2026 Northern and Central California Food News and Journalism [SF Bay Area, Northern California, Central California, Northern Nevada]

Taste of Temescal is on Wed. April 29, 5:30 - 8:30 pm, tickets are $64, on Telegraph in Oakland berween 40th St and 51st St

Confirmed Participants (As Of April 24th):

9 Julio Empanada Kitchen, 17 Jewels Salon, 51 & Tel Cocktail Bar, 47Hundred, , Addis Restaurant, Asmara Restaurant, Big City Halal, Bird & Buffalo Thai Soul Food, Burma Bites, Burma Superstar, Cafe Eritrea D’Afrique, Co Nam, couchdate, Curbside Creamery, Dax Lee’s Part Deux, Debonair Hair Studio, Down at Lulus, Fathers Brewing, FOB Kitchen, Go fresh, Good Times, It’s Your Move Games, La Calaca Loca, Longman’s, Mariposa Baking Co, Mesa Maguey, Monster Pho, Mother Tongue Coffee, Phởsho Dough, Pickle Athletics, Pizza Ponte, Pizzaiolo, Root’d in the 510, Sana’a Cafe, Sapphire Hill Winery, Shoe Palace, Smokin Woods BBQ, Tallboy, Taqueria La Venganza, Temescal Brewing, Umami Mart, White Horse, Winky Dinky Dogs, Temescal Arts Community- TACO, The Avenue and The Sanctuary.

Proceeds benefit The Telegraph Temescal District Association as we work to keep the district thriving funding arts, culture, and safety initiatives in Temescal.

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28April2026 Bites Curious, SF Chronicle
SFChron Critic Cesar Hernandez enjoys some of the new vendors at IKEA’s Saluhall in downtown SF – especially Smish Smash, which opened there last year, a Top 100 restaurant; along with newcomer Izzy & Wooks, a Filipino fusion kiosk that shows considerable promise. And the shuttered bars are set to spring back to life as well:

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SFChron lauds new downtown S.F. Saluhall vendors

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from KPIX CBS 5

Beit Rima serves Arabic comfort food at 138 Church St in the Castro District.

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SF Pop-ups from the Standard’s Off-Menu newsletter:

This week’s don’t-miss pop-ups

May 2

Esmeria Bakehouse at Best Boy Electric

The Filipino microbakery heads to Japantown coffee shop Best Boy Electric from 9:30 a.m. until sold out. The menu will include tocilog croissants, strawberry milo fan tarts, and raspberry bibinka.

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May 2

Mezcla at Barebottle Brewing

Colombian food truck Mezcla will park at the Bernal Heights brewery from noon to 8 p.m. Expect yuca fries, Colombian hot dogs loaded with Cool Ranch Doritos and mojo aioli, and veggie arroz fritos.

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from Heart to Hand on YouTube

“I drove to San Jose to get 70 Banh Mi for the Tenderloin”

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That was very kind of her. Though why did she need to drive from SF to San Jose to get banh mi? Thought there are a bunch in the Tenderloin itself.