Tulare Lake was 4 times the size of Lake Tahoe.
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Alan Chazaro in KQED Food writes about a Khmer pop-up coming soon to KitchenBar next to the Oakland Fruitvale BART station on April 6-7 from 4-10 pm and on weekends.
.“Amok trei, one of Cambodia’s national dishes, consists of salmon seasoned with kroeung — a spice and herb paste made with makrut lime leaves, galanga and turmeric — then steamed in banana leaves.”
Sitha’s Khmerkitchen will be featured at Oakland’s newly reopened Korner Kitchen and Bar (1014 Fruitvale Ave.) on April 6–7 from 4–10 p.m., and will pop up regularly at the Fruitvale restaurant on weekends moving forward. Follow Sitha’s on Instagram for updated hours and for details about additional pop-up locations
One of the hard-to-find Khmer specialties served at Sitha’s: a plate of freshwater clams sourced from Stockton’s delta region. (Alan Chazaro)
Matt Horn scheduled to soon open burger joint on 8th St in Old Oakland.
Endangered coho and Chinook salmon may cause California salmon season to close at end of April.
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April 30th
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Last time I ate freshwater clams from the Sacto delta they had wormies. Not even fit for bait. Have things changed?
Thurs April 13 at 7 pm at KQED on Mariposa in SF or streaming - Bobabalooooo
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Thanks for posting this. I have such wonderful memories of Flint’s. Their combo plate was the bomb! I will pass the word on to those Flint-o-philes I know who still live in the BA.
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KC"s BBQ located at 1235 San Pablo Av in Berkeley closes after 55 years. The original loation was at 2613 San Pablo.
“Merritt Restaurant & Bakery, at 3355 Lakeshore Ave. in Oakland, appears to have closed for good.”
"…but in the last few years [Richmond] has transformed into an attractive dining and drinking center, with a gem-studded restaurant scene championed by locals like KQED food editor Luke Tsai…
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SF Restaurant Week runs from Friday April 14 through Sunday April 23.
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Luke Tsai discusses ramen with several Bay Area experts on KQED Forum 88.5 fm radio at 9 am and repeated at 8 pm with an online archive usually the same day.
Food writer John Birdsall who used to live in Oakland now lives in Tucson AZ.
“Sonoran culture, a mix of indigenous and Spanish colonial ways, seeped into the desert here like the summer monsoon rains. Tucson’s crowds of snowbirds—part-time residents from the Great Lakes, predominantly, who overwinter in this town and its gated, golf-course peripheries—seem literally superficial, floating resolutely above the desert on roadways and SUV radials, popping into Safeway for shrinkwrap New York strips and a case of Bud. But the guy who grills next to the carnicería: he feels original; he feels rooted, despite his obviously nomadic gig in parking lots.”
https://johnbirdsall.substack.com/p/think-of-any-dish-you-love-as-a-verb.
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United Dumpling at 6247 College Av in Oakland.
Excerpt:
Lu Cai cuisine manifests itself at United Dumplings in the frequent use of gluten. “It’s almost like an Italian when they make pasta or pizza dough,” Zhu said. “There’s a special requirement of how the gluten is developed. That’s where the textures come from.” Northern Chinese food contains more flour-based dishes instead of dishes served with rice. “The skins on our dumplings are probably a little bit thicker compared to the ones everybody’s used to in Chinatown,” she said.
On April 15 The Felix will open at 138 Mason SF and serve Chinese- and Vietnamese- influenced cocktails.
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From SFGATE -
The exterior of the Trader Joe’s at 5727 College Ave. in Oakland, Calif., in 2021. Trader Joe’s employees at the Rockridge location allege that the popular chain is preventing employees from unionizing.
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Mario Cortez in the SF Chronicle -
Gola begins serving customers Wednesday, April 19, at 819 Valencia St. with a menu of modern Tunisian dishes. But the main event will be dishes prepared in the namesake, millennia-old pots, known as gola, which nomadic tribes used to cook and transport water during desert treks.
More thoughtful food journalism -
Discover the sweet world of beekeeping and local honey production at the Hayward Farmers Market on Saturday, April 15, 11am, with an exciting event that features a live observation hive, honey extraction and bottling, honey tasting, and free arts and crafts for kids.
Mark your calendars — #CheckPleaseBayArea returns this month with brand-new episodes! The fun kicks off Thursday, April 20, at 7:30pm, on @KQED 9. 🥳
— KQED Food (@KQEDfood) April 13, 2023
Get a taste of what you’ll see: https://t.co/0Pq1LmfuxR
Saturday, April 29, 2023 11:00AM
KQED Fest
Spend a spring Saturday with KQED, the Bay Area’s beloved public media station, for a block party and open house at our headquarters in San Francisco’s Mission District
Berkeleyside/The Oaklandside voluntarily recognize union.
https://twitter.com/craftworksxyz/status/1646746967886934016?t=E8CIWuxSVaIF3g22cVdLMw&s=19
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Gourmet Carousel at 1559 Franklin St SF has reopened. It first started operating in 1984.
Joe Kukura writes in Oakland Hoodline about the opening of a Senior Sisig with a full bar in Downtown Oakland at 330 17th St near Webster.
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Luke -
“All too often, we hear immigrant stories as told by people other than immigrants themselves,” says Lee of United We Dream. “The immigration headlines are dominated by stories of struggle, suffering and survival. But there’s another side of the immigrant story that’s rarely represented in mainstream media: our joy, our courage and vision.”
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