts, huddling by the sneeze guard as they recorded the process with their phones. It’s different from your average ice cream, dense and chewy, but the matcha version I tried, topped with mochi and red bean, melted immediately into a pleasing texture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/freezing-point-creamery-oakland\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Freezing Point Creamery\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n349 7th St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/3A2j9qttEmw\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94607\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 879-6998\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sun, 12-9:45pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/freezingpointcreamery/\" target=\"_blank\">Freezing Point\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1591564031145676/freezing-point/\" target=\"_blank\">Freezing Point\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nYelp: \u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/freezing-point-creamery-oakland\" target=\"_blank\">Freezing Point Creamery\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ (Entrees $10 and under)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Here’s our list of ice cream options in Berkeley, Emeryville and Oakland:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.tarasorganic.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tara's Organic Ice Cream\u003c/a>: This East Bay stalwart, with two locations, serves organic ice cream in flavors like rooibos tea, lucuma, and strawberry rose.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.curbsideoakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Curbside Creamery\u003c/a>: This Temescal shop features a streamlined menu of ice cream and soft serve, and always offers at least one vegan flavor.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ici-icecream.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Ici\u003c/a>: One of the East Bay’s first gourmet ice cream places, this Elmwood shop offers innovative flavors in an elegant atmosphere.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.fentonscreamery.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fentons\u003c/a>: Bring your your loved ones to this iconic East Bay shop, where they serve a wide variety of flavors and awe-inspiring sundaes.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://threetwinsicecream.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Three Twins\u003c/a>: The Petaluma-based brand recently opened a Fourth Street outpost, where they serve up their organic ice cream in flavors like cardamom and sea salt caramel.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/johns-ice-cream-berkeley\" target=\"_blank\">John's Ice Cream\u003c/a>: As Bay Area rents continue to climb, drown your sorrows at John’s in downtown Berkeley, where a scoop is a mere $1.50.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.fostersfreeze.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Foster's Freeze\u003c/a>: It’s not healthy or organic, but on a hot day, it’s almost impossible to resist Fosters’ combination of cheery service, vintage Americana aesthetic and lofty dipped cones.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smittenicecream.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Smitten Ice Cream\u003c/a>: If you’re the kind of person who likes to see how things are made, don’t miss Smitten, where they use liquid nitrogen to make ice cream in front of your eyes.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.littlegianticecream.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Little Giant Ice Cream\u003c/a>: This Uptown Oakland spot offers intriguing flavors like goat cheese and Mexican Rocky Road as well as classics like chocolate and vanilla.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.benjerry.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Ben and Jerry’s\u003c/a>: The East Bay has a few locations to get ice cream from everyone’s favorite Vermont hippies, but the Jack London Square shop boasts a charming waterfront view.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://creamnation.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Cream\u003c/a>: While Cream now boasts locations in four states, they got their start on Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley--but you don’t have to be a starving student to appreciate the combination of warm cookies and tasty ice cream.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.baskinrobbins.com/content/baskinrobbins/en.html\" target=\"_blank\">Baskin-Robbins\u003c/a>: The world’s largest ice cream chain (!) offers several locations in the East Bay to get flavors both elaborate (Premium Churned Reduced-Fat, No Sugar Added Caramel Turtle Truffle) and simple (Rainbow Sherbet)--and yes, they still give you a free scoop \u003ca href=\"https://www.baskinrobbins.com/content/baskinrobbins/en/faqs.html#bdayclubanswer1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on your birthday\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cookiebarcreamery.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Cookiebar\u003c/a>: Mix and match ice cream flavors like Fruity Pebbles or ube with cookies like snickerdoodles or white chocolate cranberry for your ideal ice cream sandwich.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/icey-cream-oakland\" target=\"_blank\">Icey Cream\u003c/a>: Stop by this small pink shop for a ice cream cone before walking across the street to Lake Merritt for an ideal Oakland summer afternoon. If you’re willing to risk the sugar coma, they also serve donut ice cream sandwiches.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://flavorbrigade.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Flavor Brigade\u003c/a>: Sure, they offer ice cream, but the real reason to visit is their Philly-style \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/07/31/better-than-ice-cream-frozen-custard-comes-to-the-bay-area/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">frozen custards\u003c/a> and ices.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.dreyers.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Dreyer's\u003c/a>: Yes, it’s a chain, but they started in Oakland, and they get points for nostalgia since it’s probably what you grew up eating. Plus, they allegedly invented Rocky Road--\u003ca href=\"http://mentalfloss.com/article/82388/conflicting-stories-behind-invention-rocky-road-ice-cream\" target=\"_blank\">or was that Fenton’s\u003c/a>?\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.yelp.com/biz/nieves-cinco-de-mayo-oakland-2\" target=\"_blank\">Nieves Cinco De Mayo\u003c/a>: This beloved Fruitvale establishment offers ice cream in flavors like cinnamon, corn and chongos (curdled milk), but don’t miss their mango chili mangonada.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.loards.com/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Loard's\u003c/a>: Huge, affordable scoops of seasonal flavors from a East Bay institution. What more could you ask for?\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"title": "Reclaiming Tofu: Asian Art Museum Honors the Traditional & Trendy Curd",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117629\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"The San Francisco Asian Art Museum hosts periodic Tasting Menu programs, inviting patrons to make the connection between food and art.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117629\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Francisco Asian Art Museum hosts periodic Tasting Menu programs, inviting patrons to make the connection between food and art. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Walk into any museum, and one of the first items you are likely to spot is a posted warning, a stern reminder not to consume any foods or beverages within its hallowed halls. Last Thursday night, however, visitors to the marble galleries of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.asianart.org/\">San Francisco Asian Art Museum\u003c/a> were met with welcoming signs promising savory tastings ahead. The event, entitled \u003ca href=\"http://www.asianart.org/regular/tasting-menu-reclaiming-tofu\">Reclaiming Tofu\u003c/a>, was part of the museum’s two-year old \u003ca href=\"http://www.asianart.org/regular/tasting-menu\">Tasting Menu program\u003c/a>, which Tim Hallman\u003cstrong>,\u003c/strong> Director of Communications & Business Development, describes as “exploring the connections between art and dining.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At the Asian Art Museum,” Hallman says, “we believe that food — just like art — is a beautiful way to share culture. Many of the artworks in our collection are related to food, and the museum is located in the heart of an incredibly dynamic culinary environment—one with deep influences from Asian cuisine. These factors make us a perfect venue for fostering dialogues on the creative elements of edible traditions—both local and global.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117630\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer 8. Lee and Minh Tsai discuss the past and future of tofu in front of more than 200 attendees.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1023\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117630\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg 1600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-160x102.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-800x512.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-768x491.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1020x652.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1180x754.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-960x614.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-240x153.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-375x240.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-520x332.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennifer 8. Lee and Minh Tsai discuss the past and future of tofu in front of more than 200 attendees. \u003ccite>(Quincy Stamper, Asian Art Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Attendees at the sold-out event on Thursday night were treated to a lively hour-long dialogue on the journey of the 2000-year old bean curd between Minh Tsai, founder of \u003ca href=\"http://hodosoy.com/\">Hodo Soy\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.jennifer8lee.com/\">Jennifer 8. Lee\u003c/a>, a former New York Times reporter, producer of the film “The Search for General Tso” and the author of \u003cem>The Fortune Cookie Chronicles.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117631\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Greens' fresh spring rolls with tofu wait to be assembled into the final dish.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117631\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greens' fresh spring rolls with tofu wait to be assembled into the final dish. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Inspired by the fresh tofu he remembered enjoying with his grandfather in Vietnam, Tsai started a small, artisanal tofu-making business in 2004 with six cousins as partners. He began by trying to educate the palates of customers and get feedback from them at a single Farmers Market. The vicissitudes of running the small business discouraged his cousins who all bailed out. But Tsai persevered. And now he counts 700 stores and restaurants that stock his tofu products, including Chipotle and Sweet Greens, which he supplies from his West Oakland beanery. Increasingly, and perhaps even of more value, respected chefs from singular restaurants are exploring the spectrum of flavors and textures in Hodo’s premium products.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117632\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Minh Tsai expresses his appreciation of the varied textures in Stuart Brioza's yuba (tofu skin) with toasted quinoa.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1998\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117632\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-160x167.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-800x833.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-768x799.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-1020x1061.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-1180x1228.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-960x999.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-240x250.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-375x390.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-520x541.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minh Tsai expresses his appreciation of the varied textures in Stuart Brioza's yuba (tofu skin) with toasted quinoa. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With Lee’s prompts, Tsai discussed the unfortunate introduction of tofu in the US. back in the 70’s. The soft, jiggly bean curd was seen purely as a cheap, plant-based protein for vegetarians, and sold in big plastic tubs for $1.99. As a straight-up, meat-substitute, people tried grilling it alongside burgers, but it fell through the grill's gaps. That led to the “American invention of extra firm tofu” whose dense texture, Tsai describes, actually precluded it from absorbing the flavors of whatever sauce it was paired with, “leaving just a weird chalky taste.” In actuality, in most Asian cuisines, classic tofu dishes combine tofu and meat ingredients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tsai is not only a cheerleader for the many potential uses of his organic tofu, but a wise tofu guru, as well. Although he is focused on growing Hodo Soy, he sees value in promoting high quality tofu across America and generously offers to teach people to start their own tofu companies. During the question and answer period, a woman asked about tofu donuts that she had tried in Japan. Tsai encouraged her to start her own pop-up and even offered his help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee likened an appreciation of the many variations in tofu to that of cheese and asked Tsai how to encourage consumers to become equally sophisticated and snobby about soybean curds. \"What words can they use?\" she asked. Tsai responded, “fresh, buttery, creamy, beany.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117633\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer 8. Lee moderated the discussion between Minh Tsai, Stuart, Brioza, Brandon Jew and Annie Somerville.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1130\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117633\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg 1600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-160x113.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-800x565.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-768x542.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1020x720.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1180x833.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-960x678.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-240x170.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-375x265.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-520x367.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennifer 8. Lee moderated the discussion between Minh Tsai, Stuart, Brioza, Brandon Jew and Annie Somerville. \u003ccite>(Quincy Stamper, Asian Art Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At the end of the discussion, three notable local chefs, clearly fans and loyal customers of Hodo, Brandon Jew of Mister Jiu’s, Annie Somerville of Greens and Stuart Brioza of State Bird Provisions and The Progress joined the pair to further sing the praises of cooking with tofu and introduce their dishes, which had attendees salivating in anticipation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117634\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Annie Somerville of Greens Restaurant has known Minh Tsai and served Hodo Soy tofu since 2004.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2489\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117634\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-160x207.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-800x1037.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-768x996.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-1020x1322.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-1180x1530.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-960x1245.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-240x311.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-375x486.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-520x674.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Annie Somerville of Greens Restaurant has known Minh Tsai and served Hodo Soy tofu since 2004. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Somerville who started Greens restaurant in 1981, commented, ”We’ve served tofu from day one and had used another organic brand. When a friend insisted I try Hodo, I met Tsai back in 2004 at the Ferry Plaza Market and started using his products. I support his efforts, and especially think that with all the attention to climate change, this is an especially good time to explore tofu’s potential.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stuart Brioza who admitted to having a “tofu-disconnect” in his youth, is especially enthusiastic about using yuba (soy milk skin). “It is an amazing entrance into tofu; it caused me to totally rethink tofu. I have so many vegan friends and have also explored tofu in its places of origin such as Kyoto’s Buddhist monasteries. I appreciate its sophistication and we serve it at both restaurants.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the dialogue’s conclusion, attendees lined up at four stations to sample the tofu treats prepared by the chefs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117635\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Minimalist preparation lets flavor of Hodo's fresh tofu shine through.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117635\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg 1600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minimalist preparation lets flavor of Hodo's fresh tofu shine through. \u003ccite>(Quincy Stamper, Asian Art Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hodo Soy’s own offering is what comes to mind when you think of tofu: minimalist white cubes; but these were topped with delicate dots of preserved yuzu kosho, edamame puree and umeboshi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117636\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1490px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Jew of Mister Jiu's contributed a fiery, flavorful mapo tofu.\" width=\"1490\" height=\"1200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117636\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg 1490w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-160x129.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-800x644.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-768x619.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1020x821.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1180x950.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-960x773.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-240x193.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-375x302.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-520x419.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1490px) 100vw, 1490px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brandon Jew of Mister Jiu's contributed a fiery, flavorful mapo tofu. \u003ccite>(Quincy Stamper, Asian Art Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Brandon Jew made his own creamy silken tofu out of Hodo’s soy milk and riffed on the classic mapo tofu with an explosion of spicy flavors in his rib eye cap sauce, with fermented black beans, bean paste and chilis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117637\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Stuart Brioza's cold yuba noodles pairs the slippery tofu skin with crunchy toasted quinoa for a multi-sensory bite.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117637\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stuart Brioza's cold yuba noodles pairs the slippery tofu skin with crunchy toasted quinoa for a multi-sensory bite. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Stuart Brioza had two offerings: cold yuba noodles with toasted quinoa, yuzu pickled mushrooms and tahini-chili oil. And a silken soy milk tofu topped with manila clams and pickled ramps in rice wine vinegar, topped with ramp oil, aged tamari and micro greens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117643\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1.jpg\" alt=\"State bird also prepared a silken soy milk tofu topped with manila clams and pickled ramps in rice wine vinegar, topped with ramp oil, aged tamari and micro greens.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117643\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">State bird also prepared a silken soy milk tofu topped with manila clams and pickled ramps in rice wine vinegar, topped with ramp oil, aged tamari and micro greens. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Annie Somerville of Greens contributed a colorful, classic tofu dish, that still delivers a refreshing punch: fresh spring rolls with firm tofu, vegetable medley, rice noodles, mint, and a crunchy coconut peanut topping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117639\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1490px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Crunchy rainbow of vegetables animate Annie Somerville's fresh spring rolls.\" width=\"1490\" height=\"1200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117639\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg 1490w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-160x129.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-800x644.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-768x619.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1020x821.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1180x950.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-960x773.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-240x193.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-375x302.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-520x419.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1490px) 100vw, 1490px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crunchy rainbow of vegetables animate Annie Somerville's fresh spring rolls. \u003ccite>(Quincy Stamper, Asian Art Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Past Tasting Menu events have included last year’s homage to the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2016/06/17/the-summer-of-pork-belly-hits-san-francisco-in-the-form-of-a-meat-shaped-stone/\">venerable pork belly\u003c/a>. Upcoming events for this year include \u003ca href=\"http://www.asianart.org/events/1179\">Flowering Teas\u003c/a> (where you can create your own blend) on June 29, and a \u003ca href=\"http://www.asianart.org/events/1197\">Philippine Feast \u003c/a>on August 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a subsequent interview, Minh Tsai added, \" Hodo is at a very pivotal time and place for the good food, craft food movement. The story of Hodo tells us a lot about American culture and food. Like many other craft food makers in the US have done over the past few decades, I set out to recreate elusive memory, recapture a lost art. I wanted to make something that could not be found here. But I knew it existed in another place, other countries. So I knew that people here were missing something. But I also recognize that for tofu/yuba to grow, I will need to continue to innovate and collaborate with chefs.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tim Hall of the Asian Art Museum adds, “the goal of our Tasting Menu programs is to find access points for discovery, connections, and links that foster cultural empathy.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117629\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"The San Francisco Asian Art Museum hosts periodic Tasting Menu programs, inviting patrons to make the connection between food and art.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117629\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/1-welcome-sign-NEW-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Francisco Asian Art Museum hosts periodic Tasting Menu programs, inviting patrons to make the connection between food and art. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Walk into any museum, and one of the first items you are likely to spot is a posted warning, a stern reminder not to consume any foods or beverages within its hallowed halls. Last Thursday night, however, visitors to the marble galleries of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.asianart.org/\">San Francisco Asian Art Museum\u003c/a> were met with welcoming signs promising savory tastings ahead. The event, entitled \u003ca href=\"http://www.asianart.org/regular/tasting-menu-reclaiming-tofu\">Reclaiming Tofu\u003c/a>, was part of the museum’s two-year old \u003ca href=\"http://www.asianart.org/regular/tasting-menu\">Tasting Menu program\u003c/a>, which Tim Hallman\u003cstrong>,\u003c/strong> Director of Communications & Business Development, describes as “exploring the connections between art and dining.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At the Asian Art Museum,” Hallman says, “we believe that food — just like art — is a beautiful way to share culture. Many of the artworks in our collection are related to food, and the museum is located in the heart of an incredibly dynamic culinary environment—one with deep influences from Asian cuisine. These factors make us a perfect venue for fostering dialogues on the creative elements of edible traditions—both local and global.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117630\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer 8. Lee and Minh Tsai discuss the past and future of tofu in front of more than 200 attendees.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1023\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117630\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg 1600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-160x102.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-800x512.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-768x491.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1020x652.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1180x754.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-960x614.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-240x153.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-375x240.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/2.hall-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-520x332.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennifer 8. Lee and Minh Tsai discuss the past and future of tofu in front of more than 200 attendees. \u003ccite>(Quincy Stamper, Asian Art Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Attendees at the sold-out event on Thursday night were treated to a lively hour-long dialogue on the journey of the 2000-year old bean curd between Minh Tsai, founder of \u003ca href=\"http://hodosoy.com/\">Hodo Soy\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.jennifer8lee.com/\">Jennifer 8. Lee\u003c/a>, a former New York Times reporter, producer of the film “The Search for General Tso” and the author of \u003cem>The Fortune Cookie Chronicles.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117631\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Greens' fresh spring rolls with tofu wait to be assembled into the final dish.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117631\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/3.-Greens-rolls-NEW-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greens' fresh spring rolls with tofu wait to be assembled into the final dish. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Inspired by the fresh tofu he remembered enjoying with his grandfather in Vietnam, Tsai started a small, artisanal tofu-making business in 2004 with six cousins as partners. He began by trying to educate the palates of customers and get feedback from them at a single Farmers Market. The vicissitudes of running the small business discouraged his cousins who all bailed out. But Tsai persevered. And now he counts 700 stores and restaurants that stock his tofu products, including Chipotle and Sweet Greens, which he supplies from his West Oakland beanery. Increasingly, and perhaps even of more value, respected chefs from singular restaurants are exploring the spectrum of flavors and textures in Hodo’s premium products.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117632\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Minh Tsai expresses his appreciation of the varied textures in Stuart Brioza's yuba (tofu skin) with toasted quinoa.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1998\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117632\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-160x167.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-800x833.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-768x799.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-1020x1061.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-1180x1228.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-960x999.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-240x250.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-375x390.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-520x541.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/4-Minh-and-Stuart-NEW-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minh Tsai expresses his appreciation of the varied textures in Stuart Brioza's yuba (tofu skin) with toasted quinoa. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With Lee’s prompts, Tsai discussed the unfortunate introduction of tofu in the US. back in the 70’s. The soft, jiggly bean curd was seen purely as a cheap, plant-based protein for vegetarians, and sold in big plastic tubs for $1.99. As a straight-up, meat-substitute, people tried grilling it alongside burgers, but it fell through the grill's gaps. That led to the “American invention of extra firm tofu” whose dense texture, Tsai describes, actually precluded it from absorbing the flavors of whatever sauce it was paired with, “leaving just a weird chalky taste.” In actuality, in most Asian cuisines, classic tofu dishes combine tofu and meat ingredients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tsai is not only a cheerleader for the many potential uses of his organic tofu, but a wise tofu guru, as well. Although he is focused on growing Hodo Soy, he sees value in promoting high quality tofu across America and generously offers to teach people to start their own tofu companies. During the question and answer period, a woman asked about tofu donuts that she had tried in Japan. Tsai encouraged her to start her own pop-up and even offered his help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee likened an appreciation of the many variations in tofu to that of cheese and asked Tsai how to encourage consumers to become equally sophisticated and snobby about soybean curds. \"What words can they use?\" she asked. Tsai responded, “fresh, buttery, creamy, beany.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117633\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer 8. Lee moderated the discussion between Minh Tsai, Stuart, Brioza, Brandon Jew and Annie Somerville.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1130\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117633\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg 1600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-160x113.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-800x565.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-768x542.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1020x720.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1180x833.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-960x678.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-240x170.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-375x265.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/5-all-speakers-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-520x367.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennifer 8. Lee moderated the discussion between Minh Tsai, Stuart, Brioza, Brandon Jew and Annie Somerville. \u003ccite>(Quincy Stamper, Asian Art Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At the end of the discussion, three notable local chefs, clearly fans and loyal customers of Hodo, Brandon Jew of Mister Jiu’s, Annie Somerville of Greens and Stuart Brioza of State Bird Provisions and The Progress joined the pair to further sing the praises of cooking with tofu and introduce their dishes, which had attendees salivating in anticipation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117634\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Annie Somerville of Greens Restaurant has known Minh Tsai and served Hodo Soy tofu since 2004.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2489\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117634\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-160x207.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-800x1037.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-768x996.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-1020x1322.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-1180x1530.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-960x1245.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-240x311.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-375x486.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/6-Greens-Annie-NEW-520x674.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Annie Somerville of Greens Restaurant has known Minh Tsai and served Hodo Soy tofu since 2004. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Somerville who started Greens restaurant in 1981, commented, ”We’ve served tofu from day one and had used another organic brand. When a friend insisted I try Hodo, I met Tsai back in 2004 at the Ferry Plaza Market and started using his products. I support his efforts, and especially think that with all the attention to climate change, this is an especially good time to explore tofu’s potential.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stuart Brioza who admitted to having a “tofu-disconnect” in his youth, is especially enthusiastic about using yuba (soy milk skin). “It is an amazing entrance into tofu; it caused me to totally rethink tofu. I have so many vegan friends and have also explored tofu in its places of origin such as Kyoto’s Buddhist monasteries. I appreciate its sophistication and we serve it at both restaurants.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the dialogue’s conclusion, attendees lined up at four stations to sample the tofu treats prepared by the chefs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117635\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Minimalist preparation lets flavor of Hodo's fresh tofu shine through.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117635\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg 1600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/7-Hodos-tofu-cubes-photo-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minimalist preparation lets flavor of Hodo's fresh tofu shine through. \u003ccite>(Quincy Stamper, Asian Art Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hodo Soy’s own offering is what comes to mind when you think of tofu: minimalist white cubes; but these were topped with delicate dots of preserved yuzu kosho, edamame puree and umeboshi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117636\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1490px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Jew of Mister Jiu's contributed a fiery, flavorful mapo tofu.\" width=\"1490\" height=\"1200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117636\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg 1490w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-160x129.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-800x644.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-768x619.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1020x821.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1180x950.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-960x773.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-240x193.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-375x302.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/8-mapo-tofu-photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-520x419.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1490px) 100vw, 1490px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brandon Jew of Mister Jiu's contributed a fiery, flavorful mapo tofu. \u003ccite>(Quincy Stamper, Asian Art Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Brandon Jew made his own creamy silken tofu out of Hodo’s soy milk and riffed on the classic mapo tofu with an explosion of spicy flavors in his rib eye cap sauce, with fermented black beans, bean paste and chilis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117637\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Stuart Brioza's cold yuba noodles pairs the slippery tofu skin with crunchy toasted quinoa for a multi-sensory bite.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117637\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/9.Stuarts-yuba-NEW-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stuart Brioza's cold yuba noodles pairs the slippery tofu skin with crunchy toasted quinoa for a multi-sensory bite. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Stuart Brioza had two offerings: cold yuba noodles with toasted quinoa, yuzu pickled mushrooms and tahini-chili oil. And a silken soy milk tofu topped with manila clams and pickled ramps in rice wine vinegar, topped with ramp oil, aged tamari and micro greens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117643\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1.jpg\" alt=\"State bird also prepared a silken soy milk tofu topped with manila clams and pickled ramps in rice wine vinegar, topped with ramp oil, aged tamari and micro greens.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117643\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/10-state-birdNEW1-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">State bird also prepared a silken soy milk tofu topped with manila clams and pickled ramps in rice wine vinegar, topped with ramp oil, aged tamari and micro greens. \u003ccite>(Anna Mindess)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Annie Somerville of Greens contributed a colorful, classic tofu dish, that still delivers a refreshing punch: fresh spring rolls with firm tofu, vegetable medley, rice noodles, mint, and a crunchy coconut peanut topping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_117639\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1490px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Crunchy rainbow of vegetables animate Annie Somerville's fresh spring rolls.\" width=\"1490\" height=\"1200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117639\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW.jpg 1490w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-160x129.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-800x644.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-768x619.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1020x821.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-1180x950.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-960x773.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-240x193.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-375x302.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/05/11-Greens-dish-Photo-by-Quincy-Stamper-NEW-520x419.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1490px) 100vw, 1490px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crunchy rainbow of vegetables animate Annie Somerville's fresh spring rolls. \u003ccite>(Quincy Stamper, Asian Art Museum)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Past Tasting Menu events have included last year’s homage to the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2016/06/17/the-summer-of-pork-belly-hits-san-francisco-in-the-form-of-a-meat-shaped-stone/\">venerable pork belly\u003c/a>. Upcoming events for this year include \u003ca href=\"http://www.asianart.org/events/1179\">Flowering Teas\u003c/a> (where you can create your own blend) on June 29, and a \u003ca href=\"http://www.asianart.org/events/1197\">Philippine Feast \u003c/a>on August 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a subsequent interview, Minh Tsai added, \" Hodo is at a very pivotal time and place for the good food, craft food movement. The story of Hodo tells us a lot about American culture and food. Like many other craft food makers in the US have done over the past few decades, I set out to recreate elusive memory, recapture a lost art. I wanted to make something that could not be found here. But I knew it existed in another place, other countries. So I knew that people here were missing something. But I also recognize that for tofu/yuba to grow, I will need to continue to innovate and collaborate with chefs.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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