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"content": "\u003cp>Andy and Rachel Berliner started their line of vegetarian frozen dinners in 1987 after their daughter Amy was born and the time-crunched parents couldn’t find any healthy frozen meals that didn’t “\u003ca href=\"http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/18/smallbusiness/amys_kitchen_startup_story.fsb/\" target=\"_blank\">taste like cardboard\u003c/a>.” Now the founders of \u003ca href=\"http://www.amys.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Amy’s Kitchen\u003c/a> are attempting to start a sea change in another, historically unhealthy food market: fast food. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100535\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0960.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100535\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0960.jpg\" alt=\"Amy's Drive Thru in Rohnert Park.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0960.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0960-400x271.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0960-800x542.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0960-1440x975.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0960-1180x799.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0960-960x650.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amy's Drive Thru in Rohnert Park. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The result is \u003ca href=\"http://www.amysdrivethru.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Amy's Drive Thru\u003c/a> in Rohnert Park (the company is headquartered in Petaluma and operates a processing plant in Santa Rosa,) which opened at the end of July. By most accounts, it’s been a success. Hundreds lined up for \u003ca href=\"http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/4232050-181/hundreds-line-up-for-debut\" target=\"_blank\">its opening\u003c/a>, and the restaurant has already racked up more than 200 \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/amys-drive-thru-rohnert-park\" target=\"_blank\">Yelp reviews\u003c/a> in under two months. When I visited around 1 PM on a Saturday, the drive through was backed up, and virtually all of the parking spots were taken. We were elated when we saw two free spots next to each other, but alas, those were for electric vehicles only.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100534\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0958.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100534\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0958.jpg\" alt=\"Communal tables outside.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0958.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0958-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0958-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0958-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0958-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0958-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Communal tables outside. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The restaurant is located in the heart of enemy territory: a main thoroughfare just off the freeway that’s bordered by a handful of fast food chains: In-N-Out a block to the right, Arby’s to the left, McDonald’s in a nearby Walmart, and a Taco Bell across the street. The sprawling Graton Casino looms in the background, visible from inside the restaurant, just a field away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100537\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0972.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100537\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0972.jpg\" alt=\"Landscaping at Amy's Drive Thru.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0972.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0972-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0972-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0972-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0972-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0972-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Landscaping at Amy's Drive Thru. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Amy's Drive Thru looks like a retrofitted barn, with high, beamed ceilings, a living roof and a water tower that collects rainwater for the landscaping. Inside, it’s bright and airy, with huge windows and a calming color palette (muted greens, greys and blues) that suggests an expensive Big Sur spa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100532\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0954.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100532\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0954.jpg\" alt=\"Inside seating at Amy's.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0954.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0954-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0954-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0954-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0954-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0954-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside seating at Amy's. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100531\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0948.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100531\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0948.jpg\" alt=\"The color station at Amy's.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0948.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0948-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0948-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0948-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0948-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0948-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The color station at Amy's. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The menu is small and simple, featuring burgers, pizza, burritos, chili, salads and mac and cheese. (A style note: typically, I might put scare quotes around vegan “burgers” or “cheese” but since everything I consumed for this piece was a vegan or gluten-free version of its traditional self, I’m skipping those). Everything is vegetarian, and all menu items can be made gluten-free and vegan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100528\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0925.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100528\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0925.jpg\" alt='The vegan \"Amy\" burger.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0925.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0925-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0925-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0925-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0925-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0925-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The vegan \"Amy\" burger. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Like any self-respecting fast food place, the cornerstone of the menu is the burger. The burger (“The Amy”) comes with two patties made from what appeared to be a combination of grains, mushrooms and quinoa (Amy’s didn’t respond to a request for ingredient lists) and comes with traditional fixings: cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and a special sauce. The burger hit all of the right notes: a crispy burger; soft bun; flavorful pickles; lettuce and onion adding a welcome textural contrast; and a satisfyingly tangy sauce. The vegan cheese melted well and added a comforting texture. The patty--the Berliners say they went through over \u003ca href=\"http://sf.eater.com/2015/7/22/9015613/amys-kitchen-drive-thru-fast-food-vegetarian-california\" target=\"_blank\">1,000 versions\u003c/a> of it before they settled on the current recipe. It had a nicely crisped edge and the mushrooms gave it a meaty texture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The patty was well-seasoned and remarkably inoffensive in a way that made me not miss meat. It sent me into a psychological tailspan: how much does the meat really matter in a fast food burger? When I eat a double-double from In-N-Out, how much of my enjoyment comes from the meat itself--a thin, fairly bland patty from a probably unhappy cow--and how much comes from the accessories: the salty, melted cheese; sweetly acidic ketchup; and crunchy vegetables, topped with a piquant secret sauce?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100529\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0929.jpg\" alt=\"Vegan, gluten-free mac and cheese with tomatoes and green onions.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100529\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0929.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0929-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0929-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0929-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0929-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0929-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vegan, gluten-free mac and cheese with tomatoes and green onions. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I also tried the vegan and gluten-free mac and cheese with tomatoes and green onion. Despite its nontraditional ingredients--it’s made from rice noodles and \u003ca href=\"http://us.daiyafoods.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Daiya\u003c/a>--the texture was perfect. The chewy noodles held up to the thick cheesy sauce, and the bread crumbs provided a nice textural contrast. But while the texture was great, the taste was less so. It had an unidentifiable, yet distinctly off flavor--ironically, the same kind of fake, slightly sweet taste of \u003ca href=\"http://www.kraftmacandcheese.com/products/bluebox/the-cheesiest\" target=\"_blank\">Kraft’s blue box\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100526\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0913.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-100526 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0913.jpg\" alt=\"A vegan chocolate shake.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1675\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0913.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0913-400x349.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0913-800x698.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0913-1440x1256.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0913-1180x1029.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0913-960x838.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vegan chocolate shake. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Dessert was a chocolate milkshake, made with almond and coconut milks, and sweetened with agave. There was none of the chalkiness or graininess of some non-dairy ice creams, but even compared to a dairy-based milkshakes, it holds up. It was spiked with a subtle, welcome coconut flavor and slight nuttiness, and had a depth of flavor and a decadence that my beloved \u003ca href=\"http://www.in-n-out.com/\" target=\"_blank\">In-N-Out\u003c/a> milkshakes--even with their declarations that they’re made from “Real Ice Cream”--lacked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100533\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0949.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100533\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0949.jpg\" alt=\"The afternoon rush at Amy's.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0949.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0949-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0949-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0949-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0949-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0949-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The afternoon rush at Amy's. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You could argue that this type of fast food isn’t necessarily healthier than the traditional kind. After all, fake cheese and fake ice cream \u003ca href=\"http://www.bonappetit.com/trends/article/i-m-sick-of-people-thinking-vegan-food-is-healthy\" target=\"_blank\">have calories too\u003c/a>. You could argue that we shouldn’t be prioritizing fast food at all, and should be instead be focusing on \u003ca href=\"http://civileats.com/2014/11/17/toss-those-take-out-menus-new-study-says-cooking-makes-us-healthier/\" target=\"_blank\">cooking more at home\u003c/a>. But no one can argue that Amy’s Drive Thru isn’t a step in the right direction. Americans aren’t going to stop eating their \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.wsj.com/numbers/how-much-meat-do-americans-eat-then-and-now-1792/\" target=\"_blank\">70 pounds of red meat and 54 pounds of poultry\u003c/a> per year--detrimental to both the health of their bodies and environment--because of well-intentioned editorials or \u003ca href=\"http://www.peta.org/\" target=\"_blank\">PETA’s\u003c/a> latest salacious campaign. If they’re going to consume less meat, it’s going to be because it’s cheap and easy to make the switch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s what Amy’s provides. The food is decent, even satisfying, but that’s almost beside the point. It’s affordable, and convenient: a five-minute side trip off the 101 for busy parents and tourists heading to Sonoma and Napa for wine tasting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100527\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0924.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100527\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0924.jpg\" alt=\"The stylish, compostable packaging at Amy's.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0924.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0924-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0924-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0924-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0924-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0924-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The stylish, compostable packaging at Amy's. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That’s how change happens: with small adjustments--stopping by Amy’s one night after soccer practice instead of Taco Bell--and an accessible, scalable concept: \u003ca href=\"http://www.amysdrivethru.com/files/download/43beb408d23a823\" target=\"_blank\">all menu items\u003c/a> except for salads are less than $6, and the company is \u003ca href=\"http://www.biteclubeats.com/amys-drive-thru-finally-opens-in-rohnert-park/\" target=\"_blank\">already planning\u003c/a> to open at least one more drive-thru in the next year or so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Americans want healthier fast food options, someone has to prove that it’s a successful concept. And Amy’s, used to defying expectations--in a 2009 interview, the Berliners \u003ca href=\"http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/18/smallbusiness/amys_kitchen_startup_story.fsb/\" target=\"_blank\">recalled\u003c/a> how they were turned down for a business loan by almost every bank in town because no one believed consumers would buy organic, vegetarian frozen foods--is a good company to do it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amysdrivethru.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Amy's Drive Thru\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n58 Golf Course Drive West [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/maps/frJ3f\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nRohnert Park, CA 94928\u003cbr>\nPh: (707) 755-3629\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sun, 10:30am-10pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/amyskitchen\" target=\"_blank\">Amy's Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/amysdrivethru\" target=\"_blank\">@amysdrivethru\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice range: $ (entrees under $10)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100536\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0961.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100536\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0961.jpg\" alt=\"Signage at Amy's Drive Thru.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0961.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0961-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0961-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0961-1440x959.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0961-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0961-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signage at Amy's Drive Thru. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Andy and Rachel Berliner started their line of vegetarian frozen dinners in 1987 after their daughter Amy was born and the time-crunched parents couldn’t find any healthy frozen meals that didn’t “\u003ca href=\"http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/18/smallbusiness/amys_kitchen_startup_story.fsb/\" target=\"_blank\">taste like cardboard\u003c/a>.” Now the founders of \u003ca href=\"http://www.amys.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Amy’s Kitchen\u003c/a> are attempting to start a sea change in another, historically unhealthy food market: fast food. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100535\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0960.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100535\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0960.jpg\" alt=\"Amy's Drive Thru in Rohnert Park.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0960.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0960-400x271.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0960-800x542.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0960-1440x975.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0960-1180x799.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0960-960x650.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amy's Drive Thru in Rohnert Park. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The result is \u003ca href=\"http://www.amysdrivethru.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Amy's Drive Thru\u003c/a> in Rohnert Park (the company is headquartered in Petaluma and operates a processing plant in Santa Rosa,) which opened at the end of July. By most accounts, it’s been a success. Hundreds lined up for \u003ca href=\"http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/4232050-181/hundreds-line-up-for-debut\" target=\"_blank\">its opening\u003c/a>, and the restaurant has already racked up more than 200 \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/amys-drive-thru-rohnert-park\" target=\"_blank\">Yelp reviews\u003c/a> in under two months. When I visited around 1 PM on a Saturday, the drive through was backed up, and virtually all of the parking spots were taken. We were elated when we saw two free spots next to each other, but alas, those were for electric vehicles only.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100534\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0958.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100534\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0958.jpg\" alt=\"Communal tables outside.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0958.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0958-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0958-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0958-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0958-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0958-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Communal tables outside. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The restaurant is located in the heart of enemy territory: a main thoroughfare just off the freeway that’s bordered by a handful of fast food chains: In-N-Out a block to the right, Arby’s to the left, McDonald’s in a nearby Walmart, and a Taco Bell across the street. The sprawling Graton Casino looms in the background, visible from inside the restaurant, just a field away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100537\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0972.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100537\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0972.jpg\" alt=\"Landscaping at Amy's Drive Thru.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0972.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0972-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0972-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0972-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0972-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0972-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Landscaping at Amy's Drive Thru. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Amy's Drive Thru looks like a retrofitted barn, with high, beamed ceilings, a living roof and a water tower that collects rainwater for the landscaping. Inside, it’s bright and airy, with huge windows and a calming color palette (muted greens, greys and blues) that suggests an expensive Big Sur spa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100532\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0954.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100532\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0954.jpg\" alt=\"Inside seating at Amy's.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0954.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0954-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0954-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0954-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0954-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0954-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside seating at Amy's. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100531\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0948.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100531\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0948.jpg\" alt=\"The color station at Amy's.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0948.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0948-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0948-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0948-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0948-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0948-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The color station at Amy's. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The menu is small and simple, featuring burgers, pizza, burritos, chili, salads and mac and cheese. (A style note: typically, I might put scare quotes around vegan “burgers” or “cheese” but since everything I consumed for this piece was a vegan or gluten-free version of its traditional self, I’m skipping those). Everything is vegetarian, and all menu items can be made gluten-free and vegan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100528\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0925.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100528\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0925.jpg\" alt='The vegan \"Amy\" burger.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0925.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0925-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0925-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0925-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0925-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0925-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The vegan \"Amy\" burger. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Like any self-respecting fast food place, the cornerstone of the menu is the burger. The burger (“The Amy”) comes with two patties made from what appeared to be a combination of grains, mushrooms and quinoa (Amy’s didn’t respond to a request for ingredient lists) and comes with traditional fixings: cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and a special sauce. The burger hit all of the right notes: a crispy burger; soft bun; flavorful pickles; lettuce and onion adding a welcome textural contrast; and a satisfyingly tangy sauce. The vegan cheese melted well and added a comforting texture. The patty--the Berliners say they went through over \u003ca href=\"http://sf.eater.com/2015/7/22/9015613/amys-kitchen-drive-thru-fast-food-vegetarian-california\" target=\"_blank\">1,000 versions\u003c/a> of it before they settled on the current recipe. It had a nicely crisped edge and the mushrooms gave it a meaty texture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The patty was well-seasoned and remarkably inoffensive in a way that made me not miss meat. It sent me into a psychological tailspan: how much does the meat really matter in a fast food burger? When I eat a double-double from In-N-Out, how much of my enjoyment comes from the meat itself--a thin, fairly bland patty from a probably unhappy cow--and how much comes from the accessories: the salty, melted cheese; sweetly acidic ketchup; and crunchy vegetables, topped with a piquant secret sauce?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100529\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0929.jpg\" alt=\"Vegan, gluten-free mac and cheese with tomatoes and green onions.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100529\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0929.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0929-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0929-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0929-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0929-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0929-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vegan, gluten-free mac and cheese with tomatoes and green onions. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I also tried the vegan and gluten-free mac and cheese with tomatoes and green onion. Despite its nontraditional ingredients--it’s made from rice noodles and \u003ca href=\"http://us.daiyafoods.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Daiya\u003c/a>--the texture was perfect. The chewy noodles held up to the thick cheesy sauce, and the bread crumbs provided a nice textural contrast. But while the texture was great, the taste was less so. It had an unidentifiable, yet distinctly off flavor--ironically, the same kind of fake, slightly sweet taste of \u003ca href=\"http://www.kraftmacandcheese.com/products/bluebox/the-cheesiest\" target=\"_blank\">Kraft’s blue box\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100526\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0913.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-100526 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0913.jpg\" alt=\"A vegan chocolate shake.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1675\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0913.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0913-400x349.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0913-800x698.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0913-1440x1256.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0913-1180x1029.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0913-960x838.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vegan chocolate shake. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Dessert was a chocolate milkshake, made with almond and coconut milks, and sweetened with agave. There was none of the chalkiness or graininess of some non-dairy ice creams, but even compared to a dairy-based milkshakes, it holds up. It was spiked with a subtle, welcome coconut flavor and slight nuttiness, and had a depth of flavor and a decadence that my beloved \u003ca href=\"http://www.in-n-out.com/\" target=\"_blank\">In-N-Out\u003c/a> milkshakes--even with their declarations that they’re made from “Real Ice Cream”--lacked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100533\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0949.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100533\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0949.jpg\" alt=\"The afternoon rush at Amy's.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0949.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0949-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0949-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0949-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0949-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0949-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The afternoon rush at Amy's. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You could argue that this type of fast food isn’t necessarily healthier than the traditional kind. After all, fake cheese and fake ice cream \u003ca href=\"http://www.bonappetit.com/trends/article/i-m-sick-of-people-thinking-vegan-food-is-healthy\" target=\"_blank\">have calories too\u003c/a>. You could argue that we shouldn’t be prioritizing fast food at all, and should be instead be focusing on \u003ca href=\"http://civileats.com/2014/11/17/toss-those-take-out-menus-new-study-says-cooking-makes-us-healthier/\" target=\"_blank\">cooking more at home\u003c/a>. But no one can argue that Amy’s Drive Thru isn’t a step in the right direction. Americans aren’t going to stop eating their \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.wsj.com/numbers/how-much-meat-do-americans-eat-then-and-now-1792/\" target=\"_blank\">70 pounds of red meat and 54 pounds of poultry\u003c/a> per year--detrimental to both the health of their bodies and environment--because of well-intentioned editorials or \u003ca href=\"http://www.peta.org/\" target=\"_blank\">PETA’s\u003c/a> latest salacious campaign. If they’re going to consume less meat, it’s going to be because it’s cheap and easy to make the switch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s what Amy’s provides. The food is decent, even satisfying, but that’s almost beside the point. It’s affordable, and convenient: a five-minute side trip off the 101 for busy parents and tourists heading to Sonoma and Napa for wine tasting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100527\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0924.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-100527\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0924.jpg\" alt=\"The stylish, compostable packaging at Amy's.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0924.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0924-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0924-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0924-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0924-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/DSC_0924-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The stylish, compostable packaging at Amy's. \u003ccite>(Shelby Pope)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That’s how change happens: with small adjustments--stopping by Amy’s one night after soccer practice instead of Taco Bell--and an accessible, scalable concept: \u003ca href=\"http://www.amysdrivethru.com/files/download/43beb408d23a823\" target=\"_blank\">all menu items\u003c/a> except for salads are less than $6, and the company is \u003ca href=\"http://www.biteclubeats.com/amys-drive-thru-finally-opens-in-rohnert-park/\" target=\"_blank\">already planning\u003c/a> to open at least one more drive-thru in the next year or so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Americans want healthier fast food options, someone has to prove that it’s a successful concept. And Amy’s, used to defying expectations--in a 2009 interview, the Berliners \u003ca href=\"http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/18/smallbusiness/amys_kitchen_startup_story.fsb/\" target=\"_blank\">recalled\u003c/a> how they were turned down for a business loan by almost every bank in town because no one believed consumers would buy organic, vegetarian frozen foods--is a good company to do it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodcraftinstitute.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Food Craft Institute's\u003c/a> 7th annual \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://eatrealfest.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Eat Real Festival\u003c/a>, \u003c/strong>the outdoor food extravaganza that showcases local, organic and sustainable fare, kicked off today in Oakland's Jack London Square. We heroically sampled our way through many of the vendors' more offbeat and unusual dishes, so here's 12 stellar items that you can also try this weekend (and everything's priced under $8, too.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100924\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-brisket1920b.jpg\" alt=\"WTF SF: Slow-roasted Angus brisket with egg noodles\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100924\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-brisket1920b.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-brisket1920b-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-brisket1920b-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-brisket1920b-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-brisket1920b-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-brisket1920b-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">WTF SF: Slow-roasted Angus brisket with egg noodles \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wtfsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">WTF SF\u003c/a>: Slow-roasted Angus brisket with egg noodles\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI guarantee the lines will be long at What's the Feast SF's booth -- as it was for us during the opening day lunchtime rush. But it's definitely worth the wait, as their only regular appearance is at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.agriculturalinstitute.org/stonestown/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonestown Farmers' Market\u003c/a> on Sundays (although they're available for catering). The slow-roasted Angus brisket with a sweet Asian barbecue glaze is dished over garlicky egg noodles and garnished with pickled cucumbers; it's a delicious combination of sweet, salty and sour flavors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100926\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-noodles1920.jpg\" alt=\"WTF SF: What's The Feast?!\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100926\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-noodles1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-noodles1920-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-noodles1920-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-noodles1920-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-noodles1920-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-noodles1920-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">WTF SF: What's The Feast?! \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100912\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-eats-burger1920c.jpg\" alt=\"Hella Vegan Eats: Birthday Burger\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100912\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-eats-burger1920c.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-eats-burger1920c-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-eats-burger1920c-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-eats-burger1920c-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-eats-burger1920c-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-eats-burger1920c-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hella Vegan Eats: Birthday Burger \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.hellaveganeats.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hella Vegan Eats\u003c/a>: Birthday Burger\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nYou may have spotted the colorful truck (and equally animated staff) of the Hella Vegan Eats truck at various farmers' markets around the Bay Area. You can't go wrong with ordering their lively 'Birthday Burger,' which is stuffed with an organic seitan-beet patty, local and organic smoked \u003ca href=\"http://www.rhizocalitempeh.com/#about-rhizocali\" target=\"_blank\">Rhizocali Tempeh\u003c/a> 'bacon,' slices of heirloom tomato, Russian dressing, dill pickles and pancake buns speckled with funfetti (add avocado for $1.) Or you try their mac & 'chorizo' tacos and the three alluring donuts they've got for dessert: caramel brownie, chocolate cheesecake and maple 'bacon.'\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100963\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-final1920.jpg\" alt=\"Hella Vegan Eats\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1704\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100963\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-final1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-final1920-400x355.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-final1920-800x710.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-final1920-1440x1278.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-final1920-1180x1047.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-final1920-960x852.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hella Vegan Eats \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100903\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920.jpg\" alt=\"Burma Bear: Palata\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100903\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burma Bear: Palata \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.burmabear.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Burma Bear\u003c/a>: Palata\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWhile the plates of smoked baby back ribs or pulled pork over coconut rice were calling our names, we decided to try the \u003cem>palata\u003c/em>, a pan-fried, vegetarian flatbread dish paired with an aromatic green curry dipping sauce. It's reminiscent of \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paratha\" target=\"_blank\">Indian paratha\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and great for sharing with your friends as an appetizer. If the tent is mobbed by festivalgoers, check out their brick-and-mortar venue at the \u003ca href=\"http://secondactsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Second Act Marketplace\u003c/a> on Haight Street in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100904\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920b.jpg\" alt=\"Burma Bear\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100904\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920b.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920b-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920b-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920b-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920b-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920b-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burma Bear \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100921\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920d.jpg\" alt=\"La Marcha: Seafood paella\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100921\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920d.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920d-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920d-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920d-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920d-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920d-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Marcha: Seafood paella \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.lamarchaberkeley.com/#new-page-3\" target=\"_blank\">La Marcha\u003c/a>: Seafood paella\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nGigantic paella pans cooking up huge portions of rice, seafood and vegetables always draws huge crowds, and La Marcha's bustling tent that emanated big clouds of steam was no exception. Plans to open up a tapas bar in Berkeley are currently in the works, so for now, they're still in pop-up mode at events. Their signature paprika-and-saffron infused paella dish was bursting with meaty chunks of chicken, chorizo, shrimp, roasted garlic, sweet red peppers, English peas and \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_21412400/paella-rice-bomba-vs-arborio\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish Bomba\u003c/a> rice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100920\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920a.jpg\" alt=\"La Marcha paella\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100920\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920a.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920a-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920a-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920a-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920a-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920a-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Marcha paella \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100899\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920c.jpg\" alt=\"Bombzies BBQ: Korean BBQ chicken bowl\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100899\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920c.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920c-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920c-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920c-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920c-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920c-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bombzies BBQ: Korean BBQ chicken bowl \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bombziesbbq.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Bombzies BBQ\u003c/a>: Korean BBQ chicken bowl\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWhile Asian barbecue is fairly commonplace, the large, hungry crowds that congregated around the smoky grills filled to capacity with Korean, Vietnamese lemongrass and Thai-coconut flavored chicken were a sure sign that we had to try Bombzies BBQ. The tender, flavorful meat is served as kabobs or as a heaping bowl of rice topped with the complimentary add-ons of \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimchi\" target=\"_blank\">kimchi\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and green onions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100898\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920a-1440x2160.jpg\" alt=\"Bombzies BBQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" class=\"size-large wp-image-100898\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920a-1440x2160.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920a-400x600.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920a-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920a-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920a-960x1440.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bombzies BBQ \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100907\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/eat-on-monday-calamari-taco1920.jpg\" alt=\"Eat On Monday: Fried calamari tacos\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100907\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/eat-on-monday-calamari-taco1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/eat-on-monday-calamari-taco1920-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/eat-on-monday-calamari-taco1920-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/eat-on-monday-calamari-taco1920-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/eat-on-monday-calamari-taco1920-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/eat-on-monday-calamari-taco1920-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eat On Monday: Fried calamari tacos \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://eatonmonday.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Eat On Monday\u003c/a>: Fried calamari tacos\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThere's chicken, braised oxtail and even ice cream tacos for sale at Eat Real -- but the salt-and-pepper fried calamari corn tortilla tacos topped with jalapeños, shredded cabbage, cilantro and a spicy crema-remoulade-like sauce won us over instead. They've also got buttermilk fried chicken sandwiches and mini chipotle cheeseburgers if you want to try their other tantalizing-looking dishes. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100967\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/truck.jpg\" alt=\"Eat On Monday truck\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100967\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/truck.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/truck-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/truck-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/truck-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/truck-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/truck-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eat On Monday truck \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100905\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920a.jpg\" alt=\"BOK SSAM: Spicy chicken and waffle sandwich\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100905\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920a.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920a-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920a-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920a-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920a-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920a-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">BOK SSAM: Spicy chicken and waffle sandwich \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://bokssam.com/\" target=\"_blank\">BOK SSAM\u003c/a>: Spicy chicken and waffle sandwich\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nBrace yourself for the decadent (and delectable) fried chicken and waffle sandwich from the folks at BOK SSAM, especially if you're watching your waistline. Billed as a \"Korean-American comfort food\" catering company, you'll spot plenty of photos of these food porn-ready sandwiches on Instagram. There's two Korean sauces to choose from: sweet soy-garlic or a sweet-and-spicy \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gochujang\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>gochujang\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, a thick, fermented soybean-red chili sauce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100906\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920c.jpg\" alt=\"BOK SSAM booth\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100906\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920c.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920c-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920c-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920c-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920c-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920c-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">BOK SSAM booth \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100923\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920b.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Comfort Kitchen: Fried Mac & Cheese balls\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100923\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920b.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920b-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920b-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920b-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920b-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920b-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Southern Comfort Kitchen: Fried Mac & Cheese balls \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.southerncomfortkitchen.net/\" target=\"_blank\">Southern Comfort Kitchen\u003c/a>: Mac n' cheese balls\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe Southern Comfort Kitchen crew -- overseen by three brothers from New Orleans -- have lots of calorie-busting courses on deck, including hush puppy-sized mac & cheese balls. Made with sharp cheddar and smoked Gouda, they're rolled in Italian bread crumbs and then deep-fried to crunchy perfection. Dip them in the housemade marinara sauce and then fight the urge to curl up and take a nap next to their truck afterwards. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100922\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Comfort Kitchen truck\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100922\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Southern Comfort Kitchen truck \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100965\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/pork.jpg\" alt=\"Jeepney Guy: Slow-roasted pork belly\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100965\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/pork.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/pork-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/pork-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/pork-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/pork-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/pork-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeepney Guy: Slow-roasted pork belly \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://jeepneyguy.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Jeepney Guy\u003c/a>: Slow-roasted pork belly\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWe were bursting at the seams by the time we waddled over to the Jeepney Guy booth (a common form of \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeepney\" target=\"_blank\">public transportation in the Philippines\u003c/a>), but we couldn't resist sampling a bite of their \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lechon\" target=\"_blank\">lechón\u003c/a>, or slow-roasted pork belly -- especially after we saw the glistening racks of meat lazily turning in their mobile rotisserie. Jeepney Guy caters events if you want to wallow in your own personal supply of crispy skin and succulent pork at a private party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100917\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/jeepney-guy1920c.jpg\" alt=\"Jeepney Guy: Slow-roasted pork belly\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100917\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/jeepney-guy1920c.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/jeepney-guy1920c-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/jeepney-guy1920c-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/jeepney-guy1920c-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/jeepney-guy1920c-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/jeepney-guy1920c-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeepney Guy: Slow-roasted pork belly \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100952\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920a.jpg\" alt=\"Girl Friday Zeppole: Savory zeppole\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100952\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920a.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920a-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920a-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920a-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920a-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920a-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Girl Friday Zeppole: Savory zeppole \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.girlfridaysf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Girl Friday Zeppole\u003c/a>: Savory zeppole\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nSave room for dessert, because there's also a wealth of sugary, deep-fried delights available at Eat Real. Girl Friday Zeppole's Italian fritters are made to order, so your \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppole\" target=\"_blank\">zeppoles\u003c/a>\u003c/em> arrive piping hot after they're poured into paper cones. While most folks gravitate towards the sweeter versions made with powdered sugar and lemon zest (with a choice of vanilla bean crème fraîche, Earl Grey chocolate ganache or seasonal blackberry stout dipping sauces), we had to try the sole savory option prepared with smoked salt, parmesan cheese and herbs that matched well with the creamy, mild chili pepper \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harissa\" target=\"_blank\">harissa\u003c/a>\u003c/em> sauce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100951\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920-use.jpg\" alt=\"Girl Friday Zeppole\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100951\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920-use.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920-use-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920-use-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920-use-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920-use-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920-use-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Girl Friday Zeppole \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100919\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920a.jpg\" alt=\"Mamacita Café : Cardamom donut kebab\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100919\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920a.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920a-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920a-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920a-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920a-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920a-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mamacita Café : Cardamom donut kebab \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mamacitascafe.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Mamacita Café\u003c/a>: Cardamom donut kebab\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nBorn through a successful Kickstarter campaign, Mamacita Café is both a mobile pop-up and an innovative workforce program that \u003ca href=\"http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/food-served-with-a-side-of-social-justice/Content?oid=4247620\" target=\"_blank\">supports young women in Oakland\u003c/a> by training and hiring local high school students. Their popular 'donut kebab,' or three tasty donut holes skewered on a stick, came in three flavors at Eat Real: a 'very berry' jam, cardamom glaze (our choice) and a vegan nectarine jam. We passed on the scoop of Fenton's vanilla ice cream (although we would have ordered it under normal, non-food-festival-gorging circumstances.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100959\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920b.jpg\" alt=\"Mamacita Café booth\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100959\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920b.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920b-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920b-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920b-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920b-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920b-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mamacita Café booth \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100902\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920c.jpg\" alt=\"Bowl’D Acai: Original Gangster\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100902\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920c.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920c-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920c-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920c-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920c-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920c-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bowl’D Acai: Original Gangster \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bowldacai.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Bowl’D Acai\u003c/a>: Original Gangster\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIn an attempt to cleanse our palate and unclog our arteries, we made a beeline at the end of our moveable feast towards the bright silver Bowl'D Acai truck. Their 'OG' is made with a blend of \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%A7a%C3%AD_palm\" target=\"_blank\">açaí\u003c/a> berries, strawberries, bananas and coconut water topped with organic \u003ca href=\"http://www.oneplanetgranola.com/\" target=\"_blank\">One Planet granola\u003c/a>, fresh fruit and coconut shavings and honey. They also had two other punny smoothies -- the 'Hella Green' and the 'Berry White' -- if you want a healthier alternative to the ample beer, cider, wine and spirits for sale as a part of the \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://eatrealfest.com/about/beverages/\" target=\"_blank\">Drink Real\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> festivities. (But we indulged in both.) \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100901\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920.jpg\" alt=\"Bowl’D Acai truck\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100901\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bowl’D Acai truck \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>As a final pro tip:\u003c/strong> Be sure to bring lots of sunblock as you wander through the festival tomorrow and Sunday (here's an online \u003ca href=\"http://eatrealfest.com/about/map-schedule/\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a> to help you plan ahead); it's looking to be another warm weekend according to the weather forecast. You can also check the \u003ca href=\"http://eatrealfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ERF_2015_SCHEDULE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">schedule \u003c/a>to find out more about the numerous DIY demos, tastings, live music performances, kids' activities and other events happening at Eat Real. And if you somehow manage to explore everything going on, the first annual \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/1649631578627403/\" target=\"_blank\">Town Eats Festival\u003c/a>, co-hosted by \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandish.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Oaklandish\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.lungomareoakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Lungomare\u003c/a>, will be in the western section of Jack London Square (East Bay Express has more \u003ca href=\"http://www.eastbayexpress.com/WhatTheFork/archives/2015/09/15/town-eats-offers-a-lower-key-oakland-centric-alternative-to-eat-real\" target=\"_blank\">info about the event\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://eatrealfest.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Eat Real Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nJack London Square\u003cbr>\n65 Webster Street\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94607\u003cbr>\nSaturday 10:30am-9pm\u003cbr>\nSunday 10:30am-5pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/eatrealfestival\" target=\"_blank\">Eat Real Festival\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/eatrealfest\" target=\"_blank\">@eatrealfest\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https://instagram.com/eatrealfest/\" target=\"_blank\">eatrealfest\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodcraftinstitute.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Food Craft Institute's\u003c/a> 7th annual \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://eatrealfest.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Eat Real Festival\u003c/a>, \u003c/strong>the outdoor food extravaganza that showcases local, organic and sustainable fare, kicked off today in Oakland's Jack London Square. We heroically sampled our way through many of the vendors' more offbeat and unusual dishes, so here's 12 stellar items that you can also try this weekend (and everything's priced under $8, too.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100924\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-brisket1920b.jpg\" alt=\"WTF SF: Slow-roasted Angus brisket with egg noodles\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100924\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-brisket1920b.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-brisket1920b-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-brisket1920b-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-brisket1920b-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-brisket1920b-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-brisket1920b-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">WTF SF: Slow-roasted Angus brisket with egg noodles \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wtfsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">WTF SF\u003c/a>: Slow-roasted Angus brisket with egg noodles\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI guarantee the lines will be long at What's the Feast SF's booth -- as it was for us during the opening day lunchtime rush. But it's definitely worth the wait, as their only regular appearance is at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.agriculturalinstitute.org/stonestown/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonestown Farmers' Market\u003c/a> on Sundays (although they're available for catering). The slow-roasted Angus brisket with a sweet Asian barbecue glaze is dished over garlicky egg noodles and garnished with pickled cucumbers; it's a delicious combination of sweet, salty and sour flavors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100926\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-noodles1920.jpg\" alt=\"WTF SF: What's The Feast?!\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100926\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-noodles1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-noodles1920-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-noodles1920-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-noodles1920-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-noodles1920-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/wtf-noodles1920-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">WTF SF: What's The Feast?! \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100912\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-eats-burger1920c.jpg\" alt=\"Hella Vegan Eats: Birthday Burger\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100912\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-eats-burger1920c.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-eats-burger1920c-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-eats-burger1920c-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-eats-burger1920c-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-eats-burger1920c-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-eats-burger1920c-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hella Vegan Eats: Birthday Burger \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.hellaveganeats.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hella Vegan Eats\u003c/a>: Birthday Burger\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nYou may have spotted the colorful truck (and equally animated staff) of the Hella Vegan Eats truck at various farmers' markets around the Bay Area. You can't go wrong with ordering their lively 'Birthday Burger,' which is stuffed with an organic seitan-beet patty, local and organic smoked \u003ca href=\"http://www.rhizocalitempeh.com/#about-rhizocali\" target=\"_blank\">Rhizocali Tempeh\u003c/a> 'bacon,' slices of heirloom tomato, Russian dressing, dill pickles and pancake buns speckled with funfetti (add avocado for $1.) Or you try their mac & 'chorizo' tacos and the three alluring donuts they've got for dessert: caramel brownie, chocolate cheesecake and maple 'bacon.'\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100963\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-final1920.jpg\" alt=\"Hella Vegan Eats\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1704\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100963\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-final1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-final1920-400x355.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-final1920-800x710.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-final1920-1440x1278.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-final1920-1180x1047.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/hella-vegan-final1920-960x852.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hella Vegan Eats \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100903\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920.jpg\" alt=\"Burma Bear: Palata\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100903\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burma Bear: Palata \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.burmabear.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Burma Bear\u003c/a>: Palata\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWhile the plates of smoked baby back ribs or pulled pork over coconut rice were calling our names, we decided to try the \u003cem>palata\u003c/em>, a pan-fried, vegetarian flatbread dish paired with an aromatic green curry dipping sauce. It's reminiscent of \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paratha\" target=\"_blank\">Indian paratha\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and great for sharing with your friends as an appetizer. If the tent is mobbed by festivalgoers, check out their brick-and-mortar venue at the \u003ca href=\"http://secondactsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Second Act Marketplace\u003c/a> on Haight Street in the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100904\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920b.jpg\" alt=\"Burma Bear\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100904\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920b.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920b-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920b-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920b-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920b-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/burmese-bear-palata1920b-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burma Bear \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100921\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920d.jpg\" alt=\"La Marcha: Seafood paella\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100921\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920d.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920d-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920d-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920d-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920d-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920d-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Marcha: Seafood paella \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.lamarchaberkeley.com/#new-page-3\" target=\"_blank\">La Marcha\u003c/a>: Seafood paella\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nGigantic paella pans cooking up huge portions of rice, seafood and vegetables always draws huge crowds, and La Marcha's bustling tent that emanated big clouds of steam was no exception. Plans to open up a tapas bar in Berkeley are currently in the works, so for now, they're still in pop-up mode at events. Their signature paprika-and-saffron infused paella dish was bursting with meaty chunks of chicken, chorizo, shrimp, roasted garlic, sweet red peppers, English peas and \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_21412400/paella-rice-bomba-vs-arborio\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish Bomba\u003c/a> rice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100920\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920a.jpg\" alt=\"La Marcha paella\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100920\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920a.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920a-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920a-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920a-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920a-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/paella1920a-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Marcha paella \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100899\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920c.jpg\" alt=\"Bombzies BBQ: Korean BBQ chicken bowl\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100899\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920c.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920c-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920c-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920c-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920c-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920c-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bombzies BBQ: Korean BBQ chicken bowl \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bombziesbbq.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Bombzies BBQ\u003c/a>: Korean BBQ chicken bowl\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWhile Asian barbecue is fairly commonplace, the large, hungry crowds that congregated around the smoky grills filled to capacity with Korean, Vietnamese lemongrass and Thai-coconut flavored chicken were a sure sign that we had to try Bombzies BBQ. The tender, flavorful meat is served as kabobs or as a heaping bowl of rice topped with the complimentary add-ons of \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimchi\" target=\"_blank\">kimchi\u003c/a>\u003c/em> and green onions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100898\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920a-1440x2160.jpg\" alt=\"Bombzies BBQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" class=\"size-large wp-image-100898\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920a-1440x2160.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920a-400x600.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920a-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920a-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bombzies1920a-960x1440.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bombzies BBQ \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100907\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/eat-on-monday-calamari-taco1920.jpg\" alt=\"Eat On Monday: Fried calamari tacos\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100907\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/eat-on-monday-calamari-taco1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/eat-on-monday-calamari-taco1920-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/eat-on-monday-calamari-taco1920-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/eat-on-monday-calamari-taco1920-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/eat-on-monday-calamari-taco1920-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/eat-on-monday-calamari-taco1920-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eat On Monday: Fried calamari tacos \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://eatonmonday.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Eat On Monday\u003c/a>: Fried calamari tacos\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThere's chicken, braised oxtail and even ice cream tacos for sale at Eat Real -- but the salt-and-pepper fried calamari corn tortilla tacos topped with jalapeños, shredded cabbage, cilantro and a spicy crema-remoulade-like sauce won us over instead. They've also got buttermilk fried chicken sandwiches and mini chipotle cheeseburgers if you want to try their other tantalizing-looking dishes. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100967\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/truck.jpg\" alt=\"Eat On Monday truck\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100967\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/truck.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/truck-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/truck-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/truck-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/truck-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/truck-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eat On Monday truck \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100905\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920a.jpg\" alt=\"BOK SSAM: Spicy chicken and waffle sandwich\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100905\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920a.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920a-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920a-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920a-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920a-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920a-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">BOK SSAM: Spicy chicken and waffle sandwich \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://bokssam.com/\" target=\"_blank\">BOK SSAM\u003c/a>: Spicy chicken and waffle sandwich\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nBrace yourself for the decadent (and delectable) fried chicken and waffle sandwich from the folks at BOK SSAM, especially if you're watching your waistline. Billed as a \"Korean-American comfort food\" catering company, you'll spot plenty of photos of these food porn-ready sandwiches on Instagram. There's two Korean sauces to choose from: sweet soy-garlic or a sweet-and-spicy \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gochujang\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>gochujang\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, a thick, fermented soybean-red chili sauce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100906\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920c.jpg\" alt=\"BOK SSAM booth\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100906\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920c.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920c-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920c-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920c-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920c-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/chix-waffle1920c-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">BOK SSAM booth \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100923\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920b.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Comfort Kitchen: Fried Mac & Cheese balls\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100923\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920b.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920b-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920b-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920b-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920b-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920b-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Southern Comfort Kitchen: Fried Mac & Cheese balls \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.southerncomfortkitchen.net/\" target=\"_blank\">Southern Comfort Kitchen\u003c/a>: Mac n' cheese balls\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe Southern Comfort Kitchen crew -- overseen by three brothers from New Orleans -- have lots of calorie-busting courses on deck, including hush puppy-sized mac & cheese balls. Made with sharp cheddar and smoked Gouda, they're rolled in Italian bread crumbs and then deep-fried to crunchy perfection. Dip them in the housemade marinara sauce and then fight the urge to curl up and take a nap next to their truck afterwards. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100922\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Comfort Kitchen truck\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100922\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/southerncomfortkitchen1920-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Southern Comfort Kitchen truck \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100965\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/pork.jpg\" alt=\"Jeepney Guy: Slow-roasted pork belly\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100965\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/pork.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/pork-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/pork-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/pork-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/pork-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/pork-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeepney Guy: Slow-roasted pork belly \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://jeepneyguy.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Jeepney Guy\u003c/a>: Slow-roasted pork belly\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWe were bursting at the seams by the time we waddled over to the Jeepney Guy booth (a common form of \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeepney\" target=\"_blank\">public transportation in the Philippines\u003c/a>), but we couldn't resist sampling a bite of their \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lechon\" target=\"_blank\">lechón\u003c/a>, or slow-roasted pork belly -- especially after we saw the glistening racks of meat lazily turning in their mobile rotisserie. Jeepney Guy caters events if you want to wallow in your own personal supply of crispy skin and succulent pork at a private party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100917\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/jeepney-guy1920c.jpg\" alt=\"Jeepney Guy: Slow-roasted pork belly\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100917\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/jeepney-guy1920c.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/jeepney-guy1920c-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/jeepney-guy1920c-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/jeepney-guy1920c-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/jeepney-guy1920c-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/jeepney-guy1920c-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeepney Guy: Slow-roasted pork belly \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100952\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920a.jpg\" alt=\"Girl Friday Zeppole: Savory zeppole\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100952\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920a.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920a-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920a-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920a-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920a-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920a-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Girl Friday Zeppole: Savory zeppole \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.girlfridaysf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Girl Friday Zeppole\u003c/a>: Savory zeppole\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nSave room for dessert, because there's also a wealth of sugary, deep-fried delights available at Eat Real. Girl Friday Zeppole's Italian fritters are made to order, so your \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppole\" target=\"_blank\">zeppoles\u003c/a>\u003c/em> arrive piping hot after they're poured into paper cones. While most folks gravitate towards the sweeter versions made with powdered sugar and lemon zest (with a choice of vanilla bean crème fraîche, Earl Grey chocolate ganache or seasonal blackberry stout dipping sauces), we had to try the sole savory option prepared with smoked salt, parmesan cheese and herbs that matched well with the creamy, mild chili pepper \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harissa\" target=\"_blank\">harissa\u003c/a>\u003c/em> sauce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100951\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920-use.jpg\" alt=\"Girl Friday Zeppole\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100951\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920-use.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920-use-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920-use-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920-use-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920-use-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/girl-friday-zeppole1920-use-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Girl Friday Zeppole \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100919\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920a.jpg\" alt=\"Mamacita Café : Cardamom donut kebab\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100919\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920a.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920a-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920a-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920a-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920a-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920a-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mamacita Café : Cardamom donut kebab \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mamacitascafe.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Mamacita Café\u003c/a>: Cardamom donut kebab\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nBorn through a successful Kickstarter campaign, Mamacita Café is both a mobile pop-up and an innovative workforce program that \u003ca href=\"http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/food-served-with-a-side-of-social-justice/Content?oid=4247620\" target=\"_blank\">supports young women in Oakland\u003c/a> by training and hiring local high school students. Their popular 'donut kebab,' or three tasty donut holes skewered on a stick, came in three flavors at Eat Real: a 'very berry' jam, cardamom glaze (our choice) and a vegan nectarine jam. We passed on the scoop of Fenton's vanilla ice cream (although we would have ordered it under normal, non-food-festival-gorging circumstances.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100959\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920b.jpg\" alt=\"Mamacita Café booth\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100959\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920b.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920b-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920b-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920b-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920b-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/mamacitas1920b-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mamacita Café booth \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100902\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920c.jpg\" alt=\"Bowl’D Acai: Original Gangster\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100902\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920c.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920c-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920c-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920c-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920c-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920c-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bowl’D Acai: Original Gangster \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bowldacai.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Bowl’D Acai\u003c/a>: Original Gangster\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIn an attempt to cleanse our palate and unclog our arteries, we made a beeline at the end of our moveable feast towards the bright silver Bowl'D Acai truck. Their 'OG' is made with a blend of \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%A7a%C3%AD_palm\" target=\"_blank\">açaí\u003c/a> berries, strawberries, bananas and coconut water topped with organic \u003ca href=\"http://www.oneplanetgranola.com/\" target=\"_blank\">One Planet granola\u003c/a>, fresh fruit and coconut shavings and honey. They also had two other punny smoothies -- the 'Hella Green' and the 'Berry White' -- if you want a healthier alternative to the ample beer, cider, wine and spirits for sale as a part of the \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://eatrealfest.com/about/beverages/\" target=\"_blank\">Drink Real\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> festivities. (But we indulged in both.) \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_100901\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920.jpg\" alt=\"Bowl’D Acai truck\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100901\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/09/bowl-acai1920-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bowl’D Acai truck \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>As a final pro tip:\u003c/strong> Be sure to bring lots of sunblock as you wander through the festival tomorrow and Sunday (here's an online \u003ca href=\"http://eatrealfest.com/about/map-schedule/\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a> to help you plan ahead); it's looking to be another warm weekend according to the weather forecast. You can also check the \u003ca href=\"http://eatrealfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ERF_2015_SCHEDULE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">schedule \u003c/a>to find out more about the numerous DIY demos, tastings, live music performances, kids' activities and other events happening at Eat Real. And if you somehow manage to explore everything going on, the first annual \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/1649631578627403/\" target=\"_blank\">Town Eats Festival\u003c/a>, co-hosted by \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandish.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Oaklandish\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.lungomareoakland.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Lungomare\u003c/a>, will be in the western section of Jack London Square (East Bay Express has more \u003ca href=\"http://www.eastbayexpress.com/WhatTheFork/archives/2015/09/15/town-eats-offers-a-lower-key-oakland-centric-alternative-to-eat-real\" target=\"_blank\">info about the event\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>As much as enthusiastic fried chickpea eaters would like to disagree, the Bay Area is not a falafel town. (Okay, the Bay Area is also definitely \u003cem>not\u003c/em> a town, so forgive the figure of speech.) There are dozens upon dozens of Middle Eastern delis slinging the round orbs of fried ground beans, but most are — at best — doing a mediocre job. Dip on over to Yelp and you’ll find each of these delis with at least a 3 ½ star rating, with reviewers equally split between those decrying dense, leaden falafels and those gleefully shouting: “Best. Falafel. Ever!!!!!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what is a Bay-bound falafel lover to do? While there is no one spot that churns out the absolute perfect falafel specimen, there are several restaurants and delis that get close — or at least they cover up their imperfections with delicious toppings. Our top picks are below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The other option is, of course, to make falafel yourself. Stay tuned for a recipe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Best All-Around Falafel: Sunrise Deli, Outer Sunset, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99803\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/sunrise-deli-plate-2-new.jpg\" alt=\"The vegetarian plate at Sunrise Deli in San Francisco includes falafel, hummus, cucumber salad, one dolma, lentils and rice.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99803\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/sunrise-deli-plate-2-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/sunrise-deli-plate-2-new-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/sunrise-deli-plate-2-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/sunrise-deli-plate-2-new-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/sunrise-deli-plate-2-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/sunrise-deli-plate-2-new-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The vegetarian plate at Sunrise Deli in San Francisco includes falafel, hummus, cucumber salad, one dolma, lentils and rice. \u003ccite>(Kate Williams)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sunrise Deli has five Bay Area locations, but eaters in the know consider the Irving Street location to be the only spot worth visiting. I cringed a bit when I learned this fact — I live in the East Bay and its Berkeley location is, at best, 30 minutes closer to my apartment — but I dutifully hopped in the car and braved weekend traffic to get myself over to the Outer Sunset.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was worth the drive. Sunset Deli fries the closest thing to a great falafel in the Bay. Each falafel is fried immediately after ordering and comes to the plate (or lavash wrap) ripping hot and greaseless. The burnished brown exterior is crazy-crisp, providing excellent contrast to the soft, crumbly interior. Sunrise isn’t shy with the spice; these falafel leave a pleasant, lingering burn long after demolishing the plate. My only quibble was that the centers verged on mushy. These falafel certainly aren’t dense, but I would have appreciated a bit more texture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I ordered my falafel as part of a vegetarian plate, but next time, I’d just go for an order of a dozen and pop them one by one while walking them off in the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sunrisedeli.net\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Sunrise Deli\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2115 Irving St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/htoh1x\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94122\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 664-8210\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sat, 9am-9pm; Sun, 10am-8pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/BestFalafel\" target=\"_blank\">Sunrise Deli\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sunrisedeli\" target=\"_blank\">@SunriseDeli\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ ($7 to $10)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Biggest Bang for Your Buck: Kobani, University Avenue, Berkeley\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99805\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/kobani-falafel-plate-2.jpg\" alt=\"Falafel, hummus and tabouli salad at Kobani in Berkeley.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1311\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99805\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/kobani-falafel-plate-2.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/kobani-falafel-plate-2-400x273.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/kobani-falafel-plate-2-800x546.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/kobani-falafel-plate-2-1440x983.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/kobani-falafel-plate-2-1180x806.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/kobani-falafel-plate-2-960x656.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Falafel, hummus and tabouli salad at Kobani in Berkeley. \u003ccite>(Kate Williams)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kobani is a brand-new Kurdish restaurant in central Berkeley. It replaced a long-empty storefront at the corner of University and Martin Luther King, and it has so far been a very welcome addition to the neighborhood. The restaurant serves a mean shawarma, but their falafels are also pretty decent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’re also huge. Each falafel is close to the size of my fist. This extra size leaves room for a bigger swath of crunchy outside bits, which I like. The interior verges on mushy and is a little too dense, but it is expertly seasoned and full of herbs and other goodness. Order the falafel plate and you’ll also be treated to an excellent, tangy tabouli salad. Add a (tiny) scoop of the super-hot hot sauce on every table, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/kobani-mediterranean-grill-berkeley-2\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Kobani\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1901 University Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/951PU0\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, Ca 94704\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 529-4884\u003cbr>\nHours: Sun-Thu, 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-11pm\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (less than $8)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Best Sandwich: Truly Mediterranean, Mission District, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99802\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/truly-med-falafel-deluxe-new.jpg\" alt=\"The falafel deluxe sandwich at Truly Mediterranean in San Francisco includes eggplant and potatoes in addition to falafel.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99802\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/truly-med-falafel-deluxe-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/truly-med-falafel-deluxe-new-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/truly-med-falafel-deluxe-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/truly-med-falafel-deluxe-new-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/truly-med-falafel-deluxe-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/truly-med-falafel-deluxe-new-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The falafel deluxe sandwich at Truly Mediterranean in San Francisco includes eggplant and potatoes in addition to falafel. \u003ccite>(Kate Williams)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I don’t typically go for falafel sandwiches — too often the excess sauce and hummus also wrapped up in the lavash quickly reduces once crisp falafels to weird, soggy mush. However, the item to order at Truly Mediterranean in the Mission is clearly the “falafel deluxe” sandwich. Everyone in the tiny shop at the corner of 16th and Valencia was ordering it. And everyone who saw my Instagram picture of my lunch that day agreed that this sandwich was the bomb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is, truly, a good sandwich. Weird, but good. Inside the gigantic lavash wrap is a mix of curiosities — room temperature fried potatoes, grilled eggplant, cucumber salad, onions, tahini and, of course, falafel. It either comes spicy, or not. The whole thing gets a quick stint on the hot grill, blistering and charring the exterior. The fried chickpea patties in question manage to hold on to their crispness for almost the entire time it takes to eat the super burrito-sized sandwich. They’ve got a hearty crust, which helps them hold up to the toppings, and a pleasant, if slightly dense, crumbly texture. Overall, however, I found the falafel (and potatoes and eggplant) underseasoned. Take your falafel deluxe home and season to taste.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://trulymediterraneans.com\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Truly Mediterranean\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n3109 16th St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/lVZQpd\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94110\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 252-7482\u003cbr>\nHours: Sun-Thu, 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-11pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/TrulyMediterranean\" target=\"_blank\">Truly Mediterranean\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/TrulyMedSF\" target=\"_blank\">@TrulyMedSF\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ ($8.75)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Fluffiest Falafel: King of Falafel, Lower Pacific Heights, San Francisco\u003c/strong> [CLOSED]\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99807\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/king-of-falafel-veg-plate-2.jpg\" alt=\"The vegetarian plate at King of Falafel in San Francisco.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1241\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99807\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/king-of-falafel-veg-plate-2.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/king-of-falafel-veg-plate-2-400x259.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/king-of-falafel-veg-plate-2-800x517.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/king-of-falafel-veg-plate-2-1440x931.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/king-of-falafel-veg-plate-2-1180x763.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/king-of-falafel-veg-plate-2-960x621.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The vegetarian plate at King of Falafel in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Kate Williams)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>King of Falafel probably isn’t going to be around in 2016, so the time is now to get over to the Lower Pacific Heights deli. The 40-year-old restaurant was given its marching orders back in April 2014, but has managed to hold onto its space at the corner of Bush and Divisadero through at least the end of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They also make the fluffiest falafel I ate while compiling this guide. It’s quite a feat, actually, because King of Falafel’s namesake bites are simultaneously the greasiest and crispest as well. These falafel are, therefore, not for the finicky or the frier-shy. Rather, they’re satisfying in the same way that a giant plate of French fries can be at 2 a.m. Generously dip each falafel into the excellent, garlic-y hot sauce sitting at each table and say a quiet prayer to old San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://kingoffalafelsf.com/Home.php\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>King of Falafel\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> [CLOSED]\u003cbr>\n1801 Divisadero St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/XWVN7v\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94115\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 931-5455\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri, 9am-7pm; Sat, 10am-5pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/King-of-Falafel/117461945100875\" target=\"_blank\">King of Falafel\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ ($8 to $10.50)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Best Toppings: Liba Falafel, Uptown Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99804\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/liba-salad-5-new.jpg\" alt=\"The falafel salad with all the toppings at Liba Falafel in Oakland.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99804\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/liba-salad-5-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/liba-salad-5-new-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/liba-salad-5-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/liba-salad-5-new-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/liba-salad-5-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/liba-salad-5-new-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The falafel salad with all the toppings at Liba Falafel in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Kate Williams)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Liba Falafel in Uptown Oakland definitely falls in the new-school falafel camp. The popular food truck-turned-brick-and-mortar capitalized on the Bay’s lack of a topping-intensive falafel bar after New York chain Maoz closed its Berkeley operations. It’s a bright and shiny spot that makes you feel healthier and happier just by setting foot inside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Liba, there’s basically only one real menu choice to make — salad or sandwich — and then the fun part starts. If you go the sandwich route, you’ll be handed a warm pita filled with falafels. Choose salad, and you’ll get an empty bowl. Progress to the toppings bar next. It holds inside its little bins a truly astounding number of salads, pickles, sauces, cheeses and nuts with which to deck out your lunch. There are baby greens for salad eaters, of course, but the real way to build a quality meal is to go heavy on the prepared items, like the excellent eggplant salad and beet hummus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The falafel themselves are somewhat of an afterthought. If you want freshly fried falafel, you’ll want to order the sandwich — salad eaters get to pluck their falafels from a bin on the toppings bar. Liba’s falafels have a high ratio of crisp exterior to crumbly, moist interior. They’re not mushy, but come off a bit dense. Serviceable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://libafalafel.com\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Liba Falafel\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n380 17th St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/5eB6ne\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94612\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 806-5422\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri, 11 am-2:30 pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/libafalafel\" target=\"_blank\">Liba Falafel\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/libafalafel\" target=\"_blank\">@libafalafel\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ ($8-$13)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Best Falafel-Topped Salad: Ba-Bite, Piedmont Avenue, Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99808\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/ba-bite-salad-3-new.jpg\" alt=\"Beet, Ras al Hanout, and Yam salad with Falafel at Ba-Bite.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99808\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/ba-bite-salad-3-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/ba-bite-salad-3-new-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/ba-bite-salad-3-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/ba-bite-salad-3-new-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/ba-bite-salad-3-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/ba-bite-salad-3-new-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beet, Ras al Hanout, and Yam salad with Falafel at Ba-Bite. \u003ccite>(Kate Williams)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Also in the new-school camp is recently-opened Ba-Bite on Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue. Much of this counter-service restaurant’s menu seems inspired by the ever-popular Yotam Ottolenghi cookbook, “\u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Jerusalem-A-Cookbook-Yotam-Ottolenghi/dp/1607743949\" target=\"_blank\">Jerusalem\u003c/a>” — not a bad thing. You can easily make a meal out of a hummus plate and a couple of salads, and I wouldn’t discourage it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ba-Bite’s falafel are an earnest attempt at the form. They’re made with a combination of chickpeas and fava beans, which I can appreciate for the complexity of flavor. Ba-Bite also knows its way around a salt cellar — the falafel are perfectly seasoned. However, at each visit, I’ve found their falafel to be far too soft. The exterior needs more crunch; the interior needs more crumble. The requisite tahini drizzle does not help. On the other hand, if you’re looking to bulk up one of their excellent salads with some vegetarian protein, the falafel is not a bad way to go. Order hummus on the side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.babiteoakland.com\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Ba-Bite\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n3905 Piedmont Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/BPE8rw\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94611\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 250-9526\u003cbr>\nHours: Sun-Thu, 11am-8 pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-8:30pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/babitepiedmont\" target=\"_blank\">Ba-Bite\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ ($11.50-$13)\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>As much as enthusiastic fried chickpea eaters would like to disagree, the Bay Area is not a falafel town. (Okay, the Bay Area is also definitely \u003cem>not\u003c/em> a town, so forgive the figure of speech.) There are dozens upon dozens of Middle Eastern delis slinging the round orbs of fried ground beans, but most are — at best — doing a mediocre job. Dip on over to Yelp and you’ll find each of these delis with at least a 3 ½ star rating, with reviewers equally split between those decrying dense, leaden falafels and those gleefully shouting: “Best. Falafel. Ever!!!!!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what is a Bay-bound falafel lover to do? While there is no one spot that churns out the absolute perfect falafel specimen, there are several restaurants and delis that get close — or at least they cover up their imperfections with delicious toppings. Our top picks are below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The other option is, of course, to make falafel yourself. Stay tuned for a recipe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Best All-Around Falafel: Sunrise Deli, Outer Sunset, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99803\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/sunrise-deli-plate-2-new.jpg\" alt=\"The vegetarian plate at Sunrise Deli in San Francisco includes falafel, hummus, cucumber salad, one dolma, lentils and rice.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99803\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/sunrise-deli-plate-2-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/sunrise-deli-plate-2-new-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/sunrise-deli-plate-2-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/sunrise-deli-plate-2-new-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/sunrise-deli-plate-2-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/sunrise-deli-plate-2-new-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The vegetarian plate at Sunrise Deli in San Francisco includes falafel, hummus, cucumber salad, one dolma, lentils and rice. \u003ccite>(Kate Williams)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sunrise Deli has five Bay Area locations, but eaters in the know consider the Irving Street location to be the only spot worth visiting. I cringed a bit when I learned this fact — I live in the East Bay and its Berkeley location is, at best, 30 minutes closer to my apartment — but I dutifully hopped in the car and braved weekend traffic to get myself over to the Outer Sunset.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was worth the drive. Sunset Deli fries the closest thing to a great falafel in the Bay. Each falafel is fried immediately after ordering and comes to the plate (or lavash wrap) ripping hot and greaseless. The burnished brown exterior is crazy-crisp, providing excellent contrast to the soft, crumbly interior. Sunrise isn’t shy with the spice; these falafel leave a pleasant, lingering burn long after demolishing the plate. My only quibble was that the centers verged on mushy. These falafel certainly aren’t dense, but I would have appreciated a bit more texture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I ordered my falafel as part of a vegetarian plate, but next time, I’d just go for an order of a dozen and pop them one by one while walking them off in the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sunrisedeli.net\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Sunrise Deli\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n2115 Irving St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/htoh1x\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94122\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 664-8210\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Sat, 9am-9pm; Sun, 10am-8pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/BestFalafel\" target=\"_blank\">Sunrise Deli\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sunrisedeli\" target=\"_blank\">@SunriseDeli\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ ($7 to $10)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Biggest Bang for Your Buck: Kobani, University Avenue, Berkeley\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99805\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/kobani-falafel-plate-2.jpg\" alt=\"Falafel, hummus and tabouli salad at Kobani in Berkeley.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1311\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99805\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/kobani-falafel-plate-2.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/kobani-falafel-plate-2-400x273.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/kobani-falafel-plate-2-800x546.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/kobani-falafel-plate-2-1440x983.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/kobani-falafel-plate-2-1180x806.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/kobani-falafel-plate-2-960x656.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Falafel, hummus and tabouli salad at Kobani in Berkeley. \u003ccite>(Kate Williams)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kobani is a brand-new Kurdish restaurant in central Berkeley. It replaced a long-empty storefront at the corner of University and Martin Luther King, and it has so far been a very welcome addition to the neighborhood. The restaurant serves a mean shawarma, but their falafels are also pretty decent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’re also huge. Each falafel is close to the size of my fist. This extra size leaves room for a bigger swath of crunchy outside bits, which I like. The interior verges on mushy and is a little too dense, but it is expertly seasoned and full of herbs and other goodness. Order the falafel plate and you’ll also be treated to an excellent, tangy tabouli salad. Add a (tiny) scoop of the super-hot hot sauce on every table, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/kobani-mediterranean-grill-berkeley-2\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Kobani\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n1901 University Ave. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/951PU0\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nBerkeley, Ca 94704\u003cbr>\nPh: (510) 529-4884\u003cbr>\nHours: Sun-Thu, 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-11pm\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ (less than $8)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Best Sandwich: Truly Mediterranean, Mission District, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99802\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/truly-med-falafel-deluxe-new.jpg\" alt=\"The falafel deluxe sandwich at Truly Mediterranean in San Francisco includes eggplant and potatoes in addition to falafel.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99802\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/truly-med-falafel-deluxe-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/truly-med-falafel-deluxe-new-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/truly-med-falafel-deluxe-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/truly-med-falafel-deluxe-new-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/truly-med-falafel-deluxe-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/truly-med-falafel-deluxe-new-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The falafel deluxe sandwich at Truly Mediterranean in San Francisco includes eggplant and potatoes in addition to falafel. \u003ccite>(Kate Williams)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I don’t typically go for falafel sandwiches — too often the excess sauce and hummus also wrapped up in the lavash quickly reduces once crisp falafels to weird, soggy mush. However, the item to order at Truly Mediterranean in the Mission is clearly the “falafel deluxe” sandwich. Everyone in the tiny shop at the corner of 16th and Valencia was ordering it. And everyone who saw my Instagram picture of my lunch that day agreed that this sandwich was the bomb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is, truly, a good sandwich. Weird, but good. Inside the gigantic lavash wrap is a mix of curiosities — room temperature fried potatoes, grilled eggplant, cucumber salad, onions, tahini and, of course, falafel. It either comes spicy, or not. The whole thing gets a quick stint on the hot grill, blistering and charring the exterior. The fried chickpea patties in question manage to hold on to their crispness for almost the entire time it takes to eat the super burrito-sized sandwich. They’ve got a hearty crust, which helps them hold up to the toppings, and a pleasant, if slightly dense, crumbly texture. Overall, however, I found the falafel (and potatoes and eggplant) underseasoned. Take your falafel deluxe home and season to taste.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://trulymediterraneans.com\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Truly Mediterranean\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n3109 16th St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/lVZQpd\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94110\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 252-7482\u003cbr>\nHours: Sun-Thu, 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-11pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/TrulyMediterranean\" target=\"_blank\">Truly Mediterranean\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/TrulyMedSF\" target=\"_blank\">@TrulyMedSF\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ ($8.75)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Fluffiest Falafel: King of Falafel, Lower Pacific Heights, San Francisco\u003c/strong> [CLOSED]\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99807\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/king-of-falafel-veg-plate-2.jpg\" alt=\"The vegetarian plate at King of Falafel in San Francisco.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1241\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99807\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/king-of-falafel-veg-plate-2.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/king-of-falafel-veg-plate-2-400x259.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/king-of-falafel-veg-plate-2-800x517.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/king-of-falafel-veg-plate-2-1440x931.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/king-of-falafel-veg-plate-2-1180x763.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/king-of-falafel-veg-plate-2-960x621.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The vegetarian plate at King of Falafel in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Kate Williams)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>King of Falafel probably isn’t going to be around in 2016, so the time is now to get over to the Lower Pacific Heights deli. The 40-year-old restaurant was given its marching orders back in April 2014, but has managed to hold onto its space at the corner of Bush and Divisadero through at least the end of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They also make the fluffiest falafel I ate while compiling this guide. It’s quite a feat, actually, because King of Falafel’s namesake bites are simultaneously the greasiest and crispest as well. These falafel are, therefore, not for the finicky or the frier-shy. Rather, they’re satisfying in the same way that a giant plate of French fries can be at 2 a.m. Generously dip each falafel into the excellent, garlic-y hot sauce sitting at each table and say a quiet prayer to old San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://kingoffalafelsf.com/Home.php\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>King of Falafel\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> [CLOSED]\u003cbr>\n1801 Divisadero St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/XWVN7v\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco, CA 94115\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 931-5455\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri, 9am-7pm; Sat, 10am-5pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/King-of-Falafel/117461945100875\" target=\"_blank\">King of Falafel\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $ ($8 to $10.50)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Best Toppings: Liba Falafel, Uptown Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99804\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/liba-salad-5-new.jpg\" alt=\"The falafel salad with all the toppings at Liba Falafel in Oakland.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99804\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/liba-salad-5-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/liba-salad-5-new-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/liba-salad-5-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/liba-salad-5-new-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/liba-salad-5-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/liba-salad-5-new-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The falafel salad with all the toppings at Liba Falafel in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Kate Williams)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Liba Falafel in Uptown Oakland definitely falls in the new-school falafel camp. The popular food truck-turned-brick-and-mortar capitalized on the Bay’s lack of a topping-intensive falafel bar after New York chain Maoz closed its Berkeley operations. It’s a bright and shiny spot that makes you feel healthier and happier just by setting foot inside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Liba, there’s basically only one real menu choice to make — salad or sandwich — and then the fun part starts. If you go the sandwich route, you’ll be handed a warm pita filled with falafels. Choose salad, and you’ll get an empty bowl. Progress to the toppings bar next. It holds inside its little bins a truly astounding number of salads, pickles, sauces, cheeses and nuts with which to deck out your lunch. There are baby greens for salad eaters, of course, but the real way to build a quality meal is to go heavy on the prepared items, like the excellent eggplant salad and beet hummus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The falafel themselves are somewhat of an afterthought. If you want freshly fried falafel, you’ll want to order the sandwich — salad eaters get to pluck their falafels from a bin on the toppings bar. Liba’s falafels have a high ratio of crisp exterior to crumbly, moist interior. They’re not mushy, but come off a bit dense. Serviceable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://libafalafel.com\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Liba Falafel\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n380 17th St. [\u003ca href=\"https://goo.gl/5eB6ne\" target=\"_blank\">Map\u003c/a>]\u003cbr>\nOakland, CA 94612\u003cbr>\nPh: (415) 806-5422\u003cbr>\nHours: Mon-Fri, 11 am-2:30 pm\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/libafalafel\" target=\"_blank\">Liba Falafel\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/libafalafel\" target=\"_blank\">@libafalafel\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nPrice Range: $$ ($8-$13)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Best Falafel-Topped Salad: Ba-Bite, Piedmont Avenue, Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99808\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/ba-bite-salad-3-new.jpg\" alt=\"Beet, Ras al Hanout, and Yam salad with Falafel at Ba-Bite.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99808\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/ba-bite-salad-3-new.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/ba-bite-salad-3-new-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/ba-bite-salad-3-new-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/ba-bite-salad-3-new-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/ba-bite-salad-3-new-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/ba-bite-salad-3-new-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beet, Ras al Hanout, and Yam salad with Falafel at Ba-Bite. \u003ccite>(Kate Williams)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Also in the new-school camp is recently-opened Ba-Bite on Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue. Much of this counter-service restaurant’s menu seems inspired by the ever-popular Yotam Ottolenghi cookbook, “\u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Jerusalem-A-Cookbook-Yotam-Ottolenghi/dp/1607743949\" target=\"_blank\">Jerusalem\u003c/a>” — not a bad thing. You can easily make a meal out of a hummus plate and a couple of salads, and I wouldn’t discourage it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ba-Bite’s falafel are an earnest attempt at the form. They’re made with a combination of chickpeas and fava beans, which I can appreciate for the complexity of flavor. Ba-Bite also knows its way around a salt cellar — the falafel are perfectly seasoned. However, at each visit, I’ve found their falafel to be far too soft. The exterior needs more crunch; the interior needs more crumble. The requisite tahini drizzle does not help. On the other hand, if you’re looking to bulk up one of their excellent salads with some vegetarian protein, the falafel is not a bad way to go. Order hummus on the side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Lucky enough to have a ticket to San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Outside Lands Festival\u003c/a> this weekend? Consider us your gastronomic advance party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With almost 80 restaurants, nearly 40 wineries and over 30 breweries, working out exactly what to eat in between the\u003ca href=\"http://lineup.sfoutsidelands.com/?sort=day\" target=\"_blank\"> incredible musical offerings\u003c/a> can be daunting, and you don't want to waste a second of your precious festival time. So we hit Outside Lands bright and early to bring you our tried-and-(literally)-tasted recommendations:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best for \"weird and wonderful\"\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“The Ringmaster” Donut Cheeseburger from \u003ca href=\"http://www.strawsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Straw\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99140\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99140\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0087.jpg\" alt='\"The Ringmaster\" from Straw' width=\"1920\" height=\"1193\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0087.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0087-400x249.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0087-800x497.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0087-1440x895.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0087-1180x733.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0087-960x597.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"The Ringmaster\" from Straw \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A.K.A. the most Instagrammed food of Outside Lands 2015. If you're paying Golden Gate Park a visit this weekend, expect to be surrounded by people either eating or photographing this audacious #donutburger concoction (or both) -- but what is it? Imagine, if you will, a beef patty topped with cheese and crispy bacon snuggled between two glazed donut “buns.” (Note: that’s not a donut sliced in half – that’s \u003cem>two actual donuts\u003c/em>.) I approached this beast with some trepidation, but to my utter astonishment, The Ringmaster totally works – because of the saltiness of the bacon, which works both with and against the sweetness of the donuts. Be warned: if you’re brave enough to try the #donutburger this year, people \u003cem>will\u003c/em> come up to you and ask you what the hell you’re eating. (One person actually approached me on behalf of her boyfriend, who was convinced he was hallucinating a woman eating a cheeseburger on a donut. No sir, that’s just me!)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Best for post-entry brunch\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Classic Grilled Cheese Sandwich from \u003ca href=\"http://theamericansf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">American Grilled Cheese Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99143\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99143\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_9987.jpg\" alt=\"Grilled Cheese Sandwich from The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_9987.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_9987-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_9987-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_9987-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_9987-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_9987-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grilled Cheese Sandwich from The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Unless you live undetected in a treehouse in Golden Gate Park, getting to Outside Lands itself probably took you a while. If you’re ready for brunch the minute you get past the entrance line, your most satisfying option is the American Grilled Cheese Kitchen’s Classic Grilled Cheese Sandwich. The basic version comprises cheddar and Monterey Jack, but I had mine with an oozing fried egg (available as part of their Breakfast Special until 12 noon), \u003ca href=\"http://zoesmeats.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Zoe’s\u003c/a> bacon and lightly-fried jalapenos. It was the 11am diner food of my dreams, but served in a big sunny field.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Best for snacking \u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Fabulous Frickles from \u003ca href=\"http://fabulousfrickles.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Those Fabulous Frickle Brothers\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99142\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99142\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0435.jpg\" alt=\"Fabulous Frickles from Those Fabulous Frickle Brothers\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0435.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0435-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0435-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0435-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0435-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0435-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fabulous Frickles from Those Fabulous Frickle Brothers \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Another treat that ensures passers-by will stop you and either say “ooh, the frickles!” or “where did you get those things?” I urge you to visit Outside Lands’ one and only fried pickle truck for a generous portion of these super-crisp, intensely-seasoned little pickle slices, which somehow manage to stay crunchy under that bready fried coating. The frickles (so fun to say!) also come with a choice of house-made yogurt-based sauces, the most popular of which are the \"Cukaracha Srichacha\" with spicy cilantro and mint and the \"Herman's German\" with curry mustard and dill. To be honest, these sauces all tasted kind of the same, but who cares when you’re eating FRICKLES. Buyer beware: these innocent-looking discs are secretly dangerous, because they’re so light you don’t feel like you’re overloading on fried food – and before you know it, you’ll have eaten the whole tray.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best for carnivores\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Porchetta Taco from \u003ca href=\"http://www.laurbanasf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">La Urbana\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99161\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99161\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/PorchettaTaco.jpg\" alt=\"Porchetta Taco from La Urbana\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/PorchettaTaco.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/PorchettaTaco-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/PorchettaTaco-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/PorchettaTaco-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/PorchettaTaco-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/PorchettaTaco-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Porchetta Taco from La Urbana \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I’ll be brutally honest: I wasn’t blown away by this taco’s appearance when it first arrived into my hands. But wait! The blue-corn hand-rolled taco, while dismayingly drab and gray, was actually a soft yet mealy (\u003cem>and\u003c/em> gluten-free) treat. And the worryingly crumbly porchetta inside? It turned out to be one of the tastiest things I ate at Outside Lands this year, studded with bonus pieces of crispy pork. Don’t judge a taco by its cover, guys! Be warned: the habanero salsa that comes with it is super-spicy – I loved it, but don’t dump the whole miniature container of it over your precious porchetta until you know you will too.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best for a sugar high\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Griddled French Toast from\u003ca href=\"http://canerossosf.com/\" target=\"_blank\"> Il Cane Rosso\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99139\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99139\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0074.jpg\" alt=\"Griddled French Toast from Il Cane Rosso\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1129\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0074.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0074-400x235.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0074-800x470.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0074-1440x847.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0074-1180x694.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0074-960x565.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Griddled French Toast from Il Cane Rosso \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re expecting something like sliced bread, guess again: this awesomely dense, soggy brick of home-made “toast” is more like a squidgy slab of cake, fried until crisped and warm on the griddle then doused in syrupy maple sauce. Having impaled it, my fork then refused to come back out without a fight. I strongly recommend buying one to share with a friend -- or perhaps ten of them. (While you’re at Il Cane Rosso’s stall, get one of their famous Olive Oil Fried Egg Sandwiches: apparently a particular hit with the roadies of Outside Lands.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best for late-night warmth\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hot Chocolate from \u003ca href=\"http://www.charleschocolates.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Chocolates\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99163\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99163\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chocolate-marshmellow.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Chocolate from Charles Chocolates with homemade marshmellows.\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chocolate-marshmellow.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chocolate-marshmellow-400x533.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chocolate-marshmellow-800x1067.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hot Chocolate from Charles Chocolates with homemade marshmellows. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s a given that at some point, the Ocean Beach fog is going to roll in to Golden Gate Park (you brought your layers, right, like everyone told you to?) and this French-style hot chocolate is basically like pouring molten warmth into your veins through your throat. Super-thick and velvety, it’s like eating melted chocolate – mainly because that’s exactly what it is, accompanied by whole milk, a touch of cream and vanilla beans. It's even better with a sprinkling of gem-like marshmallows, which start to ooze into the drink as they soften, complementing its slight bitterness with their sweetness. This hot chocolate is the stuff that Charles Chocolates is rightly famous for (although oddly enough, their team say that it’s not this but their Brownie Ice Cream Sundae that festival-goers ask for most after dark.) For the true campfire experience, pair it with one of their Gourmet S’mores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99169\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99169\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/charles-chocolate-smores.jpg\" alt=\"Charles Chocolates S'mores\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/charles-chocolate-smores.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/charles-chocolate-smores-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/charles-chocolate-smores-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/charles-chocolate-smores-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/charles-chocolate-smores-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/charles-chocolate-smores-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charles Chocolates S'mores \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Best for the hangry\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“The Works” from\u003ca href=\"http://www.littleskilletsf.com/#eat-together\" target=\"_blank\"> Little Skillet\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99171\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99171\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chix-waffles1.jpg\" alt=\"“The Works” from Little Skillet\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chix-waffles1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chix-waffles1-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chix-waffles1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chix-waffles1-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chix-waffles1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chix-waffles1-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“The Works” from Little Skillet \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s not cheap at $18, but if your stomach demands comfort food satisfaction, “The Works” is for you. Your money gets you two huge portions of delicious, crunchy fried chicken, plus nicely-sharp mac and cheese and a waffle the size of an iPad Mini. With maple syrup and Louisiana hot sauce available for liberal squirting, the only weak link is the cornbread – while still perfectly tasty, it’s a teeny, somewhat squished serving that doesn’t seem to belong on this otherwise bountiful plate.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Best for pizza addicts\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Margherita pizza from \u003ca href=\"http://www.delpopolosf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Del Popolo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99150\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99150\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0075.jpg\" alt=\"Margherita Pizza from Del Popolo\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1246\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0075.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0075-400x260.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0075-800x519.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0075-1440x935.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0075-1180x766.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0075-960x623.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Margherita Pizza from Del Popolo \u003ccite>(Carly Severn)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sure, if you’re set on buying by the slice then head over to Escape from New York a few stalls down – but in all other cases, brave the line for Del Popolo’s phenomenal Margherita pizza. A perfectly light, puffy crust that’s blistered from just a moment in the pizza oven topped with fresh, sweet tomato sauce, a few dabs of creamy mozzarella and ever-so-slightly charred torn basil leaves: honestly, I defy anyone not to wolf down a whole one themselves. It’s the polar opposite of overly-cheesy takeout pizza and as close as you’re going to get to the authentic Italian version – ie. perfection – as you’re going to get without a very long flight. And you’re eating it at a music festival! What a time to be alive.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Best from Chocolands\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Melted Chocolate Bar from \u003ca href=\"https://www.guittard.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Guittard\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99147\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0736.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99147\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0736.jpg\" alt=\"Melted Chocolate Bar from Guittard Chocolate\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0736.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0736-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0736-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0736-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0736-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0736-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melted Chocolate Bar from Guittard Chocolate \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sure, you could get something from San Francisco food truck staples \u003ca href=\"http://www.thecremebruleecart.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Crème Brulee Cart\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://karascupcakes.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Kara’s Cupcakes\u003c/a> in \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/taste\" target=\"_blank\">Chocolands \u003c/a>– and you probably should, because they’re delicious. But if you try one thing in this cocoa-dedicated haven this year, have the Melted Chocolate Bar from Guittard, described to me by their team as “warm chocolate ice-cream.” This pretty much nails it: imagine a cup-full of oozing melted dark chocolate (or milk, if you prefer) topped with your choice of toffee bits, almonds, cocoa nibs or chocolate chips. I chose a combination of the first two, which made for a delicious crunch amidst the intense lava river of chocolate. It’s tactically accompanied by a tiny spoon, which you’ll soon realized is necessary for preventing a melted chocolate overdose.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best for fish fans\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Fish and chips from \u003ca href=\"http://pacificcatch.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Pacific Catch\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99172\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/fish-chips.jpg\" alt=\"Fish and chips from Pacific Catch\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/fish-chips.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/fish-chips-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/fish-chips-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/fish-chips-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/fish-chips-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/fish-chips-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fish and chips from Pacific Catch \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Take it from a native Brit who is mildly obsessed with the topic: these are really good fish and chips. The batter is light and crisp and the fish fresh and rich, improved by a squeeze of lemon. The sweet potato fries served up on the side are an unexpected treat, too: no sad soggy orange strips here, but perfectly-crunchy, salty bites. Of course, you’re still eating fried food, but it doesn’t feel that way.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Best faux-veggie option \u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Spicy Eggplant Parm from \u003ca href=\"http://stonesthrowsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Stone’s Throw\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99153\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99153\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_00841.jpg\" alt=\"Spicy Eggplant Parm from Stone's Thow\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_00841.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_00841-400x271.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_00841-800x542.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_00841-1440x975.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_00841-1180x799.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_00841-960x650.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spicy Eggplant Parm from Stone's Thow \u003ccite>(Carly Severn)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A.K.A the delish veggie sandwich that could totally pass for meat (which may or may not be what you want.) Stone’s Throw’s veggie variant on their popular Spicy Chicken Parm boasts a big, crackly-fried slice of breaded eggplant, but the real star here is the not-too-spicy marinara sauce. It’s all arranged on a bed of pickled vegetables, topped with a sheet of provolone with garlicky herb butter and wrapped in ciabatta bread and it’s very, very satisfying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>What bites are you looking forward to -- or have eaten before -- at \u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Outside Lands? Let me know in the comments!\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Lucky enough to have a ticket to San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Outside Lands Festival\u003c/a> this weekend? Consider us your gastronomic advance party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With almost 80 restaurants, nearly 40 wineries and over 30 breweries, working out exactly what to eat in between the\u003ca href=\"http://lineup.sfoutsidelands.com/?sort=day\" target=\"_blank\"> incredible musical offerings\u003c/a> can be daunting, and you don't want to waste a second of your precious festival time. So we hit Outside Lands bright and early to bring you our tried-and-(literally)-tasted recommendations:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best for \"weird and wonderful\"\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“The Ringmaster” Donut Cheeseburger from \u003ca href=\"http://www.strawsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Straw\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99140\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99140\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0087.jpg\" alt='\"The Ringmaster\" from Straw' width=\"1920\" height=\"1193\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0087.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0087-400x249.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0087-800x497.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0087-1440x895.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0087-1180x733.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0087-960x597.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"The Ringmaster\" from Straw \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A.K.A. the most Instagrammed food of Outside Lands 2015. If you're paying Golden Gate Park a visit this weekend, expect to be surrounded by people either eating or photographing this audacious #donutburger concoction (or both) -- but what is it? Imagine, if you will, a beef patty topped with cheese and crispy bacon snuggled between two glazed donut “buns.” (Note: that’s not a donut sliced in half – that’s \u003cem>two actual donuts\u003c/em>.) I approached this beast with some trepidation, but to my utter astonishment, The Ringmaster totally works – because of the saltiness of the bacon, which works both with and against the sweetness of the donuts. Be warned: if you’re brave enough to try the #donutburger this year, people \u003cem>will\u003c/em> come up to you and ask you what the hell you’re eating. (One person actually approached me on behalf of her boyfriend, who was convinced he was hallucinating a woman eating a cheeseburger on a donut. No sir, that’s just me!)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Best for post-entry brunch\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Classic Grilled Cheese Sandwich from \u003ca href=\"http://theamericansf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">American Grilled Cheese Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99143\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99143\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_9987.jpg\" alt=\"Grilled Cheese Sandwich from The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_9987.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_9987-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_9987-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_9987-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_9987-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_9987-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grilled Cheese Sandwich from The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Unless you live undetected in a treehouse in Golden Gate Park, getting to Outside Lands itself probably took you a while. If you’re ready for brunch the minute you get past the entrance line, your most satisfying option is the American Grilled Cheese Kitchen’s Classic Grilled Cheese Sandwich. The basic version comprises cheddar and Monterey Jack, but I had mine with an oozing fried egg (available as part of their Breakfast Special until 12 noon), \u003ca href=\"http://zoesmeats.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Zoe’s\u003c/a> bacon and lightly-fried jalapenos. It was the 11am diner food of my dreams, but served in a big sunny field.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Best for snacking \u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Fabulous Frickles from \u003ca href=\"http://fabulousfrickles.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Those Fabulous Frickle Brothers\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99142\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99142\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0435.jpg\" alt=\"Fabulous Frickles from Those Fabulous Frickle Brothers\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0435.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0435-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0435-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0435-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0435-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0435-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fabulous Frickles from Those Fabulous Frickle Brothers \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Another treat that ensures passers-by will stop you and either say “ooh, the frickles!” or “where did you get those things?” I urge you to visit Outside Lands’ one and only fried pickle truck for a generous portion of these super-crisp, intensely-seasoned little pickle slices, which somehow manage to stay crunchy under that bready fried coating. The frickles (so fun to say!) also come with a choice of house-made yogurt-based sauces, the most popular of which are the \"Cukaracha Srichacha\" with spicy cilantro and mint and the \"Herman's German\" with curry mustard and dill. To be honest, these sauces all tasted kind of the same, but who cares when you’re eating FRICKLES. Buyer beware: these innocent-looking discs are secretly dangerous, because they’re so light you don’t feel like you’re overloading on fried food – and before you know it, you’ll have eaten the whole tray.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best for carnivores\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Porchetta Taco from \u003ca href=\"http://www.laurbanasf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">La Urbana\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99161\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99161\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/PorchettaTaco.jpg\" alt=\"Porchetta Taco from La Urbana\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/PorchettaTaco.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/PorchettaTaco-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/PorchettaTaco-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/PorchettaTaco-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/PorchettaTaco-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/PorchettaTaco-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Porchetta Taco from La Urbana \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I’ll be brutally honest: I wasn’t blown away by this taco’s appearance when it first arrived into my hands. But wait! The blue-corn hand-rolled taco, while dismayingly drab and gray, was actually a soft yet mealy (\u003cem>and\u003c/em> gluten-free) treat. And the worryingly crumbly porchetta inside? It turned out to be one of the tastiest things I ate at Outside Lands this year, studded with bonus pieces of crispy pork. Don’t judge a taco by its cover, guys! Be warned: the habanero salsa that comes with it is super-spicy – I loved it, but don’t dump the whole miniature container of it over your precious porchetta until you know you will too.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best for a sugar high\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Griddled French Toast from\u003ca href=\"http://canerossosf.com/\" target=\"_blank\"> Il Cane Rosso\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99139\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99139\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0074.jpg\" alt=\"Griddled French Toast from Il Cane Rosso\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1129\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0074.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0074-400x235.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0074-800x470.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0074-1440x847.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0074-1180x694.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0074-960x565.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Griddled French Toast from Il Cane Rosso \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re expecting something like sliced bread, guess again: this awesomely dense, soggy brick of home-made “toast” is more like a squidgy slab of cake, fried until crisped and warm on the griddle then doused in syrupy maple sauce. Having impaled it, my fork then refused to come back out without a fight. I strongly recommend buying one to share with a friend -- or perhaps ten of them. (While you’re at Il Cane Rosso’s stall, get one of their famous Olive Oil Fried Egg Sandwiches: apparently a particular hit with the roadies of Outside Lands.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best for late-night warmth\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hot Chocolate from \u003ca href=\"http://www.charleschocolates.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Chocolates\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99163\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99163\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chocolate-marshmellow.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Chocolate from Charles Chocolates with homemade marshmellows.\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chocolate-marshmellow.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chocolate-marshmellow-400x533.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chocolate-marshmellow-800x1067.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hot Chocolate from Charles Chocolates with homemade marshmellows. \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s a given that at some point, the Ocean Beach fog is going to roll in to Golden Gate Park (you brought your layers, right, like everyone told you to?) and this French-style hot chocolate is basically like pouring molten warmth into your veins through your throat. Super-thick and velvety, it’s like eating melted chocolate – mainly because that’s exactly what it is, accompanied by whole milk, a touch of cream and vanilla beans. It's even better with a sprinkling of gem-like marshmallows, which start to ooze into the drink as they soften, complementing its slight bitterness with their sweetness. This hot chocolate is the stuff that Charles Chocolates is rightly famous for (although oddly enough, their team say that it’s not this but their Brownie Ice Cream Sundae that festival-goers ask for most after dark.) For the true campfire experience, pair it with one of their Gourmet S’mores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99169\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99169\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/charles-chocolate-smores.jpg\" alt=\"Charles Chocolates S'mores\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/charles-chocolate-smores.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/charles-chocolate-smores-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/charles-chocolate-smores-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/charles-chocolate-smores-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/charles-chocolate-smores-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/charles-chocolate-smores-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charles Chocolates S'mores \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Best for the hangry\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>“The Works” from\u003ca href=\"http://www.littleskilletsf.com/#eat-together\" target=\"_blank\"> Little Skillet\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99171\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99171\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chix-waffles1.jpg\" alt=\"“The Works” from Little Skillet\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chix-waffles1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chix-waffles1-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chix-waffles1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chix-waffles1-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chix-waffles1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/chix-waffles1-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“The Works” from Little Skillet \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s not cheap at $18, but if your stomach demands comfort food satisfaction, “The Works” is for you. Your money gets you two huge portions of delicious, crunchy fried chicken, plus nicely-sharp mac and cheese and a waffle the size of an iPad Mini. With maple syrup and Louisiana hot sauce available for liberal squirting, the only weak link is the cornbread – while still perfectly tasty, it’s a teeny, somewhat squished serving that doesn’t seem to belong on this otherwise bountiful plate.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Best for pizza addicts\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Margherita pizza from \u003ca href=\"http://www.delpopolosf.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Del Popolo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99150\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99150\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0075.jpg\" alt=\"Margherita Pizza from Del Popolo\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1246\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0075.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0075-400x260.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0075-800x519.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0075-1440x935.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0075-1180x766.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0075-960x623.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Margherita Pizza from Del Popolo \u003ccite>(Carly Severn)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sure, if you’re set on buying by the slice then head over to Escape from New York a few stalls down – but in all other cases, brave the line for Del Popolo’s phenomenal Margherita pizza. A perfectly light, puffy crust that’s blistered from just a moment in the pizza oven topped with fresh, sweet tomato sauce, a few dabs of creamy mozzarella and ever-so-slightly charred torn basil leaves: honestly, I defy anyone not to wolf down a whole one themselves. It’s the polar opposite of overly-cheesy takeout pizza and as close as you’re going to get to the authentic Italian version – ie. perfection – as you’re going to get without a very long flight. And you’re eating it at a music festival! What a time to be alive.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Best from Chocolands\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Melted Chocolate Bar from \u003ca href=\"https://www.guittard.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Guittard\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99147\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0736.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99147\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0736.jpg\" alt=\"Melted Chocolate Bar from Guittard Chocolate\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0736.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0736-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0736-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0736-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0736-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/IMG_0736-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melted Chocolate Bar from Guittard Chocolate \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sure, you could get something from San Francisco food truck staples \u003ca href=\"http://www.thecremebruleecart.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Crème Brulee Cart\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://karascupcakes.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Kara’s Cupcakes\u003c/a> in \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/taste\" target=\"_blank\">Chocolands \u003c/a>– and you probably should, because they’re delicious. But if you try one thing in this cocoa-dedicated haven this year, have the Melted Chocolate Bar from Guittard, described to me by their team as “warm chocolate ice-cream.” This pretty much nails it: imagine a cup-full of oozing melted dark chocolate (or milk, if you prefer) topped with your choice of toffee bits, almonds, cocoa nibs or chocolate chips. I chose a combination of the first two, which made for a delicious crunch amidst the intense lava river of chocolate. It’s tactically accompanied by a tiny spoon, which you’ll soon realized is necessary for preventing a melted chocolate overdose.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Best for fish fans\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Fish and chips from \u003ca href=\"http://pacificcatch.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Pacific Catch\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_99172\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-99172\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/fish-chips.jpg\" alt=\"Fish and chips from Pacific Catch\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/fish-chips.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/fish-chips-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/fish-chips-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/fish-chips-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/fish-chips-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/08/fish-chips-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fish and chips from Pacific Catch \u003ccite>(Wendy Goodfriend)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Take it from a native Brit who is mildly obsessed with the topic: these are really good fish and chips. The batter is light and crisp and the fish fresh and rich, improved by a squeeze of lemon. The sweet potato fries served up on the side are an unexpected treat, too: no sad soggy orange strips here, but perfectly-crunchy, salty bites. 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"content": "\u003cp>In two weeks, an organic farmer at an undisclosed California potato patch will harvest the first crop of potatoes destined for the fryer in the kitchen at the soon-to-launch Amy’s Drive Thru restaurant in Rohnert Park, California. The fast food restaurant with a twist is the brainchild of \u003ca href=\"http://www.amys.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amy’s Kitchen\u003c/a>, the popular frozen food and soup company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It took two years, and thousands of pounds of potatoes, to find the right organic variety of potato for fresh-cut french fries cooked in sunflower oil. “Most businesses would go to a company and buy a bunch of frozen potatoes,” says John Paneno, Director of Sourcing at Amy’s Kitchen. “Amy’s started from scratch. We hired experts who could find the best varieties that met our sensory requirements. We had to figure out where they grew best and who is the best farmer to process them. We’re not taking any shortcuts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In late June, the meticulously sourced french fries will debut at the official launch of the first Amy’s Drive Thru.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Customers have asked the company’s owners to enter into the restaurant business for two decades, says co-founder and co-CEO Andy Berliner, who oversees the company with his wife, Rachel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“About four years ago, we decided to do more of a traditional drive-through restaurant, but with organic, vegetarian, pesticide-free, and GMO-free food,” Berliner tells \u003cem>Civil Eats\u003c/em>. The menu, which the company says is made with around 95 percent certified organic ingredients, will be familiar to fast food fans: burritos, pizza, shakes, chili, salads, and, of course, French fries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Creating organic and good-tasting menu items has taken an inordinate amount of work. A task only compounded by the fact that all menu items will be available in regular, gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan configurations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The price point is higher than most fast food, but inline with \u003ca href=\"http://foodbeverage.about.com/od/StartingAFoodBusiness/qt/Restaurant-Formats-Starting-A-Restaurant-Here-Are-The-Basics.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fast casual\u003c/a> chains like Chipotle and Panera. Customers will be able to buy a meal for under $9 and have it delivered within three-and-a-half minutes, a \u003ca href=\"http://www.qsrmagazine.com/reports/drive-thru-performance-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">key to drive-thru success\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to note that the Berliners avoid the term “healthy fast food.” “We’re not calling it healthy because we do use salt and oil,” says Rachel Berliner. “It wouldn’t sell if we weren’t frying it in oil. You have to reach a medium. It just tastes good and it’s clean.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Better-for-you,” is how her husband Andy puts it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The couple started Amy’s Kitchen in 1987 when they developed a frozen vegetarian pot pie out of their kitchen in Petaluma, California, a Northern California town that remains the company’s headquarters. Twenty-seven years later, the company has grown an average of 30 percent a year, according to Andy Berliner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With processing plants in Oregon, Santa Rosa, and Idaho, and nearly 2,000 employees, it has evolved into one of the biggest selling frozen food and canned soup companies in the U.S. Since Amy’s Kitchen isn’t publicly traded, and is family-owned and operated, exact sales figures aren’t public knowledge. But on a 2012 \u003ca href=\"http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000042363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">episode of \u003cem>How I Made My Millions\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, the Berliners said the company earned upwards of $300 million in sales that year. Three years later, that number has shot up to $500 million according to a senior manager in communications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a time when other companies are working hard to remove genetically engineered and other highly processed ingredients from their menus, Amy’s Drive Thru, by virtue of the parent company’s history, has an upper hand. “We haven’t changed. Organic, vegetarian and non-GMO is who we are,” says Berliner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As consumer \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Markets/US-organic-food-market-to-grow-14-from-2013-18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demand for local and organic food\u003c/a> continues to skyrocket, the time has never been better for a venture into “clean” fast food. McDonald’s may have changed their tune about \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/07/business/while-its-not-on-the-burger-mcdonalds-adds-kale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kale\u003c/a>, but fast food won’t shake its reputation for industrially produced meat, low-quality produce, and large quantities of fat, sodium, and sugar anytime soon. Now a new breed of restaurants aims to clean up fast food’s reputation -- and change the eating habits for legions of Americans along the way. Indeed, Amy’s Drive Thru is part of a larger trend taking place throughout the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chains like \u003ca href=\"http://www.burgerville.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burgerville\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.shakeshack.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shake Shack\u003c/a> fill their menus with antibiotic-free hamburgers, fresh-cut fries, and shakes made from local strawberries. In the Bay Area, high-profile chefs Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson are readying for the fall launch of \u003ca href=\"http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/the-untapped-potential-of-wasted-food\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loco’l\u003c/a>, a fast food joint that will use quality, organic ingredients while maintaining the taste, convenience, and price point of traditional fast food. (Some menu items may cost as little as 99-cents.) In a touch you won’t find at Wendy’s, the hamburgers at Loco’l are tucked between whole-grain buns created by Chad Robertson of the notorious San Francisco-based Tartine Bakery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Right now, we have a whole society that’s been eating preservatives and processed food, that’s being brainwashed by billions of dollars of industry, and we can’t just say, ‘Yo, eat this kale,’” Choi \u003ca href=\"http://www.papermag.com/2015/05/locol_roy_choi_daniel_patterson_questlove.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told\u003c/a> \u003cem>Paper\u003c/em>. “So what we have to do is pick food in a structure that makes sense. But then inside the structure is real food. So, for example, there are chicken nuggets [on our menu], but those chicken nuggets are made using really good birds, using rice flour to coat it, making a sauce out of real tomatoes and soybean and fermented chili paste. But they don’t know any of this; they just think it’s chicken nuggets.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Choi appears to be targeting eaters who don’t go looking for “better-for-you” options, and easing them into changing their habits, Amy’s benefits from a brand that has wide recognition among the health food crowd. Now, the location of the first Amy’s Drive Thru will allow the company to source local produce from farms like \u003ca href=\"http://www.bloomfieldorganics.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomfield Organics\u003c/a> and other small growers. Paneno says their sourcing philosophy is to “start local and work our way out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re blessed to be in California,” he adds, fresh off a morning of sampling cucumbers, straight from the fields, to be turned into pickles for the drive-thru. Still, the restaurant needs to ensure supply, which will likely mean sourcing to the north or south if the demand arises.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Paneno, Amy’s ag field reps monitor all stages of the growing process and ag managers work through the soil-management, harvesting, and clean-up of the food products, until they arrive for processing at the Amy’s plant or kitchen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the Berliners see it, all of these locally sourced and pesticide-free foods don’t really matter if restaurant employees work in \u003ca href=\"http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/the-rise-of-the-low-wage-restaurant-industrial-complex/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abysmal conditions for poverty wages\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ll be paying more than anyone else in the market,” says Andy Berliner, when asked about entry-level wages for Amy’s Drive Thru. Employees will receive a starting wage of $12 an hour, lower than demands for a \u003ca href=\"http://livingwagesonoma.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$15 an hour living wage\u003c/a> in Sonoma County, but higher than the \u003ca href=\"http://www.minimum-wage.org/states.asp?state=California\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statewide minimum wage\u003c/a> of $9 an hour. Employees will also receive medical benefits through a company-owned \u003ca href=\"http://www.prweb.com/releases/AmysHealthClinic/02222012/prweb9188502.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health center\u003c/a>, and vacation days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Only time can tell whether sustainably minded fast food joints like Amy’s Drive-Thru and Loco’l will thrive in the face of competition from established fast food giants (the first Amy’s Drive-Thru will be located down the street from a wildly popular In-N-Out Burger).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If this pioneer attempt is successful, expansion is a definite possibility, says Andy Berliner. They’ll take the process slow, and expand when ready, he adds. But, signs point to a sea change in consumer demands when it comes to fast food. In the face of declining sales profits as food-savvy millennials defect to new fast-casual establishments, McDonald’s recently set out out to redefine itself as a “\u003ca href=\"http://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/mcdonalds-sales-decreased-17-percent-february\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">modern, progressive burger company\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rachel Berliner recounts how a post about the restaurant’s launch on an anti-GMO website led to hundreds of letters from all over the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People were writing in to ask when Amy’s Drive Thru was coming to their town,” Berliner says. “My feeling is that the restaurant is something that’s really needed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About the Writer\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://civileats.com/author/lclark/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leilani Clark\u003c/a> is a freelance writer based in Santa Rosa, California. 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Customers will be able to buy a meal for under $9 and have it delivered within three-and-a-half minutes, a \u003ca href=\"http://www.qsrmagazine.com/reports/drive-thru-performance-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">key to drive-thru success\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to note that the Berliners avoid the term “healthy fast food.” “We’re not calling it healthy because we do use salt and oil,” says Rachel Berliner. “It wouldn’t sell if we weren’t frying it in oil. You have to reach a medium. It just tastes good and it’s clean.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Better-for-you,” is how her husband Andy puts it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The couple started Amy’s Kitchen in 1987 when they developed a frozen vegetarian pot pie out of their kitchen in Petaluma, California, a Northern California town that remains the company’s headquarters. Twenty-seven years later, the company has grown an average of 30 percent a year, according to Andy Berliner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With processing plants in Oregon, Santa Rosa, and Idaho, and nearly 2,000 employees, it has evolved into one of the biggest selling frozen food and canned soup companies in the U.S. Since Amy’s Kitchen isn’t publicly traded, and is family-owned and operated, exact sales figures aren’t public knowledge. But on a 2012 \u003ca href=\"http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000042363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">episode of \u003cem>How I Made My Millions\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, the Berliners said the company earned upwards of $300 million in sales that year. Three years later, that number has shot up to $500 million according to a senior manager in communications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a time when other companies are working hard to remove genetically engineered and other highly processed ingredients from their menus, Amy’s Drive Thru, by virtue of the parent company’s history, has an upper hand. “We haven’t changed. Organic, vegetarian and non-GMO is who we are,” says Berliner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As consumer \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Markets/US-organic-food-market-to-grow-14-from-2013-18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demand for local and organic food\u003c/a> continues to skyrocket, the time has never been better for a venture into “clean” fast food. McDonald’s may have changed their tune about \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/07/business/while-its-not-on-the-burger-mcdonalds-adds-kale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kale\u003c/a>, but fast food won’t shake its reputation for industrially produced meat, low-quality produce, and large quantities of fat, sodium, and sugar anytime soon. Now a new breed of restaurants aims to clean up fast food’s reputation -- and change the eating habits for legions of Americans along the way. Indeed, Amy’s Drive Thru is part of a larger trend taking place throughout the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chains like \u003ca href=\"http://www.burgerville.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burgerville\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.shakeshack.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shake Shack\u003c/a> fill their menus with antibiotic-free hamburgers, fresh-cut fries, and shakes made from local strawberries. In the Bay Area, high-profile chefs Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson are readying for the fall launch of \u003ca href=\"http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/the-untapped-potential-of-wasted-food\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loco’l\u003c/a>, a fast food joint that will use quality, organic ingredients while maintaining the taste, convenience, and price point of traditional fast food. (Some menu items may cost as little as 99-cents.) In a touch you won’t find at Wendy’s, the hamburgers at Loco’l are tucked between whole-grain buns created by Chad Robertson of the notorious San Francisco-based Tartine Bakery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Right now, we have a whole society that’s been eating preservatives and processed food, that’s being brainwashed by billions of dollars of industry, and we can’t just say, ‘Yo, eat this kale,’” Choi \u003ca href=\"http://www.papermag.com/2015/05/locol_roy_choi_daniel_patterson_questlove.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told\u003c/a> \u003cem>Paper\u003c/em>. “So what we have to do is pick food in a structure that makes sense. But then inside the structure is real food. So, for example, there are chicken nuggets [on our menu], but those chicken nuggets are made using really good birds, using rice flour to coat it, making a sauce out of real tomatoes and soybean and fermented chili paste. But they don’t know any of this; they just think it’s chicken nuggets.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Choi appears to be targeting eaters who don’t go looking for “better-for-you” options, and easing them into changing their habits, Amy’s benefits from a brand that has wide recognition among the health food crowd. Now, the location of the first Amy’s Drive Thru will allow the company to source local produce from farms like \u003ca href=\"http://www.bloomfieldorganics.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomfield Organics\u003c/a> and other small growers. Paneno says their sourcing philosophy is to “start local and work our way out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re blessed to be in California,” he adds, fresh off a morning of sampling cucumbers, straight from the fields, to be turned into pickles for the drive-thru. Still, the restaurant needs to ensure supply, which will likely mean sourcing to the north or south if the demand arises.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Paneno, Amy’s ag field reps monitor all stages of the growing process and ag managers work through the soil-management, harvesting, and clean-up of the food products, until they arrive for processing at the Amy’s plant or kitchen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the Berliners see it, all of these locally sourced and pesticide-free foods don’t really matter if restaurant employees work in \u003ca href=\"http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/the-rise-of-the-low-wage-restaurant-industrial-complex/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abysmal conditions for poverty wages\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ll be paying more than anyone else in the market,” says Andy Berliner, when asked about entry-level wages for Amy’s Drive Thru. Employees will receive a starting wage of $12 an hour, lower than demands for a \u003ca href=\"http://livingwagesonoma.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$15 an hour living wage\u003c/a> in Sonoma County, but higher than the \u003ca href=\"http://www.minimum-wage.org/states.asp?state=California\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statewide minimum wage\u003c/a> of $9 an hour. Employees will also receive medical benefits through a company-owned \u003ca href=\"http://www.prweb.com/releases/AmysHealthClinic/02222012/prweb9188502.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health center\u003c/a>, and vacation days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Only time can tell whether sustainably minded fast food joints like Amy’s Drive-Thru and Loco’l will thrive in the face of competition from established fast food giants (the first Amy’s Drive-Thru will be located down the street from a wildly popular In-N-Out Burger).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If this pioneer attempt is successful, expansion is a definite possibility, says Andy Berliner. They’ll take the process slow, and expand when ready, he adds. But, signs point to a sea change in consumer demands when it comes to fast food. In the face of declining sales profits as food-savvy millennials defect to new fast-casual establishments, McDonald’s recently set out out to redefine itself as a “\u003ca href=\"http://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/mcdonalds-sales-decreased-17-percent-february\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">modern, progressive burger company\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rachel Berliner recounts how a post about the restaurant’s launch on an anti-GMO website led to hundreds of letters from all over the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People were writing in to ask when Amy’s Drive Thru was coming to their town,” Berliner says. “My feeling is that the restaurant is something that’s really needed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Fast-casual food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill has announced it has removed all ingredients made with genetically modified organisms from its menu, making good on a two-year-old \u003ca href=\"http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2013-06-18/the-genetically-modified-burrito-chipotle-tells-all\">promise\u003c/a>. It's the latest example of the food industry stripping away ingredients, some more questionable than others, as consumers demand a say in what's in their dinner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is no scientific evidence that GMOs pose a risk to health, as Chipotle founder and co-CEO Steve Ells readily acknowledges. \"I don't think this is about GMOs being harmful or not being harmful to your health,\" Ells tells The Salt. \"It's a bigger picture. It's really part of our food with integrity journey.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Chipotle committed to ditching GMOs in 2013, its corn and flour tortillas were among the hardest items to revamp. But they're now GMO-free, thanks to Chipotle's collaborations with suppliers to plant non-GMO corn varieties. The soybean oil in the chips and taco shells, which was GMO, has also been replaced with non-GMO sunflower oil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the journey isn't done: Chipotle still uses meat from animals that may feed on GMO corn or soybeans. Ells says he wants to change that, but it is likely to take several years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Michael Moss, author of \u003cem>Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us,\u003c/em> applauds Chipotle's move to remove GMOs from its menu. \"I'm ambivalent about GMOs, personally,\" Moss tells The Salt, \"but I think Chipotle, with this move, is once again showing how fast it's positioning the company to respond to its customers' concerns about food.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_95708\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/04/gmo_windowvinyl_custom-a286e4c09d6743c5a49483bafe59efcebfa87233.jpg\" alt=\"Fast-casual food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill pledged to remove all ingredients made with genetically modified organisms from its menu two years ago. It's now fulfilled that promise, although Chipotle still uses meat from animals that may feed on GMO corn or soybeans.\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95708\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/04/gmo_windowvinyl_custom-a286e4c09d6743c5a49483bafe59efcebfa87233.jpg 999w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/04/gmo_windowvinyl_custom-a286e4c09d6743c5a49483bafe59efcebfa87233-400x534.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/04/gmo_windowvinyl_custom-a286e4c09d6743c5a49483bafe59efcebfa87233-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/04/gmo_windowvinyl_custom-a286e4c09d6743c5a49483bafe59efcebfa87233-960x1281.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fast-casual food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill pledged to remove all ingredients made with genetically modified organisms from its menu two years ago. It's now fulfilled that promise, although Chipotle still uses meat from animals that may feed on GMO corn or soybeans. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Chipotle Mexican Grill)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While Chipotle's announcement isn't so surprising, given its ethos of prizing fresh, high-quality ingredients, it's also part of a broader trend. These days, product reformulations, revamped recipes and changes in sourcing are increasingly becoming the price of doing business in the food industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just last week, \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2015/04/24/402031457/pepsico-swaps-diet-drinks-aspartame-for-other-artificial-sweeteners\">Pepsi announced\u003c/a> it was getting rid of aspartame — a sweetener federal regulators long declared safe in the amounts commonly used by the food industry — in Diet Pepsi; and Kraft announced it was dropping artificial dyes in its iconic bright-orange Macaroni & Cheese Dinner. Earlier this year, \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2015/03/04/390701295/mcdonalds-says-it-wont-be-serving-chicken-raised-on-antibiotics\">McDonald's said\u003c/a> it would start sourcing chicken raised without antibiotics, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2015/02/19/387319835/chocolate-makeover-nestle-dumps-artificial-colorings\">Nestle declared\u003c/a> it would dump artificial colorings and flavorings from its chocolate candies. Last year, a campaign that included 40,000 Facebook posts helped persuade General Mills to make Cheerios non-GMO. Another campaign \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/02/06/272455631/subway-phasing-out-bread-additive-after-blogger-flags-health-concerns\">swayed Subway\u003c/a> to remove the additive azodicarbonamide from its breads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moss says falling sales and consumer-safety concerns are \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2015/03/21/394423069/as-americans-eat-healthier-processed-foods-starting-to-spoil\">driving large food firms\u003c/a> to change their products.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When consumers get concerned about one ingredient or one additive and that shows in a drop in sales, the companies go crazy and work as hard as they can to get rid of that,\" Moss says. \"They're incredibly sensitive to sales figures. We've seen one company after the next reporting horrific profits. They blame it on consumers getting concerned about what they put in their bodies.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But some of the recent fervor around stripping additives from processed foods misses the bigger picture, says Michele Simon, a public health lawyer, blogger and critic of the food industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Just tinkering with the ingredients in highly processed food is not going to make a dent in Americans' overall poor diet,\" Simon tells The Salt. \"The strongest scientific evidence calls for Americans to increase their intake of fruits and vegetables. I just want that bigger-picture perspective included.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Billy Roberts, a senior analyst for food and drink at Mintel, a market research firm, agrees that consumers are leading the way when it comes to demanding products that are GMO- and additive-free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roberts points to a survey of 2,000 Internet users 18 and older the company conducted in January. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92127\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/food-bike-1_enl-106cb1f0d67a72f64de0232b1aebf67a3d0da9b5-e1421444350391.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/food-bike-1_enl-106cb1f0d67a72f64de0232b1aebf67a3d0da9b5-e1421444350391.jpg\" alt=\"Charlie Wicker of Trailhead Coffee Roasters makes all of his deliveries within the 6-mile radius of urban Portland, Ore., on one of his custom-built cargo bikes. He can also pull over to brew and serve coffee. Photo: John Lee/Courtesy of Trailhead Coffee Roasters\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92127\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charlie Wicker of Trailhead Coffee Roasters makes all of his deliveries within the 6-mile radius of urban Portland, Ore., on one of his custom-built cargo bikes. He can also pull over to brew and serve coffee. Photo: John Lee/Courtesy of Trailhead Coffee Roasters\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>by Alastair Bland, \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2015/01/16/371688456/food-trucks-share-the-lane-food-bikes-are-merging-into-the-business\" target=\"_blank\">The Salt at NPR Food\u003c/a> (1/16/15)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When upscale food trucks roared into popularity a few years ago, the folks running them praised their rolling operations as far cheaper and simpler to launch than a bricks-and-mortar restaurant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, entrepreneurs are finding similar advantages in food bikes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brewers, chefs, baristas and even farmers are turning to pedal-powered vehicles to bring their goods to consumers — and, sometimes, actually produce them on the street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The environmental benefits of ditching a motor are obvious — fewer emissions into the urban air. It also makes sense financially: A fully outfitted food bike costs just several thousand dollars — a fraction of the price of a food truck, which runs tens of thousands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the main appeal, it seems, is far simpler.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92128\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 290px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/food-bike-3_enl-922370d42f9722b37aff06d435bc30c108563a1d-e1421444397703.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/food-bike-3_enl-922370d42f9722b37aff06d435bc30c108563a1d-290x209.jpg\" alt=\"Worksman Cycles makes trikes for food vending and for general deliveries. Most of its customers are independent businesses, but some are larger national chains like gourmet food purveyor Harry and David, whose food bike is pictured above. Photo: Courtesy of Worksman Cycles\" width=\"290\" height=\"209\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-92128\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worksman Cycles makes trikes for food vending and for general deliveries. Most of its customers are independent businesses, but some are larger national chains like gourmet food purveyor Harry and David, whose food bike is pictured above. Photo: Courtesy of Worksman Cycles\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"It's more convenient being on a bike,\" says Vincent Sterne, owner of \u003ca href=\"http://www.tworiverscider.com/\">Two Rivers Cider Co.\u003c/a> in Sacramento, Calif.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sterne has been delivering cider kegs and bottles by bike to bars and retailers for 18 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I go to all the local beer festivals on my bicycle, and I pull in and get set up and pull out again faster than anyone in a truck,\" says Sterne, who uses four company bicycles. One of them is actually a moving bar: a cargo bike fitted with keg mounts and tap handles that he pedals to special tasting events. \"I just roll up and turn on the CO2,\" he says. \"It's that easy.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Charlie Wicker, owner of \u003ca href=\"http://www.trailheadcoffeeroasters.com/\">Trailhead Coffee Roasters\u003c/a>, uses a pair of cargo bikes for all deliveries within the 6-mile radius of urban Portland, Ore. He even has the capacity to pull over anywhere to brew and serve coffee. He says riding even a heavily loaded bicycle in a congested city is swifter and more efficient than using a vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're doing high volumes of retail business within the Portland area, and we use bikes because it works,\" Wicker says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92129\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 994px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/curbside-bikes_wide-bffe5cef3d873b772d52992b437d5a7af0998435.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/curbside-bikes_wide-bffe5cef3d873b772d52992b437d5a7af0998435.jpg\" alt=\"Curbside Creamery's Tori Wentworth dishes out free samples at a recent First Friday event held in Oakland's Temescal Alley. Photo: Jenny Oh/KQED Bay Area Bites\" width=\"994\" height=\"559\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92129\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Curbside Creamery's Tori Wentworth dishes out free samples at a recent First Friday event held in Oakland's Temescal Alley. Photo: Jenny Oh/KQED Bay Area Bites\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He can carry 200 pounds of coffee at a time — even uphill — and says he pedals 600 to 700 pounds weekly to Portland cafes, grocery stores and restaurants. And he says he can make his routine delivery circuit faster than competing coffee purveyors, whom he sometimes slips quietly past in downtown gridlock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"On a bike, you're basically impervious to traffic jams,\" he says. \"I can calculate my delivery time down to the minute.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Around the country, the fleet of food bike vendors is swelling — from the \u003ca href=\"http://taco.bike/\">Taco Bike\u003c/a> in Nashville to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/westsacveggitrike\">West Sac Veggie Trike\u003c/a> in Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Portland-based \u003ca href=\"https://metrofiets.com/\">Metrofiets Cargo Bikes\u003c/a> is among the companies supplying the growing industry. Co-owner Phillip Ross says demand has ballooned beyond what he and partner James Nichols can keep up with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ross says he has shipped custom-built cargo bicycles to customers around the country and even to Europe. Most are fitted just for packing and transport. Some are also rigged for cooking, food prep and draft beverage service. At least one had an operating sink.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of his earlier customers was \u003ca href=\"http://hopworksbeer.com/\">Hopworks Urban Brewery\u003c/a>, a Portland brewpub for which Metrofiets built a custom bar bike, fitted with keg mounts, tap handles, a pizza rack in the rear and solar panels to power an MP3 player at party events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92130\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/food-bike-2_enl-b04fb74eb734542bc9a1c5ff3883643ccd450d04-e1421444307506.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/food-bike-2_enl-b04fb74eb734542bc9a1c5ff3883643ccd450d04-e1421444307506.jpg\" alt=\"Bicycle Coffee serves its brews at the Grand Lake Farmers Market in Oakland, Calif. Photo: Courtesy of John Romankiewicz\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92130\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bicycle Coffee serves its brews at the Grand Lake Farmers Market in Oakland, Calif. Photo: Courtesy of John Romankiewicz\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Metrofiets is a two-person outfit. \u003ca href=\"http://worksman.com/\">Worksman Cycles\u003c/a>, based in Queens, N.Y., is huge by comparison. The company, which has 55 employees, has been building custom bikes and trikes since 1898, says co-owner Wayne Sosin. He says firms big and small have long recognized the marketing value of a company bicycle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The public sees a bike or tricycle as charming, not like a truck spewing fumes,\" Sosin says. A bike, he says, can work like a \"moving billboard.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sosin says he has built rigs for large companies including Whole Foods, Domino's Pizza, Starbucks and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, which uses them as room service vehicles between buildings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moving through a busy street grid on a bike may be easy, but cooking on one isn't. Sometimes it isn't even legal, as dishwashing stations and refrigeration may be required onsite by state health codes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If I put all that extra stuff on my bike, it would become a food truck,\" says Alfonso Dominguez, owner of El Taco Bike. So Dominguez preps all of the tacos at his \u003ca href=\"http://www.tamarindoantojeria.com/#!about/c1iho\">family's Oakland, Calif., restaurant\u003c/a>, then pedals them to parties and street festivals for sale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley resident John Romankiewicz, who will soon be serving Chinese crepes off a food bike called Jian Bing Johnny's, hopes to amend existing law for the benefit of all food bikes. What he wants is for health officials to allow food bike operators to cook and serve food without onsite refrigeration for up to four hours — the same time limit granted to stationary food purveyors. This, he says, would grant wiggle room to work with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'll just pack up before the four-hour mark, and I'll bring lots of spatulas,\" he says, so he doesn't have to wash them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Europe's fleet of food bikes is advancing at least as quickly as America's.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wheelyscafe.com/\">Wheely's Cafe\u003c/a> is a Scandinavian concept aimed at creating a global franchise of trike-based coffee shops. A company called \u003ca href=\"http://foodlogica.com/\">Foodlogica\u003c/a> runs solar-powered trikes that operate \"last-mile\" food delivery services in Amsterdam.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is even a $15,000 coffee-brewing bike, made by a London company called \u003ca href=\"http://www.velopresso.cc/\">Velopresso\u003c/a>, that grinds roasted beans via pedal power, then brews you a cup of joe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clever — but Trailhead Coffee's Wicker says he isn't interested in such gimmicks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We aren't a circus show,\" he says. \"This is a viable business.\" \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Copyright 2015 \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/\" target=\"_blank\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the main appeal, it seems, is far simpler.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92128\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 290px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/food-bike-3_enl-922370d42f9722b37aff06d435bc30c108563a1d-e1421444397703.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/food-bike-3_enl-922370d42f9722b37aff06d435bc30c108563a1d-290x209.jpg\" alt=\"Worksman Cycles makes trikes for food vending and for general deliveries. Most of its customers are independent businesses, but some are larger national chains like gourmet food purveyor Harry and David, whose food bike is pictured above. Photo: Courtesy of Worksman Cycles\" width=\"290\" height=\"209\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-92128\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worksman Cycles makes trikes for food vending and for general deliveries. Most of its customers are independent businesses, but some are larger national chains like gourmet food purveyor Harry and David, whose food bike is pictured above. Photo: Courtesy of Worksman Cycles\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"It's more convenient being on a bike,\" says Vincent Sterne, owner of \u003ca href=\"http://www.tworiverscider.com/\">Two Rivers Cider Co.\u003c/a> in Sacramento, Calif.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sterne has been delivering cider kegs and bottles by bike to bars and retailers for 18 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I go to all the local beer festivals on my bicycle, and I pull in and get set up and pull out again faster than anyone in a truck,\" says Sterne, who uses four company bicycles. One of them is actually a moving bar: a cargo bike fitted with keg mounts and tap handles that he pedals to special tasting events. \"I just roll up and turn on the CO2,\" he says. \"It's that easy.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Charlie Wicker, owner of \u003ca href=\"http://www.trailheadcoffeeroasters.com/\">Trailhead Coffee Roasters\u003c/a>, uses a pair of cargo bikes for all deliveries within the 6-mile radius of urban Portland, Ore. He even has the capacity to pull over anywhere to brew and serve coffee. He says riding even a heavily loaded bicycle in a congested city is swifter and more efficient than using a vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're doing high volumes of retail business within the Portland area, and we use bikes because it works,\" Wicker says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_92129\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 994px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/curbside-bikes_wide-bffe5cef3d873b772d52992b437d5a7af0998435.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/01/curbside-bikes_wide-bffe5cef3d873b772d52992b437d5a7af0998435.jpg\" alt=\"Curbside Creamery's Tori Wentworth dishes out free samples at a recent First Friday event held in Oakland's Temescal Alley. 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Similar scenes played out in other cities: In Kansas City local news \u003ca href=\"http://www.kctv5.com/category/208602/news\">reported\u003c/a> a sit-down rally leading to arrests, \u003ca href=\"http://www.wisn.com/news/protesters-taken-into-custody-at-west-milwaukee-protest/27882286#!bPRQxl\">protesters\u003c/a> in Milwaukee were taken into police custody, and a march of about 100 workers in Hartford, Conn., led to \u003ca href=\"http://wnpr.org/post/fast-food-workers-strike-several-arrested-hartford\">several arrests\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The campaign, which started two years ago when fast-food workers in New York City rallied for higher wages, has grown. In December, \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/12/03/248567592/fast-food-workers-cry-poverty-wages-as-mcdonalds-buys-luxury-jet\" target=\"_blank\">demonstrators got the attention of lawmakers\u003c/a> in Washington, sparking talk of raising the federal minimum wage to $10 or more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in many cities, a living wage would need to be much higher. For instance in Chicago, where Davis lives, an adult with one child needs to make about $20 an hour to support their family, according to one \u003ca href=\"http://livingwage.mit.edu/places/1703114000\">living wage calculator\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Davis says she makes about $9 an hour at McDonald's, which is average for the fast food industry. She argues it's not enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's extremely hard. I'm forced to use government assistance to take care of my children,\" Davis said. 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A recent \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/10/16/235398536/why-u-s-taxpayers-pay-7-billion-a-year-to-help-fast-food-workers\">study\u003c/a> by economists at the University of California Berkeley, concluded that 52 percent of fast-food workers rely on taxpayer-funded public assistance programs, such as SNAP or Medicaid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those programs and subsidies cost taxpayers about $7 billion a year, so the study led some economists to ask: Why should middle-class taxpayers subsidize corporate profits?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the assumption that flipping burgers is a job for teenagers, the majority of fast food workers are adults, and a third of them are parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is a multibillion dollar industry,\" says \u003ca href=\"http://www.nelp.org/site/about_us/policy_analyst8\">Jack Temple\u003c/a>, an economist at the National Employment Law Project. \"McDonald's' profits were $5.6 billion last year. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85599\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa6.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa6.jpg\" alt=\"and Carolina Abolio\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85599\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Milena Mata with Carolina Abolio, owner of Miss Arepita / Arepa Mobile. Photo: Jenny Oh/KQED\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I had the pleasure of meeting Carolina Abolio, the founder of \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Miss-Arepita-Arepa-Mobile/256816064510034\" target=\"_blank\">Miss Arepita / Arepa Mobile\u003c/a>, when she recently catered a meal for several \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/science/\" target=\"_blank\">KQED Science\u003c/a> producers. After sampling the array of delicious arepas she prepared for the staff, I wanted to know more about her burgeoning business and these savory Venezuelan flatbreads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85605\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 190px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/areperia-2.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/areperia-2-190x190.jpg\" alt=\"Arepera in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo: Carolina Abolio\" width=\"190\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-85605\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arepera in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo: Carolina Abolio\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"You really can’t go too far in Venezuela without running into an \u003cem>arepa\u003c/em>,\" said Abolio via email. \"They are sold at \u003cem>areperas\u003c/em> everywhere throughout the country and given the countless ways it can be prepared, there is really an \u003cem>arepa\u003c/em> for everyone.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The \u003cem>arepa\u003c/em> is made of maize flour, grown by the natives in small indigenous villages. It was made from moistened maize, ground between stones to produce pliable dough. Later they were formed into discs and heated to a high temperature on earthenware tiles called \"\u003cem>aripos\u003c/em>,\" hence the name. \u003cem>Arepas\u003c/em> have always been the traditional breakfast food for most Venezuelan families. They are our \"daily bread,\" as they replace almost completely the use of wheat bread.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our \u003cem>arepas\u003c/em> are handmade, gluten-free, grilled pockets of corn meal that are crunchy on the outside and moist on the inside. Then they're stuffed with cooked meats, cheeses or sautéed locally grown veggies.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85604\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/10373115_256913027833671_5967759281568584936_o.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/10373115_256913027833671_5967759281568584936_o-1024x818.jpg\" alt=\"Carne Mechada Arepa\" width=\"1024\" height=\"818\" class=\"size-large wp-image-85604\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carne Mechada Arepa. Photo: Hugh Lovell\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While Abolio doesn't have a professional background in the culinary arts -- she obtained a degree in civil engineering -- \"I learned with my family how food created strong bridges between communities. Growing up in Venezuela, in an Italian home, good food was always the central part of our tradition. Everything revolved around the kitchen table which always had warm and delicious treats to offer to everyone who rang the doorbell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I moved to Boston, I realized how handy all those days cooking with my sister Judith and listening to the stories about our family helped me on my homesick days to reproduce those flavors and smells that I missed so much. In the last 8 years, that passion for collecting, reproducing and sharing those traditional flavors and the stories attached to those flavors from my hometown have become stronger.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based in the city of Oakland, Abolio was drawn there as \"it's listed among the top cities in the country for sustainability practice. The food scene is booming because of those food artisans and creators that are moving here from all over the word.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85623\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 217px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/market.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/market-217x290.jpg\" width=\"217\" height=\"290\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85623\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"Miss Arepita\" and customer Nancy Warren at the Phat Beets Produce Farmers' Market in North Oakland. Photo courtesy of Carolina Abolio\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She's also supported by \u003ca href=\"http://www.phatbeetsproduce.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Phat Beets Produce\u003c/a>, \"a food justice collective. The collective was started in North Oakland in 2007 as a guerrilla produce stand in a local park. It was started as a means to close the gap between small farmers of color that lack market outlets and urban communities that lack access to healthy, affordable and culturally-appropriate food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I prepare the arepas in a commercial kitchen subsidized by Phat Beets Produce. The goal of their \u003ca href=\"http://www.phatbeetsproduce.org/incubator-kitchen/\" target=\"_blank\">incubator kitchen\u003c/a> program is to train and support Oakland residents to become successful entrepreneurs in food ventures.\" \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Abolio then sells her food at \"this little neighborhood farmers' market [\u003ca href=\"http://www.phatbeetsproduce.org/farmers-markets/north-oakland-arlington-medical-center/\" target=\"_blank\">on Grace and Lowell Streets\u003c/a>]. It's a place for neighbors to be neighborly on Saturday mornings until 2pm. It's not big, but it rules. We also offer lunch delivery to your office or home for 20 people or more. We call it \"\u003cem>La Lonchera\u003c/em>\" and it features our traditional \u003cem>arepas\u003c/em> prepared on site.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's a run down of Miss Arepita's offerings, as described by Abolio:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pabellon\u003c/em>: \"A traditional dish from Venezuela that includes plantains, meat, beans and rice served on a plate. At some point, the rice was traded for white cheese and was placed inside an \u003cem>arepa\u003c/em>.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pata Pata\u003c/em>: \"Black beans, plantains and white cheese. This \u003cem>arepa\u003c/em> was created in honor of \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Makeba\" target=\"_blank\">Miriam Makeba\u003c/a>, famous for the song \"Pata Pata.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85596\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa3.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa3.jpg\" alt=\"Pata Pata Arepa\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85596\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pata Pata Arepa. Photo: Jenny Oh/KQED\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Reina Pepiada\u003c/em>: \"Chicken salad with avocado. When Venezuela won the first “Miss World,” this \u003cem>arepa\u003c/em> was created in her honor. The recipe that I use has a twist that I borrowed from my cousin Jenny. This recipe inspires the taste of Christmas year-round.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85595\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa2.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa2.jpg\" alt=\"Reina Pepiada Arepa\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85595\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reina Pepiada Arepa. Photo: Jenny Oh/KQED\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Veggie Calypso:\u003c/em> \"My own recipe. We make it using seasonal veggies from the farmers' market. It changes weekly.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Carne Mechada\u003c/em>: \"Shredded beef in a red sauce with plantains.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We also prepared our own \u003cem>salsas\u003c/em>, such as \u003cem>guasacaca\u003c/em> (a green sauce that's great for drizzling over arepas and is our own recipe) and \u003cem>salsa picante\u003c/em>, a hot sauce.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85598\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa5.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa5.jpg\" alt=\"Guasacaca and Salsa Picante\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85598\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guasacaca and Salsa Picante. Photo: Jenny Oh/KQED\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"\u003cem>Papelón con limón\u003c/em> is a refreshing Venezuelan beverage, made with \u003cem>papelón\u003c/em> (raw, hardened sugar cane juice), water and usually lime or lemon juice.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85597\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa4.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa4.jpg\" alt=\"Papelón con limón\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85597\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Papelón con limón. Photo: Jenny Oh/KQED\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>What's next for Miss Arepita? \"At the moment, [our plan for a food] truck is still in the 'blueprints' stage. My goal in the next couple of years is to introduce the \u003cem>arepa\u003c/em> culture to our East Bay community one \u003cem>arepa\u003c/em> at a time and the truck will follow.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find out more about Miss Arepita / Arepita Mobile at her \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Miss-Arepita-Arepa-Mobile/256816064510034\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85599\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa6.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa6.jpg\" alt=\"and Carolina Abolio\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85599\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Milena Mata with Carolina Abolio, owner of Miss Arepita / Arepa Mobile. Photo: Jenny Oh/KQED\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I had the pleasure of meeting Carolina Abolio, the founder of \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Miss-Arepita-Arepa-Mobile/256816064510034\" target=\"_blank\">Miss Arepita / Arepa Mobile\u003c/a>, when she recently catered a meal for several \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/science/\" target=\"_blank\">KQED Science\u003c/a> producers. After sampling the array of delicious arepas she prepared for the staff, I wanted to know more about her burgeoning business and these savory Venezuelan flatbreads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85605\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 190px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/areperia-2.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/areperia-2-190x190.jpg\" alt=\"Arepera in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo: Carolina Abolio\" width=\"190\" height=\"190\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-85605\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arepera in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo: Carolina Abolio\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"You really can’t go too far in Venezuela without running into an \u003cem>arepa\u003c/em>,\" said Abolio via email. \"They are sold at \u003cem>areperas\u003c/em> everywhere throughout the country and given the countless ways it can be prepared, there is really an \u003cem>arepa\u003c/em> for everyone.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The \u003cem>arepa\u003c/em> is made of maize flour, grown by the natives in small indigenous villages. It was made from moistened maize, ground between stones to produce pliable dough. Later they were formed into discs and heated to a high temperature on earthenware tiles called \"\u003cem>aripos\u003c/em>,\" hence the name. \u003cem>Arepas\u003c/em> have always been the traditional breakfast food for most Venezuelan families. They are our \"daily bread,\" as they replace almost completely the use of wheat bread.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our \u003cem>arepas\u003c/em> are handmade, gluten-free, grilled pockets of corn meal that are crunchy on the outside and moist on the inside. Then they're stuffed with cooked meats, cheeses or sautéed locally grown veggies.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85604\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/10373115_256913027833671_5967759281568584936_o.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/10373115_256913027833671_5967759281568584936_o-1024x818.jpg\" alt=\"Carne Mechada Arepa\" width=\"1024\" height=\"818\" class=\"size-large wp-image-85604\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carne Mechada Arepa. Photo: Hugh Lovell\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While Abolio doesn't have a professional background in the culinary arts -- she obtained a degree in civil engineering -- \"I learned with my family how food created strong bridges between communities. Growing up in Venezuela, in an Italian home, good food was always the central part of our tradition. Everything revolved around the kitchen table which always had warm and delicious treats to offer to everyone who rang the doorbell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I moved to Boston, I realized how handy all those days cooking with my sister Judith and listening to the stories about our family helped me on my homesick days to reproduce those flavors and smells that I missed so much. In the last 8 years, that passion for collecting, reproducing and sharing those traditional flavors and the stories attached to those flavors from my hometown have become stronger.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based in the city of Oakland, Abolio was drawn there as \"it's listed among the top cities in the country for sustainability practice. The food scene is booming because of those food artisans and creators that are moving here from all over the word.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85623\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 217px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/market.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/market-217x290.jpg\" width=\"217\" height=\"290\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85623\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"Miss Arepita\" and customer Nancy Warren at the Phat Beets Produce Farmers' Market in North Oakland. Photo courtesy of Carolina Abolio\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>She's also supported by \u003ca href=\"http://www.phatbeetsproduce.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Phat Beets Produce\u003c/a>, \"a food justice collective. The collective was started in North Oakland in 2007 as a guerrilla produce stand in a local park. It was started as a means to close the gap between small farmers of color that lack market outlets and urban communities that lack access to healthy, affordable and culturally-appropriate food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I prepare the arepas in a commercial kitchen subsidized by Phat Beets Produce. The goal of their \u003ca href=\"http://www.phatbeetsproduce.org/incubator-kitchen/\" target=\"_blank\">incubator kitchen\u003c/a> program is to train and support Oakland residents to become successful entrepreneurs in food ventures.\" \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Abolio then sells her food at \"this little neighborhood farmers' market [\u003ca href=\"http://www.phatbeetsproduce.org/farmers-markets/north-oakland-arlington-medical-center/\" target=\"_blank\">on Grace and Lowell Streets\u003c/a>]. It's a place for neighbors to be neighborly on Saturday mornings until 2pm. It's not big, but it rules. We also offer lunch delivery to your office or home for 20 people or more. We call it \"\u003cem>La Lonchera\u003c/em>\" and it features our traditional \u003cem>arepas\u003c/em> prepared on site.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's a run down of Miss Arepita's offerings, as described by Abolio:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pabellon\u003c/em>: \"A traditional dish from Venezuela that includes plantains, meat, beans and rice served on a plate. At some point, the rice was traded for white cheese and was placed inside an \u003cem>arepa\u003c/em>.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pata Pata\u003c/em>: \"Black beans, plantains and white cheese. This \u003cem>arepa\u003c/em> was created in honor of \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Makeba\" target=\"_blank\">Miriam Makeba\u003c/a>, famous for the song \"Pata Pata.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85596\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa3.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa3.jpg\" alt=\"Pata Pata Arepa\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85596\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pata Pata Arepa. Photo: Jenny Oh/KQED\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Reina Pepiada\u003c/em>: \"Chicken salad with avocado. When Venezuela won the first “Miss World,” this \u003cem>arepa\u003c/em> was created in her honor. The recipe that I use has a twist that I borrowed from my cousin Jenny. This recipe inspires the taste of Christmas year-round.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85595\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa2.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa2.jpg\" alt=\"Reina Pepiada Arepa\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85595\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reina Pepiada Arepa. Photo: Jenny Oh/KQED\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Veggie Calypso:\u003c/em> \"My own recipe. We make it using seasonal veggies from the farmers' market. It changes weekly.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Carne Mechada\u003c/em>: \"Shredded beef in a red sauce with plantains.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We also prepared our own \u003cem>salsas\u003c/em>, such as \u003cem>guasacaca\u003c/em> (a green sauce that's great for drizzling over arepas and is our own recipe) and \u003cem>salsa picante\u003c/em>, a hot sauce.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85598\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa5.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa5.jpg\" alt=\"Guasacaca and Salsa Picante\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85598\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guasacaca and Salsa Picante. Photo: Jenny Oh/KQED\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"\u003cem>Papelón con limón\u003c/em> is a refreshing Venezuelan beverage, made with \u003cem>papelón\u003c/em> (raw, hardened sugar cane juice), water and usually lime or lemon juice.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85597\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa4.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa4.jpg\" alt=\"Papelón con limón\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85597\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Papelón con limón. Photo: Jenny Oh/KQED\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>What's next for Miss Arepita? \"At the moment, [our plan for a food] truck is still in the 'blueprints' stage. My goal in the next couple of years is to introduce the \u003cem>arepa\u003c/em> culture to our East Bay community one \u003cem>arepa\u003c/em> at a time and the truck will follow.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find out more about Miss Arepita / Arepita Mobile at her \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Miss-Arepita-Arepa-Mobile/256816064510034\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85825\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/baconflight1000a.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/baconflight1000a.jpg\" alt=\"Bacon Land vendor showcases Bacon Flight. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85825\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bacon Land vendor showcases Bacon Flight. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Swine isn’t usually my thing. Although I’ve been known to nibble on a side of bacon at a diner, that’s usually the extent of it. But at this year’s Outside Lands where vendors offer an endless parade of tantalizing pork creations, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to dive in and explore this nationwide food trend in all its creative glory. From flights of bacon, to Filipino pork burritos, to chicharrones described as “puffy pork magic,” it’s clear that Bay Area chefs have embraced pork as so much more than just the \u003ca href=\"i/Pork._The_Other_White_Meat\" target=\"_blank\">other white meat\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85822\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 700px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/chicharrones700.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/chicharrones700.jpg\" alt=\"Chicharrones from 4505 Meat. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85822\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicharrones from 4505 Meat. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But for those not yet convinced that chocolate covered bacon is \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna\" target=\"_blank\">manna\u003c/a> from heaven, there are hundreds of other culinary creations to explore, along with knowledgeable artisans to answer your geekiest questions about making cheese, chocolate, wine and anything else you might want to learn about.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ranging from healthy to hearty to insanely indulgent, there is truly something for everyone at Outside Lands. But the best news of all is that even if you are not able to eat your way through the festival in person, you can still try most of the featured dishes at Bay Area restaurants and food trucks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some of the highlights from our food forays at Outside Lands, where we pigged out on pork and bounced for beignets. \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Breakfast\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85837\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 700px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/eggsandwich700.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/eggsandwich700.jpg\" alt=\"Fried egg with bacon and cheese sandwich from Il Canne Rosso. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85837\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fried egg with bacon and cheese sandwich from Il Canne Rosso. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Friday we started our day with a fried egg sandwich from \u003ca href=\"http://www.canerossosf.com/\">Il Canne Rosso\u003c/a>. If you don’t like oozy yolks this isn’t for you, but it was excellent. The fresh Acme bread smeared with onion butter was perfect for soaking up the peppery eggs, which were topped with -- you guessed it -- salty slabs of bacon. We also tried their made-from-scratch French toast, which was divine, but more like a hunk of bread pudding set in a puddle of honey caramel. I had to stop myself from licking the container.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85838\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/french-toast1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/french-toast1000.jpg\" alt=\"French Toast from Il Canne Rosso. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85838\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">French Toast from Il Canne Rosso. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For our late morning snack we opted for something more unusual: porcini doughnuts from \u003ca href=\"http://richtablesf.com/\">Rich Table\u003c/a>. You probably won’t want to dunk these in your coffee, but do dunk them in the cheese sauce offered on the side. They were savory, doughy and only slightly mushroom-y. Everyone one who tried one seemed to take a moment to process the unexpected combination of taste and texture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85855\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/porchini-mushroom1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/porchini-mushroom1000.jpg\" alt=\"Porcini doughnuts from Rich Table. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85855\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Porcini doughnuts from Rich Table. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85857\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/tasting-porcini-mushroom1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/tasting-porcini-mushroom1000.jpg\" alt=\"Tasting Rich Table Porcini doughnuts. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85857\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tasting Rich Table Porcini doughnuts. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85854\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/mushroom-tasters1000a.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/mushroom-tasters1000a.jpg\" alt=\"Tasting Rich Table Porcini doughnuts. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85854\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tasting Rich Table Porcini doughnuts. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Next we headed to \u003ca href=\"http://www.livinggreensjuice.com/\">Living Greens Juice\u003c/a> for a dose of liquefied fruits and veggies. The watermelon basil juice was sweet and refreshing and the potent, ginger infused “super greens” elixir packed a punch that wasn’t quite what we had in mind, but it did cleanse our palates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85839\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/fresh-juice1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/fresh-juice1000.jpg\" alt=\"Living Greens Juice: Watermelon Basil and Super Greens. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85839\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Living Greens Juice: Watermelon Basil and Super Greens. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Lunch\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Lunchtime is when we decided to go whole hog. After sampling a few different types of pork sandwiches, the grilled pork pernil from \u003ca href=\"http://www.jtomatoes.com/splitpea.htm\">Split Pea Seduction\u003c/a> rose to the top as our hands-down favorite. When I found out it was made from pork butts I almost turned and ran, but in the spirit of being adventurous I dug in, and enjoyed every bite. Herb stuffed and spit-roasted right in front of our eyes, the meat was layered with heirloom tomatoes, arugula and aioli on fresh \u003ca href=\"http://www.panoramabaking.com/\">Panorama bread\u003c/a>. We washed it down with a Chardonnay from \u003ca href=\"http://www.paperboywines.com/\">Paper Boy\u003c/a>, a sweet and creamy wine that provided a nice contrast to the flavor of the sandwich.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/porkroast-splitpeaseduction1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/porkroast-splitpeaseduction1000.jpg\" alt=\"Pork Roast on a spit at Spit Pea Seduction. Photo: Lisa Landers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85862\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pork Roast on a spit at Spit Pea Seduction. Photo: Lisa Landers\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85865\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/pork-sandwich-splitpeaseduction1000a.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/pork-sandwich-splitpeaseduction1000a.jpg\" alt=\"Grilled pork pernil sandwich from Split Pea Seduction. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85865\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grilled pork pernil sandwich from Split Pea Seduction. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We also tried a more traditional pulled pork sandwich from \u003ca href=\"http://www.southpawbbqsf.com/\">Southpaw\u003c/a>, which was tasty but would have been a little bland without help from the tangy sweet sauce and slaw piled on top. A dish of maple sweetened crispy Brussels sprouts from \u003ca href=\"http://theamericansf.com/\">American Grilled Cheese Kitchen\u003c/a> made the perfect side for this one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85896\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/pulled-pork-southpaw1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/pulled-pork-southpaw1000.jpg\" alt=\"Pulled pork sandwich from Southpaw. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85896\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pulled pork sandwich from Southpaw. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85849\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/brussels-sprouts1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/brussels-sprouts1000.jpg\" alt=\"Maple sweetened crispy Brussels sprouts from American Grilled Cheese Kitchen. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend \" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85849\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maple sweetened crispy Brussels sprouts from American Grilled Cheese Kitchen. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For a post lunch snack I went for the flight of bacon: the ultimate symbol of bacon’s new found gastronomic prowess. As I sampled each of the five types of bacon slung between a pair of skewers, I could really taste the differences. Some were peppered and dry rubbed, while others were hickory smoked or cured in brown sugar. My favorite was the \u003ca href=\"http://www.fattedcalf.com/\">Fatted Calf\u003c/a> fruitwood smoked bacon, which paired well with a glass of \u003ca href=\"http://www.napawineproject.com/calder-wine-company/\">Calder\u003c/a> Syrah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85902\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/cheeselands1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/cheeselands1000.jpg\" alt=\"Cheese Lands at Outside Lands. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85902\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cheese Lands at Outside Lands. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85879\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/truffle-Burrata1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/truffle-Burrata1000.jpg\" alt=\"Truffle Burrata from Wisconsin. Photo: Lisa Landers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85879\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Truffle Burrata from Wisconsin. Photo: Lisa Landers\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We also wandered over to CheeseLands to sample a variety of Bay Area cheeses as well as a creamy truffle Burrata from Wisconsin that’s not even on the market yet. Not to be left out of the pork party, CheeseLands also sold delicate slices of smoked Virginia ham from \u003ca href=\"http://www.longmeadowranch.com\">Long Meadow Ranch\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Snack & Twerk\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85831\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/big-freedia1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/big-freedia1000.jpg\" alt=\"Big Freedia sharing beignets from Brenda's French Soul Food. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85831\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Freedia sharing beignets from Brenda's French Soul Food. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>On Saturday afternoon, sugar dusted beignets from \u003ca href=\"http://frenchsoulfood.com\">Brenda’s French Soul Food\u003c/a> were handed out for free -- that is, if you were willing to shake your booty on stage alongside \u003ca href=\"http://www.bigfreedia.com\">Big Freedia\u003c/a>. A New Orleans native, Big Freedia and her band specialize in a hip-hop genre called “bounce” music, and you know why it’s called this as soon as you hear it. The performance was electric and wild, with band members and festival-goers grinding and twerking for their beignets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube //www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGwxP_xV450]\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Video by Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The “Beignet Bounce” event was just one of many on the GastroMagic stage, featuring imaginative pairings of chefs, butchers, musicians and others. Some of the other events offered limited tastings too, like scrambled eggs made entirely from plants and a colorful salad crafted to look like nature’s version of a bowl of Skittles.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Dinner\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85844\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa-veg1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/arepa-veg1000.jpg\" alt=\"Venezuelan vegetable arepas from Pica Pica. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85844\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Venezuelan vegetable arepas from Pica Pica. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Friday night we opted for Venezuelan vegetable arepas from \u003ca href=\"http://www.picapica.com/\">Pica Pica\u003c/a>. The fresh corn cakes stuffed with black beans, avocado and fried plantains would have been as good for breakfast as they were for dinner. The next night we decided to continue our pork-scapade with \u003ca href=\"http://bctbellyburgers.com/#about\">Big Chef Tom’s pork belly burger\u003c/a> crafted from the same cut used to make bacon. A guy named Aaron standing in line behind us randomly blurted out: “I just wish they would make a pork a vegetable already,” and then went on to sing the burger’s praises, having eaten one the previous year. He was right about the “belly burger” being one of the tastiest things I had eaten this weekend. It reminded me a little bit of a juicy, well-spiced turkey burger, but better. A glass of \u003ca href=\"http://www.oliviabrion.com\">Olivia Brion’s\u003c/a> Pinot Noir was the perfect wine to wash it down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85884\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/porkbellyburger1000b.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/porkbellyburger1000b.jpg\" alt=\"Big Chef Tom’s pork belly burger. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1154\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85884\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Chef Tom’s pork belly burger. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If we hadn’t been totally porked out by this point we might have tried some of the other creations like \u003ca href=\"http://huaracheloco.com\">El Huarache Loco’s\u003c/a> pinto bean stuffed tortillas topped with bacon and chorizo, bratwurst from \u003ca href=\"http://www.schallerweber.com/2012/09/the-butchers-daughter-julie-schaller/\">The Butcher’s Daughter\u003c/a>, or \u003ca href=\"http://www.thechairmantruck.com/\">The Chairman's\u003c/a> pork belly bao. So much pork, so little time.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Dessert\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85894\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/chocolands1000b.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/chocolands1000b.jpg\" alt=\"ChocoLands. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85894\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">ChocoLands. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>All of the irresistible offerings at ChocoLands are made with \u003ca href=\"http://www.guittard.com\">Guittard Chocolate\u003c/a>, a family run business based in the Bay Area for five generations. Amy Guittard invited us “backstage” to see the chocolate being tempered for their “liquid chocolate bar” treat. Sprinkled with bitter cacao nibs, a spoonful of this melted milk chocolate is like a shot of happiness straight to your veins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85840\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/guittard700.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/guittard700.jpg\" alt=\"Guittard chocolate being tempered for “liquid chocolate bar.” Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85840\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guittard chocolate being tempered for “liquid chocolate bar.” Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We also tried the Chocolate Gold Rush ice cream offered by newcomer, \u003ca href=\"http://www.humphryslocombe.com/www.humphryslocombe.com/Home.html\">Humphry Slocombe\u003c/a>. A velvety chocolate ice cream studded with pieces of chocolate covered cones, the flavor was made just for Outside Lands and selected by San Francisco residents who cast their vote for their favorite of three flavors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85887\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/humphry-slocombe1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/humphry-slocombe1000.jpg\" alt=\"Humphry Slocombe booth in ChocoLands. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85887\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Humphry Slocombe booth in ChocoLands. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although I thought I had hung up my pork hat for the weekend, I was lured right back into the fray by \u003ca href=\"http://www.baconbaconsf.com\">Bacon Bacon’s\u003c/a> chocolate-covered bacon slabs. Salty sweet with Heath Bar crumbles on top, my future as a swine eater was sealed after just one bite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85846\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/bacon-chocolate.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/bacon-chocolate.jpg\" alt=\"Bacon Bacon’s chocolate-covered bacon slabs. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85846\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bacon Bacon’s chocolate-covered bacon slabs. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85825\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/baconflight1000a.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/baconflight1000a.jpg\" alt=\"Bacon Land vendor showcases Bacon Flight. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85825\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bacon Land vendor showcases Bacon Flight. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Swine isn’t usually my thing. Although I’ve been known to nibble on a side of bacon at a diner, that’s usually the extent of it. But at this year’s Outside Lands where vendors offer an endless parade of tantalizing pork creations, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to dive in and explore this nationwide food trend in all its creative glory. From flights of bacon, to Filipino pork burritos, to chicharrones described as “puffy pork magic,” it’s clear that Bay Area chefs have embraced pork as so much more than just the \u003ca href=\"i/Pork._The_Other_White_Meat\" target=\"_blank\">other white meat\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85822\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 700px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/chicharrones700.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/chicharrones700.jpg\" alt=\"Chicharrones from 4505 Meat. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85822\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicharrones from 4505 Meat. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But for those not yet convinced that chocolate covered bacon is \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna\" target=\"_blank\">manna\u003c/a> from heaven, there are hundreds of other culinary creations to explore, along with knowledgeable artisans to answer your geekiest questions about making cheese, chocolate, wine and anything else you might want to learn about.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ranging from healthy to hearty to insanely indulgent, there is truly something for everyone at Outside Lands. But the best news of all is that even if you are not able to eat your way through the festival in person, you can still try most of the featured dishes at Bay Area restaurants and food trucks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some of the highlights from our food forays at Outside Lands, where we pigged out on pork and bounced for beignets. \u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Breakfast\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85837\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 700px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/eggsandwich700.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/eggsandwich700.jpg\" alt=\"Fried egg with bacon and cheese sandwich from Il Canne Rosso. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85837\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fried egg with bacon and cheese sandwich from Il Canne Rosso. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Friday we started our day with a fried egg sandwich from \u003ca href=\"http://www.canerossosf.com/\">Il Canne Rosso\u003c/a>. If you don’t like oozy yolks this isn’t for you, but it was excellent. The fresh Acme bread smeared with onion butter was perfect for soaking up the peppery eggs, which were topped with -- you guessed it -- salty slabs of bacon. We also tried their made-from-scratch French toast, which was divine, but more like a hunk of bread pudding set in a puddle of honey caramel. I had to stop myself from licking the container.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85838\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/french-toast1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/french-toast1000.jpg\" alt=\"French Toast from Il Canne Rosso. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85838\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">French Toast from Il Canne Rosso. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For our late morning snack we opted for something more unusual: porcini doughnuts from \u003ca href=\"http://richtablesf.com/\">Rich Table\u003c/a>. You probably won’t want to dunk these in your coffee, but do dunk them in the cheese sauce offered on the side. They were savory, doughy and only slightly mushroom-y. Everyone one who tried one seemed to take a moment to process the unexpected combination of taste and texture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85855\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/porchini-mushroom1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/porchini-mushroom1000.jpg\" alt=\"Porcini doughnuts from Rich Table. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85855\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Porcini doughnuts from Rich Table. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85857\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/tasting-porcini-mushroom1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/tasting-porcini-mushroom1000.jpg\" alt=\"Tasting Rich Table Porcini doughnuts. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85857\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tasting Rich Table Porcini doughnuts. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85854\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/mushroom-tasters1000a.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/mushroom-tasters1000a.jpg\" alt=\"Tasting Rich Table Porcini doughnuts. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85854\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tasting Rich Table Porcini doughnuts. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Next we headed to \u003ca href=\"http://www.livinggreensjuice.com/\">Living Greens Juice\u003c/a> for a dose of liquefied fruits and veggies. The watermelon basil juice was sweet and refreshing and the potent, ginger infused “super greens” elixir packed a punch that wasn’t quite what we had in mind, but it did cleanse our palates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85839\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/fresh-juice1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/fresh-juice1000.jpg\" alt=\"Living Greens Juice: Watermelon Basil and Super Greens. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85839\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Living Greens Juice: Watermelon Basil and Super Greens. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Lunch\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Lunchtime is when we decided to go whole hog. After sampling a few different types of pork sandwiches, the grilled pork pernil from \u003ca href=\"http://www.jtomatoes.com/splitpea.htm\">Split Pea Seduction\u003c/a> rose to the top as our hands-down favorite. When I found out it was made from pork butts I almost turned and ran, but in the spirit of being adventurous I dug in, and enjoyed every bite. Herb stuffed and spit-roasted right in front of our eyes, the meat was layered with heirloom tomatoes, arugula and aioli on fresh \u003ca href=\"http://www.panoramabaking.com/\">Panorama bread\u003c/a>. We washed it down with a Chardonnay from \u003ca href=\"http://www.paperboywines.com/\">Paper Boy\u003c/a>, a sweet and creamy wine that provided a nice contrast to the flavor of the sandwich.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/porkroast-splitpeaseduction1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/porkroast-splitpeaseduction1000.jpg\" alt=\"Pork Roast on a spit at Spit Pea Seduction. Photo: Lisa Landers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85862\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pork Roast on a spit at Spit Pea Seduction. 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The fresh corn cakes stuffed with black beans, avocado and fried plantains would have been as good for breakfast as they were for dinner. The next night we decided to continue our pork-scapade with \u003ca href=\"http://bctbellyburgers.com/#about\">Big Chef Tom’s pork belly burger\u003c/a> crafted from the same cut used to make bacon. A guy named Aaron standing in line behind us randomly blurted out: “I just wish they would make a pork a vegetable already,” and then went on to sing the burger’s praises, having eaten one the previous year. He was right about the “belly burger” being one of the tastiest things I had eaten this weekend. It reminded me a little bit of a juicy, well-spiced turkey burger, but better. A glass of \u003ca href=\"http://www.oliviabrion.com\">Olivia Brion’s\u003c/a> Pinot Noir was the perfect wine to wash it down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85884\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/porkbellyburger1000b.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/08/porkbellyburger1000b.jpg\" alt=\"Big Chef Tom’s pork belly burger. Photo: Wendy Goodfriend\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1154\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85884\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Chef Tom’s pork belly burger. 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