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

Luke and Thien have late-night slices at June’s Pizza from a warehouse at 2408 Mandela Parkway, West Oakland.

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SF Supervisor Balil Mahmood supports local eateries on Instagram with his series, “Bites with Bilal.”

City Hall’s real foodie influencer? It’s not the mayor

Former Golden State Warriors center Festus Ezeli sometimes dines with the SF mayor or SF disrict attorney on his Instagram, FestusEats.

Former Warriors player Festus Ezeli is eating it up

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From Did You Eat Yet on YouTube

Bodega Bistro which was on Larkin St in SF Tenederloin ftom 2003-2017 has been updated and reborn as Bodega SF at 138 Mason St in SF Union Sq.

From Heart To Hand

Buying everything left before closing ime

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Proof that angels walk among us.

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Joseph Shaw is still ɓartending at the Buena Vista SF after 50 years.

Leona visits Gayle’s Bakery and Shadowbrook Restaurant in Capitola, starting at about the 3:10 mark.

From KQED.

Cecilia has bbq and pho tacos at the West Oakland Farmers Market before the Oakland Ballers baseball game.

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:open_mouth:. I wonder if that number is changing. I got some great flying over views this winter, but the pictures didn’t capture it.


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Part IIK - chonkyABG goes back to Sunnyvale for more.

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:round_pushpin:Surmai 500 Lawrence Expy, Sunnyvale, CA 94085

:round_pushpin:Pav Bhaji and More Sunnyvale 750 S Bernardo Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087

:round_pushpin:RAJARANI Bakery and Restaurant 952 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087

:round_pushpin:Charminar Indian Restaurant and Catering | Sunnyvale 1105 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087

:round_pushpin:Meyhouse Sunnyvale 187 S Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086

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Nicole Danner and her mom visit these bakeries:

Places they went:

  1. Fournée Bakery
    Address: 2912 Domingo Ave, Berkeley, CA
    Website: https://www.fourneebak…​

  2. Bake Sum
    Address: 3249 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA
    Website: https://www.bakesum.com​

  3. Tarts De Feybesse
    Address: 324 24th St, Oakland, CA
    Website: https://www.tartsdefey…​

  4. Tartine Bakery
    Address: 600 Guerrero St, San Francisco, CA
    Website: https://tartinebakery.com​

  5. Holy Nata
    Address: 8 Trinity Pl, San Francisco, CA
    Website: https://www.holynata.com​

  6. Arsicault
    Address: 397 Arguello Blvd, San Francisco, CA
    Website: https://arsicault-bake…​

  7. Pineapple King
    Address: 1915 Irving St, San Francisco, CA
    Website: https://www.pineapplek…​

Timestamps:
0:00​ Intro
0:38​ Fournée Bakery
3:50​ Bake Sum
7:51​ Tarts De Feybesse
10:24​ Tartine
14:29​ Holy Nata
17:02​ Arsicault
20:47​ Pineapple King

Click on the link below and you can view the video on youtube where it is available.

Original Joe’s in San Jose celebrates 70 years.

From Edible East Bay Summer 2026

Artist Gary Handman visits Middle East Market and Cafe at 2054-2056 San Pablo Av Berkeley, near University Av.

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I was getting Bulgarian “feta” there, and I noticed that they have a French version made with sheep’s milk. It’s a lot better, and costs about the same.

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The French feta will be “softer” than the Bulgarian feta. I’ve found both Bulgarian feta and yogurt to have much more of a bite than any other fetas or yogurts.

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I think the Bulgarian is made with cow’s milk. The French sheep’s milk feta tastes much more like the Greek (Greek, also made with sheep’s milk, is about twice the price).

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A new cookbook from Bake Sum by Joyce Tang and co-author Soleil Ho. Bake Sum is in Oakland at 3249 Grand Av and has a new spot in Alameda

Soleil Ho in Coyote

excerpt:

The “basic” chili crisp sticks with lip-tingling, Sichuan flavors, while the seasonal Main Squeeze pairs lemongrass and galangal with lemon drop peppers from Triple T farms and locally sourced Meyer lemons. The peppers and alliums that add piquancy and umami to the sauces come from local farms — some of them run by Asian American growers like Scott Chang-Fleeman and Kristyn Leach — which gives the whole enterprise the same terroir-driven cred as a great bottle of wine. And much like a winery, there’s a club for this, too.

Hei Ma. Find online, at local retailers, or at the Sunday Sebastopol Farmers Market.

Hei Ma, a chili crisp company based in Sonoma County, uses local produce in its sauces. (Courtesy of Hei Ma)

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Oaklandside/Berkeleyside Nosh

Momo Chang writes about 2 new northern Chinese restaurants near Cal in Berkeley and other new spots in the East Bay.

excerpts from Nosh:

DH Noodles and Grill

DH Noodles and Grill serves Chinese regional dishes such as Lanzhou handpulled noodles, “da pan ji” (big plate chicken), spicy cumin lamb, and a variety of other Northwestern Chinese classics. DH Noodles and Grill, 2475 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley

Dumpling Day

A new dumpling spot opened in Berkeley. The menu features pan fried mini dumplings and xiao long bao (soup dumplings). Beyond dumplings, the menu is extensive, including mala soups, smoked chicken, and noodle soups. Dumpling Day, 2115 Kittredge St., Berkeley