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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Check, Please! Bay Area, \u003c/em>season 20, episode 1, airs Thursday, April 10, at 7:30 pm, on KQED 9. See other \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=14084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">television airtimes\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Welcome to the premiere of the 20th season of \u003cem>Check, Please! Bay Area\u003c/em>! This week’s episode starts in the heart of downtown Palo Alto at \u003cstrong>Ethel’s Fancy\u003c/strong>, where a Michelin-trained chef brings modern twists to Japanese American cuisine with a lively, shareable menu. In an inviting, modern space accented with playful touches, diners feast on charcoal-grilled prawns, richly flavored Brandt Farms beef striploin, and delicate black sesame soft serve. Over in Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue district, \u003cstrong>Cato’s Ale House\u003c/strong> has been a neighborhood institution since 1994, drawing in locals with its warm, wood-paneled interior and an ever-rotating selection of nearly two dozen craft beers. Favorites include the satisfying Retroburger, the melty, smoky pastrami sandwich, and the crispy-yet-juicy Hallelujah! fried chicken sandwich. Finally, \u003cstrong>Kiku Sushi\u003c/strong> in Berkeley is known for both its pristine seafood alongside an extensive vegetarian and vegan sushi selection, making it a go-to for groups with diverse tastes. Whether it’s the eggplant-based fireman roll with a spicy kick, the buttery sake toro nigiri, or the satisfyingly crunchy crispy rice with avocado, Kiku offers something for every sushi lover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_23434\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23434\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Guests_02-800x533.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Guests_02-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Guests_02-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Guests_02-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Guests_02-768x512.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Guests_02-1536x1024.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Guests_02.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Host Leslie Sbrocco joins guests Jason Stein, Imani Isles and Eddie Ng from KQED in San Francisco.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Get Restaurant Information:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ethelsfancypa.com/\">\u003cstrong>Ethel’s Fancy\u003c/strong> (Palo Alto)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://catosalehouse.com/\">\u003cstrong>Cato’s Ale House\u003c/strong> (Oakland)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kikusushivegetarian.com/berkeley-page\">\u003cstrong>Kiku Sushi\u003c/strong> (Berkeley)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_20123\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20123\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2019/04/Leslie-Headshot-Smokey-copy-800x540.jpg\" alt=\"Host Leslie Sbrocco sipping wine\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Host Leslie Sbrocco sipping wine \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Leslie Sbrocco)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>My name is Leslie Sbrocco, and I’m the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/host-biography/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">host\u003c/a> of \u003cem>Check, Please! 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Planted in Amos Rome’s High Blossom Vineyard, this Grüner shines.This version from winemaker and owner Travis Clark, is zesty with hints of citrus, herbal notes, and a mouthwatering freshness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u003cb>\u003cspan style=\"color: #339966\">\u003ca style=\"color: #339966\" href=\"https://www.devisonvintners.com\">Devison 2023 Sauvignon Blanc, Evergreen Vineyard\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/b>\u003cem>Columbia Valley, Washington $28\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>The mantra of winery owners, Peter and Kelsey Devison, is “Texture. Tension. Terroir.” Three words that perfectly describe their lineup of singular wines including this world-class Sauvignon Blanc. Hailing from the Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, it expresses minerality and citrus intensity layered with lushness. Though this is a serious Sauvignon Blanc that reminds me of classic French Sancerre, its whimsical label and succulent character make it seriously fun to sip.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"250\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"211\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Seasonal small plates in Palo Alto…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"307\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"264\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: I wish I had it in front of me right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"365\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"327\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: …pub classics on tap in Oakland…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"440\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"382\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: I really like the Retroburger, kind of a perfect burger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"501\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"460\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: …and rockin’ sushi rolls in Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"552\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"518\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: It’s just absolutely to die for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"614\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"572\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Just ahead on \u003cem data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"614\">Check, Please! Bay Area.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"705\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"631\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: This is the vibe. I’m enjoying the music. I’m enjoying the conversation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"740\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"725\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Life is good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"769\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"757\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: Life is…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"804\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"789\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Life is good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"821\">[music playing]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"1323\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"841\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Hi, I’m Leslie Sbrocco. Welcome to \u003cem data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"904\">Check, Please! Bay Area,\u003c/em> the show where Bay Area residents review and talk about their favorite restaurants. Now, we have three guests, and each one recommends one of their favorite spots, and the other two go check them out to see what they think. Joining me at the \u003cem data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1163\">Check, Please!\u003c/em> table today are tattoo artist Jason Stein, project manager Eddie Ng, and data analyst and model Imani Isles. Welcome, everyone. Are you ready for our fun show?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1346\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1340\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: Yes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1378\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1360\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Yes. Can’t wait.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1658\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1398\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: We kick things off with Eddie’s pick. Offering an elevated yet approachable menu of shareable plates in a hip, modern space, it’s the perfect place to throw a dinner party for his friends. Minus the cleanup. Located in downtown Palo Alto, it’s Ethel’s Fancy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1660\" data-end=\"1675\">[music playing]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"1873\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"1696\">Scott Nishiyama\u003c/strong>: At Ethel’s Fancy, we wanted to keep it fun. It’s very evident when you walk in here that there’s a lot of energy going on. Open kitchen and an open fire and great hospitality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"1961\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"1882\">Man\u003c/strong>: Alrighty, guys. Here we got the miso-marinated cucumbers, Asian Shinko pears.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1963\" data-end=\"2740\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1963\" data-end=\"1982\">Scott Nishiyama\u003c/strong>: This is a very personal restaurant named after my grandmother and my mom. I’m originally from Hawaii, born and raised on Maui. Because Hawaii is such a melting pot of different cultures, we take a lot of inspiration from different cuisines. Being Japanese-American, I definitely wanted to introduce a little bit of that into my cooking. Most of my training has been in French and Italian, but it’s hard not to get influenced by the things that I grew up eating and I love to eat. I always had a deep love for cooking growing up with my mom and my grandmother. There’s one dish in particular that we do. It’s a kampachi crudo, inspired by a Japanese senbei recipe that my mom used to make. You do it on a little yakitori cracker. A lot of textures going on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2742\" data-end=\"2780\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2742\" data-end=\"2751\">Woman\u003c/strong>: It’s amazing. It’s so good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2782\" data-end=\"3486\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2782\" data-end=\"2801\">Scott Nishiyama\u003c/strong>: Growing up, I loved barbecues outside, and Japanese yakitori is like one of my favorite things to eat. We grill over wood and binchotan, which is Japanese charcoal, to impart that nice smoky flavor to everything. Another aspect I really wanted for the restaurant was having soft serve, because I love soft serve. We’re constantly changing those flavors up, and we pair it with fresh fruit in season. This is a black sesame crumble, frozen raspberries. While we take the food and the drinks very seriously, we don’t try to take ourselves seriously. We want it to be a really fun and interactive space. You see that…that nod from people, and you know that they’re having a good time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3488\" data-end=\"3503\">[music playing]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3505\" data-end=\"3524\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3505\" data-end=\"3512\">Man\u003c/strong>: Very good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3526\" data-end=\"3608\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3526\" data-end=\"3544\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Alright, Eddie. Ethel’s Fancy. Sounds like such a unique spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3610\" data-end=\"3744\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3610\" data-end=\"3622\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Yeah. I highly recommend you come here with a lot of people, at least four, just so you can try everything and share it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3746\" data-end=\"3801\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3746\" data-end=\"3764\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: And what do you usually start with?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3803\" data-end=\"4040\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3803\" data-end=\"3815\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: We open with getting the bread. It’s this milk bread. It’s nice and golden on top, super piping warm. And they have this beautiful dab of butter or some sea salt that you could put on top of it. Honestly, you don’t need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4042\" data-end=\"4190\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4042\" data-end=\"4057\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: We also started with the bread, and the bread is — I’ve had milk bread other places before. This was definitely something special.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4192\" data-end=\"4350\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4192\" data-end=\"4207\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: Yeah. It just kind of melts in your mouth. I mean, it was super soft, and I think there was black sesame seeds, like, sprinkled on top of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4352\" data-end=\"4376\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4352\" data-end=\"4367\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: Mm-hmm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4378\" data-end=\"4465\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4378\" data-end=\"4393\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: I mean, Ethel’s Fancy, like, yes, she is. Like, Ethel’s \u003cem data-start=\"4451\" data-end=\"4458\">fancy\u003c/em> Fancy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4467\" data-end=\"4489\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4467\" data-end=\"4482\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4491\" data-end=\"4525\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4491\" data-end=\"4506\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: It was very nice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4527\" data-end=\"4606\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4527\" data-end=\"4545\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Alright, so after the rolls, where do you head on the menu?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4608\" data-end=\"4743\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4608\" data-end=\"4620\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: The menu is always constantly changing with the season, but if they do have it, you should get the hand-cut beef tartare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4745\" data-end=\"4770\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4745\" data-end=\"4760\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: So good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4772\" data-end=\"5070\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4772\" data-end=\"4784\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: There’s like, kind of a soy sauce-y umami essence to it. There was like a cracker that came with it that you could get that crunchy texture as you need it, contrasting with the soft tenderness of the meat. Just thinking about right now, like, I wish I had it in front of me right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5072\" data-end=\"5113\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5072\" data-end=\"5087\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: And the soft-boiled egg.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5115\" data-end=\"5181\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5115\" data-end=\"5130\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: I can taste it the way that you’re describing it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5183\" data-end=\"5209\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5183\" data-end=\"5195\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Oh, the egg.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5211\" data-end=\"5260\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5211\" data-end=\"5226\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: That soy egg that it comes with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5262\" data-end=\"5299\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5262\" data-end=\"5274\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Yes. Oh, the egg was —\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5301\" data-end=\"5342\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5301\" data-end=\"5319\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: You got this as well?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5344\" data-end=\"5426\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5344\" data-end=\"5359\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: Yeah. It was amazing. Probably one of the best tartares I’ve had.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5428\" data-end=\"5454\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5428\" data-end=\"5440\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Yes. Mm-hmm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5456\" data-end=\"5889\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5456\" data-end=\"5471\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: So good. We ordered the sesame pancake, which was really great. The pancake itself is almost like a mochi sort of chewy kind of thing with great sesame flavor. And then it came with this sauce that was sort of the star of it. It was a whipped cream with a smoked fish in it. It also had an avocado, which seems like it would be overkill on the creamy, whatever. But all the flavors complemented each other perfectly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5891\" data-end=\"5936\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5891\" data-end=\"5909\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Imani’s shaking her head.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5938\" data-end=\"6237\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5938\" data-end=\"5953\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: I mean, it was sensational. I also had the pancakes, and they’re small. They’re a little more dense than you think they would be. That chili on the side really complemented. It wasn’t an overwhelming heat. I think it paired very nicely with the fish and the texture of the pancakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"406\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"148\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Jason’s keeping it casual with his favorite place to kick back with a burger and a brew. His only challenge—deciding which craft beer to choose of the more than 20 on tap year-round. Located in Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue neighborhood, it’s Cato’s Ale House.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"423\">[music playing]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"450\">Woman: Thanks for coming!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"470\">Man: How you been?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"487\">[music playing]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"741\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"506\">Cara Devereux\u003c/strong>: People are very intrigued by Cato’s when they come in. It looks like a house as it was and it was converted into a restaurant. There’s nooks and crannies for you to have an intimate date night. There is space for you to have a group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"760\">Together: Cheers!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"777\">[music playing]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"1584\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"796\">Cara Devereux\u003c/strong>: We have live music every Wednesday and Sunday. We have trivia every Monday evening. It’s a very comfortable space. Our menu is a hodgepodge of different things, so we have snackable, shareable plates, we have burgers, sandwiches. You can customize your own pizza. There’s something for everybody. My favorite thing on the menu is the Hallelujah! fried chicken sandwich. The vinegar-based slaw is awesome. So a simple sandwich that just ends up blowing your mind. We’re really proud to serve 23 lines of craft beer. We were one of the first restaurants in the Bay Area to have Pliny the Elder from Russian River on draught permanently. We are happy to guide you. If you don’t know what kind of beer you’re looking for—malty, sweet, tart. And if you do, that’s great. We’ll get you ready.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1610\">[bell ringing, cheering]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1820\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1629\">Cara Devereux\u003c/strong>: You’ll notice that we have a standing bar where you’re going to bump elbows and mingle with the people you’re around, and we really do that to embrace and encourage interaction with guests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1854\">Woman: You gonna have some food?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1856\" data-end=\"2514\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1856\" data-end=\"1873\">Cara Devereux\u003c/strong>: Awesome. I’ve been coming to Cato’s since I was a child. I’ve been coming for the 30 years that we’ve been open. I started working here in the kitchen seven years ago, worked my way up to manager. And it’s just the best place to work with the best people. None of us feel like we’re working, honestly. It just feels like a place where we get to come hang out. We do get a lot of families in here—a lot of kids who we know by name, we watch them grow up, and they feel that Cato’s is theirs. I think that’s one of the most important things about Cato’s—it feels like it’s everybody’s space. It’s “my Cato’s.” To everybody, it’s “my Cato’s.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2516\" data-end=\"2570\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2516\" data-end=\"2534\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: So, Jason, is this your go-to pub?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2572\" data-end=\"2607\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2572\" data-end=\"2587\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: Yeah. Pretty much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2609\" data-end=\"2632\">Man: I’ll take a Pliny.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2634\" data-end=\"2659\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2634\" data-end=\"2651\">Cara Devereux\u003c/strong>: Pliny?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2661\" data-end=\"2671\">Man: Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2673\" data-end=\"3278\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2673\" data-end=\"2688\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: It’s just got a very cozy atmosphere that you feel instantly comfortable in. A lot of places that are pubs, they’ll have a good selection of beer and, eh, they have food, you know? This place, they really focus on the food. And I really like the Retroburger. It’s got bacon on it—crisp, thick bacon. The bun is just right. You know, it’s not an overly fat brioche bun or something obtrusive. It’s just enough to sort of carry the burger. They cook it perfectly every time if you ask for it medium rare. The fries that come with it are great. Yeah, it’s kind of a perfect burger, you know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3280\" data-end=\"3310\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3280\" data-end=\"3298\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: You agree?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3312\" data-end=\"3528\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3312\" data-end=\"3324\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Oh, so I 100% agree with everything. I think the only thing I can add to it is it’s the kind of burger that you want to reach for so many napkins ’cause it’s so messy, but just in the best way possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3530\" data-end=\"3552\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3530\" data-end=\"3545\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3554\" data-end=\"3718\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3554\" data-end=\"3566\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: And I was just, like, grabbing the napkins, and I felt like so much joy just eating it. It was very substantial. Like, I couldn’t finish it. I wanted—\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3720\" data-end=\"3762\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3720\" data-end=\"3738\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: It was a 20-napkin-er.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3764\" data-end=\"4008\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3764\" data-end=\"3776\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Yeah. Oh, definitely. Yes, yes. And they had this Chuseok porter, a local Oakland brewery called Dokkaebier. And I was so excited to try it because I hadn’t seen it anywhere else, and it’s a really great way to start off the meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4010\" data-end=\"4417\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4010\" data-end=\"4025\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: So they have a huge drink menu. I’m a cider girl myself, so I tried this like blue cosmic cider. Very citrus forward. It had a great taste to it and a great color as well. I think it brought a little fun to the night. And one of the standout dishes for me was the mac and cheese. I love a mac and cheese. I actually make a great mac and cheese—just a small plug. So this mac and cheese was—\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4419\" data-end=\"4460\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4419\" data-end=\"4437\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: So you judge harshly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4462\" data-end=\"4767\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4462\" data-end=\"4477\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: I judge harshly. I know what I’m talking about. This mac and cheese was very creamy and it had some breadcrumbs on top that were just a good juxtaposition to the creamy and the crunchy. I think it had a great flavor as well, very well seasoned, so it kind of gave it this like homey feel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4769\" data-end=\"4793\">Man: Hot, hot, hot, hot!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4795\" data-end=\"4846\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4795\" data-end=\"4810\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: Did anybody go on Wednesday night?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4848\" data-end=\"4865\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4848\" data-end=\"4860\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: No.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4867\" data-end=\"4887\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4867\" data-end=\"4882\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: No.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4889\" data-end=\"4941\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4889\" data-end=\"4904\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: They have live music on Wednesdays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4943\" data-end=\"4989\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4943\" data-end=\"4958\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: Oh, yeah. I heard about that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4991\" data-end=\"5255\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4991\" data-end=\"5006\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: So it was very nice ’cause you’re just enjoying kind of this live band and you’re just like, hey, this is—this is the vibe. I’m enjoying the music. I’m enjoying the conversation. The drinks are flowing, the mac and cheese is creamy. I really like—\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5257\" data-end=\"5295\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5257\" data-end=\"5275\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Life is good feel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5297\" data-end=\"5322\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5297\" data-end=\"5312\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: Life is—\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5324\" data-end=\"5357\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5324\" data-end=\"5342\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Life is good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"141\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"99\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Any other dishes you want to talk about?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"455\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"158\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: I really like their—actually, their bánh mì I think is great. They have a chicken bánh mì, and they also have a tofu bánh mì. They’re both lemongrass. And for a non-Vietnamese place, it’s a pretty solid bánh mì. Spicy, a little bit acidic. It’s got the pickled veggies on it. I think it’s great.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"478\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"472\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: Mmm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"805\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"492\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: So my wife got the pastrami sandwich. Any time she sees it anywhere, she loves to try different pastrami sandwiches. The portion sizes are super generous. The bread was toasted beautifully, like you have the golden-brown exterior. The meat was packed high. She was really happy that she got to try it, you know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"1017\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"822\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: So, I had the Hallelujah! sandwich. It’s a fried chicken sandwich with a spicy coleslaw and a lemon aioli. And it’s very messy, just like the burger, but equally delicious. I really enjoyed it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1070\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1036\">Cara Devereux\u003c/strong>: I’ve got a pepperoni pizza here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1210\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1087\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: My partner had the pizza, so there was, like, mushrooms, sausage on the pizza, and he did not have any complaints either.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1268\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1230\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Did you have anything else to drink?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1369\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1285\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: I had the Irish Red Ale. Just balanced, you know, not too bitter. Yeah. Nice beer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1411\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1389\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: No room for dessert?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1452\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1428\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: I’d just get the beer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1494\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1469\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: The beer was a dessert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1496\" data-end=\"1540\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1496\" data-end=\"1508\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Yeah, the beer was my dessert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1597\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1557\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: Yeah, exactly. Who has room, you know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1599\" data-end=\"1670\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1599\" data-end=\"1617\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: And did you feel like this was an affordable place?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1672\" data-end=\"1765\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1672\" data-end=\"1684\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Oh, absolutely. I think it was such a great neighborhood spot to have to go to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1767\" data-end=\"2091\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1767\" data-end=\"1782\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: We actually went there, and we bumped into a friend of ours who lives in Oakland, and they were watching the Celtics game. So that’s a good opportunity as well. If you’re a huge sports fan, that’s another element of community. There’s no seats at the bar, but there are people yelling for their team to win.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2137\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2111\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Would you go back again?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2139\" data-end=\"2197\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2139\" data-end=\"2151\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Oh, absolutely. I would go back again. 100%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2199\" data-end=\"2221\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2199\" data-end=\"2214\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2399\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2241\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Alright. If you would like to try Cato’s Ale House, it’s located on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, and the average tab per person without drinks is around $25.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2399\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"269\">[music playing]\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2241\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Imani feels transported to Japan every time she steps into her\u003cbr>\nfavorite sushi bar. Featuring fish flown in daily, including a\u003cbr>\nmelt-on-your-tongue toro, it’s no wonder it’s become\u003cbr>\nher date night destination. Located in Berkeley, it’s Kiku Sushi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"269\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"269\">[music playing]\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"506\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"293\">Sophia Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> Kiku Sushi is bringing two worlds together in one place — vegetarian and fish at the same time and same place and make them happy. We are immigrants from Mongolia. We work in Japanese restaurant at the beginning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"508\" data-end=\"592\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"508\" data-end=\"527\">Jay Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> After I went to the school, I teach my sister how to make sushi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"662\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"616\">Sophia Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> Then we decided us open the sushi restaurant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"792\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"683\">Jay Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> I like working at the sushi bar. I want to see people happy when they get the fishes. They want to watch me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"916\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"816\">Sophia Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> This is the fireman roll. So this has avocado on the bottom with the eggplant a little bit torched.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"986\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"937\">Jay Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> Good-quality fish comes from all over the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1177\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1010\">Sophia Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> Vegetables is endless vegetables we can use. On the menu, there is so many different things I love to eat. Always the sashimis, homemade black cod marinated. So good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1226\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1198\">Jay Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> Rice is the most important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1556\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1250\">Sophia Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> We use short-grain sushi rice imported from Japan. We do have a special secret of making the sushi vinegars. The sushi rice, mixing is a very important part of it. When you’re mixing the rice, you don’t want to chop in through it. So that’s the reason the chef is mixing so that it doesn’t break the rice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1792\">Don’t be surprised, every time you come, depending on the season, we make different kind of vegetarian dishes. One of my favorite is the seaweed salad. We use six different kinds of seaweed with the homemade sauce, which is very good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"2002\">Making sushi, it is kind of art. Everybody has a different style, different imaginations to make the plate look amazing. I’m glad I learned it. I’m one of the woman chef in the Bay Area. I’m very proud of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2004\" data-end=\"2032\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2004\" data-end=\"2014\">Woman:\u003c/strong> Chicken teriyaki.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2034\" data-end=\"2227\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2034\" data-end=\"2056\">Sophia Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> People after leave my restaurant, we would like to know them to be fully satisfied. They will remember what delicious food they had. Ohh! Thank you. Thank you for coming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp data-start=\"2034\" data-end=\"2227\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"269\">[music playing]\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"169\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"120\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Okay, so this is a date-night destination place?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"383\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"187\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> Yes, for sure. It’s a very small, very intimate restaurant. There’s wood paneling on the walls and on the ceiling. The lights are kind of integrated within that wood paneling. It feels very cozy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"761\">I started with the seaweed salad. It’s a beautiful, like, array of colors. You have some red, some burgundy, some green, of course, and it’s topped with sesame seeds. It’s a little bland, I would say. And how I spice it up is adding a little soy sauce, and that just perks it right up. It’s just a perfect starter, kind of awakens your palate and gets you ready for the sushi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"939\">My go-to dish is the negi toro. I really like a fatty tuna. It is just very buttery, very soft, melts in your mouth, topped with scallions. And it’s just absolutely to die for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"1221\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"957\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> Their fish was very fresh. I tried to get the negi toro. They were out of it, sadly, but I did get a salmon nigiri that was great, although they seared the salmon, which was really good. I normally prefer it raw, but I enjoyed it. It was great. It was very fatty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1328\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1239\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> Yeah, it’s salmon with salmon roe on top, and it’s, again, buttery, melts in your mouth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1561\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1346\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> And their nigiri are large, too. You get a big piece of fish. I had the escolar nigiri, which was amazing. The flavor of the fish was just so complex and fresh and perfect. And they put a little green onion on top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"1585\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"1579\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1987\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1600\">Eddie Ng:\u003c/strong> My wife and I, we went for lunch. So what was really nice was that they had these different sets that you can pick from. So my wife got the sashimi lunch set, and there you can customize. If you didn’t want one fish, you could sub one out. So she had decided to get the chu-toro. She’s a big fan of fatty tuna. So everything that she got was really amazing. You could taste the quality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1989\" data-end=\"2315\">So for myself, I actually decided to go a different direction. I did their nigiri vegetarian set. And so each nigiri was a different type of vegetable. And it was really amazing how they were able to nuance flavors out of those vegetables. Like, there was eggplant that was really amazing. That was just something really cool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2542\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2333\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> I tried the Kiku roll. And the Kiku roll was sensational. No wonder it’s their namesake because it had yams. It was very crunchy, very savory, deep fried as well. So it fills you up, and it’s just phenomenal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2544\" data-end=\"2829\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2544\" data-end=\"2560\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> Yeah, I had also off the vegetarian menu, the Fireman’s roll, which was, I thought, great. It had a spicy sauce and the eggplant was charred and smoky. The overall flavor was just this strong smoke profile, not like a sushi roll I’ve had anywhere before. It was tasty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2831\" data-end=\"2934\">Their vegetarian options were great. They had a crispy rice with sweet potato puree that was fantastic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2936\" data-end=\"3117\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2936\" data-end=\"2952\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> We’ve also had the crispy rice with sweet potato and it was delicious. Very crunchy. Kind of gets stuck in your teeth a little bit. Take your time. But very savory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3119\" data-end=\"3141\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3119\" data-end=\"3129\">Woman:\u003c/strong> How was it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3143\" data-end=\"3168\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3143\" data-end=\"3157\">Young man:\u003c/strong> Very good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3170\" data-end=\"3354\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3170\" data-end=\"3186\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> I ordered the crispy rice with avocado. And I think I prefer the sweet potato just because of the sweetness, the juxtaposition of the savory rice and the sweet potato.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3356\" data-end=\"3392\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3356\" data-end=\"3372\">Young woman:\u003c/strong> That’s really good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3394\" data-end=\"3511\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3394\" data-end=\"3410\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> It just kind of has a nice savory flavor in your mouth. And for dessert, I had the strawberry mochi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3513\" data-end=\"3538\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3513\" data-end=\"3521\">Man:\u003c/strong> Oh, that’s fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3540\" data-end=\"3749\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3540\" data-end=\"3556\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> The mochi is a kind of gummy texture. And then inside is strawberry ice cream. And it was just a nice, something sweet, something brief to have right after your dinner. I very much enjoyed it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3751\" data-end=\"3804\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3751\" data-end=\"3770\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And do you get anything to drink?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3806\" data-end=\"4009\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3806\" data-end=\"3822\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> I usually get saké. This one was kind of milky. Very good creamy texture to it. And one of my favorite things about Kiku is that when you choose to order saké, you can choose your glass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4011\" data-end=\"4032\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4011\" data-end=\"4019\">All:\u003c/strong> [exclaiming]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4034\" data-end=\"4252\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4034\" data-end=\"4050\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> So they come to you and they give you, like, a series of, like, ornate glasses. And it’s just kind of this customization, like this choice that you didn’t know that you needed. But it was nice to have.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4254\" data-end=\"4291\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4254\" data-end=\"4267\">Eddie Ng:\u003c/strong> Yeah, it’s pretty cool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4293\" data-end=\"4359\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4293\" data-end=\"4309\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> I also had sake. I didn’t get to choose my glass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4361\" data-end=\"4380\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4361\" data-end=\"4369\">All:\u003c/strong> [laughing]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4382\" data-end=\"4406\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4382\" data-end=\"4398\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> I know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4408\" data-end=\"4430\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4408\" data-end=\"4424\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> Gasp!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4432\" data-end=\"4478\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4432\" data-end=\"4451\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> You weren’t on date night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4480\" data-end=\"4792\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4480\" data-end=\"4496\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> I guess not. Yeah. You know. But they did have these cool glasses that had a sort of thing in it that they could put ice in, so it kept it cold, but without it being in the saké. And they were pretty. But I could see that they had a lot of glasses around. So I guess, you know, one could choose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4794\" data-end=\"4816\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4794\" data-end=\"4810\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> Okay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4818\" data-end=\"4843\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4818\" data-end=\"4831\">Eddie Ng:\u003c/strong> Yeah, yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4845\" data-end=\"4898\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4845\" data-end=\"4861\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> Well, let’s bring that up next time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4900\" data-end=\"4922\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4900\" data-end=\"4916\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4924\" data-end=\"4968\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4924\" data-end=\"4943\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> You have to go together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4970\" data-end=\"4995\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4970\" data-end=\"4986\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> Totally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4997\" data-end=\"5226\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4997\" data-end=\"5013\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> Yeah. The service is also very cozy. Very, like, community oriented. I feel like the service was just checking in on you, making sure that you have everything and not overwhelming you with too many rules at once.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5228\" data-end=\"5280\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5228\" data-end=\"5247\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Did you feel that about service?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5282\" data-end=\"5600\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5282\" data-end=\"5295\">Eddie Ng:\u003c/strong> Oh, absolutely. You know, they were very attentive. They, you know, ask questions like, What were you interested in? They try to work with you, like with my wife, with the customization. I just thought they really wanted you to feel at home in their restaurant. And, you know, I think it goes a long way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5602\" data-end=\"5670\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5602\" data-end=\"5621\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And sushi typically is a pricier meal, isn’t it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5672\" data-end=\"5741\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5672\" data-end=\"5688\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> Yeah, usually. They’re pretty reasonable, I thought.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5743\" data-end=\"5943\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5743\" data-end=\"5759\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> This is very accessible. Yeah. And I think that aspect of like the vegetarian menu as well kind of contributes to that accessibility. But it is not like crazy price range I would say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5945\" data-end=\"6074\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5945\" data-end=\"5958\">Eddie Ng:\u003c/strong> But you know, I definitely want to go back for a date night and try the saké. That sounds like a really great time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"6076\" data-end=\"6110\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"6076\" data-end=\"6092\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> Highly recommend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"6112\" data-end=\"6131\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"6112\" data-end=\"6125\">Eddie Ng:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"6133\" data-end=\"6302\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"6133\" data-end=\"6152\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Alright, if you would like to try Kiku Sushi, it’s located on Gilman Street in Berkeley, and the average tab per person without drinks is around $35.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"161\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"104\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Looking for more Bay Area bites? You’ve just got to try.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"184\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"175\">Cecilia:\u003c/strong> [laughs]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"266\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"205\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Check out \u003cem data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"234\">Cecilia Tries It\u003c/em> online at kqed.org/checkplease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"296\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"280\">Cecilia:\u003c/strong> [chuckles] Mmm!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"622\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"317\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> I have to thank my great guests on this week’s show — \u003cstrong data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"387\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>, who raves about the retro burger at Cato’s Ale House in Oakland, \u003cstrong data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"466\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>, who has no problem sharing the mouthwatering morsels at Ethel’s Fancy in Palo Alto, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"571\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>, who loves sipping saké at Kiku Sushi in Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"801\">Join us next time when three more guests will recommend their favorite spots right here on \u003cem data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"740\">Check, Please! Bay Area\u003c/em>. I’m Leslie Sbrocco and I’ll see you then. Cheers, everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"827\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"819\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> Cheers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"877\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"848\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Was reaching for your glass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"903\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"895\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> Cheers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"921\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"913\">All:\u003c/strong> [laugh]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"950\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"942\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Cheers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"967\">[music playing]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1519\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"989\">Scott Nishiyama:\u003c/strong> One of the dishes that we’re most proud of is probably the milk bread. It started just from a regular Japanese milk bread, but we’ve added some twists to it. We use Rouge de Bordeaux flour that adds a delicious nuttiness and whole grain flavor to the bread. It also retains that nice fluffy texture. We pair it with a cultured butter that’s infused with Amazake, which is a Japanese rice drink. It comes out to the table nice and hot. The butter melts beautifully on it. And it flies out the door. We sell out almost every night.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Check, Please! Bay Area, \u003c/em>season 20, episode 1, airs Thursday, April 10, at 7:30 pm, on KQED 9. See other \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=14084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">television airtimes\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Welcome to the premiere of the 20th season of \u003cem>Check, Please! Bay Area\u003c/em>! This week’s episode starts in the heart of downtown Palo Alto at \u003cstrong>Ethel’s Fancy\u003c/strong>, where a Michelin-trained chef brings modern twists to Japanese American cuisine with a lively, shareable menu. In an inviting, modern space accented with playful touches, diners feast on charcoal-grilled prawns, richly flavored Brandt Farms beef striploin, and delicate black sesame soft serve. Over in Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue district, \u003cstrong>Cato’s Ale House\u003c/strong> has been a neighborhood institution since 1994, drawing in locals with its warm, wood-paneled interior and an ever-rotating selection of nearly two dozen craft beers. Favorites include the satisfying Retroburger, the melty, smoky pastrami sandwich, and the crispy-yet-juicy Hallelujah! fried chicken sandwich. Finally, \u003cstrong>Kiku Sushi\u003c/strong> in Berkeley is known for both its pristine seafood alongside an extensive vegetarian and vegan sushi selection, making it a go-to for groups with diverse tastes. Whether it’s the eggplant-based fireman roll with a spicy kick, the buttery sake toro nigiri, or the satisfyingly crunchy crispy rice with avocado, Kiku offers something for every sushi lover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_23434\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23434\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Guests_02-800x533.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Guests_02-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Guests_02-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Guests_02-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Guests_02-768x512.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Guests_02-1536x1024.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Guests_02.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Host Leslie Sbrocco joins guests Jason Stein, Imani Isles and Eddie Ng from KQED in San Francisco.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Get Restaurant Information:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ethelsfancypa.com/\">\u003cstrong>Ethel’s Fancy\u003c/strong> (Palo Alto)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://catosalehouse.com/\">\u003cstrong>Cato’s Ale House\u003c/strong> (Oakland)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kikusushivegetarian.com/berkeley-page\">\u003cstrong>Kiku Sushi\u003c/strong> (Berkeley)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_20123\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20123\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2019/04/Leslie-Headshot-Smokey-copy-800x540.jpg\" alt=\"Host Leslie Sbrocco sipping wine\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Host Leslie Sbrocco sipping wine \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Leslie Sbrocco)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>My name is Leslie Sbrocco, and I’m the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/host-biography/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">host\u003c/a> of \u003cem>Check, Please! Bay Area\u003c/em>. Each week, I’ll share my tasting notes about the wine, beer and spirits the guests and I drank on set during the taping of the show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23435\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Wines-800x829.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"829\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Wines-800x829.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Wines-1020x1057.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Wines-160x166.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Wines-768x796.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Wines-1483x1536.png 1483w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Wines-1977x2048.png 1977w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2025/04/2001_Wines-1920x1989.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u003cb>\u003cspan style=\"color: #339966\">\u003ca style=\"color: #339966\" href=\"https://www.corcellars.com\">Cor Cellars 2023 ‘AGO’ Tocai Friulano\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/b>\u003cem>Columbia Gorge, Washington $30\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>Cor Cellars was founded in 2004 by Luke Bradford and is now run alongside his wife, Meg. They have several different labels representing the brand including their distinctive lineup called AGO (meaning “before the present time”).This racy white is made with a famed northern Italian grape, Tocai Friulano, planted in the Columbia Gorge wine-growing area. Alluring aromas of white peaches draw you in for a taste that’s a touch earthy with a creamy texture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003cspan style=\"color: #339966\">\u003ca style=\"color: #339966\" href=\"http://www.amosrome.com\">Amos Rome Vineyards 2023 Grüner Veltliner\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/b>\u003cem>Lake Chelan, Washington $30\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>Lake Chelan is known for its beautiful scenery and as a destination for outdoor activities. Lately, the viticultural area has also been gaining acclaim for its wines. The well-known Austrian grape, Grüner Veltliner, thrives in cooler climates producing crisp, bright whites. Planted in Amos Rome’s High Blossom Vineyard, this Grüner shines.This version from winemaker and owner Travis Clark, is zesty with hints of citrus, herbal notes, and a mouthwatering freshness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u003cb>\u003cspan style=\"color: #339966\">\u003ca style=\"color: #339966\" href=\"https://www.devisonvintners.com\">Devison 2023 Sauvignon Blanc, Evergreen Vineyard\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/b>\u003cem>Columbia Valley, Washington $28\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>The mantra of winery owners, Peter and Kelsey Devison, is “Texture. Tension. Terroir.” Three words that perfectly describe their lineup of singular wines including this world-class Sauvignon Blanc. Hailing from the Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, it expresses minerality and citrus intensity layered with lushness. Though this is a serious Sauvignon Blanc that reminds me of classic French Sancerre, its whimsical label and succulent character make it seriously fun to sip.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"250\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"211\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Seasonal small plates in Palo Alto…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"307\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"264\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: I wish I had it in front of me right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"365\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"327\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: …pub classics on tap in Oakland…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"440\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"382\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: I really like the Retroburger, kind of a perfect burger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"501\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"460\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: …and rockin’ sushi rolls in Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"552\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"518\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: It’s just absolutely to die for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"614\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"572\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Just ahead on \u003cem data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"614\">Check, Please! Bay Area.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"705\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"631\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: This is the vibe. I’m enjoying the music. I’m enjoying the conversation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"740\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"725\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Life is good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"769\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"757\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: Life is…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"804\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"789\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Life is good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"821\">[music playing]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"1323\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"841\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Hi, I’m Leslie Sbrocco. Welcome to \u003cem data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"904\">Check, Please! Bay Area,\u003c/em> the show where Bay Area residents review and talk about their favorite restaurants. Now, we have three guests, and each one recommends one of their favorite spots, and the other two go check them out to see what they think. Joining me at the \u003cem data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1163\">Check, Please!\u003c/em> table today are tattoo artist Jason Stein, project manager Eddie Ng, and data analyst and model Imani Isles. Welcome, everyone. Are you ready for our fun show?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1346\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1340\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: Yes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1378\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1360\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Yes. Can’t wait.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1658\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1398\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: We kick things off with Eddie’s pick. Offering an elevated yet approachable menu of shareable plates in a hip, modern space, it’s the perfect place to throw a dinner party for his friends. Minus the cleanup. Located in downtown Palo Alto, it’s Ethel’s Fancy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1660\" data-end=\"1675\">[music playing]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"1873\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"1696\">Scott Nishiyama\u003c/strong>: At Ethel’s Fancy, we wanted to keep it fun. It’s very evident when you walk in here that there’s a lot of energy going on. Open kitchen and an open fire and great hospitality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"1961\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"1882\">Man\u003c/strong>: Alrighty, guys. Here we got the miso-marinated cucumbers, Asian Shinko pears.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1963\" data-end=\"2740\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1963\" data-end=\"1982\">Scott Nishiyama\u003c/strong>: This is a very personal restaurant named after my grandmother and my mom. I’m originally from Hawaii, born and raised on Maui. Because Hawaii is such a melting pot of different cultures, we take a lot of inspiration from different cuisines. Being Japanese-American, I definitely wanted to introduce a little bit of that into my cooking. Most of my training has been in French and Italian, but it’s hard not to get influenced by the things that I grew up eating and I love to eat. I always had a deep love for cooking growing up with my mom and my grandmother. There’s one dish in particular that we do. It’s a kampachi crudo, inspired by a Japanese senbei recipe that my mom used to make. You do it on a little yakitori cracker. A lot of textures going on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2742\" data-end=\"2780\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2742\" data-end=\"2751\">Woman\u003c/strong>: It’s amazing. It’s so good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2782\" data-end=\"3486\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2782\" data-end=\"2801\">Scott Nishiyama\u003c/strong>: Growing up, I loved barbecues outside, and Japanese yakitori is like one of my favorite things to eat. We grill over wood and binchotan, which is Japanese charcoal, to impart that nice smoky flavor to everything. Another aspect I really wanted for the restaurant was having soft serve, because I love soft serve. We’re constantly changing those flavors up, and we pair it with fresh fruit in season. This is a black sesame crumble, frozen raspberries. While we take the food and the drinks very seriously, we don’t try to take ourselves seriously. We want it to be a really fun and interactive space. You see that…that nod from people, and you know that they’re having a good time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3488\" data-end=\"3503\">[music playing]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3505\" data-end=\"3524\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3505\" data-end=\"3512\">Man\u003c/strong>: Very good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3526\" data-end=\"3608\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3526\" data-end=\"3544\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Alright, Eddie. Ethel’s Fancy. Sounds like such a unique spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3610\" data-end=\"3744\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3610\" data-end=\"3622\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Yeah. I highly recommend you come here with a lot of people, at least four, just so you can try everything and share it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3746\" data-end=\"3801\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3746\" data-end=\"3764\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: And what do you usually start with?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3803\" data-end=\"4040\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3803\" data-end=\"3815\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: We open with getting the bread. It’s this milk bread. It’s nice and golden on top, super piping warm. And they have this beautiful dab of butter or some sea salt that you could put on top of it. Honestly, you don’t need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4042\" data-end=\"4190\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4042\" data-end=\"4057\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: We also started with the bread, and the bread is — I’ve had milk bread other places before. This was definitely something special.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4192\" data-end=\"4350\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4192\" data-end=\"4207\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: Yeah. It just kind of melts in your mouth. I mean, it was super soft, and I think there was black sesame seeds, like, sprinkled on top of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4352\" data-end=\"4376\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4352\" data-end=\"4367\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: Mm-hmm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4378\" data-end=\"4465\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4378\" data-end=\"4393\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: I mean, Ethel’s Fancy, like, yes, she is. Like, Ethel’s \u003cem data-start=\"4451\" data-end=\"4458\">fancy\u003c/em> Fancy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4467\" data-end=\"4489\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4467\" data-end=\"4482\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4491\" data-end=\"4525\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4491\" data-end=\"4506\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: It was very nice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4527\" data-end=\"4606\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4527\" data-end=\"4545\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Alright, so after the rolls, where do you head on the menu?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4608\" data-end=\"4743\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4608\" data-end=\"4620\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: The menu is always constantly changing with the season, but if they do have it, you should get the hand-cut beef tartare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4745\" data-end=\"4770\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4745\" data-end=\"4760\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: So good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4772\" data-end=\"5070\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4772\" data-end=\"4784\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: There’s like, kind of a soy sauce-y umami essence to it. There was like a cracker that came with it that you could get that crunchy texture as you need it, contrasting with the soft tenderness of the meat. Just thinking about right now, like, I wish I had it in front of me right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5072\" data-end=\"5113\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5072\" data-end=\"5087\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: And the soft-boiled egg.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5115\" data-end=\"5181\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5115\" data-end=\"5130\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: I can taste it the way that you’re describing it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5183\" data-end=\"5209\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5183\" data-end=\"5195\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Oh, the egg.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5211\" data-end=\"5260\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5211\" data-end=\"5226\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: That soy egg that it comes with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5262\" data-end=\"5299\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5262\" data-end=\"5274\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Yes. Oh, the egg was —\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5301\" data-end=\"5342\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5301\" data-end=\"5319\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: You got this as well?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5344\" data-end=\"5426\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5344\" data-end=\"5359\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: Yeah. It was amazing. Probably one of the best tartares I’ve had.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5428\" data-end=\"5454\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5428\" data-end=\"5440\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Yes. Mm-hmm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5456\" data-end=\"5889\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5456\" data-end=\"5471\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: So good. We ordered the sesame pancake, which was really great. The pancake itself is almost like a mochi sort of chewy kind of thing with great sesame flavor. And then it came with this sauce that was sort of the star of it. It was a whipped cream with a smoked fish in it. It also had an avocado, which seems like it would be overkill on the creamy, whatever. But all the flavors complemented each other perfectly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5891\" data-end=\"5936\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5891\" data-end=\"5909\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Imani’s shaking her head.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5938\" data-end=\"6237\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5938\" data-end=\"5953\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: I mean, it was sensational. I also had the pancakes, and they’re small. They’re a little more dense than you think they would be. That chili on the side really complemented. It wasn’t an overwhelming heat. I think it paired very nicely with the fish and the texture of the pancakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"406\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"148\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Jason’s keeping it casual with his favorite place to kick back with a burger and a brew. His only challenge—deciding which craft beer to choose of the more than 20 on tap year-round. Located in Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue neighborhood, it’s Cato’s Ale House.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"423\">[music playing]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"450\">Woman: Thanks for coming!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"470\">Man: How you been?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"487\">[music playing]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"741\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"506\">Cara Devereux\u003c/strong>: People are very intrigued by Cato’s when they come in. It looks like a house as it was and it was converted into a restaurant. There’s nooks and crannies for you to have an intimate date night. There is space for you to have a group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"760\">Together: Cheers!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"777\">[music playing]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"1584\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"796\">Cara Devereux\u003c/strong>: We have live music every Wednesday and Sunday. We have trivia every Monday evening. It’s a very comfortable space. Our menu is a hodgepodge of different things, so we have snackable, shareable plates, we have burgers, sandwiches. You can customize your own pizza. There’s something for everybody. My favorite thing on the menu is the Hallelujah! fried chicken sandwich. The vinegar-based slaw is awesome. So a simple sandwich that just ends up blowing your mind. We’re really proud to serve 23 lines of craft beer. We were one of the first restaurants in the Bay Area to have Pliny the Elder from Russian River on draught permanently. We are happy to guide you. If you don’t know what kind of beer you’re looking for—malty, sweet, tart. And if you do, that’s great. We’ll get you ready.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1610\">[bell ringing, cheering]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1820\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1629\">Cara Devereux\u003c/strong>: You’ll notice that we have a standing bar where you’re going to bump elbows and mingle with the people you’re around, and we really do that to embrace and encourage interaction with guests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1854\">Woman: You gonna have some food?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1856\" data-end=\"2514\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1856\" data-end=\"1873\">Cara Devereux\u003c/strong>: Awesome. I’ve been coming to Cato’s since I was a child. I’ve been coming for the 30 years that we’ve been open. I started working here in the kitchen seven years ago, worked my way up to manager. And it’s just the best place to work with the best people. None of us feel like we’re working, honestly. It just feels like a place where we get to come hang out. We do get a lot of families in here—a lot of kids who we know by name, we watch them grow up, and they feel that Cato’s is theirs. I think that’s one of the most important things about Cato’s—it feels like it’s everybody’s space. It’s “my Cato’s.” To everybody, it’s “my Cato’s.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2516\" data-end=\"2570\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2516\" data-end=\"2534\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: So, Jason, is this your go-to pub?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2572\" data-end=\"2607\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2572\" data-end=\"2587\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: Yeah. Pretty much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2609\" data-end=\"2632\">Man: I’ll take a Pliny.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2634\" data-end=\"2659\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2634\" data-end=\"2651\">Cara Devereux\u003c/strong>: Pliny?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2661\" data-end=\"2671\">Man: Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2673\" data-end=\"3278\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2673\" data-end=\"2688\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: It’s just got a very cozy atmosphere that you feel instantly comfortable in. A lot of places that are pubs, they’ll have a good selection of beer and, eh, they have food, you know? This place, they really focus on the food. And I really like the Retroburger. It’s got bacon on it—crisp, thick bacon. The bun is just right. You know, it’s not an overly fat brioche bun or something obtrusive. It’s just enough to sort of carry the burger. They cook it perfectly every time if you ask for it medium rare. The fries that come with it are great. Yeah, it’s kind of a perfect burger, you know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3280\" data-end=\"3310\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3280\" data-end=\"3298\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: You agree?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3312\" data-end=\"3528\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3312\" data-end=\"3324\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Oh, so I 100% agree with everything. I think the only thing I can add to it is it’s the kind of burger that you want to reach for so many napkins ’cause it’s so messy, but just in the best way possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3530\" data-end=\"3552\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3530\" data-end=\"3545\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3554\" data-end=\"3718\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3554\" data-end=\"3566\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: And I was just, like, grabbing the napkins, and I felt like so much joy just eating it. It was very substantial. Like, I couldn’t finish it. I wanted—\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3720\" data-end=\"3762\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3720\" data-end=\"3738\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: It was a 20-napkin-er.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3764\" data-end=\"4008\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3764\" data-end=\"3776\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Yeah. Oh, definitely. Yes, yes. And they had this Chuseok porter, a local Oakland brewery called Dokkaebier. And I was so excited to try it because I hadn’t seen it anywhere else, and it’s a really great way to start off the meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4010\" data-end=\"4417\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4010\" data-end=\"4025\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: So they have a huge drink menu. I’m a cider girl myself, so I tried this like blue cosmic cider. Very citrus forward. It had a great taste to it and a great color as well. I think it brought a little fun to the night. And one of the standout dishes for me was the mac and cheese. I love a mac and cheese. I actually make a great mac and cheese—just a small plug. So this mac and cheese was—\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4419\" data-end=\"4460\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4419\" data-end=\"4437\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: So you judge harshly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4462\" data-end=\"4767\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4462\" data-end=\"4477\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: I judge harshly. I know what I’m talking about. This mac and cheese was very creamy and it had some breadcrumbs on top that were just a good juxtaposition to the creamy and the crunchy. I think it had a great flavor as well, very well seasoned, so it kind of gave it this like homey feel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4769\" data-end=\"4793\">Man: Hot, hot, hot, hot!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4795\" data-end=\"4846\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4795\" data-end=\"4810\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: Did anybody go on Wednesday night?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4848\" data-end=\"4865\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4848\" data-end=\"4860\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: No.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4867\" data-end=\"4887\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4867\" data-end=\"4882\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: No.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4889\" data-end=\"4941\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4889\" data-end=\"4904\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: They have live music on Wednesdays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4943\" data-end=\"4989\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4943\" data-end=\"4958\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: Oh, yeah. I heard about that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4991\" data-end=\"5255\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4991\" data-end=\"5006\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: So it was very nice ’cause you’re just enjoying kind of this live band and you’re just like, hey, this is—this is the vibe. I’m enjoying the music. I’m enjoying the conversation. The drinks are flowing, the mac and cheese is creamy. I really like—\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5257\" data-end=\"5295\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5257\" data-end=\"5275\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Life is good feel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5297\" data-end=\"5322\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5297\" data-end=\"5312\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: Life is—\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5324\" data-end=\"5357\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5324\" data-end=\"5342\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Life is good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"141\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"99\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Any other dishes you want to talk about?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"455\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"158\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: I really like their—actually, their bánh mì I think is great. They have a chicken bánh mì, and they also have a tofu bánh mì. They’re both lemongrass. And for a non-Vietnamese place, it’s a pretty solid bánh mì. Spicy, a little bit acidic. It’s got the pickled veggies on it. I think it’s great.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"478\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"472\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: Mmm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"805\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"492\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: So my wife got the pastrami sandwich. Any time she sees it anywhere, she loves to try different pastrami sandwiches. The portion sizes are super generous. The bread was toasted beautifully, like you have the golden-brown exterior. The meat was packed high. She was really happy that she got to try it, you know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"1017\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"822\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: So, I had the Hallelujah! sandwich. It’s a fried chicken sandwich with a spicy coleslaw and a lemon aioli. And it’s very messy, just like the burger, but equally delicious. I really enjoyed it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1070\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1036\">Cara Devereux\u003c/strong>: I’ve got a pepperoni pizza here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1210\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1087\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: My partner had the pizza, so there was, like, mushrooms, sausage on the pizza, and he did not have any complaints either.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1268\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1230\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Did you have anything else to drink?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1369\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1285\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: I had the Irish Red Ale. Just balanced, you know, not too bitter. Yeah. Nice beer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1411\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1389\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: No room for dessert?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1452\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1428\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: I’d just get the beer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1494\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1469\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: The beer was a dessert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1496\" data-end=\"1540\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1496\" data-end=\"1508\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Yeah, the beer was my dessert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1597\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1557\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>: Yeah, exactly. Who has room, you know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1599\" data-end=\"1670\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1599\" data-end=\"1617\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: And did you feel like this was an affordable place?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1672\" data-end=\"1765\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1672\" data-end=\"1684\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Oh, absolutely. I think it was such a great neighborhood spot to have to go to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1767\" data-end=\"2091\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1767\" data-end=\"1782\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: We actually went there, and we bumped into a friend of ours who lives in Oakland, and they were watching the Celtics game. So that’s a good opportunity as well. If you’re a huge sports fan, that’s another element of community. There’s no seats at the bar, but there are people yelling for their team to win.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2137\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2111\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Would you go back again?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2139\" data-end=\"2197\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2139\" data-end=\"2151\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>: Oh, absolutely. I would go back again. 100%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2199\" data-end=\"2221\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2199\" data-end=\"2214\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>: Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2399\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2241\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Alright. If you would like to try Cato’s Ale House, it’s located on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, and the average tab per person without drinks is around $25.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2399\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"269\">[music playing]\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2241\">Leslie Sbrocco\u003c/strong>: Imani feels transported to Japan every time she steps into her\u003cbr>\nfavorite sushi bar. Featuring fish flown in daily, including a\u003cbr>\nmelt-on-your-tongue toro, it’s no wonder it’s become\u003cbr>\nher date night destination. Located in Berkeley, it’s Kiku Sushi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"269\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"269\">[music playing]\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"506\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"293\">Sophia Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> Kiku Sushi is bringing two worlds together in one place — vegetarian and fish at the same time and same place and make them happy. We are immigrants from Mongolia. We work in Japanese restaurant at the beginning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"508\" data-end=\"592\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"508\" data-end=\"527\">Jay Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> After I went to the school, I teach my sister how to make sushi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"662\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"616\">Sophia Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> Then we decided us open the sushi restaurant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"792\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"683\">Jay Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> I like working at the sushi bar. I want to see people happy when they get the fishes. They want to watch me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"916\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"816\">Sophia Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> This is the fireman roll. So this has avocado on the bottom with the eggplant a little bit torched.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"986\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"937\">Jay Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> Good-quality fish comes from all over the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1177\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1010\">Sophia Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> Vegetables is endless vegetables we can use. On the menu, there is so many different things I love to eat. Always the sashimis, homemade black cod marinated. So good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1226\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1198\">Jay Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> Rice is the most important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1556\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1250\">Sophia Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> We use short-grain sushi rice imported from Japan. We do have a special secret of making the sushi vinegars. The sushi rice, mixing is a very important part of it. When you’re mixing the rice, you don’t want to chop in through it. So that’s the reason the chef is mixing so that it doesn’t break the rice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1792\">Don’t be surprised, every time you come, depending on the season, we make different kind of vegetarian dishes. One of my favorite is the seaweed salad. We use six different kinds of seaweed with the homemade sauce, which is very good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"2002\">Making sushi, it is kind of art. Everybody has a different style, different imaginations to make the plate look amazing. I’m glad I learned it. I’m one of the woman chef in the Bay Area. I’m very proud of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2004\" data-end=\"2032\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2004\" data-end=\"2014\">Woman:\u003c/strong> Chicken teriyaki.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2034\" data-end=\"2227\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2034\" data-end=\"2056\">Sophia Batsaikhan:\u003c/strong> People after leave my restaurant, we would like to know them to be fully satisfied. They will remember what delicious food they had. Ohh! Thank you. Thank you for coming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp data-start=\"2034\" data-end=\"2227\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"269\">[music playing]\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"169\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"120\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Okay, so this is a date-night destination place?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"383\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"187\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> Yes, for sure. It’s a very small, very intimate restaurant. There’s wood paneling on the walls and on the ceiling. The lights are kind of integrated within that wood paneling. It feels very cozy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"761\">I started with the seaweed salad. It’s a beautiful, like, array of colors. You have some red, some burgundy, some green, of course, and it’s topped with sesame seeds. It’s a little bland, I would say. And how I spice it up is adding a little soy sauce, and that just perks it right up. It’s just a perfect starter, kind of awakens your palate and gets you ready for the sushi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"939\">My go-to dish is the negi toro. I really like a fatty tuna. It is just very buttery, very soft, melts in your mouth, topped with scallions. And it’s just absolutely to die for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"1221\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"957\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> Their fish was very fresh. I tried to get the negi toro. They were out of it, sadly, but I did get a salmon nigiri that was great, although they seared the salmon, which was really good. I normally prefer it raw, but I enjoyed it. It was great. It was very fatty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1328\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1239\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> Yeah, it’s salmon with salmon roe on top, and it’s, again, buttery, melts in your mouth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1561\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1346\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> And their nigiri are large, too. You get a big piece of fish. I had the escolar nigiri, which was amazing. The flavor of the fish was just so complex and fresh and perfect. And they put a little green onion on top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"1585\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"1579\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1987\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1600\">Eddie Ng:\u003c/strong> My wife and I, we went for lunch. So what was really nice was that they had these different sets that you can pick from. So my wife got the sashimi lunch set, and there you can customize. If you didn’t want one fish, you could sub one out. So she had decided to get the chu-toro. She’s a big fan of fatty tuna. So everything that she got was really amazing. You could taste the quality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1989\" data-end=\"2315\">So for myself, I actually decided to go a different direction. I did their nigiri vegetarian set. And so each nigiri was a different type of vegetable. And it was really amazing how they were able to nuance flavors out of those vegetables. Like, there was eggplant that was really amazing. That was just something really cool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2542\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2333\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> I tried the Kiku roll. And the Kiku roll was sensational. No wonder it’s their namesake because it had yams. It was very crunchy, very savory, deep fried as well. So it fills you up, and it’s just phenomenal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2544\" data-end=\"2829\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2544\" data-end=\"2560\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> Yeah, I had also off the vegetarian menu, the Fireman’s roll, which was, I thought, great. It had a spicy sauce and the eggplant was charred and smoky. The overall flavor was just this strong smoke profile, not like a sushi roll I’ve had anywhere before. It was tasty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2831\" data-end=\"2934\">Their vegetarian options were great. They had a crispy rice with sweet potato puree that was fantastic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2936\" data-end=\"3117\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"2936\" data-end=\"2952\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> We’ve also had the crispy rice with sweet potato and it was delicious. Very crunchy. Kind of gets stuck in your teeth a little bit. Take your time. But very savory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3119\" data-end=\"3141\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3119\" data-end=\"3129\">Woman:\u003c/strong> How was it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3143\" data-end=\"3168\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3143\" data-end=\"3157\">Young man:\u003c/strong> Very good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3170\" data-end=\"3354\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3170\" data-end=\"3186\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> I ordered the crispy rice with avocado. And I think I prefer the sweet potato just because of the sweetness, the juxtaposition of the savory rice and the sweet potato.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3356\" data-end=\"3392\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3356\" data-end=\"3372\">Young woman:\u003c/strong> That’s really good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3394\" data-end=\"3511\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3394\" data-end=\"3410\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> It just kind of has a nice savory flavor in your mouth. And for dessert, I had the strawberry mochi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3513\" data-end=\"3538\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3513\" data-end=\"3521\">Man:\u003c/strong> Oh, that’s fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3540\" data-end=\"3749\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3540\" data-end=\"3556\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> The mochi is a kind of gummy texture. And then inside is strawberry ice cream. And it was just a nice, something sweet, something brief to have right after your dinner. I very much enjoyed it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3751\" data-end=\"3804\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3751\" data-end=\"3770\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And do you get anything to drink?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3806\" data-end=\"4009\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"3806\" data-end=\"3822\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> I usually get saké. This one was kind of milky. Very good creamy texture to it. And one of my favorite things about Kiku is that when you choose to order saké, you can choose your glass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4011\" data-end=\"4032\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4011\" data-end=\"4019\">All:\u003c/strong> [exclaiming]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4034\" data-end=\"4252\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4034\" data-end=\"4050\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> So they come to you and they give you, like, a series of, like, ornate glasses. And it’s just kind of this customization, like this choice that you didn’t know that you needed. But it was nice to have.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4254\" data-end=\"4291\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4254\" data-end=\"4267\">Eddie Ng:\u003c/strong> Yeah, it’s pretty cool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4293\" data-end=\"4359\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4293\" data-end=\"4309\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> I also had sake. I didn’t get to choose my glass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4361\" data-end=\"4380\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4361\" data-end=\"4369\">All:\u003c/strong> [laughing]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4382\" data-end=\"4406\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4382\" data-end=\"4398\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> I know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4408\" data-end=\"4430\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4408\" data-end=\"4424\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> Gasp!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4432\" data-end=\"4478\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4432\" data-end=\"4451\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> You weren’t on date night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"4480\" data-end=\"4792\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"4480\" data-end=\"4496\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> I guess not. Yeah. You know. But they did have these cool glasses that had a sort of thing in it that they could put ice in, so it kept it cold, but without it being in the saké. And they were pretty. But I could see that they had a lot of glasses around. 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The service is also very cozy. Very, like, community oriented. I feel like the service was just checking in on you, making sure that you have everything and not overwhelming you with too many rules at once.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5228\" data-end=\"5280\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5228\" data-end=\"5247\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Did you feel that about service?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5282\" data-end=\"5600\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5282\" data-end=\"5295\">Eddie Ng:\u003c/strong> Oh, absolutely. You know, they were very attentive. They, you know, ask questions like, What were you interested in? They try to work with you, like with my wife, with the customization. I just thought they really wanted you to feel at home in their restaurant. And, you know, I think it goes a long way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5602\" data-end=\"5670\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5602\" data-end=\"5621\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And sushi typically is a pricier meal, isn’t it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5672\" data-end=\"5741\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5672\" data-end=\"5688\">Jason Stein:\u003c/strong> Yeah, usually. They’re pretty reasonable, I thought.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5743\" data-end=\"5943\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5743\" data-end=\"5759\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> This is very accessible. Yeah. And I think that aspect of like the vegetarian menu as well kind of contributes to that accessibility. But it is not like crazy price range I would say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"5945\" data-end=\"6074\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"5945\" data-end=\"5958\">Eddie Ng:\u003c/strong> But you know, I definitely want to go back for a date night and try the saké. That sounds like a really great time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"6076\" data-end=\"6110\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"6076\" data-end=\"6092\">Imani Isles:\u003c/strong> Highly recommend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"6112\" data-end=\"6131\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"6112\" data-end=\"6125\">Eddie Ng:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"6133\" data-end=\"6302\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"6133\" data-end=\"6152\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Alright, if you would like to try Kiku Sushi, it’s located on Gilman Street in Berkeley, and the average tab per person without drinks is around $35.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"161\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"104\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Looking for more Bay Area bites? You’ve just got to try.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"184\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"175\">Cecilia:\u003c/strong> [laughs]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"266\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"205\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Check out \u003cem data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"234\">Cecilia Tries It\u003c/em> online at kqed.org/checkplease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"296\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"280\">Cecilia:\u003c/strong> [chuckles] Mmm!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"622\">\u003cstrong data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"317\">Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> I have to thank my great guests on this week’s show — \u003cstrong data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"387\">Jason Stein\u003c/strong>, who raves about the retro burger at Cato’s Ale House in Oakland, \u003cstrong data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"466\">Eddie Ng\u003c/strong>, who has no problem sharing the mouthwatering morsels at Ethel’s Fancy in Palo Alto, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"571\">Imani Isles\u003c/strong>, who loves sipping saké at Kiku Sushi in Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"801\">Join us next time when three more guests will recommend their favorite spots right here on \u003cem data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"740\">Check, Please! 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Check, Please! Bay Area, \u003c/em>season 19, episode 12, airs Thursday, November 28, at 7:30 pm, on KQED 9. See other \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=14084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">television airtimes\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">On this episode of \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check, Please! Bay Area, \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">our guests start their culinary adventure in Palo Alto at \u003cstrong>ROOH\u003c/strong>, a modern Indian restaurant where traditional flavors meet innovative techniques in dishes like paneer chili rolls, jackfruit toast and chicken tikka kulcha. Next, they head to \u003cstrong>The Barn\u003c/strong> in Half Moon Bay, a rustic, farm-to-table eatery offering seasonal American comfort food, from juicy burgers with barn-pickled jalapeños to fried mac and cheese, all enjoyed in a relaxed, inviting atmosphere. The journey continues in San Jose at \u003cstrong>Kusan Uyghur Cuisine\u003c/strong>, where diners experience the rich, bold flavors of Central Asian dishes like hand-pulled noodles and big plate chicken. Finally, reporter Cecilia Phillips visits the \u003cstrong>Fork’n Good Food Festival\u003c/strong> in Rohnert Park, where she samples a diverse array of gourmet eats, from local Sonoma bites to globally inspired street food.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_23282\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23282\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/10/CPBA_1912_Guests-800x533.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/10/CPBA_1912_Guests-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/10/CPBA_1912_Guests-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/10/CPBA_1912_Guests-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/10/CPBA_1912_Guests-768x512.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/10/CPBA_1912_Guests-1536x1024.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/10/CPBA_1912_Guests.png 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Host Leslie Sbrocco joins guests Avani Tumuluri, Jacob Gorneau and Eliza Bulanti from KQED in San Francisco.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Get Restaurant Information:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://roohrestaurants.com/\">\u003cstrong>ROOH\u003c/strong> (Palo Alto)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.thebarnhmb.com/\">\u003cstrong>The Barn\u003c/strong> (Half Moon Bay)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://kusanuyghur.com/\">\u003cstrong>Kusan Uyghur Cuisine\u003c/strong> (San Jose)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.thesocomarket.com/forkn-good-food-festival\">\u003cstrong>Fork’n Good Food Festival\u003c/strong> (Rohnert Park)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_20123\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20123\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2019/04/Leslie-Headshot-Smokey-copy-800x540.jpg\" alt=\"Host Leslie Sbrocco sipping wine\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Host Leslie Sbrocco sipping wine \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Leslie Sbrocco)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>My name is Leslie Sbrocco, and I’m the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/host-biography/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">host\u003c/a> of \u003cem>Check, Please! 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Each week, I’ll share my tasting notes about the wine, beer and spirits the guests and I drank on set during the taping of the show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23332\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/11/1912_Wines-800x906.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"906\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/11/1912_Wines-800x906.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/11/1912_Wines-1020x1155.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/11/1912_Wines-160x181.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/11/1912_Wines-768x869.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/11/1912_Wines-1357x1536.jpeg 1357w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/11/1912_Wines-1809x2048.jpeg 1809w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/11/1912_Wines-1920x2174.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.scaiawine.com/en/product/scaia-garganega-e-chardonnay\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #339966\">\u003cstrong>Scaia 2022 Garganega / Chardonnay\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Trevenezie IGT, Italy $15\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking for a deliciously light and bright white that still shows character? This affordable wine is one to buy in batches. Enjoy it as an aperitif or serve it alongside fish in lemon sauce, fried calamari, and fresh salads. The grape variety Chardonnay is familiar, but the native Italian white grape Garganega is known to Italian wine lovers for making sassy Soave and other Veneto whites. Their perfect pairing is what makes the wine so special.\u003c/span>\u003cem>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://benoviawinery.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #339966\">\u003cstrong>Benovia 2019 “Blanc de Blancs” Sparkling Wine\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cem>Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California $60\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nAs one of California’s most highly regarded Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers, Benovia is a Sonoma star. Its richly styled sparkling white has expressive aromas of lemon cream pie, peach blossom, and toasted nuts. It’s a wine to start the meal and continue enjoying throughout, whether you’re serving a hearty brunch casserole or a dinner of veal scallopini or pork loin. Elegance in your glass — all with the pop of a cork.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.estournel.com/en/\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #339966\">\u003cstrong>G d’Estournel 2020\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Médoc, Bordeaux, France $39\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nOne of France’s heralded Bordeaux reds is Cos d’Estournel. Opulent and ageworthy, it’s a coveted collector wine. An alluring alternative that shares the same heritage without the same price tag is G d’Estournel. The appealing front label tells a story all its own. According to their website, “G d’Estournel evokes the wonderment of an explorer returned home from the Far East, his soul replete with luminous memories of majestic Indian elephants, shimmering Burmese gold, the finest of Nepalese silks, the warm glow of Vietnamese lanterns.” Each vintage is a slightly different blend of red Bordeaux grapes, but the stylish 2020 is Merlot dominant with a splash of Cabernet Sauvignon. Plush and subtly smooth, it is a red to relish.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Contemporary Indian plates in Palo Alto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Did it live up to the hype?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> It so lived up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Burgers al fresco in Half Moon Bay\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> The bread makes the sandwich.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> The bread makes the sandwich.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And Central Asian cuisine in San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> And it really knocked my socks off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Just ahead on “Check, Please! Bay Area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> You heard it here first. This smacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Humberto Segura:\u003c/strong> Yeah, it smacks. \u003cem>[laughs]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Hi, I’m Leslie Sbrocco. Welcome to “Check, Please! Bay Area,” the show where Bay Area residents review and talk about their favorite restaurants. Now, we have three guests, and each one recommends one of their favorite spots, and the other two go check them out to see what they think. Joining me at the “Check, Please!” table today are three very studious guests—dental student Avani Tumuluri, psychology and brain science student Eliza Bulanti, and scorpion researcher grad student Jacob Gorneau.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Thank you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Thanks for having me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Avani’s restaurant offers a tempting fusion of Indian and California cuisine. Add in Ayurveda-inspired cocktails, vibrant decor, and it’s the perfect place for a family dinner or a first date. Located in downtown Palo Alto, it’s ROOH.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Apurva Panchal:\u003c/strong> Rooh means “soul” in Persian, and in India also.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Abi Capristo:\u003c/strong> I think ROOH is passion. It’s passion for food, it’s passion for hospitality, it’s passion for putting a twist on traditional food that goes back hundreds of years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Apurva Panchal:\u003c/strong> Alright? Perfect. I grew up in Mumbai. I’m Gujarati. Our food culture was something which had sweet, sour, and spicy—all umami flavors together. At ROOH, we have covered all the regions of India and many lost recipes which people have forgotten to cook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Abi Capristo:\u003c/strong> We always like to think of nostalgic, but we wrapped it in this beautiful presentation with these vibrant colors and just a tiny bit of a modern twist to all these beautiful traditional dishes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Man:\u003c/strong> Oh! Yo!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Apurva Panchal:\u003c/strong> Also the street food which people used to enjoy during their childhood. That first taste takes them to their childhood memories of family or the place where I was born.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Abi Capristo:\u003c/strong> We all know that Indian cuisine is a lot of vegetarian items, but I think we’ve turned it into such a fun and exciting way of eating vegetarian food that never gets old. It’s always amazing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Apurva Panchal:\u003c/strong> In Sanskrit, we always say Atithi Devo Bhava. That means the guests should be treated like God. That’s how we follow it as part of our hospitality culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Abi Capristo:\u003c/strong> It’s so great when people walk in, they’re like, “This is my first time here and I have to be back.” You know, it’s exciting to see people be excited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Alright, Avani. I mean, this place is really a creative take, right, on Indian street food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah. I think that I love that it’s a progressive Indian cuisine, but it kind of has a mix of the inspiration of California culture with the Indian culture. I love the decor. I love the atmosphere. You walk in, and it’s just like this shroud of reds and these antique decorations and mirrors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> It puts you in the mood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah, it really puts you in the mood. It really does. I’m ready to eat. I’m ready to have fun.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> You’re ready.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> And I absolutely always go for the Paneer Chili Roll. It looks like a pinwheel, which is really cool because I feel like it marries in the American culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Yeah, like a lunch snack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah, it’s like a classic Lunchable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> I think it’s a snackable or something.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah! Snackable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> I hear Eliza going, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.” Did you have this as well?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> I did, and it was phenomenal. I thought that the flavors and the textures, I loved how they wrapped them all up, because the paneer wasn’t super overwhelming, and the crispiness of the kataifi, too, with kind of the smoothness of the paneer was perfect. And then what really put it over the top for me was the chili garlic chutney that it came with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Absolutely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> The flavor of that was phenomenal and just paired with the textures, it was a work of art, like every other dish I had here too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah, Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Yeah, absolutely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> I had the Assorted Papad, which came with three different chutneys and a bunch of different crispy crackers that were variously seasoned. My favorite one was the chili peanut one. I love peanut flavor, but in particular this peanut was so rich and decadent it almost had like a chocolatey richness to it, which was really delicious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> I loved this menu and that it really emphasized small plates. So my family and I got a lot of them to share, which as an adventurous eater, was so fun for me to get to try so many different things. I think my favorite had to be the Chicken Tikka Kulcha. It was like this warm, round flatbread stuffed with this really flavorful shredded chicken. And then it had this beautiful dollop of za’atar butter and pickled onions on top, and it came out warm so that the butter kind of melted in and the flavors just melded perfectly. It was glorious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> So did you get the most of it and then your parents just a little bit?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Exactly. Everyone took a little bite, and I was like, “This one is for me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> And then I also—probably the most beautiful dish I got was the Potato Tikki Chaat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah, yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> It was like a cube of really thinly sliced potatoes, and it sat atop this yogurt sauce that was almost like a whipped cream consistency, drizzled with a tamarind sauce and some raspberry seeds. The flavors and the textures were incredible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I really like the Jackfruit Toast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Oh!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I love jackfruit. I feel like if you’re able to season it right, it can be very meaty, and the jackfruit itself is very nicely spiced. And then with that buttery bread on the bottom, oh my gosh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> It’s a nice combination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> I had a Duck Seekh Kebab. I always like duck. I know sometimes people feel like it’s a little on the fatty side of things, but it was just this incredible flavor bomb, the meat itself, and there was some mixed berry chutney on top as well. And so it was really this beautiful balance between tang and spice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> That sounds amazing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Definitely my favorite dish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Did they order right? So far?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> They ordered right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Okay, good. Okay, good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> My mouth is watering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> If you guys ever go again, you should definitely order the Malai Broccoli.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Ooh!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Now, I know it sounds like, “Why would I pay for a broccoli?” But it’s this giant piece, and it’s placed on this creamy daal, which is like lentil-based sauce, and it’s very nicely spiced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Get the broccoli.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> I have to try that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> I also had a delicious mocktail that went perfectly with the dishes I got. It was the Pink Guava mocktail, and it had these hints of masala spices in it, which I think cut the sweetness of the guava perfectly and really paired nicely with this meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I’m so excited, ’cause I had the same one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> No way! Okay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> No way! It was so good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> I tried the Mulberry Sour, which was really refreshing and bright to kind of complement some of those warmer spices. And the thing that really blew my socks off was the Patna Fizz, which is a lychee-flavored cocktail that also has, I believe, some mushroom essence in it. Beautifully purple. Like, it was really amazing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Wow!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And dessert?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Oh, of course. Of course I had dessert. I always go for the kulfi. If you guys don’t know what it is, it’s sort of an Indian ice cream, and the flavors that they have are like pistachio or saffron, flavors that you wouldn’t really get at your normal supermarket, and it’s just always decorated so beautifully.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> My takeaway was this is amazing. This is a great special-occasion venue. And I wouldn’t necessarily go there on a first date, but I would definitely take someone I really love there and, you know, show my love through these dishes. Like, it’s really a love letter to food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Alright. If you would like to try ROOH, it’s located on University Avenue in Palo Alto, and the average tab per person without drinks is around $60.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Eliza is a big-time burger lover, and she says the absolute best can be found at her casual coastal eatery. Located in Half Moon Bay, it’s The Barn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Matt Haugen:\u003c/strong> The Barn is casual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Man #2:\u003c/strong> Cheers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Woman:\u003c/strong> Can I steal one of your fries for the dog?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Matt Haugen:\u003c/strong> It’s communal, above all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Patrick Hanna:\u003c/strong> It’s put itself on the map as a little oasis and really just part of our ethos, which is…happy people make good food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Woman:\u003c/strong> It’s so delicious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Patrick Hanna:\u003c/strong> Matter of fact, I find that the best food is generally the simplest. We make everything that we possibly can, and our ingredients come from local purveyors as much as possible. We make the best burger on the coast. I know that could be an arguable statement, but I’m happy to take on anyone else that wants to challenge it. And it’s not because of some secret ingredient. We use our homemade American cheese, sauces, high-quality bun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Man:\u003c/strong> I like the beef.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Patrick Hanna:\u003c/strong> For sure, one of the highlights for me and a lot of customers is the veggie burger. We cook down a lot of ingredients, primarily mushrooms and farro for building texture. And I’m not a vegetarian, so I honestly have that with a little bacon on top, and it’s fantastic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Matt Haugen:\u003c/strong> Can we talk about the milkshakes? Because there’s something about the milkshakes which you don’t find anywhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Patrick Hanna:\u003c/strong> It’s Marianne’s Ice Cream from Santa Cruz, and a splash or two of milk just to be able to blend it together. And then we make our own ingredients to create the flavor, so if it’s chocolate, we’ll make separate chocolate ganache that then gets put into the ice cream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Matt Haugen:\u003c/strong> Of course, homemade whipped cream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Patrick Hanna:\u003c/strong> Well, yeah. You need to have that a little bit more fun on top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Matt Haugen:\u003c/strong> Why not? I mean, for the person who has bacon on a veggie burger…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Patrick Hanna:\u003c/strong> True.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Matt Haugen:\u003c/strong> …whipped cream on a milkshake is par for the course.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Patrick Hanna:\u003c/strong> So Half Moon Bay, we are on the coast. Restaurant is about a five-minute walk from the sand. Dutch word, it’s called Gezellig. It means “warm,” “comfortable,” “family,” and that’s what this place means to me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Eliza, this spot feels like, you know, you’ve gone to the beach…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> …you’ve hung out those gorgeous beaches in Half Moon Bay, and now you need something to eat, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yes. 100%. That’s one of my favorite parts about this restaurant is you can really do it all here, whether that’s after a hike by the beach or just hanging out for the day. You can kind of get a sense of that local vibe that represents the quaint town of Half Moon Bay, I think, really well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Alright. What is your favorite?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Oh, yes. Okay. What’s kept me coming back for years? It’s The Pretender. So although I am a beef hamburger-loving person, The Pretender, it is my must-have here. It’s kind of a hearty patty. It’s filled with farro, mushrooms, flax, garlic, and Parmesan, and I know that so well because I’ve even tried to recreate it at home. It’s that good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>[Laughs]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> And then topped with some white cheddar cheese, caramelized onions, lemon-dressed arugula, fresh tomato on a toasted brioche bun. And a tip given to me years ago by a lovely employee was to add pickled beets as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And you’re a vegetarian, right? So did you find your way to that dish?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yup. I had The Pretender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yeah? Okay. What did you think?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I felt like I was pretending to eat a burger. Oh, it was so good. I actually really liked it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> What did you have when you went there?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> I had a pulled pork sandwich, which was amazing. It was super sweet, super smoky. I have a huge sweet tooth, but I am glad that I ordered the spicy coleslaw on that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> I was gonna ask which one you got. You can do it sweet or spicy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I got spicy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Yeah, and the spicy really balanced it out a lot. And, man, the buns themselves were also delicious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I had the Vegan BBQ one, which I also was a little hesitant about because sometimes, you know, with the vegan versions, you never know. But this one was insane. It was so good ’cause it was with jackfruit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Jackfruit is so good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> It really has like that meaty tenderness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah, and the ciabatta bread? That bread, oh, it was amazing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> I have to mention the What the Cluck sandwich too, because that also comes on the ciabatta bread. It’s a chicken sandwich. It comes with goat cheese on top, arugula, tomato, and then their housemade Barn buttermilk. And you can opt to get it crispy or grilled. I usually get mine crispy, and I think the creaminess and the tanginess of the goat cheese with the crispiness and the saltiness of the fried chicken, it balances perfectly. And that ciabatta roll, I think, really puts it over the top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> I think a ciabatta holds things in better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yes, it does.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> The bread makes the sandwich.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> The bread makes the sandwich.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah, and I didn’t know the buttermilk was housemade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Because I think that came with — Oh, I’m segueing the Mac Attack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> The Mac Attack is my very favorite. I always have to get a side of the Mac Attack with whatever main I choose. It’s like a cube of fried mac and cheese, perfectly golden and crispy. It has like a nice crust on it so it doesn’t fall apart, and it’s sprinkled with some flaky sea salt. And you get that nice cheese pull in every bite. And it comes with their housemade buttermilk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I didn’t know it was housemade! That actually made it 10 times better, because this Mac Attack is an actual famous thing in the peninsula.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Everyone talks about it. And so I’ve been feeling left out. I’m like, “Oh, I’m trying this Mac Attack.” I finally got to go, and it’s so good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Did it live up to the hype?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> It so lived up. Oh, my God. Me and my cousin were like, “Whoa!” Like, it was insane.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Another thing that I tried was the Hot Farmer burger, which is like everything that I’m looking for in anything.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Which was a balance of some peppery arugula, fried onions, and that was just sweet, spicy, sour. I was hook, line and sinker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I did get an amazing drink. It was called — I’m gonna mispronounce this. Olallieberry Lemonade. Olallieberry Lemonade, right? That was good, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> That’s one of the best.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I was like, “What berry is a Olallieberry?” So I looked it up. It’s just a different variation of a blackberry. You guys are like, “Yeah, we knew.” But it didn’t really taste exactly like a blackberry. It almost had this tanginess, and they had full olallieberries at the bottom I could pick out at the end.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Oh, yeah, I did the same thing. I was just waiting to finish it so I could have all of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Did you have any desserts?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> I did. [Chuckles] Always have to get —\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Eliza’s turning into our dessert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> She’s the dessert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> I have a big sweet tooth, and I always have to get a dessert. So my favorite have got to be their milkshakes. They’re just a classic, simple vanilla milkshake topped with a dollop of whipped cream and, again, served in the nice mason jar. Just the perfect sweet to end the meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> That sounds so good. They make their own pastries there too I saw.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yes. Okay, so I got an apple pie also a few times ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Remember, you were working for that. You know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Right! It was topped with this crumbly topping. I mean, it was a big piece too, enough to share, and really, really delicious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And did you think that it was a good value?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> I think so, yeah. I think it was an excellent value. And I feel like the space is so spread out and large outside that you’d never be wrestling with someone to get a seat or something.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Or if you’re having like a day trip out in Half Moon Bay, it’s a great place to stop on your way in or out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Alright, if you would like to try The Barn, it’s located on Highway 1 in Half Moon Bay, and the average tab per person without drinks is around $30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Jacob’s restaurant is a very rare find indeed. It’s one of only a handful in the Bay Area serving the traditional dishes of an ancient Silk Road empire. Hidden away in San Jose, it’s Kusan Uyghur Cuisine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Yolwas Hashim:\u003c/strong> Just mix it well before you eat it. Kusan Uyghur Cuisine is a modern fusion of the Uyghur foods. And Kusan was this big empire from a thousand years ago. This area covered northwest of China, was based out of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, also the north of India. So the Uyghur people were living in Central Asia, and the place I’m from is called Ürümqi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hashim:\u003c/strong> How was everything?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Customer:\u003c/strong> Really good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hashim:\u003c/strong> The food, the drinks, just the most easy way to let customers know you and know your culture. Our Uyghur foods have a lot of rich flavors. We have a lot of spice. We make everything fresh daily.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hashim:\u003c/strong> All the meat is halal. I’m making the laghman. We came early to cook all the lamb, beef, soup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hashim:\u003c/strong> Our hand-pulled noodles, people all can tell that we make noodle fresh every day. After the noodles have cooked, it’s too hot and we have to cool it down and the noodle can taste more tender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hashim:\u003c/strong> Yogurt is the most important part of our history and our foods. When I was little, it was my mom making yogurt for me at home. You eat yogurt a lot because you eat a lot of lamb, so you want to balance the oily meats. 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They toss black fungus, which is this kind of gelatinous large fungus, with chili oil, a little bit of sesame oil, and a little bit of soy sauce. And then there are a few goji berries sprinkled in there that allow for kind of a… almost like raisin-y sweetness that really offsets and cuts through the fat and the saltiness of the soy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Did you have this dish?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I had the same thing. I know my reactions are giving it away. I had the same thing. It was so good. I think that was one of my favorite dishes there. I really liked that texture. Your teeth just bite into it really well. Like, it’s really satisfying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Yeah, it’s like very — like, almost like a gummy worm or something.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah, yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Very toothy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Chili oil gummy worm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> What did you start with?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Okay, so I didn’t get that, but I’m gonna have to try that next time. I’m so interested now. I got the Samsa to start, which were two little golden pockets of dough stuffed with lamb and topped with sesame seeds, black pepper, and salt. It was a really simple dish, but it really allowed the flavor of the lamb, which I know is really popular in this cuisine, to shine through, and I thought it had a perfect ratio of crust to filling. 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They also give you the option to have it either spicy or not spicy. I got the spicy, which is this very tomatoey stew that’s kind of on a bed of handmade noodles with potatoes, cabbage, some black fungus. Again, it was very nice to have all of those different vegetables and all of the different textures built into this dish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> I also had their lamb chao-mian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Both:\u003c/strong> Ooh!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> And I think the typical chao-mian I’m used to is very like soy sauce forward with a few sauteed vegetables. But this was just a very intense cumin stew almost, and it was really incredible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> The one disappointment I did have was when I ordered grilled naan, and it comes with cumin and chili powder, but when it came out, it was just more warmed up and it didn’t have any of the spices on top of it. But, you know, other than that, it was honestly overall, like, really — I do like how they incorporate those spices into the dishes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And very interesting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> They really took you on a trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> The spices were phenomenal. Another one of the dishes I got was the Big Plate Chicken, which was recommended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> That is so good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> And it was just these juicy, tender pieces of chicken and potatoes and veggies. You could tell they had been simmered for a really long time. And then it was on top of these flat, wide noodles in the best sauce. It was almost like a dry heat. The spiciness hit you after, and it did have so many hints of cumin, allspice, cinnamon. And I found myself — I was dragging my noodles back and forth through the sauce in every bite just to soak it up, because it was that good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> So did you guys get the yogurt drinks that they have?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yes!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> The yogurt is amazing. That tastes homemade as well. I got the Honey Yuzu Peel yogurt drink — so refreshing, especially with the heaviness of the meal itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Yeah, I had the Honey Lemon one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yes!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> I just highly recommend if you’re going with a few folks, make sure you all get a different yogurt drink to try.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah, ’cause you all try each others. I tried my sister’s, the passionfruit one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> And they have a milk tea that has butter in it. And if you’re someone who’s really fiending for some rich, rich flavors, there’s a little bit of butter, a little bit of salt. And it’s just, at least for me, an unconventional take on a milk tea, and it was delicious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And any room for desserts?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I had the Bakali. It was this very dense cake, and it was amazing. It had some spices in it, maybe a little bit of cardamom drizzled with chocolate and caramel on top. It was very good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Sounds delicious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And my dessert queen over here?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Oh, yes. I got the homemade yogurt dessert topped with sliced almonds and honey. Really, really good because I had never had Uyghur cuisine, so I was so excited to try something new, and it really knocked my socks off. I would go back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Well, if you would like to try Kusan Uyghur Cuisine, it’s located on 4th Street in San Jose. The average tab per person without drinks is around $30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And now reporter Cecilia Phillips heads to Sonoma County for more Bay Area bites you’ve just got to try.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> We’re here in Sonoma County for the Fork’n Good Food Festival. Where did the name come from?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mercedes Hernandez:\u003c/strong> Well, I probably can’t really say it. Well, you know, food is pretty effing good, so, like, I thought, like, what better name than the Fork’n Good Food Festival, right? Hi! How are you? Can’t really forget it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> What kind of energy and vibe is gonna be here today?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mercedes Hernandez:\u003c/strong> We have so many amazing local restaurants and food trucks here in Sonoma County, and I wanted to create an event that would bring together the food vendors and the community for a day of just food, fun, live music, and just have a good time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> The name of your business tells part of the story of what you do. So tell me about the name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joseph Edwards:\u003c/strong> Legacy BBQ originated from my father. My father was a pitmaster here in Sonoma County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Man:\u003c/strong> Thanks, Joe!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joseph Edwards:\u003c/strong> And so I took up the reins and hopefully will pass it on to my family, so continuing my father’s legacy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> Amazing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joseph Edwards:\u003c/strong> I wood-fire tri tip. I have my own rub — salt, pepper, and a little bit of garlic. Get it nice and hot, cut it real thin, and serve it right off the grill. That’s the secret.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> Is a tri tip sandwich something that you should be eating with a fork?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joseph Edwards:\u003c/strong> If you can get this down without a fork, I will give you a sandwich for free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> OMG! Ahh! We did it! No forks, baby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joseph Edwards:\u003c/strong> Cheers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> Oh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joseph Edwards:\u003c/strong> So good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> That is fork’n good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jeannette Ambriz-Diaz:\u003c/strong> Chamoy?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Woman:\u003c/strong> Yes, please.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jeannette Ambriz-Diaz:\u003c/strong> Chamoy is a sweet, tangy, a little spice kind of paste that you put around your drinks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Woman:\u003c/strong> I love it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> But you don’t just do drinks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jeannette Ambriz-Diaz:\u003c/strong> No. One of my favorite things is a cucumber roll.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> So I love that you’ve done cucumber so I can feel a little bit less guilty about the fact that I’m eating a lot of candy right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jeannette Ambriz-Diaz:\u003c/strong> It’s a well-balanced meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> A good drip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jeannette Ambriz-Diaz:\u003c/strong> Right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katia Reyes:\u003c/strong> Now we’re just waiting till it’s fully cooked, and then we start flipping. My name is Katia, and I am owner of Los Mini Pancakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Woman:\u003c/strong> Enjoy!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Woman #2:\u003c/strong> Yay!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katia Reyes:\u003c/strong> In Mexico, they have the mini pancakes. But I’m actually one of the first ones in Sonoma County that started mini pancakes. My menu is just whatever you want. Unlimited syrup, unlimited toppings. That’s what people like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> Okay, so how do you eat these? With your hands?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katia Reyes:\u003c/strong> No, we got forks. Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>[Chuckles]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Katia Reyes:\u003c/strong> Cheers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> They’re so fluffy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> I see a lot of bright colors here. 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This smacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Humberto Segura:\u003c/strong> Yeah, it smacks.\u003cem> [Laughs]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> I want to thank my great guests on this week’s show, Avani Tumuluri, who cherishes the Chili Paneer Roll at ROOH in Palo Alto; Eliza Bulanti, who always makes room for the Mac Attack at The Barn in Half Moon Bay; and Jacob Gorneau, who introduced us to the fragrant flavors of Kusan Uyghur Cuisine in San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Join us next time when three more guests will recommend their favorite spots right here on “Check, Please! Bay Area.” I’m Leslie Sbrocco, and I’ll see you then. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Check, Please! Bay Area, \u003c/em>season 19, episode 12, airs Thursday, November 28, at 7:30 pm, on KQED 9. See other \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=14084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">television airtimes\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">On this episode of \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check, Please! Bay Area, \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">our guests start their culinary adventure in Palo Alto at \u003cstrong>ROOH\u003c/strong>, a modern Indian restaurant where traditional flavors meet innovative techniques in dishes like paneer chili rolls, jackfruit toast and chicken tikka kulcha. Next, they head to \u003cstrong>The Barn\u003c/strong> in Half Moon Bay, a rustic, farm-to-table eatery offering seasonal American comfort food, from juicy burgers with barn-pickled jalapeños to fried mac and cheese, all enjoyed in a relaxed, inviting atmosphere. The journey continues in San Jose at \u003cstrong>Kusan Uyghur Cuisine\u003c/strong>, where diners experience the rich, bold flavors of Central Asian dishes like hand-pulled noodles and big plate chicken. Finally, reporter Cecilia Phillips visits the \u003cstrong>Fork’n Good Food Festival\u003c/strong> in Rohnert Park, where she samples a diverse array of gourmet eats, from local Sonoma bites to globally inspired street food.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_23282\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23282\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/10/CPBA_1912_Guests-800x533.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/10/CPBA_1912_Guests-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/10/CPBA_1912_Guests-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/10/CPBA_1912_Guests-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/10/CPBA_1912_Guests-768x512.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/10/CPBA_1912_Guests-1536x1024.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/10/CPBA_1912_Guests.png 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Host Leslie Sbrocco joins guests Avani Tumuluri, Jacob Gorneau and Eliza Bulanti from KQED in San Francisco.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Get Restaurant Information:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://roohrestaurants.com/\">\u003cstrong>ROOH\u003c/strong> (Palo Alto)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.thebarnhmb.com/\">\u003cstrong>The Barn\u003c/strong> (Half Moon Bay)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://kusanuyghur.com/\">\u003cstrong>Kusan Uyghur Cuisine\u003c/strong> (San Jose)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.thesocomarket.com/forkn-good-food-festival\">\u003cstrong>Fork’n Good Food Festival\u003c/strong> (Rohnert Park)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_20123\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20123\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2019/04/Leslie-Headshot-Smokey-copy-800x540.jpg\" alt=\"Host Leslie Sbrocco sipping wine\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Host Leslie Sbrocco sipping wine \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Leslie Sbrocco)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>My name is Leslie Sbrocco, and I’m the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/checkplease/host-biography/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">host\u003c/a> of \u003cem>Check, Please! Bay Area\u003c/em>. Each week, I’ll share my tasting notes about the wine, beer and spirits the guests and I drank on set during the taping of the show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23332\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/11/1912_Wines-800x906.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"906\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/11/1912_Wines-800x906.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/11/1912_Wines-1020x1155.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/11/1912_Wines-160x181.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/11/1912_Wines-768x869.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/11/1912_Wines-1357x1536.jpeg 1357w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/11/1912_Wines-1809x2048.jpeg 1809w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2024/11/1912_Wines-1920x2174.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.scaiawine.com/en/product/scaia-garganega-e-chardonnay\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #339966\">\u003cstrong>Scaia 2022 Garganega / Chardonnay\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Trevenezie IGT, Italy $15\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking for a deliciously light and bright white that still shows character? This affordable wine is one to buy in batches. Enjoy it as an aperitif or serve it alongside fish in lemon sauce, fried calamari, and fresh salads. The grape variety Chardonnay is familiar, but the native Italian white grape Garganega is known to Italian wine lovers for making sassy Soave and other Veneto whites. Their perfect pairing is what makes the wine so special.\u003c/span>\u003cem>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://benoviawinery.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #339966\">\u003cstrong>Benovia 2019 “Blanc de Blancs” Sparkling Wine\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cem>Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California $60\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nAs one of California’s most highly regarded Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers, Benovia is a Sonoma star. Its richly styled sparkling white has expressive aromas of lemon cream pie, peach blossom, and toasted nuts. It’s a wine to start the meal and continue enjoying throughout, whether you’re serving a hearty brunch casserole or a dinner of veal scallopini or pork loin. Elegance in your glass — all with the pop of a cork.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.estournel.com/en/\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #339966\">\u003cstrong>G d’Estournel 2020\u003c/strong>\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Médoc, Bordeaux, France $39\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nOne of France’s heralded Bordeaux reds is Cos d’Estournel. Opulent and ageworthy, it’s a coveted collector wine. An alluring alternative that shares the same heritage without the same price tag is G d’Estournel. The appealing front label tells a story all its own. According to their website, “G d’Estournel evokes the wonderment of an explorer returned home from the Far East, his soul replete with luminous memories of majestic Indian elephants, shimmering Burmese gold, the finest of Nepalese silks, the warm glow of Vietnamese lanterns.” Each vintage is a slightly different blend of red Bordeaux grapes, but the stylish 2020 is Merlot dominant with a splash of Cabernet Sauvignon. Plush and subtly smooth, it is a red to relish.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Contemporary Indian plates in Palo Alto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Did it live up to the hype?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> It so lived up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Burgers al fresco in Half Moon Bay\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> The bread makes the sandwich.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> The bread makes the sandwich.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And Central Asian cuisine in San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> And it really knocked my socks off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Just ahead on “Check, Please! Bay Area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> You heard it here first. This smacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Humberto Segura:\u003c/strong> Yeah, it smacks. \u003cem>[laughs]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Hi, I’m Leslie Sbrocco. Welcome to “Check, Please! Bay Area,” the show where Bay Area residents review and talk about their favorite restaurants. Now, we have three guests, and each one recommends one of their favorite spots, and the other two go check them out to see what they think. Joining me at the “Check, Please!” table today are three very studious guests—dental student Avani Tumuluri, psychology and brain science student Eliza Bulanti, and scorpion researcher grad student Jacob Gorneau.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Thank you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Thanks for having me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Avani’s restaurant offers a tempting fusion of Indian and California cuisine. Add in Ayurveda-inspired cocktails, vibrant decor, and it’s the perfect place for a family dinner or a first date. Located in downtown Palo Alto, it’s ROOH.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Apurva Panchal:\u003c/strong> Rooh means “soul” in Persian, and in India also.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Abi Capristo:\u003c/strong> I think ROOH is passion. It’s passion for food, it’s passion for hospitality, it’s passion for putting a twist on traditional food that goes back hundreds of years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Apurva Panchal:\u003c/strong> Alright? Perfect. I grew up in Mumbai. I’m Gujarati. Our food culture was something which had sweet, sour, and spicy—all umami flavors together. At ROOH, we have covered all the regions of India and many lost recipes which people have forgotten to cook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Abi Capristo:\u003c/strong> We always like to think of nostalgic, but we wrapped it in this beautiful presentation with these vibrant colors and just a tiny bit of a modern twist to all these beautiful traditional dishes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Man:\u003c/strong> Oh! Yo!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Apurva Panchal:\u003c/strong> Also the street food which people used to enjoy during their childhood. That first taste takes them to their childhood memories of family or the place where I was born.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Abi Capristo:\u003c/strong> We all know that Indian cuisine is a lot of vegetarian items, but I think we’ve turned it into such a fun and exciting way of eating vegetarian food that never gets old. It’s always amazing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Apurva Panchal:\u003c/strong> In Sanskrit, we always say Atithi Devo Bhava. That means the guests should be treated like God. That’s how we follow it as part of our hospitality culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Abi Capristo:\u003c/strong> It’s so great when people walk in, they’re like, “This is my first time here and I have to be back.” You know, it’s exciting to see people be excited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Alright, Avani. I mean, this place is really a creative take, right, on Indian street food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah. I think that I love that it’s a progressive Indian cuisine, but it kind of has a mix of the inspiration of California culture with the Indian culture. I love the decor. I love the atmosphere. You walk in, and it’s just like this shroud of reds and these antique decorations and mirrors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> It puts you in the mood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah, it really puts you in the mood. It really does. I’m ready to eat. I’m ready to have fun.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> You’re ready.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> And I absolutely always go for the Paneer Chili Roll. It looks like a pinwheel, which is really cool because I feel like it marries in the American culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Yeah, like a lunch snack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah, it’s like a classic Lunchable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> I think it’s a snackable or something.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah! Snackable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> I hear Eliza going, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.” Did you have this as well?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> I did, and it was phenomenal. I thought that the flavors and the textures, I loved how they wrapped them all up, because the paneer wasn’t super overwhelming, and the crispiness of the kataifi, too, with kind of the smoothness of the paneer was perfect. And then what really put it over the top for me was the chili garlic chutney that it came with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Absolutely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> The flavor of that was phenomenal and just paired with the textures, it was a work of art, like every other dish I had here too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah, Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Yeah, absolutely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> I had the Assorted Papad, which came with three different chutneys and a bunch of different crispy crackers that were variously seasoned. My favorite one was the chili peanut one. I love peanut flavor, but in particular this peanut was so rich and decadent it almost had like a chocolatey richness to it, which was really delicious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> I loved this menu and that it really emphasized small plates. So my family and I got a lot of them to share, which as an adventurous eater, was so fun for me to get to try so many different things. I think my favorite had to be the Chicken Tikka Kulcha. It was like this warm, round flatbread stuffed with this really flavorful shredded chicken. And then it had this beautiful dollop of za’atar butter and pickled onions on top, and it came out warm so that the butter kind of melted in and the flavors just melded perfectly. It was glorious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> So did you get the most of it and then your parents just a little bit?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Exactly. Everyone took a little bite, and I was like, “This one is for me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> And then I also—probably the most beautiful dish I got was the Potato Tikki Chaat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah, yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> It was like a cube of really thinly sliced potatoes, and it sat atop this yogurt sauce that was almost like a whipped cream consistency, drizzled with a tamarind sauce and some raspberry seeds. The flavors and the textures were incredible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I really like the Jackfruit Toast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Oh!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I love jackfruit. I feel like if you’re able to season it right, it can be very meaty, and the jackfruit itself is very nicely spiced. And then with that buttery bread on the bottom, oh my gosh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> It’s a nice combination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> I had a Duck Seekh Kebab. I always like duck. I know sometimes people feel like it’s a little on the fatty side of things, but it was just this incredible flavor bomb, the meat itself, and there was some mixed berry chutney on top as well. And so it was really this beautiful balance between tang and spice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> That sounds amazing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Definitely my favorite dish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Did they order right? So far?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> They ordered right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Okay, good. Okay, good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> My mouth is watering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> If you guys ever go again, you should definitely order the Malai Broccoli.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Ooh!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Now, I know it sounds like, “Why would I pay for a broccoli?” But it’s this giant piece, and it’s placed on this creamy daal, which is like lentil-based sauce, and it’s very nicely spiced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Get the broccoli.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> I have to try that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> I also had a delicious mocktail that went perfectly with the dishes I got. It was the Pink Guava mocktail, and it had these hints of masala spices in it, which I think cut the sweetness of the guava perfectly and really paired nicely with this meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I’m so excited, ’cause I had the same one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> No way! Okay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> No way! It was so good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> I tried the Mulberry Sour, which was really refreshing and bright to kind of complement some of those warmer spices. And the thing that really blew my socks off was the Patna Fizz, which is a lychee-flavored cocktail that also has, I believe, some mushroom essence in it. Beautifully purple. Like, it was really amazing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Wow!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And dessert?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Oh, of course. Of course I had dessert. I always go for the kulfi. If you guys don’t know what it is, it’s sort of an Indian ice cream, and the flavors that they have are like pistachio or saffron, flavors that you wouldn’t really get at your normal supermarket, and it’s just always decorated so beautifully.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> My takeaway was this is amazing. This is a great special-occasion venue. And I wouldn’t necessarily go there on a first date, but I would definitely take someone I really love there and, you know, show my love through these dishes. Like, it’s really a love letter to food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Alright. If you would like to try ROOH, it’s located on University Avenue in Palo Alto, and the average tab per person without drinks is around $60.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Eliza is a big-time burger lover, and she says the absolute best can be found at her casual coastal eatery. Located in Half Moon Bay, it’s The Barn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Matt Haugen:\u003c/strong> The Barn is casual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Man #2:\u003c/strong> Cheers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Woman:\u003c/strong> Can I steal one of your fries for the dog?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Matt Haugen:\u003c/strong> It’s communal, above all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Patrick Hanna:\u003c/strong> It’s put itself on the map as a little oasis and really just part of our ethos, which is…happy people make good food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Woman:\u003c/strong> It’s so delicious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Patrick Hanna:\u003c/strong> Matter of fact, I find that the best food is generally the simplest. We make everything that we possibly can, and our ingredients come from local purveyors as much as possible. We make the best burger on the coast. I know that could be an arguable statement, but I’m happy to take on anyone else that wants to challenge it. And it’s not because of some secret ingredient. We use our homemade American cheese, sauces, high-quality bun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Man:\u003c/strong> I like the beef.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Patrick Hanna:\u003c/strong> For sure, one of the highlights for me and a lot of customers is the veggie burger. We cook down a lot of ingredients, primarily mushrooms and farro for building texture. And I’m not a vegetarian, so I honestly have that with a little bacon on top, and it’s fantastic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Matt Haugen:\u003c/strong> Can we talk about the milkshakes? Because there’s something about the milkshakes which you don’t find anywhere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Patrick Hanna:\u003c/strong> It’s Marianne’s Ice Cream from Santa Cruz, and a splash or two of milk just to be able to blend it together. And then we make our own ingredients to create the flavor, so if it’s chocolate, we’ll make separate chocolate ganache that then gets put into the ice cream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Matt Haugen:\u003c/strong> Of course, homemade whipped cream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Patrick Hanna:\u003c/strong> Well, yeah. You need to have that a little bit more fun on top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Matt Haugen:\u003c/strong> Why not? I mean, for the person who has bacon on a veggie burger…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Patrick Hanna:\u003c/strong> True.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Matt Haugen:\u003c/strong> …whipped cream on a milkshake is par for the course.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Patrick Hanna:\u003c/strong> So Half Moon Bay, we are on the coast. Restaurant is about a five-minute walk from the sand. Dutch word, it’s called Gezellig. It means “warm,” “comfortable,” “family,” and that’s what this place means to me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Eliza, this spot feels like, you know, you’ve gone to the beach…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> …you’ve hung out those gorgeous beaches in Half Moon Bay, and now you need something to eat, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yes. 100%. That’s one of my favorite parts about this restaurant is you can really do it all here, whether that’s after a hike by the beach or just hanging out for the day. You can kind of get a sense of that local vibe that represents the quaint town of Half Moon Bay, I think, really well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Alright. What is your favorite?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Oh, yes. Okay. What’s kept me coming back for years? It’s The Pretender. So although I am a beef hamburger-loving person, The Pretender, it is my must-have here. It’s kind of a hearty patty. It’s filled with farro, mushrooms, flax, garlic, and Parmesan, and I know that so well because I’ve even tried to recreate it at home. It’s that good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>[Laughs]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> And then topped with some white cheddar cheese, caramelized onions, lemon-dressed arugula, fresh tomato on a toasted brioche bun. And a tip given to me years ago by a lovely employee was to add pickled beets as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And you’re a vegetarian, right? So did you find your way to that dish?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yup. I had The Pretender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yeah? Okay. What did you think?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I felt like I was pretending to eat a burger. Oh, it was so good. I actually really liked it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> What did you have when you went there?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> I had a pulled pork sandwich, which was amazing. It was super sweet, super smoky. I have a huge sweet tooth, but I am glad that I ordered the spicy coleslaw on that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> I was gonna ask which one you got. You can do it sweet or spicy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I got spicy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Yeah, and the spicy really balanced it out a lot. And, man, the buns themselves were also delicious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I had the Vegan BBQ one, which I also was a little hesitant about because sometimes, you know, with the vegan versions, you never know. But this one was insane. It was so good ’cause it was with jackfruit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Jackfruit is so good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> It really has like that meaty tenderness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah, and the ciabatta bread? That bread, oh, it was amazing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> I have to mention the What the Cluck sandwich too, because that also comes on the ciabatta bread. It’s a chicken sandwich. It comes with goat cheese on top, arugula, tomato, and then their housemade Barn buttermilk. And you can opt to get it crispy or grilled. I usually get mine crispy, and I think the creaminess and the tanginess of the goat cheese with the crispiness and the saltiness of the fried chicken, it balances perfectly. And that ciabatta roll, I think, really puts it over the top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> I think a ciabatta holds things in better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yes, it does.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> The bread makes the sandwich.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> The bread makes the sandwich.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah, and I didn’t know the buttermilk was housemade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Because I think that came with — Oh, I’m segueing the Mac Attack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> The Mac Attack is my very favorite. I always have to get a side of the Mac Attack with whatever main I choose. It’s like a cube of fried mac and cheese, perfectly golden and crispy. It has like a nice crust on it so it doesn’t fall apart, and it’s sprinkled with some flaky sea salt. And you get that nice cheese pull in every bite. And it comes with their housemade buttermilk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I didn’t know it was housemade! That actually made it 10 times better, because this Mac Attack is an actual famous thing in the peninsula.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Everyone talks about it. And so I’ve been feeling left out. I’m like, “Oh, I’m trying this Mac Attack.” I finally got to go, and it’s so good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Did it live up to the hype?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> It so lived up. Oh, my God. Me and my cousin were like, “Whoa!” Like, it was insane.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Another thing that I tried was the Hot Farmer burger, which is like everything that I’m looking for in anything.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Which was a balance of some peppery arugula, fried onions, and that was just sweet, spicy, sour. I was hook, line and sinker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I did get an amazing drink. It was called — I’m gonna mispronounce this. Olallieberry Lemonade. Olallieberry Lemonade, right? That was good, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> That’s one of the best.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I was like, “What berry is a Olallieberry?” So I looked it up. It’s just a different variation of a blackberry. You guys are like, “Yeah, we knew.” But it didn’t really taste exactly like a blackberry. It almost had this tanginess, and they had full olallieberries at the bottom I could pick out at the end.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Oh, yeah, I did the same thing. I was just waiting to finish it so I could have all of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Did you have any desserts?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> I did. [Chuckles] Always have to get —\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Eliza’s turning into our dessert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> She’s the dessert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> I have a big sweet tooth, and I always have to get a dessert. So my favorite have got to be their milkshakes. They’re just a classic, simple vanilla milkshake topped with a dollop of whipped cream and, again, served in the nice mason jar. Just the perfect sweet to end the meal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> That sounds so good. They make their own pastries there too I saw.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yes. Okay, so I got an apple pie also a few times ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Remember, you were working for that. You know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Right! It was topped with this crumbly topping. I mean, it was a big piece too, enough to share, and really, really delicious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And did you think that it was a good value?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> I think so, yeah. I think it was an excellent value. And I feel like the space is so spread out and large outside that you’d never be wrestling with someone to get a seat or something.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Or if you’re having like a day trip out in Half Moon Bay, it’s a great place to stop on your way in or out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Alright, if you would like to try The Barn, it’s located on Highway 1 in Half Moon Bay, and the average tab per person without drinks is around $30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Jacob’s restaurant is a very rare find indeed. It’s one of only a handful in the Bay Area serving the traditional dishes of an ancient Silk Road empire. Hidden away in San Jose, it’s Kusan Uyghur Cuisine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Yolwas Hashim:\u003c/strong> Just mix it well before you eat it. Kusan Uyghur Cuisine is a modern fusion of the Uyghur foods. And Kusan was this big empire from a thousand years ago. This area covered northwest of China, was based out of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, also the north of India. So the Uyghur people were living in Central Asia, and the place I’m from is called Ürümqi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hashim:\u003c/strong> How was everything?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Customer:\u003c/strong> Really good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hashim:\u003c/strong> The food, the drinks, just the most easy way to let customers know you and know your culture. Our Uyghur foods have a lot of rich flavors. We have a lot of spice. We make everything fresh daily.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hashim:\u003c/strong> All the meat is halal. I’m making the laghman. We came early to cook all the lamb, beef, soup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hashim:\u003c/strong> Our hand-pulled noodles, people all can tell that we make noodle fresh every day. After the noodles have cooked, it’s too hot and we have to cool it down and the noodle can taste more tender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hashim:\u003c/strong> Yogurt is the most important part of our history and our foods. When I was little, it was my mom making yogurt for me at home. You eat yogurt a lot because you eat a lot of lamb, so you want to balance the oily meats. We really appreciate each customer that came, so every time my customer finishes the food, we offer them free ice cream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hashim:\u003c/strong> I feel like everybody can feel more happy and still can remember us — that’s the most important thing. I’m so proud and so happy I have this restaurant in Bay Area because a lot of people, they never tried our food, and I believe that a lot of people love it. So that makes me more even excited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Now this place is really a hidden gem. I mean, is that the appeal for you?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> I think for me, yeah. I think something I just love about this place is it’s just this beautiful enmeshment of more traditional Eastern Chinese cooking styles and spices, as well as things from Western Asia. And something I really go for is the Black Fungus Salad. They toss black fungus, which is this kind of gelatinous large fungus, with chili oil, a little bit of sesame oil, and a little bit of soy sauce. And then there are a few goji berries sprinkled in there that allow for kind of a… almost like raisin-y sweetness that really offsets and cuts through the fat and the saltiness of the soy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Did you have this dish?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I had the same thing. I know my reactions are giving it away. I had the same thing. It was so good. I think that was one of my favorite dishes there. I really liked that texture. Your teeth just bite into it really well. Like, it’s really satisfying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Yeah, it’s like very — like, almost like a gummy worm or something.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah, yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Very toothy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Chili oil gummy worm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> What did you start with?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Okay, so I didn’t get that, but I’m gonna have to try that next time. I’m so interested now. I got the Samsa to start, which were two little golden pockets of dough stuffed with lamb and topped with sesame seeds, black pepper, and salt. It was a really simple dish, but it really allowed the flavor of the lamb, which I know is really popular in this cuisine, to shine through, and I thought it had a perfect ratio of crust to filling. It was really phenomenal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Well, it is a meat-heavy cuisine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Was it maybe a little more challenging for a vegetarian?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> It was challenging, but…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> But doable?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> No, yeah, exactly. Doable. And I had the laghman for the entree. It was one of the only ones that was vegan, but also, I’m very much considering that part of the culture is to eat meat, you know? And so I really liked that they actually even thought of having a vegan or vegetarian option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> I also got the laghman because it also has an option to have it with lamb. They also give you the option to have it either spicy or not spicy. I got the spicy, which is this very tomatoey stew that’s kind of on a bed of handmade noodles with potatoes, cabbage, some black fungus. Again, it was very nice to have all of those different vegetables and all of the different textures built into this dish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> I also had their lamb chao-mian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Both:\u003c/strong> Ooh!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> And I think the typical chao-mian I’m used to is very like soy sauce forward with a few sauteed vegetables. But this was just a very intense cumin stew almost, and it was really incredible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> The one disappointment I did have was when I ordered grilled naan, and it comes with cumin and chili powder, but when it came out, it was just more warmed up and it didn’t have any of the spices on top of it. But, you know, other than that, it was honestly overall, like, really — I do like how they incorporate those spices into the dishes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And very interesting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> They really took you on a trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> The spices were phenomenal. Another one of the dishes I got was the Big Plate Chicken, which was recommended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> That is so good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> And it was just these juicy, tender pieces of chicken and potatoes and veggies. You could tell they had been simmered for a really long time. And then it was on top of these flat, wide noodles in the best sauce. It was almost like a dry heat. The spiciness hit you after, and it did have so many hints of cumin, allspice, cinnamon. And I found myself — I was dragging my noodles back and forth through the sauce in every bite just to soak it up, because it was that good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> So did you guys get the yogurt drinks that they have?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yes!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> The yogurt is amazing. That tastes homemade as well. I got the Honey Yuzu Peel yogurt drink — so refreshing, especially with the heaviness of the meal itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> Yeah, I had the Honey Lemon one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yes!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> I just highly recommend if you’re going with a few folks, make sure you all get a different yogurt drink to try.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> Yeah, ’cause you all try each others. I tried my sister’s, the passionfruit one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Yeah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jacob Gorneau:\u003c/strong> And they have a milk tea that has butter in it. And if you’re someone who’s really fiending for some rich, rich flavors, there’s a little bit of butter, a little bit of salt. And it’s just, at least for me, an unconventional take on a milk tea, and it was delicious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And any room for desserts?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avani Tumuluri:\u003c/strong> I had the Bakali. It was this very dense cake, and it was amazing. It had some spices in it, maybe a little bit of cardamom drizzled with chocolate and caramel on top. It was very good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Sounds delicious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And my dessert queen over here?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eliza Bulanti:\u003c/strong> Oh, yes. I got the homemade yogurt dessert topped with sliced almonds and honey. Really, really good because I had never had Uyghur cuisine, so I was so excited to try something new, and it really knocked my socks off. I would go back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> Well, if you would like to try Kusan Uyghur Cuisine, it’s located on 4th Street in San Jose. The average tab per person without drinks is around $30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Leslie Sbrocco:\u003c/strong> And now reporter Cecilia Phillips heads to Sonoma County for more Bay Area bites you’ve just got to try.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> We’re here in Sonoma County for the Fork’n Good Food Festival. Where did the name come from?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mercedes Hernandez:\u003c/strong> Well, I probably can’t really say it. Well, you know, food is pretty effing good, so, like, I thought, like, what better name than the Fork’n Good Food Festival, right? Hi! How are you? Can’t really forget it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> What kind of energy and vibe is gonna be here today?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mercedes Hernandez:\u003c/strong> We have so many amazing local restaurants and food trucks here in Sonoma County, and I wanted to create an event that would bring together the food vendors and the community for a day of just food, fun, live music, and just have a good time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>[music playing]\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> The name of your business tells part of the story of what you do. So tell me about the name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joseph Edwards:\u003c/strong> Legacy BBQ originated from my father. My father was a pitmaster here in Sonoma County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Man:\u003c/strong> Thanks, Joe!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joseph Edwards:\u003c/strong> And so I took up the reins and hopefully will pass it on to my family, so continuing my father’s legacy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> Amazing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joseph Edwards:\u003c/strong> I wood-fire tri tip. I have my own rub — salt, pepper, and a little bit of garlic. Get it nice and hot, cut it real thin, and serve it right off the grill. That’s the secret.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> Is a tri tip sandwich something that you should be eating with a fork?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joseph Edwards:\u003c/strong> If you can get this down without a fork, I will give you a sandwich for free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cecilia Phillips:\u003c/strong> OMG! Ahh! We did it! 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