Today, Sat July 19 at Parade Ground in SF Presidio, 20 breweries at Parks4All Brewfest. Tickets online at $44.25, event is from noon until 4 pm.
Mike Lim on YouTube -
I visited three pupusa spots in the Bay Area to eat some of the best in the BAY. I started at Centro Americano in Concord and ha AMAZING pupusas as well as many other Central American dishes. Second pupusa spot I visited was in San Francisco at La Santaneca, where I ate delicious pupusas and plantains. My final stop was in Hayward at Las Cabanas for a giant Pupusa pizza and Birria Bombs.
0:00 Check, Please! Bay Area (Season 20, Episode 6) 1:21 El Bistro By The Sea (Carmel-by-the-Sea) 3:40 Three Bay Area guests share their thoughts on El Bistro By The Sea 8:34 Where to find El Bistro By The Sea 9:05 Julia’s Vegetarian (Pacific Grove) 11:04 Three Bay Area guests share their thoughts on Julia’s Vegetarian 16:27 Where to find Julia’s Vegetarian 16:55 Sampa Brazilian Kitchen (Santa Cruz) 19:12 Three Bay Area guests share their thoughts on Sampa Brazilian Kitchen 24:19 Where to find Sampa Brazilian Kitchen
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Desi Girls visit Haleh Persian Pastry and Cafe in Campbell
Today, Kadvany in the SF Chronicle writes about Chef Eric Rivera and his newly-opened Puerto Rican Street Cuisine at 1430 23rd Avenue in Oakland
Luke Tsai last month wrote about the career of Chef Eric Rivera.
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Nicole Danner in Oakland:
In today’s video, we’re back in Oakland! One of the most diverse food cities in California. We’re kicking things off with a classic bánh mì, then eating sourdough pizza, delicious Loation food, some of the best tacos in the Bay, and more. From Chinatown to family-run taquerias, we’re diving into the dishes and neighborhoods that give Oakland its flavor. Below is a list of all the places we went! 1. Mom’s Phở & Bánh Mì Address: 1400 14th Ave, Oakland, CA Website: https://moms-bun-mi.edan.io 2. NIck’s Pizza and Bakery Made in Oakland Address: 6400 Shattuck Ave., Oakland, CA Website: http://oaklandstylepizza.com 3. Vientian Cafe Address: 3801 Allendale Ave, Oakland, CA Website: https://www.vientiancafe.com 4. Shan Dong Address: 328 10th St #101, Oakland, CA Website: https://shandong-restaurant.res-menu… 5. Taquería El Paisa Address: 4610 International Blvd, Oakland, CA Website: https://el-paisa.bartgrocerybbq.com 6. Smokehouse Address: 3115 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA Website: https://www.eatsmokehouse.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:18 Mom’s Phở & Bánh Mì 2:58 Nick’s Pizza and Bakery 6:22 Vientian Cafe 10:18 Shan Dong 13:23 Taqueria El Paisa 15:55 Smokehouse
Mario Cortez in SF Chron, Osaka coming in November:
Osaka Marketplace has signed a lease in Foster City at the Edgewater Place Shopping Center. The location is the vacant 35,000-square-foot space at 919 Edgewater Blvd., where a Lucky supermarket previously operated. The incoming retailer is best known for its selection of Japanese and Asian goods, as well as fresh seafood and prepared foods.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/osaka-marketplace-japanese-grocery-20780726.php
Oaklandsde:
Mahjong and dim-sum at 13 Orphans in Oakland at 410 15th St.
Upcoming Soul Food Stroll: Summer BBQ Brunch
Sunday, July 27, 2025, noon–3pm
Oakland Aviation Museum
Tickets: EventBrite
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The apparent collapse of Horn’s BBQ in elk grove (and elsewhere) continues apace-
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My spouse has a degree in hotel & restaurant mgmt. He said the business classes were some of the most incredibly boring classes he’s ever suffered through - but added that without them, a would-be restaurateur wouldn’t know how to be a good businessman, as opposed to a good chef.
A chef/owner needs to know how to hire staff, and train them, as well as manage them (an on-going process). The ingredients in every dish, no matter how small, have to be evaluated for “price vs quality” consideration, and the dish priced accordingly after allowing for rent, equipment, maintenance, and staff expenses. A chef must manage the supply chain of every food product used, from the teabags to the parsley and that optional scoop of ice cream for a la mode.
Horn is clearly a good chef, but like all too many, as pointed out, a terrible businessman.
I write up personal restaurant reviews for my own use - we go out to a lot of restaurants, and it’s too hard to remember what we had six months ago when we last visited, LOL. When I look back over 15 yrs of reviews, very few of those restaurants still exist. As we all know, this is an industry where 80% of all new openings fail to last more than four or five years.
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This surprises me not at all. From what I can tell all of the best Texas BBQ places that have had longevity have one, maybe two locations. I’ve eaten Horn BBQ a half dozen times and aside from the brisket, the meat has been wildly inconsistent and his fried chicken place wasn’t good at all.
I finally had a chance to try Horn a few months ago….it was good/okay but kind of underwhelming. Took it to go and brisket was dry. Reheating it added moisture but that’s not how it should be. In any case restaurant business is tough and dicey, a lot of stuff to pay attention to at the same time that are completely different in nature but completely connected in making the whole thing work.
I’m confused! I thought the Elk Grove situation was a restaurant called Low and Slow with restauranteur Michael Hargis, and Horn was taking over the space!
From June 30.
How long has it been Horn’s place? How many places does he currently have? Eater is describing “an empire”!
ETA Instagram and this story said it opened as Horn’s on April 26th.
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Gilroy Garlic Festival July 25-27 2025 is sold out but there is a waitlist.
Gravensrein Apple Fair in Sebastopol August 9-10, 2025
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS
Tickets are good for either Saturday or Sunday admission, your choice. Includes access to all main fairgrounds offerings. Artisan Tasting Grove and VIP Lounge access not included.
- Adult (13+): $23 ($30 after August 8th*)
- Child (6-12): $10 ($15 after August 8th)
- Kids 5 and Under: FREE (No ticket required)
- Family Pass (2 adults, 2 children) : $55 (Online only, until August 8th)
From Oaklandside:
New Cambodian in East Oakland -
Kien Svay Cafe
A casual outpost for Cambodian takeout food has arrived on the edge of East Oakland’s Clinton Park. Kien Svay Cafe offers authentic, craveable street food items like lort cha (stir-fried pin noodles), papaya salad, shrimp garlic noodles, beef sticks over rice and more. Kien Svay Cafe, 609 E 12th St., Oakland
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SFEater:
Jane the Bakery goes to SFMOMA in August
Restaurant permitting to be sped up.
Meredith Pakier in Edible East Bay
Puerto Rican, Dominican, Trinidadian, Haitian, Jamaican in East Bay
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The Lafayette location has been a ghost town the last few times I’ve been by, a far cry from the crowds when they opened. I can’t imagine the whole mess will last much longer if that post is real.
Astride Kane in the SF Standard with great photos and video from Morgan Ellis.
Korean milky sweet rice wine and kimchi rigatoni at Jilli at 1503 15th St in SF Mission.
Bagel battle.
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EB Express:
Tropa has new Filipino food in Lafayette.
KQED Food:
Evolution of Ethiopian and Eritrean in Bay Area -
24 hours in Daly City
Fil-Am Cuisine 2126 Mission St, Daly City, CA 94014 Tselogs 6935 Mission St, Daly City, CA 94014 Taqueria Los Cuernos 6999 Mission St, Daly City, CA 94014 Spicy House 6919 Mission St, Daly City, CA 94015 Original Joe’s Westlake 11 Glenwood Ave, Daly City, CA 94015 
Chapters: 0:00 – Intro 0:37 – Fil-Am Cuisine 2:48 – Tselogs 6:04 – Taqueria Los Cuernos 8:02 – Spicy House 10:24 – Original Joe’s Westlake 16:38 – Final Thoughts
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Mega Mart, part of a Korean grocery chain, is expected to open a large store in September 2025 in East Palo Alto at 1775 East Bayshore.
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/bay-area-mega-mart-largest-store-east-palo-alto-20790299.php
Nicole Danner vissits the best bakeries in Oakland -
- Donut Savant Address: 3000 38th Ave, Oakland, CA Website: https://www.donutsavant.com 2. Forma Bakery Address: 4920 Telegraph Ave ste a, Oakland, CA Website: https://www.formabakery.com/menus 3. Oakland Wonderfood Bakery Address: 340 9th St, Oakland, CA Website: https://thewonderfoodbakery.weebly.co… 4. It’s All Good Bakery Address: 5622 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA Website: https://www.itsallgoodbakery.co 5. Starter Bakery Address: 5804 College Ave, Oakland, CA Website: https://starterbakery.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:33 Donut Savant 3:39 Forma Bakery 7:16 Wonder Food Bakery 10:59 It’s All Good Bakery 13:17 Starter Bakery 15:04 Gregory’s (mini clip)
Another new Asian/Filipino supermarket in Daly City.
Astrid in SF Standard:
Influencers are flaming small businesses over minor incidents.
If you hit a paywall in the link to the SF Standard, you should be able to see the full article by using the incognito mode.
SF Examiner:
Influencers are killing restaurants.
